A few things that have bugged me about open readings

1. Poets who expect to read as soon as they arrive and then depart when they’re done.
2. Those who have not revised their work.
3. Those who hold the stand too long.
4. People who don’t laugh at my funniest lines.
5. Readers who arrive when I’ve just ended.
6. Folks I’ve heard who won’t hear me.
7. Nights there’s no sharing, no worship of the muse. Too much competition.
8. Dishonesty. Pretense. Would-be actors.
9. Poets led astray by bad models. Wrong breathing. Lines that don’t fit the poet’s mouth.
10. Erroneous observations, fallacious reasoning. The facts must be correct.

You could add listeners who try to categorize each reader. or overly critical folks like me.