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Also go to the Scars at Artvilla page for a massive (and always growing) video listing of Kuypers, inlcuding the Chicago open mike at “the Café Gallery”.

Janet Kuypers video, at Scars with Artvilla

2017 Austin Rhythm Fire 3/20/17
finale performance of 4 poems with an accompanying jazz band<.font>

2017 World Poetry Day with Janet Kuypers 3/21/17
2 poetry feature readings, plus additional poem readings

5D/5D with the CD “Tick Tock”Janet Kuypers and 5D/5D - Tick Tock: Let Time Fly With Janet Kuypers
...and the 2008 EP “Screeching to a Halt”

6/11 performanceJanet Kuypers - Six Eleven

Adult Slam 4/6/17
first round poetry reading in a slam on the first day of the
Austin International Poetry Festival at Kick Butt Coffee

After the Apocalypse 1/2/13
two mini-features of Periodic Table poems
live at the Café Gallery in Chicago

Akitu 12/3/16
poetry feature of Solstice and celebration poetry at Austin’s the Bahá’í Faith Center
(read to live background music on an electric bass, on a bow)

AmJaz

Animal Tales 2020
poetry written for the 2020 Animal Tales contest & book
and performed in multiple locations

Artistfirst radio with Kuypers

an Artist’s take on Science
live show at the Fine Arts Building (Michigan Ave. in Chicago) 12/13/13
(Periodic Table poetry with background music from the HA!man of South Africa)

Astronomy 101 Chicago poetry feature 7/19/11 at the Café

the Avalon branch of the Chicago Public Library 10/8/10
Cello with the HA!man of South Africa, and poetry

Janet Buck

Dreams Chicago performance art show 2/3/04Janet Kuypers - Dreams 02/03/04

the Elements of Astronomy
live at Perla Café 8/25/12 in Evanston IL

Eleven
live Austin poetry show with song and music
through Fort to Famous at The Buzz Mill 6/11/18

Energy with poetry and Music
live Austin poetry show with song and music at the Bahá’í Faith Center 9/2/17

Erasure Poems
live Austin poetry show at the Bahá’í Faith Center 4/1/17

the Entropy ProjectJanet Kuypers - The Entropy Project

Etc. 2 CD set of poetry book Janet Kuypers - Etc

Exalted Love
live Austin poetry show at the Bahá’í Faith Center 2/4/17

Exploring Spring
live Austin poetry show at the Bahá’í Faith Center 3/4/17

Farewell Chicago
live Chicago poetry show at Poetry’s “Love Letter” 8/14/15

the Final Jump
live Chicago performance art show at Mercury Cafe 8/9/08

Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite
mini-feature and Scars Publications readings at the Café Gallery in Chicago

Finding Peace
live Austin poetry show at the Bahá’í Faith Center 8/5/17

Finding Where We’re From and the Future
live Austin poetry show at the Bahá’í Faith Center 11/4/17

A Night of Firsts live perofrmance art show, 6/22/04

A Foot Fantasia (10/16/07 and 10/17/07)

a Fortune Featurette (Mercury Cafe 6/20/08)

Fusion
poetry mixed with Madison, WI based experimental jazz music

Gabriel 8/16/11
short story poetry reading, live at the Café

the 2009 Poetry Game Show 4/14/09
live performance art show, at the Café

Games we Play 3/17/12
live performance art show, at Café Mestizo in Chicago᾿s Pilsen

Getting Wired 8/8/09
live performance art show, at Starbucks in Chicago

(give me 5 minutes) 2/28/09
live performance art show, at Mercury Cafe

Grocery Store Stories 9/12/12
mini-feature at the Café Gallery in Chicago

HA! in Chicago 10/16/11
an AIDS Awareness/Prevention music & poetry show,
an appearance on WZRD Chicago Radio 88.3 FM,
and a music & poetry show in the evening

Half Price Books 2/1/17
a 25+ minute poetry reading of (past & future) poetry show poems in Austin TX

Headliner 4/8/13
impromptu 14 minute poetry reading
at Chicago’s Frankenstone art center 4/8/13

hmmm 11/20/11
live performance art show at the Café

Hokin Gallery 11/9/07
live performance art show, “the Turn of the Word”

How Do I Get There? live performance art show, 2/15/05

How Music is Poetic Poetry/Music (song) feature 9/3/16
“September Song!” Poetry/music feature with acoustic guitar
and percussion, in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

Imzadi Star Trek poetry feature 3/21/15 at the Chi Fi conference

in Autumn, Love is in the Air Poetry feature 10/7/17
performance of poems about autumn as well as relationships and love
(with the HA!Man of South Africa’s music “the Ice is Melting”,
cricket sounds & projected art) in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

India Stories live performance at Chicago’s Art Colony, 3/14/15

In Homage Periodic Table poetry readings, 4/18/13

In One Ear 2-book poetry feature 9/6/19

Interview and Poetry in “Poetry Saloon at Noon” 8/28/13

Interviews with Interesting People 5/13/18
“the JohnMac Radio Show”, links to the 1½-hour long
interview, + video in parts of the telephone interview answers

