Debbie Tosun Kilday, sometimes called the ‘Queen of the Beats’ or ’Guardian of the Beats’, is a new generation Beat Poet, award winning published author, writer, nature photographer, illustrator, artist, and expert high-roller slot player.

Debbie is the owner/CEO of the National Beat Poetry Foundation, Inc. (NBPF) (2016-Present), and its festivals: National Beat Poetry Festival, International Beat Poetry Festival, Kerouac Cafe, Goddess Festival.

She holds events that create opportunities for other poetry enthusiasts to come, share their voice, and participate in a safe, nurturing environment.

Debbie is the owner/CEO of the “National Beat Poetry Foundation, Inc.” (NBPF) (2016-Present), and its festivals & “New Generation Beat Publications”(2022-Present). 

Debbie is the owner/founder of Kilday Krafts (1981-Present)

Debbie is a Past President (2014-2016), Special Events Director, Photographer, and Caterer (2005-2022) of the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association, (CAPA).

She is a member of The New York Turtle and Tortoise Society. Debbie is a Connecticut native and resident. 
She is a past member of the now defunct, University of Connecticut’s (OLLI) Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s ‘Hydropolis’ Poetry Workshop Group, and Readings by the River: a Farmington, CT group that raised environmental awareness through poetry.

Debbie is the author of several books, has had her short stories and poetry published in magazines and several anthology books. She has also appeared on television and radio. 

Debbie Tosun Kilday Books:

Author of, “No Limits: How I Beat The Slots” (2012) Kilday Krafts & CreateSpace (now KDP)

Author of “Farmington River Reflections: My Photographic Journey & Meditations” (2012) – Kilday Krafts & Blurb Books 

Author of “Tantric Love Suicide, A Poetry Collection” (2013) – Kilday Krafts

Author of “Wooden Branches: Leaf Tree Friends” (2012) – Kilday Krafts & Blurb Books 

Author of “Whispers” (2020) – Local Gems Press

Author of “Amidst the Darkness” (2022) – Human Error Publishing

NBPF Book Titles:

“BE-AT” 2017 Anthology of Beat Laureates – Local Gems Press

“Beat-itude” 2018 Anthology – Local Gems Press

“We Are Beat” 2019 Anthology – Local Gems Press

“Goddess Festival Anthology” (2020) – Local Gems Press

“Beat Generation” – 2020 Anthology- Local Gems Press

“Beat Generation Evolution” – 2021 Anthology (?) – Local Gems Press

“International Beat Goddess Festival Anthology” (2022) – New Generation Beat Publications

“National Beat Poetry Foundation & Friends Remembering Jack Kerouac On His 100th Birthday” (3-12-2022) – New Generation Beat Publications

“New Generation Beats” – 2022 Anthology – New Generation Beat Publications

NBPF Beat Laureate Book Titles:

Greek Crisis – Chryssa Velissariou – Local Gems Press

“Words 4 Sandwiches” – Paul Richmond – Local Gems Press

When Ice Burns – Annie Petrie Sauter – Local Gems Press

The New Protestaments – Daniel McTaggart – Local Gems Press

“Homers Margites or The Triumphant Fool (As Told To Carlo Parcelli)” – Local Gems Press

“Tarrare & Other Poems” by Carlo Parcelli – New Generation Beat Publications (2022)

“Mothering and Othering” – Tammi Truax – Local Gems Press

“I Feed the Flames and the Flames Feed Me” George Wallace – Local Gems Press

“Reading the Signs” – Aprilia Zank – Local Gems Press

“Broken Silence” – Darlene Fernandez (DeeTruPoetry) – Local Gems Press

“Humility is Not the Name of a Strange Bird” – Bengt O Björklund” – Local Gems Press

“Walk on Water – Donna Allard – Local Gems Press

“Love Is An Howling Beast” – William F. DeVault – Local Gems Press

Debbie uses her photography skills to help bring awareness to preserving natural landscapes. She resides in Connecticut. 

Message from NBPF Founder Debbie Tosun Kilday – I founded the National Beat Poetry Foundation, Inc. to bring different perspectives to how people view the beat poets. I feel a great injustice was done in the past. My goal is to bring people together through poetry, art and music. Change the negative views and warped truths of beat poets into a positive image. I try to focus on the natural world, respect all forms of life, and help preserve what is left of the wild spaces and the Earth itself. We are all interconnected to each other. Our words matter. The beat laureates in my organization are trying to be better versions of themselves by doing good in this world. I’m building a new generation of beat poets. Freedom and growth and giving all people a voice. I did not experience that in traditional poetry circles. I wasn’t accepted there. To me the word Beat means to keep evolving.