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Debbie Tosun Kilday

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The United States

Website

http://nationalbeatpoetryfoundation.org

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Memoir, Creative Non Fiction, Poetry, Photography, How To, Gaming

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March 2010

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Debbie Tosun Kilday is a next generation Beat Poet, award winning published author, writer, nature photographer, illustrator, artist, expert high-roller slot player, and cancer survivor.

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.

Debbie is Special Events Director of the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association, (CAPA), and organizes and acts as manager of the CAPA Bookstore at the Big E in the Connecticut Building for the last 15 years.
She is the Past President of The Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association, (CAPA) (2014-2016).
She is a member of The New York Turt Debbie Tosun Kilday is a next generation Beat Poet, award winning published author, writer, nature photographer, illustrator, artist, expert high-roller slot player, and cancer survivor.

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.

Debbie is Special Events Director of the Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association, (CAPA), and organizes and acts as manager of the CAPA Bookstore at the Big E in the Connecticut Building for the last 15 years.
She is the Past President of The Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association, (CAPA) (2014-2016).
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 Free Poets Collective, University of Connecticut's (OLLI) Osher Lifelong Learning Institute's 'Hydropolis' Poetry Workshop Group.

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.

Author of, "No Limits: How I Beat The Slots", details her first five-years as a VIP high-roller slot player at casinos in Connecticut and Las Vegas, winning millions while playing slot machines.

Author of "Farmington River Reflections: My Photographic Journey & Meditations" is a compilation of landscape photography of the scenic Farmington River interspersed with poems that express her thoughts and feelings in the natural beauty of the surroundings.

Author of "Tantric Love Suicide, A Poetry Collection" is a series of poems to express her feelings about life, love, and loss. Each poem is accompanied by her photographs to intensify and enhance the feelings of the reader.

Author of "Wooden Branches: Leaf Tree Friends" is a collection of photographs of trees in different seasons.

Debbie has been a freelance nature photographer for 52+ years and through her extensive knowledge of the arts, founded "Kilday Krafts" 39+ years ago.
She uses her photography skills to help bring awareness to preserving natural landscapes. ...more

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Debbie Tosun Kilday’s books

Average rating: 4.32 · 31 ratings · 5 reviews · 22 distinct works

	No Limits: How I Beat The Slots 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Generation Beats: National Beat Poetry Foundation, Inc. 2022 Anthology by Debbie Tosun Kilday (Goodreads Author) (Author/Editor), Vanessa Caraveo (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), John Burroughs (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Generation Beats 2023 Anthology by Debbie Tosun Kilday (Goodreads Author), Vanessa Caraveo (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Stasha Strange (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tantric Love Suicide A Poetry Collection it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Farmington River Reflections: My Photographic Journey & Meditations it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wooden Branches: Leaf Tree Friends it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Remembering Jack Kerouac On his 100th Birthday 3-12-2022: National Beat Poetry Foundation & Friends it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Live, Love and be grateful you are capable of it.”
― Debbie Tosun Kilday, No Limits: How I Beat The Slots

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“Poets are Prisoners

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Poets are prisoners
Practitioners, commissioners &
conditioners of the spoken word

Caged by their own minds
Words are shackles”
― Debbie Tosun Kilday

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“Strive to be beyond what others perceive you to be, by striving beyond the limits of yourself.”
― Debbie Tosun Kilday, No Limits: How I Beat The Slots

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“Strive to be beyond what others perceive you to be, by striving beyond the limits of yourself.”
― Debbie Tosun Kilday, No Limits: How I Beat The Slots

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“Live, Love and be grateful you are capable of it.”
― Debbie Tosun Kilday, No Limits: How I Beat The Slots

tags: author, grateful, live, love, writers-quotes

3 likes

“Poets are Prisoners

8-29-2015

Poets are prisoners
Practitioners, commissioners &
conditioners of the spoken word

Caged by their own minds
Words are shackles”
― Debbie Tosun Kilday

tags: beat-poetry, debbie-tosun-kilday, national-beat-poetry-foundation, nbpf, poetry, poetry-quotes, quotes

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“You're One Moment From 'The Moment'. Live it. -”
― Debbie Tosun Kilday , Tantric Love Suicide A Poetry Collection

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“Poetry frees the soul of its burdens through pure expressions. -”
― Debbie Tosun Kilday, Farmington River Reflections: My Photographic Journey & Meditations

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message 2: by Mary

Aug 25, 2013 07:22AM

Hi, Debbie, Thank you for the friendship.

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message 1: by Beth

Mar 29, 2010 09:07PM

Hi Debk,
Thanks for befriending this mystery author on Goodreads! I hope you will put my books, A Real Basket Case and To Hell in a Handbasket, on your to-read list. If you'd like to enter a contest for a free copy of To Hell in a Handbasket, sign up for my email newsletter at: http://bethgroundwater.com/ .
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