The poet Brody Parrish Craig performs at an in-person event. They are on a stage with a microphone, and they hold pieces of paper in their hands. They have short brown hair and are wearing an orange jacket.

Building Community through Poetry

Open Mouth Literary Center connects Northwest Arkansas to contemporary poets from across the country.

Upcoming Events

  • The poet Dare Williams sitting on stool with left arm crossed over and right arm extended and relaxed. Dare is bald with mustache and has a left dangling earring and a black tourmaline bracelet. He is wearing a black shirt that says BAD SEED in white text and is wearing black trousers. Tattoos of various shapes and sizes are scattered over the body. Author photo appears next to the words "Open Mouth Presents A Workshop With Dare Williams July 10 2022" on a light blue background. The Open Mouth logo—an outline drawing of a mouth with big lips that are wide open to show the teeth and tongue—is behind the text. Logos for our sponsors also appear. The presence of ASL interpretation is indicated by the interpreting hands logo.
    Open Mouth Presents: A Workshop with Dare Williams
    Join us on Sunday, July 10, 2022 at 2:00pm Central for a generative workshop with poet Dare Williams. The Department of You I was inspired by hearing the poet Divya Victor’s award-winning collection, CURB. I started to think about Bureaucracy and what it means to be a citizen in this country. How does living among […]
  • Side by side photos of the featured readers are outlined with a black line and displayed over a light blue background. Beneath the photos are the words "Open Mouth Presents: Natalie Wee and syan jay." Availability of sign language interpretation is indicated by the presence of an icon showing two hands signing in the bottom left corner. Left photo: A Southeast Asian woman with short hair looks into the camera while wearing a red coat. Credits to May Truong. Right photo: The poet syan jay is visible from the shoulders up, smiling slightly at the camera; they're wearing a brown plaid shirt and their hair is long with a middle part. Photo by Autumn Cortes.
    Open Mouth Presents: a Reading with Natalie Wee and syan jay
    Join us on Sunday, July 10, 2022 at 7:00pm Central for a reading by featured poets Natalie Wee and syan jay. The reading will be preceded by a round of introductory readings by past Mt. Sequoyah Residents. ACCESS NOTES: The reading will take place virtually via Zoom with Zoom auto captions. An ASL interpreter will be […]