I am thrilled to be part of the National Beat Poetry Festival again this year. It happens every Labor Day weekend and features poets from around the world, usually all meeting in person in Connecticut. But this year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the festival is happening online.
The legendary Anne Waldman and David Amram will be this year's special guests.
Our hosts will be Debbie Tosun Kilday and Shaw Israel Izikson.
Chryssa Velissariou (me) and Paul Richmond will undertake the technical part.
Watch on the National Beat Poetry Foundation's YouTube channel and Facebook.
Today, I and Paul Richmond were helping the amazing Debbie Tosun Kilday to interview all those wonderful poets laureate for the National Beat Poetry Festival 2020. It is a huge struggle (from 10am-9pm) the owner/GEO of the National Beat Poetry Foundation, Inc. offered to promote her prized poets, their poetry, their books, and their ideas. The first day of the festival is starting officially tomorrow, Sep 4th, from 1pm to 5pm. There will be 3 live zoom events, Sep 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2020, 1-5pm, which will be broadcasted on the National Beat & International Beat Poetry Festival bulletin board group here on Facebook and of course, it will be shared by all the supporters of the festival around the world.
Tomorrow we will broadcast live from zoom performances and videos of the past or lifetime National, State, and International Beat Poets Laureate. Wait for the link of the live zoom 3-day festival on the group and of course on our profile!
Here's just the first day's schedule (I'll share the schedules for days two and three in a future post):
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NBPF 2020 Day 1
Fri Sept 4 1pm-5pm (27 past Beat
Laureates PERFORMANCE +INTRO 3 - 5 Mins each)
(Zoom Live) |
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1. Debbie Tosun Kilday introduces the start of the festival Host Shaw Israel Izikson (Paul Richmond and Chryssa Velissariou co-hosts for the technical
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(1.00PM-1.05PM) |
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2. George Wallace from Long Island, NY 1st US National Beat Poets Laureate (2015-2016) |
(1.05PM-1.10PM)
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3. Chryssa Velissariou Greece Beat Poet Laureate Larisa, Greece (2019-Lifetime) 1st International Beat Poets Laureate (2017-2018) - Greece |
(1.10PM-1.15PM)
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4. Bengt O. Björklund Sweden Beat Poet Laureate Stockholm, Sweden (2018-Lifetime) |
(1.15PM-1.20PM)
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5. Dr. Aprilia Zank Germany Beat Poet Laureate Munich, Germany (2018 - Lifetime) |
(1.20PM-1.25PM)
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6. Daniela Voicu Romania Beat Poet Laureate Constanta, Romania (2018-Lifetime) |
(1.25PM-1.30PM)
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7. David K. Leff
New England Beat Poet Laureate Collinsville, Connecticut USA (2018-Lifetime) |
(1.30PM-1.35PM)
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8. Kate Lamberg, Long Island, NY Beat Poet Laureate (2019-2021) |
(1.40PM-1.45PM) ABSENT, ON VIDEO |
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9. William F. DeVault from Sterling VA National Beat Poets Laureate (2017-2018) |
(1.45PM-1.50PM)
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10.Chris Vannoy
from San Diego US National Beat Poets Laureate (2018-2019) San Diego, California Beat Poet Laureate (2017-2019) |
(1.50PM-1.55PM)
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11.Paul Richmond
from Turners Falls, MA US National Beat Poets Laureate 2019-2020 Massachusetts Beat Poet Laureate - 2017-2019 |
(1.52PM-2.00PM)
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12. Donna Anne
Allard International Beat Poets Laureate (2019-2020)
- Canada |
(2.00PM-2.05PM)
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13. Ernel Grant, Connecticut Beat Poet Laureate (2017-2019) Now Lives in FL |
(2.05PM-2.10PM)
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14.Carlo Parcelli, Maryland Beat Poet Laureate (2017-2019) |
(2.10PM-2.15PM) ABSENT, ON VIDEO |
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15.Daniel McTaggart, West Virginia Beat Poet Laureate (2017-2019) |
(2.15PM-2.20PM)
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INTERMISSION (5 MINS) Debbie Tosun Kilday welcoming attendees to
the 2nd half of the program. |
(2.20PM-2.25PM) |
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16.Annie Petrie Sauter, Colorado Beat Poet Laureate (2017-2019) - From NY |
(2.25PM-2.30PM)
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17.Viviana Duncan, New York City, NY Beat Poet Laureate (2017-2019 |
(2.30PM-2.35PM)
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18.Ngoma Hill, New York State Beat Poet Laureate (2017-2019) |
(2.35PM-2.40PM)
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19.Darlene Fernandez, (Dee TruePoetry) Connecticut Beat Poet
Laureate (2018-2020) |
(2.40PM-2.45PM)
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20.Tammi Truax, Maine Beat Poet Laureate (2018-2020) |
(2.45PM-2.50PM)
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21.Richard Wayne
Horton, Massachusetts Beat Poet Laureate (2019-2021) |
(2.50PM-2.55PM)
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22.Lori Desrosiers
from Westfield, MA US National Beat Poets Laureate (2016-2017) |
(2.55PM-3.00PM)
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23.Ron Whitehead,
Kentucky Beat Poet Laureate (2019-2021) |
(3.00PM-3.05) ABSENT,
ON VIDEO |
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24.John Burroughs, Ohio Beat Poet
Laureate (2019-2021) |
(3.05PM-3.10PM)
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BREAK OF 5 MIN- DELAYS |
(3.10PM-3.15PM) |
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25.Nordette N. Adams, Louisiana Beat Poet
Laureate (2019-2021) |
(3.15PM-3.20PM) |
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26.William David
Sovern, Indiana Beat Poet Laureate (2019-2021) |
(3.20PM-3.25PM)
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27.Barry Graham, Michigan Beat Poet Laureate (2018-2020) |
(3.25PM-3.30PM) |
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28.Larry Jaffe, Florida Beat Poet Laureate (2018-2020) |
(3.30PM-3.35PM) |
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VIDEOS PLAYLIST
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