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.


Feria Del Libro

Sunday, May 25, 2025
1:05 pm
Oregon State Fair, Cascade Hall, 23350 17th St, Salem, Oregon

Debra Elisa will be part of an English speaking panel:

The Multifaceted Nature of Poetry: To Heal Our World.


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.

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Previous Events

Reading at Birdhouse books

Friday, April 4, 2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Birdhouse Books ,1101 Main St., Suite B, Vancouver, WA 98660

Featuring poets: Kristin Berger and Debra Elisa, open mic to follow

Reading at Broadway Books

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

Featured poets: Debra Elisa and Francis Opila

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

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

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.