Welcome to the official page of the National Beat Poetry Foundation, Inc. (NBPF) and it’s Nat’l & Int’l Festivals: National Beat Poetry Festival, International Beat Poetry Festival, Goddess Festival, Kerouac Cafe, & annual 3 day National Beat Poetry Festival (Labor Day Weekend) & Beat Poets Laureate Awards Ceremony & Dinner Celebration.
**After the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, & the continued new variants, some of our event venues have been lost or are changed to different locations. Please check for updates.
“New Generation Beat Publications” – New Books that came out in 2022, and 2023, and 2024, are available for purchase. More books coming out soon…
Books available online on Amazon, B&N, and other online bookstores. NBPF Press – recent publications https://ko-fi.com/s/c952d63b62
Email NBPF15@GMAIL.COM for special pricing on bulk orders.
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While we continue to preserve the memory and writings of the “Beat Generation”, we strive to keep evolving to create a new “Beat Generation” of Poets, Writers, Artists & Musicians. We are dedicated to hosting, collaborating, and fostering joint partnerships for “Beat” themed poetry readings, affiliations, workshops, plays, radio shows, locally, across the United States, and Worldwide.
Please donate: By helping to support the National Beat Poetry Foundation, Inc., you are helping to keep alive the memory & work of the writers & artists known as the Beats, plus supporting future generations who are now carrying on that tradition. We are not funded by a university, grant or foundation. NBPF has been personally funded since 2015.
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Add your name to our list of generous donors and make a difference by continuing artistic expression through the arts.
Meet New Generation Beats at In-person Events and online Zoom Events. We also remember those Beat Poet Laureates we have lost.
Learn the History of the Beat Generation
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 to many of the poets associated with the Beats. 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.
Debbie Tosun Kilday
Founder/Owner/CEO
National Beat Poetry Foundation, Inc. & its Festivals
If you would like to help, PayPal your donation to nbpf15@gmail.com
Email: nbpf15@gmail.com