We bring writers in Northwest Arkansas together.

Bee Balm Arkansas is a community with whom you can try writing again. With workshops for folx of all writing levels, we center self-awareness and kindness for each other and ourselves. Even if you haven’t written anything since high school, you can still join us. We meet at locations all over Northwest Arkansas. Check out our upcoming events on our Instagram or Facebook.

Want updates sent right to your inbox? Sign up for our monthly newsletter at the bottom of this page.

❓What does it mean to take up space on the page through lyricism? How can I play with time? Talk to me about the perspective I’m inhabiting, how close or far I am from the subject of my poem. We’re asking all of these questions and more
🌎💞How do you cross time, voices, and even generations in a poem? In this ✨bonus episode✨ of Bee Balm Presents, Fayetteville-based poet @sophiaordaz reads one of their own poems, “Sestina on Waking Up from A Dream of Decolonial Love.”
Y’all, there is something cool on the horizon. 🌅 Get ready for some sweet, sweet poetry in your ears straight from the hearts of the @beebalmarkansas community, in partnership with the incredible folks at @kuaf_radio. 🎧 Special thanks to Em
👻 On Sunday, we hung out at @pearlsbooks with the poet @cdeskilson and read some stunning, creepy poems by authors like Donika Kelly and Jericho Brown—and wrote our own monster poems in response. We also explored Kenji Liu’s inventive, c
Poems, secrets, musings, and little knock-knock jokes wanted. 💌 So, so excited to share this little @pinkhousehq reading room treat with you. 🍬 This is our @beebalmarkansas community diary, lovingly handcrafted by Lesha at @littlebindery. Our comm
💭 Okay, I want to read poems, but where do I actually begin? How do I find a poem I love, that will rattle my world or invite me to reflect? 💓 New this October, Northwest Arkansas has ✨ a little poetry reading room ✨ brought to you by @beebalmarka
We’ve got big news coming as the season turns this October. 🍁🍂Could it possibly include a reading and workshop with our sweet friend @jbaileyhutch, author of the beautiful and grotesque poetry collection GUT? It absolutely could. Stay tuned o
After a poetry reading, some moments just stay with you. 🌹 @dani_chaney_ 's line after line questioning of what it means to measure happiness. @seesandsrun 's forest where the speaker finds themselves after being away for so long. @brian_odea_ 's co
Did you write something beautiful this summer? 💎 Okay, maybe you wrote one good line. Maybe you drafted something messy and you don’t know where your revision should begin. We have something for you. 💝 Bee Balm Arkansas invites you to join u
You (yes, you!) have stories to tell.❣️ If you are experiencing life, you have stories to tell. We were born to tell stories!📓 ✍️ This generative workshop, taught by the author of MON DIEU, LOVE @ladyjane830, is for anyone interested in telling sto