Interviews with Interesting People 3/3/19
“the JohnMac Radio Show”,links to the 1-hour long
interview, + video in parts of the telephone interview answers

IPB: Impromptu Poetry on the Beach
live Beach Poets poetry reading 6/29/11
(set up because of a Reader newspaper misprint)

David Michael Jackson

Jake and Haystack

JK with HA!
live with the HA!man of South Africa
at Gallery Cabaret in Chicago 10/3/12

Journey
3/28/15 Hyde Park (Chicago) feature
at the Historic Quaker House in “Sisters on a Journey”
with Janet Kuypers’ poems about her mother

Journeys
feature and open mic at “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX
in 2 parts with 2 2019 book releases, “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)
and “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry
to background sound effects and capped with journey-themed poetry.

Ward Kelley

Penn Kemp

Kiki, Jake & Haystack February 2008 CD

Knocking on Death’s Door
death-related poetry readings in Chicago 8/1/11 and 8/2/11

KOOP Radio 91.7 FM Austin radio show 4/27/16

Janet Kuypers raw readings
occasional live open mike readings, but mostly
raw poetry readings from Kuypers

Lake County Poets Society
two 2006 poetry recordings from a Lake County Illinois open mic
including prep performances of the “Celebration of the First Amendment”
for the show at the 2006 Society of Professional Journalism Expo,
and also television show recordings (for a show that ran 4 times on television)

Lake Demented Poets
(previously Penny Dreadful House,
with Penny Dreadful Press, 3/13/02

Last Minute, 2/13/13

the last performance at the Café, 12/18/11

Letting it All Out 3/5/11
the first “Visual Nonsense” show in Lake Villa’s Swing State

Life and Death and Everything Between 9/25/18
poetry feature and hosting at “Poetry At the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago

Like a Lamb to the Slaughter 9/2/15
poetry feature at “Poetry At the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago

Listening In 9/12/12
mini-feature at the Café Gallery in Chicago

Live at Cafe Aloha PerformanceJanet Kuypers - Live At Cafe Aloha'

Living in a Big World
(7/17/07 performance art show)

Laura Longon

Love
4/10/15 love poetry feature (w/ live acoustic guitar) in Chicago at Poetry’s “Love Letter”

Love in the Universe
5/7/16 astronomy & love poetry feature (w/ live acoustic guitar, plus an intro duet) in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

Mad Bar Poetry Readings

Charlotte Mair

Make People Think
impromptu 18 minute poetry reading to make people think
at Chicago’s Frankenstone art center 3/18/13

Masquerading in Costumes & Personas Poetry feature 10/1/16
show of 4 poems (and 4 costumes) in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

Meant to do Big Things 6/3/17
poetry feature at Austin’s the Bahá’í Faith Center
(read to her live and background electric bass and acoustic guitar played with a bow)

1989-2007 Mega Poetry
live Chicago show, Mercury Cafe 2/16/08

Mega Reading 4/13/13
live Chicago “Periodic Table” poetry show at the Art Colony

The Messenger 11/30/07 Mercury Cafe feature

Café Mestizo mini-feature of poetry and song 9/3/11

Two Mini-Features one of poetry, one of prose 5/17/11 at the Café

this poetry is Money! joint feature at Waiting 4 the Bus 7/7/14

Moving Performances audio CD from mp3 CD Janet Kuypers - Etc

My Soul in the Trunk of my Car (part 2)
“Trunk Fest” Poetry/Prose outdoors feature in Evanston IL 5/28/11

Mysticism vs. Science
7/24/13 joint poetry feature in Chicago at the Café Gallery in Chicago<

Nashville Poetry feature
over 40 minute poetry feature in Nashville of future “Tag Team” poems 10/26/13
(of select poems from the upcoming book “Tag Team Poets”)
plus bonus “Periodic Table” poems, and original songs

Nerves of a Poet Poetry/Performance Art feature 11/21/14

New Beginnings, Firsts and the Future
Poetry feature to music (and with song) 11/5/16

New Year’s Unplugged Poetry/Performance Art feature 1/15/10

Night Sky finalé astronomy poetry feature 11/14/19
live at the Texas Night Sky festival in Driftwood, Texas

the Note Poetry Readings - Mental Graffiti

Not Mute CD, and 6/23/03 performance art show

Obey Poetry/Performance Art feature 6/4/16
Women᾿s issues feature (w/ sampled music & projected art) in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

oh. the audio CD from the Internet CD Janet Kuypers - Etc

the Omniphonic Challenge 10/7/11
video of poetry performed with live and pre-recorded music
in a de-sanctified church in Chicago

Once Took Poetry to the Streets
video and chapbook of poetry readings in assorted states in the streets

One Acts 7/6/09
live performance art show at downtown Chicago’s Waiting 4 the Bus

On the Edge of the Table 12/14/12
live “Periodic Table of Poetry” show at the Fine Arts Building on Michigan Ave. in Chicago
also available separately with embedded video on a different web page...

