Ozark Poets and Writers Collective

Ozark Poets and Writers Collective happily welcomes back Northwest Arkansas poet Clayton Scott!

The collective is proud to have as a host Fayetteville’s locally owned independent bookstore Nightbird Books at 205 W Dickson St. Nightbird Books hosts bhk kafe, open the same hours as the shop. It serves salads, soups and gourmet handhelds, as well as — famously — cookies, pastries, teas and coffee.
All ages are welcome at Nightbird Books. The featured performance starts at 7:30 p.m. An open mic is a vital part of the evening. Each open mic performer gets up to four minutes to read original works or verse written by others. Our audiences famously encourage open mic readers. The main feature as well as the open mikers perform censorship free; strong language is sometimes used. After the guest reader, a hat is passed to provide the guest a small stipend and to help fund future readings. The collective has been honored with donation of a new book of poetry every month from the University of Arkansas Press — and the raffle is free! Often, featured readers offer their own books and chapbooks (and sometimes CDs and DVDs) for sale, autographed.