Poetry in the Gallery featuring Felice Alexandra and Elya Braden

Join us for the next Poetry in the Gallery, featuring Felice Alexandra and Elya Braden!

As always, open mic slots are available on the door - 5 minutes maximum.

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Felice Alexandra is a poet-shaman, yogi, mentor, meditator and mother. She received her MFA in creative writing from Stonecoast MFA in Maine. She has performed her poetry all over the United States and Ireland. Her poetry and essays have appeared in many fine journals including Gyroscope Review, Segullah Review, Wayfare, Orogeny, The Christian Science Monitor, Askew and others. She is the winner of the 2025 Leon Priestnall Poetry Prize. She likes long walks on the beach and homemade rhubarb pie. Her first poetry chapbook is forthcoming in March 2026 on Channel Poetry Press.

Elya Braden is a writer and mixed-media artist living in Ventura County, CA. She is the Founder and President of HaGomel, a nonprofit providing expressive arts programs for women who have experienced trauma and is an editor for Gyroscope Review. Elya is the author of the chapbooks Open The Fist and The Sight of Invisible Longing. Her first full-length collection, Dragonfly Puzzle Box, will be released by Sheila-Na-Gig Editions in September 2026. https://sheilanagigblog.com/shop-sheila-na-gig-editions/elya-braden-dragonfly/  Her work has been published in Anthropocene, Pine Row Press, Rhino, South Florida Poetry Journal, The Shore, Thimble, Wild Roof Journal, and elsewhere. Her poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and Best New Poets. Visit her online at elyabraden.com.