Author: Open Mouth Literary

Join us for a reading by featured poet Crystal Stone. The reading will be preceded by a round of introductory readings by community members. SUPPORT OUR WORK: Suggested donation of $5 or more. Become a monthly patron on Patreon or make a one-time donation at our PayPal, Venmo (@omliterary), or CashApp ($openmouthliterary). Every donation to Open Mouth Literary […]

Join us on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 2:00pm Central for a generative workshop with featured poet Crystal Stone. Pandemicpocalypse: Coping with a New World Since COVID left us isolated in a way we’d never been, we’ve had to be more creative in finding ways to cultivate emotional intimacy and connection with others now in […]

Join us for a reading by featured poet Nen G. Ramirez. The reading will be preceded by a round of introductory readings by community members. SUPPORT OUR WORK: Suggested donation of $5 or more. Every donation to Open Mouth Literary Center supports our programming, ASL interpreters, featured poets, and increasing accessibility. The only way we […]

Join us on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 2:00pm Central for a generative workshop with featured poet Nen G. Ramirez. Puzzle Poems: a Workshop on Invented Forms In this workshop, Nen G Ramirez will introduce you to two of their invented forms inspired by logic and language puzzles, the sudoku sestina and the container puzzle.They […]

Join us on Sunday, May 14, 2:00pm Central for a generative introductory workshop on the art of translation with featured translator and poet David Brunson. Translating Like a Poet: A Poet’s Approach to Literary Translation Translation has taken on increased visibility in recent years as magazines expand their reach to include translated literature, translators themselves […]

Join us for a reading featuring the work of six Venezuelan poets from the recent anthology A Scar Where Goodbyes Are Written, edited and translated by poet and translator, David Brunson. The reading will include work by poets Ivana Aponte, Lorena Caraballo, Sara Emanuel Viloria, Julio Tizzani, Georgina Ramírez, and Elizaria Flores. SUPPORT OUR WORK: […]

Join us on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 2:00pm Central for a generative workshop with featured poet Maya Salameh. Ritual as Origin  Exploring ritual as a (non-geographical) location of provenance. Poetry and ritual are two ancient technologies – what (not where) are you from? This reading is sponsored by the King Fahd Center for Middle […]

Join us for a reading by featured poet Maya Salameh. The reading will be preceded by a round of introductory readings by community members. SUPPORT OUR WORK: Suggested donation of $5 or more. Every donation to Open Mouth Literary Center supports our programming, ASL interpreters, featured poets, and increasing accessibility. The only way we can […]