the Poetry Game Show
Janet Kuypers feature, 4/14/09

the annual poetry feature was on April 14th, 2009 (4/14/09)

    The Cafe (5115 North Lincoln Ave., Chicago) was host to the 2009 performance art show from Janet Kuypers on April 14th 2009 (4/14/09). Kuypers was a game show host (of “the Poetry Game Show”) on a 70s-styled TV show, where 6 poets and musicians(Charlie Newman — host of the Cafe, Bob “the Bobster” Rashkow, Cathleen Schandelemier — host of Beach Poets, John Yotko, Christopher Gallinari and Wayne Allen Jones) “competed” by reading one of Kuypers’ poems to win the “2008 Performance Poet Prize” — a gold crown. Kuypers wore a 70s-styled suit jacket (and even wore a wig) as she played host, while sporting a 70s-styled long thin game-show styled microphone (always appropriate for being the host of a cheesey retro game show). Kuypers read a poem at the beginning of the evening, after each contestants’ performance, and at the end of the show once a performance art poet won their crown prize. Enjoy the fun game-show feel of this 4/14/09 (the day before tax day) performance art show.

the 2009 Poetry Game Show 4/14/09     Charlie Newman, host of the Cafe, one time host of WZRD’s monthly poetry radio show the Poetry Circus and who also runs a monthly 4-poet art gallery feature live in Chicago (like Kuypers’ St. Paul’ final poet ferature in a de-sanctified church), the man who usually calls Kuypers “Janet Kuypers, QUEEN OF MULTIMEDIA” (or even the “Czarina of Multimedia”, after witnessing the Conflict•Contact•Control final feature show live at a Charlie Newman DvA art gallery evening) also commented that Kuypers and her shows are a “poet show-stopper par excellence...” As he refers to “JANET KUYPERS, with a special set to go along with her special poetry!” In the Seeing a Psychiatrist show, Charlie Newman said: “La Kuypers was as innovative as ever! A true show stopper! Helluva feature as always!” Charlie even referred to Kuypers as “the always inventive, you never know what to expect cuz she gat a zillion ideas JANET KUYPERS!” Well, this time her idea was to run a game show, and have people — including Charlie Newman — be a part of Kuypers’ performance art show.

Since Charlie Newman is the host of the venue which sponsored the 2009 Poetry Game Show, he said
It was a totally fab show...as always when it’s a Kuypers production! Funny stuff and coolass poetry all in one neat bundle.

    Kuypers also released a 2009 chapbook of potential poems she would read for this feature, called The Poetry Game Show

Now you can enjoy the full CD release of the 2009 Poetry Game Show
Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show
with live and studio tracks and tons of bonus tracks!

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of the entire show
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the 2009 Poetry Game Show
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the 2009 Poetry Game Show logo

...on the the poems:
(in the order they were read during the show)

the poem before starting the competition...
the 2009 Poetry Game Show Introduction
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Introduction to the 2009 Poetry Game Show (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 2:31)
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Live at the 2009 Poetry Game Show, live in Chicago 4/14/09
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the poem before starting the competition...
the Bathroom at the Green Mill
read by Janet Kuypers
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - The Bathroom at he Green Mill (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 2:04)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - The Bathroom at he Green Mill (studio) (studio recording
recorded 5/21/09) w/ J. Kuypers vocals, 1:49)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - The Bathroom at the Green Mill (phone call) [Telephone Recording] (to the bonus track
telephone recording of this poem)
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Live at the 2009 Poetry Game Show, live in Chicago 4/14/09
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Unscathed
read by Charlie Newman
listen Janet Kuypers & Charlie Newman - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Unscathed (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 1:12)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Unscathed (Studio) (studio recording
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How People Interpret My Words
read by Janet Kuypers
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - How People Interpret My Words (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 1:01)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - How People Interpret My Words (studio) (studio recording
recorded 5/21/09) w/ J. Kuypers vocals, 1:10)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - How People Interpret My Words (phone call) [Telephone Recording] (to the bonus track
telephone recording of this poem)
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Private Lives III
(the elevated train, Chicago, Illinois)

