Hokin Gallery, 11/9/07

poetry readings from the book release on November 9^th, 2007

Hokin Gallery celebrated a collection book release called Word Curves from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 9^th, 2007 (with an open mike sign up 5:30, at 623 S. Wabash, at the gallery in the South Loop’s Columbia College). Kuypers was a special guest performance that started off the open mic with three poems. Donna Pecore worked with this collection book, so after appearing together in the two-night October show A Foot Fantasia, appearing at this book release seemed the natural thing for Kuypers to do. Listen to poetry and watch videos from this Friday night art gallery collection book release below.

Before the show started, Kuypers distributed print copies of the free chapbook the Turn of the Word, which comtained the three poems she was reading, plus two bonus poems.

Kuypers at Hokin Gallery This was the main poem chosen for this performance. When asked to read something that will inspire people, True Happiness in the New Millennium is the first poem that came to mind.

True Happiness
in the New Millennium

mp3 file (3:35) only available
on CD 3 of the CD set Live:

See YouTube video from the the 11/9/07 show of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “True Happiness in the New Millennium” (3:39) live at “The Turn of the Word” at the Hokin Gallery in Chicago (and the mp3 for this track is also available on CD 3 of the CD set “Live”).

The original writing (written in 1998)

Kuypers at Hokin Gallery This poem is seldom read, though it is a strong piece. This seems to be the perfect place to intruduce reading More Than We Should Have.

More Than We Should Have

mp3 file (1:35) only available
on CD 3 of the CD set Live:

See YouTube video from the the 11/9/07 show of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “More Than We Should Have” (1:39) live at “The Turn of the Word” at the Hokin Gallery in Chicago (and the mp3 for this track is also available on CD 3 of the CD set “Live”).

The original writing (written in 1997)

Kuypers at Hokin Gallery This poem was the last piece chosen for this reading. Although it has been recorded with The DMJ Art Connection and performed live at Conflict•Contact•Control on 04/01/05, White Knuckled is a strong piece to close the evening with.

White Knuckled

mp3 file (2:02) only available
on CD 3 of the CD set Live:

See YouTube video from the the 11/9/07 show of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “White Knuckled” (2:07) live at “The Turn of the Word” at the Hokin Gallery in Chicago (and the mp3 for this track is also available on CD 3 of the CD set “Live”).

The original writing (written in 1993)

the entire performance
live at Hokin Gallery

mp3 file (7:51) only available
on CD 3 of the CD set Live:

See YouTube video (1:39) of the 11/9/07 complete live performance of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems “True Happiness in the New Millennium”, “More Than We Should Have”, and “White Knuckled” at “The Turn of the Word” at the Hokin Gallery in Chicago.

(7:54)

This film is from
the Internet Archive

See the above YouTube video on Bollywood

These remaining two poems were chosen for the chapbook the Turn of the Word, but were not chosen to be read live on 11/9/07.

Content With Inferior Men

this poem also appeared in the performance art show
Questions in a World Without Answers

The original writing (written in 1997)

Too Much Light

this poem also appeared
in the performance art show
The Other Side

The original writing (written in 1997)