ALT Photo of the featured reader outlined with a white line and displayed over a light blue background. Beneath the photo are the words "Open Mouth Presents: Chaun Webster". Availability of sign language interpretation is indicated by the presence of an icon showing two hands signing in the bottom left corner. Photo: The poet has dark hair, a trimmed beard, and dark framed glasses. He is wearing a blue collared shirt and sits leaning forward with his hands resting on his knees.
ALT Photo of the featured reader outlined with a white line and displayed over a light blue background. Beneath the photo are the words "Open Mouth Presents: Chaun Webster". Availability of sign language interpretation is indicated by the presence of an icon showing two hands signing in the bottom left corner. Photo: The poet has dark hair, a trimmed beard, and dark framed glasses. He is wearing a blue collared shirt and sits leaning forward with his hands resting on his knees.
ALT Annette Covrigaru: White trans-masc person wearing a white tank with wisps of brown hair under a white cap on a ferry with baby blue seats and cloudy blue sky in background. Erin Vachon: A white non-binary person with shaved brown hair, a septum ring and silver earrings in a tweed jacket and Bowie tshirt. Shalini Rana: The poet looks out toward the city skyline with a slight smile. Her face is in profile. She has tan skin and dark, long hair. Reeva Ghandi: A woman with brown skin and shoulder length, curly black hair, wearing black framed glasses, a black and white shirt and gold earrings. Emma Van Dyke: Portrait of Emma Van Dyke, a 31 year old white female person with short brown hair and brown eyes.
ALT Food and Beverage: Sebastián h. Páramo
ALT Opening of the poem "The Perfect Santa Muerte". Read the rest at the link
ALT Opening of the poem "We Pose as The Happy Family". Read the rest at the link.
ALT Opening of the poem "Corrido for Sancho the Longhorn". View link for the full poem.
ALT EVENT IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Photo of the featured reader outlined with a white line and displayed over a light blue background. Beneath the photo are the words "Open Mouth Presents: Nen G. Ramirez." Availability of sign language interpretation is indicated by the presence of an icon showing two hands signing in the bottom left corner. Photo: The poet, Nen G Ramirez, visible from the shoulders up. They are looking into the distance. They have dark eye makeup and a septum, bridge, and lip piercing. They stand in front of a pink painted wall. Photo by Zach Oren.
ALT Image Description: Willow J Claire: a white nonbinary person with long brown hair and glasses. They are wearing a blue button down denim shirt and a sword necklace, and have their eyes closed looking happily toward the sky. On their shoulder sits a colorful lorikeet; the background consists of red and green foliage. John LaPine: The poet facing the camera wearing a Maroon sweatshirt with a golden M on on the front and a backwards baseball hat. Sophia Ordaz: The poet facing the camera wearing a red sweater. Nikki Ummel: The poet smiling and wearing a blue top against a bright yellow background
ALT EVENT IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Photo of the featured reader outlined with a white line and displayed over a light blue background. Beneath the photo are the words "Open Mouth Presents: Nen G. Ramirez." Availability of sign language interpretation is indicated by the presence of an icon showing two hands signing in the bottom left corner. Photo: The poet, Nen G Ramirez, visible from the shoulders up. They are looking into the distance. They have dark eye makeup and a septum, bridge, and lip piercing. They stand in front of a pink painted wall. Photo by Zach Oren.
ALT Photos of the featured readers outlined with a black line and displayed over a light blue background. Beneath the photo are the words "Open Mouth Presents: Ashia Ajani Destiny Hemphill." Availability of sign language interpretation is indicated by the presence of an icon showing two hands signing in the bottom left corner. Photos: Ashia Ajani: the poet is visible from the waist up. they have black and green box braids and are wearing a black cropped t shirt, gold glasses and a brown satin skirt. they are giving a soft smile to the camera as they place their hand on their heart. Destiny Hemphill: Photo Credit: Love Önwa Photography Image Description: Destiny Hemphill, a brown-skinned Black woman with a short cropped afro, is seated outside. She is looking directly into the camera with her head tilted to the left. She is wearing a black body suit and burnt orange skirt. Green foliage surrounds her.
ALT Photos of the featured readers outlined with a black line and displayed over a light blue background. Beneath the photo are the words "Open Mouth Presents: Ashia Ajani Destiny Hemphill." Availability of sign language interpretation is indicated by the presence of an icon showing two hands signing in the bottom left corner. Photos: Ashia Ajani: the poet is visible from the waist up. they have black and green box braids and are wearing a black cropped t shirt, gold glasses and a brown satin skirt. they are giving a soft smile to the camera as they place their hand on their heart. Destiny Hemphill: Photo Credit: Love Önwa Photography Image Description: Destiny Hemphill, a brown-skinned Black woman with a short cropped afro, is seated outside. She is looking directly into the camera with her head tilted to the left. She is wearing a black body suit and burnt orange skirt. Green foliage surrounds her.