read by Bob “the Bobster” Rashkow
listen Janet Kuypers & Bob Rashkow - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Private Lives 3 (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 3:27)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Private Lives 3 (studio) (studio recording
recorded 5/21/09) w/ J. Kuypers vocals, 2:39)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Private Lives Three (phone call) [Telephone Recording] (to the bonus track
telephone recording of this poem)
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She Told Me Her Dreams 2
read by Janet Kuypers
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - She Told Me Her Dreams 2 (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 1:00)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - She Told Me Her Dreams 2 (studio) (studio recording
recorded 5/21/09) w/ J. Kuypers vocals, :56)
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telephone recording of this poem)
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Love Has Tendrils
read by Cathleen Schandelmeier
listen Janet Kuypers & Cathleen Schandelmeier - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Love Has Tendrils (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 2:03)
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recorded 5/21/09) w/ J. Kuypers vocals, 1:06)
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telephone recording of this poem)
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This Is My Dilemma
read by Janet Kuypers
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - This Is My Dilemma (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 1:55)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - This Is My Dilemma (studio) (studio recording
recorded 5/21/09) w/ J. Kuypers vocals, 1:35)
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telephone recording of this poem)
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Odd How Things Turn Out That Way.
read by John Yotko
listen Janet Kuypers & John Yotko - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Odd How Things Turn Out That Way (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 1:32)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Odd How Things Turn Out That Way (studio) (studio recording
recorded 5/21/09) w/ J. Kuypers vocals, :52)
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telephone recording of this poem)
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Ranting
read by John Yotko
listen Janet Kuypers & John Yotko - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Ranting (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 1:06)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Ranting (Studio) (studio recording
recorded 5/21/09) w/ J. Kuypers vocals, 1:19)
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telephone recording of this poem)
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Shopping.
read by Janet Kuypers
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Shopping (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 1:36)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Shopping (Studio) (studio recording
recorded 5/21/09) w/ J. Kuypers vocals, 1:29)
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telephone recording of this poem)
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Salamander
read by Christopher Gallinari
listen Janet Kuypers & Chris Callianari - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Salamander (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 2:07)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Salamander (Studio) (studio recording
recorded 5/21/09) w/ J. Kuypers vocals, :58)
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telephone recording of this poem)
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How Are You
read by Janet Kuypers
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - How Are You (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 2:33)
both studio recordings recorded 5/21/09) w/ J. Kuypers vocals
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - How Are You (studio) (studio recording with no vocal change, 2:17)
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Oriental
read by Wayne Allen Jones
listen Janet Kuypers & Wayne Allen Jones - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Oriental (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 1:50)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Oriental (Studio) (studio recording
recorded 5/21/09) w/ J. Kuypers vocals, 1:38)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Oriental (phone call) [Telephone Recording] (to the bonus track
telephone recording of this poem)
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Marilyn Monroe’s Sex Life
read by Janet Kuypers
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Marilyn Monroe's Sex Life (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 2:30)
both studio recordings recorded 5/21/09) w/ J. Kuypers vocals
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Marilyn Monroe's Sex Life (studio) (studio recording with no vocal change, 1:48)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Marilyn Monroe's Sex Life (With Pitch Shift and Vinyl Vocal Effects) [studio] (studio recording with pitch shift and vinyl effects, 1:46)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Marilyn Monroe's Sex Life (phone call) [Telephone Recording] (to the bonus track
telephone recording of this poem)
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once all of the poems were read:
and the Contest Winner Announced...
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Kuypers with the winner of the 2009 Poetry Game Show, Wayne Allen Jones
Kuypers, holding her Wink Martindale-styled microphone, with the contest winner Wayne Allen Jones — while Jones wore his winning crown and held the voice-altering telephone, as well as Kraft Salad Dressing (which we jokingly said was sponsoring the evening...)

and the show-ending poem:
You Won’t Miss Her
read by Janet Kuypers
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - You Won't Miss Her (4/14/09) [Live] (live 4/14/09, 2:08)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - You Won't Miss Her (studio) (studio recording
recorded 5/21/09) w/ J. Kuypers vocals, 1:30)
listen Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - You Wont Miss Her (phone call) [Telephone Recording] (to the bonus track
telephone recording of this poem)
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empty stage from the 2009 Poetry Game Show, 4/14/09

Additional tracks on the
2009 Poetry Game Show
3 CD set:

