The National Beat Poetry Festival, as a non-profit organization, is dedicated to hosting, collaborating, and fostering joint partnerships for Beat themed poetry readings, workshops, plays, radio shows and much more locally and across America-and even internationally at times.
Beat Street Cleveland
Featuring Poets:
- Theresa Götti Brightman
- Chansonette Buck
- John Burroughs
- Sean Thomas Dougherty
- Alex Gildzen
- Ingrid Swanberg
- and a possible Suprise Guest
With a special appearance by Steven B. Smith and singer/songwriter/poet, Zach Freidhof.
Participants include: Bottom Dog Press, Poems-For-All, Mac’s Backs Books, Abraxas Press & Green Pony Press, Crisis Chronicles Press, Deep Cleveland Press and NightBallet Press









