The Series
Open Mouth Reading Series is a community-based poetry series located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Founded by poets M. D. Myers and Molly Bess Rector in October of 2015, the series is now coordinated by Molly Bess Rector, Peter Mason, and J. Bailey Hutchinson.
We host a monthly reading featuring one* poet whose work we love. The featured reading is preceded by readings from roughly ten members of our community, who read a single poem each in rapid succession. Information about upcoming readers can be found here.
We also host an annual fall festival, workshops, and a summer poetry retreat featuring visiting faculty. Find out more on our programs page.
We're a federal 501(c)(3) non-profit, and all funds we raise go toward additional programming and toward paying readers. We are making big plans to expand on our vision of joyful service to our community.
Space provided by Nomad's.
Photography, theme song, and podcast editing provided by John Burcham Erwin of At Home Pictures.
*sometimes more
The Team
Peter Mason
Development Director
Hiba Tahir
Social Media Director
Amelia Southern
Social Media Intern
M. D. Myers
Cofounder