Knew All Along (studio, bonus track)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Knew All Along (studio)

Didn’t Know What It Was
(telephone recording, 0:36)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Didn't Know What It Was (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Escape (telephone recording, 0:42)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Escape (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Evil Floats (telephone recording, 0:30)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Evil Floats (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

From Words to Wars (telephone recording, 0:42)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - From Words To Wars (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Going Nowhere (telephone recording, 1:29)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Going Nowhere (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Couldn’t Take It Home (telephone recording, 1:35)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Couldn't Take It Home (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

False Suicide (telephone recording, 1:41)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - False Suicide (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Knowing Kevorkian (telephone recording, 1:00)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Knowing Kevorkian (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

The Last Time (telephone recording, 1:23)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - The Last Time (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Gossip I (telephone recording, 1:00)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Gossip I (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Gossip II (telephone recording, 0:48)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Gossip II (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Gossip III (telephone recording, 1:00)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Gossip III (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

I Don’t Want To (telephone recording, 1:29)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - I Don't Want To (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Jow Putz-a-vucki (telephone recording, 1:29)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Joe Putz-a-vucki (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

I’m Always the One (telephone recording, 0:36)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - I'm Always The One (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Issues (telephone recording, 1:11)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Issues (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Never Did The Same (telephone recording, 0:48)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Never Did The Same (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Run Faster (telephone recording, 1:00)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Run Faster (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Self-Destructive (telephone recording, 0:42)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Self-Destructive (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Shame on Me (telephone recording, 1:05)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Shame On Me (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Shiny New Again (telephone recording, 1:00)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Shiny New Again (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Make People Think (telephone recording, 0:54)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Make People Think (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Probably Not (telephone recording, 0:42)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Probably Not (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Russians at a Garage Sale (telephone recording, 1:17)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Russians at a Garage Sale (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Contempt for Man (telephone recording, 2:29)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Contempt For Man (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Fulfill Their Deepest Vocation
(telephone recording, 1:23)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Fulfill Their Deepest Vacation (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Thank You, Women Who Work One
(telephone recording, 1:29)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Thank You, Women Who Work I (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Thank You, Women Who Work Two
(telephone recording, 1:29)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Thank You, Women Who Work II (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

They See Independently (telephone recording, 1:00)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - They See Independently (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Saving Yourself (telephone recording, 0:42)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Saving Yourself (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

The Quiet One (telephone recording, 1:11)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - The Quiet One (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

To Far (telephone recording, 1:35)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Too Far (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

A Man Calls a Woman (telephone recording, 2:11)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - A Man Calls A Woman (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

A Socially Accepted Target
(telephone recording, 1:23)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - A Socially Accepted Target (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

In Their Homes or In The Streets
(telephone recording, 1:53)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - In Their Homes or In The Streets (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Middle-Class Husbands and Fathers
(telephone recording, 2:11)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Middle-Class Husbands and Fathers (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Most Accurate Metaphors
(telephone recording, 1:35)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Most Accurate Metaphors (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

See You Crawl (telephone recording, 0:36)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - See You Crawl (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Service of Others (telephone recording, 1:00)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Service of Others (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Two Not Mute Haikus (telephone recording, 0:42)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Two "Not Mute" Haikus (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Watchibf my Father Die (telephone recording, 1:17)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Watching My Father Die (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Who is at my Side (telephone recording, 0:36)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Who Is At My Side (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Why I’ll Never Get Married
(telephone recording, 1:05)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Why I'll Never Get Married (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Y-Shaped Cigarette (telephone recording, 0:36)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Y-Shaped Cigarette (phone call) [Telephone Recording]

Canned Condolences (1:56)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Canned Condolences

Knotted Hate (4:01)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Knotted Hole

My Attempted Death (1:50)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - My Attempted Death

an Outline to the Apex of Rites of Passage (6:40)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - An Outline to the Apex of Rites of Passage

Anything for the Liquor Fix (1:49)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Anything for the Liquor Fix

Barbie (3:16)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Barbie

Change Your Clothes (1:39)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - Change Your Clothes

How to Please a Woman (3:45)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - How To Please A Woman

I Must Continue (1:26)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - I Must Continue

No Regrets Together (1:51)Janet Kuypers - The 2009 Poetry Game Show - No Regrets Together