Welcome to 1/5/20 Poetic License monthly poetry open mic in Austin!     During the January 5th 2020 Poetic License open mic at the Austin Texas Recycled Reads bookstore (a bookstore affiliated with the Austin Public Library), host Janet Kuypers decided on a more laid-back performance space, where she sang in two sets of covers with John on acoustic guitar (all without a microphone — they had one, but chose not to disrupt the bookstore of the music would be too loud)..

Follow video and writing links below for poems Janet Kuypers performed at this open mic. See YouTube video in a low-key start to “Poetic License” for the Poetic License open mic 1/5/20, where host Janet Kuypers played music with John on guitar instead of reading poetry. Here Janet Kuypers sang the George Michael song “Waiting (Reprise)”, the Wham! song “Last Christmas”, and the Eurythmics song “I Need You” at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). See YouTube video in a low-key start to “Poetic License” for the Poetic License open mic 1/5/20, where host Janet Kuypers played music with John on guitar instead of reading poetry. Here Janet Kuypers sang the George Michael song “Waiting (Reprise)”, the Wham! song “Last Christmas”, and the Eurythmics song “I Need You” at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). See YouTube video in a low-key start to “Poetic License” for the Poetic License open mic 1/5/20, where host Janet Kuypers played music with John on guitar instead of reading poetry. Here Janet Kuypers sang the Sinead O’Connor song “Black Boys on Mopeds”, the Don McLean song “American Pie” (a song they haven’'t covered since their Round Rock concert nearly two years ago), and the Depeche Mode song “The Bottom Lone” sung together with altered chorus lyrics (as performed in their wedding) at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). See YouTube video in a low-key start to “Poetic License” for the Poetic License open mic 1/5/20, where host Janet Kuypers played music with John on guitar instead of reading poetry. Here Janet Kuypers sang the Sinead O’Connor song “Black Boys on Mopeds”, the Don McLean song “American Pie” (a song they haven’t covered since their Round Rock concert nearly two years ago), and the Depeche Mode song “The Bottom Lone” sung together with altered chorus lyrics (as performed in their wedding) at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).