Events and Workshops

Humble Poets Open Mic @ The Stacks

Every Last Sunday of the month (except in December) at 4pm in North Portland at 1831 N. Killingsworth Street.
Hosted by Debra Elisa and Eric Fair-Layman.

Reading at Broadway Books

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
6:00 pm
1714 NE Broadway, Portland, Oregon

Featured poets: Debra Elisa and Francis Opila

Poetry Workshops

Debra facilitates creative workshops—Poetry Play.

She invites people to write in community and share through words.

Writing can be fun, and it can also be healing.

Contact her to create an event or subscribe to stay in the loop!

Previous Events

Featured reader at Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic at Art at the Cave, Vancouver Washington

Thursday, December 12, 2024
7:00 pm
108 E Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, Washington
More info

Featured Reader at Bilingual Poetry, Music and Storytelling Night

Friday, June 7, 2024
7:00 pm
Propulsion Zone Gallery, 818 SW 1st Ave, Portland

NOCHE DE POESÍA, MUSICA E HISTORIAS PRESENTADAS POR MIEMBROS DE LA COMUNIDAD HISPANA

Poetry Play on Williams

Friday, May 24, 2024
6:15 pm - 8:00 pm
Blackthorn Mercantile / 3954 N. Williams Ave / Portland, OR 97227

Join us for Poetry Play & support building community through art-making. Enjoy a fun evening of exploration, creative company & leave with fresh words onto the page.

Reading at Annie Bloom’s Bookstore

Tuesday, March 19, 2024
7:00 pm
Annie Bloom's Bookstore, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219

Featured poet with Willa Schneberg and Sati Mookherjee

Poetics Corvallis

Friday, March 1, 2024
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Interzone Café, 1563 NW Monroe Ave, Corvallis, OR 97330

Featured poet followed by an Open Mic

Head for the Hills

Tuesday, February 20, 2024
6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Hillsday Branch Multnomah Public Library at 1525 SW Sunset Boulevard

Featured poet with Elisa Carlsen followed by an open mic

Poetry Street PNW

Wednesday, January 24, 2024
6:30 pm
Camas Public Library, 625 NE 4th Ave, Camas, WA 98607

Featured poet with Emmett Wheatfall

Northwest Voices in Longview, Washington

Tuesday, January 23, 2024
All-day event
LCC main building and Longview Library
More info

Debra will have a workshop at Lower Columbia College in Longview and a reading at the Longview Public Library.

A workshop will be from 2-3pm in LCC’s main building and the reading will happen at 5:30pm at the Longview Public Library.

MoonPath Press Virtual Book Launch

Sunday, December 3, 2023
3:00 pm
Online via Zoom

Debra will read with award-winning poet, Bethany Reed on Zoom. For the link to watch, please contact her.

Ease, Simplicity and Accepting the light: A Poetry Play Writing Weekend

Friday, November 10, 2023 - Sunday, November 12, 2023
All-day event

Debra and Kate Rudigier will facilitate a weekend generative writing workshop. This event is sponsored by KCC, a Tibetan Buddist organization in Portland, Oregon. Registration and more details are available on their website.