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Janet Kuypers was one of the featured readers at Beach Poets at Loyola Beach in Chicago (Greenleaf and the lake, just east of Sheridan Road and 4 blocks north of the Loyola el stop, near Heartland Cafe — look for the “Beach Poets” tent just South of the Heartland’s Stand in the Sand and North of the restrooms). Beach Poets was created by award-winning poet and playwright, Cathleen Schandelmeier and was originally held at North Ave. Beach and earned Schandelmeier the title “Poet Laureate of North Ave. Beach” by the Chicago Tribune in 1996.
The Beach Poets has been hosted by founder Cathleen Schandelmeier since 1990 when the venue where she was hosting a poetry reading was being rehabbed and she wasn’t told - so, the poets hit the beach -... North Avenue Beach! Presently located at Loyola Beach, on Greenleaf and the lake (two blocks south of Touhy), Beach Poets takes place from 3:00 pm-6:00 pm (with a new time in 2012) every Sunday afternoon in the summer. When going to the Beach Poets open mic (though there isn’t a mic on the beach...) and features, look for the Beach Poets tent South of the Heartland’s “Stand in the Sand” and bring poetry (your own or someone else’s) for the round-robin open mic. Children and pets are always welcome, so everyone in Chicago was told to bring the bug spray and the SPF lotion for this fun Sunday at the beach!
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![]() the 7/22/12 Beach Poets chapbook, w/ the Periodic Table of Poetry poems. |
![]() ![]() ![]() See YouTube video of Kuypers reading 7 poems from her series “Periodic Table of Poetry” at her BeachPoets feature 7/22/12 in Chicago (from the Canon) |
Oxygen (atomic numer 8) |
Rather read it? Then read Oxygen |
![]() the 7/22/12 Beach Poets chapbook, w/ the Periodic Table of Poetry poems. |
![]() ![]() ![]() See YouTube video of Kuypers reading her “Periodic Table of Poetry” poem “Oxygen” at her BeachPoets feature 7/22/12 in Chicago (from the Canon camera). |
Zirconium (atomic numer 40) |
Rather read it? Then read Zirconium |
![]() the 7/22/12 Beach Poets chapbook, w/ the Periodic Table of Poetry poems. |
![]() ![]() ![]() See YouTube video of Kuypers reading her “Periodic Table of Poetry” poem “Zirconium” at her BeachPoets feature 7/22/12 in Chicago (from the Canon camera). |
Fluorine (atomic numer 9) |
Rather read it? Then read Fluorine |
![]() the 7/22/12 Beach Poets chapbook, w/ the Periodic Table of Poetry poems. |
![]() ![]() ![]() See YouTube video of Kuypers reading her “Periodic Table of Poetry” poem “Fluorine” at her BeachPoets feature 7/22/12 in Chicago (from the Canon camera). |
Aluminum (atomic numer 13) |
Rather read it? Then read Aluminum |
![]() the 7/22/12 Beach Poets chapbook, w/ the Periodic Table of Poetry poems. |
![]() ![]() ![]() See YouTube video of Kuypers reading her “Periodic Table of Poetry” poem “Aluminum” at her BeachPoets feature 7/22/12 in Chicago (from the Canon camera). |
Chromium (atomic numer 24) |
Rather read it? Then read Chromium |
![]() the 7/22/12 Beach Poets chapbook, w/ the Periodic Table of Poetry poems. |
![]() ![]() ![]() See YouTube video of Kuypers reading her “Periodic Table of Poetry” poem “Chromium” at her BeachPoets feature 7/22/12 in Chicago (from the Canon camera). |
Tungsten (atomic numer 74) |
Rather read it? Then read Tungsten |
![]() the 7/22/12 Beach Poets chapbook, w/ the Periodic Table of Poetry poems. |
![]() ![]() ![]() See YouTube video of Kuypers reading her “Periodic Table of Poetry” poem “Tungsten” at her BeachPoets feature 7/22/12 in Chicago (from the Canon camera). |
Silicon (atomic numer 14) |
Rather read it? Then read Silicon |
![]() the 7/22/12 Beach Poets chapbook, w/ the Periodic Table of Poetry poems. |
![]() ![]() ![]() See YouTube video of Kuypers reading her “Periodic Table of Poetry” poem “Silicon” at her BeachPoets feature 7/22/12 in Chicago (from the Canon camera). |