Opening Act 10/4/13
live performance art show in Chicago (with music from the HA!Man of South Africa)
before his only live Chicago show in 2013

Open Mic Showcase 8/17/19
Poetry performances while guest-hosting a monthly 3rd Saturday Austin open mic
(plus potential future poetry readings at future 3rd Thursday Open Mic Showcases at Recycled Reads

The Other SideJanet Kuypers - The Other Side
Chicago poetry performance art show 10/21/03

Our Cultural Independence
and Achieving Global Freedom

Poetry/Performance Art feature 7/1/17 show about many forms of freedom
and independence (w/ sampled background music) in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

Overheard Conversations 8/15/12
mini-feature at the Café Gallery in Chicago

Partial Nudity 6/18/14
book release feature at the Café Gallery in Chicago

“Partial Nudity” book release & interview
with haiku readings on Chicago’s radio (88.3FM) 9/27/14

PB&J
Music from Chicago musician and poet Peter Bartels
(of original instrumentals, from the CD Canopy),
combined with Kuypers poetry

Periodically on the Beach
Chicago poetry feature 7/21/13 from the “Periodic Table of Poetry” at Beach Poets

Periodic Poetry
Chicago poetry feature 11/21/12 from the “Periodic Table of Poetry
(also available as embedded videos page)

Periodic Prep for Radio Poetry
1/26/13 appearance on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM Radio

Pilsen, Periodically
live Pilsen mini-feature 10/20/13

Poe-Pourri
live Halloween 2013 performance evening 10/31/13

Poetic License
links to the first Sundays monthly Austin poetry open mic

Poetic Shades of Chocolate
live Chicago event with full poetry feature 6/20/15

Poetry Aloud
see links to dates of Janet Kuypers guest-hosting the Georgetown, TX
Saturday afternoons open mic event, with poems, songs & videos

Poetry at the Gallery Cabaret 8/13/19
poetry feature reading from two 2019 books live in Chicago

Poetry Fest
outdoors in 2004 and 2005, and at the
Society of Professional Journalists Expo in Chicago in 2006

Poetry Saloon at Noon
first feature at the Chicago Cultural Center series 1/30/13

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Politics, Women & my Brain
prose & poetry live at the Café in Chicago 5/17/11

Power Networking for Success
prose & poetry live at Chicago State University library show 10/15/10

Prom ‘97 — or Doing Things Right
live Chicago short prose reading 8/23/11 at the Café

Questions in a World Without Answers
live Chicago performance art show 10/5/04

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Rap Sheet 6/19/15 Cafe Ballou poetry feature

Recycled Reads 2/5/17
an impromptu 20+ minute poetry reading of first book published poems & brand new show poems in Austin TX

Regina’s Place 12/18/09 in Logan Square

Resistance is Futile
Star Trek poetry feature 3/20/15 on the first day of the Chi Fi conference

Saint Paul’s
11/5/08 finale feature in Chicago, performed at the upstairs desanctified church

San Francisco and Berkeley
September ‘09 California poetry readings

Science vs. Mysticism
5/10/13 joint poetry feature in Chicago at Poetry’s “Love Letter”

Seasons Change
9/21/17 poetry feature with music and art at the Dripping Springs City Hall for “Thirsty Thursday”

Seeing a PsychiatristJanet Kuypers - Seeing A Psychiatrist
9/9/08 Chicago performance art show

The Second Axing Internet radio show
11/6/03 at ArtistFirst.com

the Seeing Things Differently CDJanet Kuypers - Seeing Things Differently

Sexism and other stories
Swing State 11/6/10 image-intensive performance show

Cheryl B. Sellers

Shag’s Little Thing poetry open mic

Side A/Side B 12/9/03 live Chicago performance art show

SIN news broadcasting show
9/20/05 live Chicago performance art show

Singular
11/21/06 poetry show of material
about the passing of her mother

Slinging the Word
3/16/08 poetry feature on the WordSlingers Chicago radio show
on WLUW Radio, 88.7 FM (broadcast world-wide via the Internet)

Stop. Look. Listen. A 5/3/02 performance art CD,
and 9/10/02 live Chicago performance art showJanet Kuypers - Stop. Look. Listen.

the stories of women Poetry/prose performance art show
45 minute set with original video & music at Swing State 12/4/10

Striking with Nature and Humanity
outdoor performance art show show 6/25/11 in Evanston IL “Trunk Fest” event

{stripped} political performance art show show 6/7/05

Belinda Subraman

Summer Breeze

Tag Team Reading
hour plus poetry feature in Nashville of “Tag Team” poets 5/18/13
(of select poems from the upcoming book “Tag Team Poets”)
plus bonus “Periodic Table” poems preceding the show, and bonus prose and poetry after the show

Taking Poetry to the Streets
(poetry read in Nashville, New Orleans and Naples)

Ten Minutes with Warren
Chicago poetry & music feature 6/14/11

Texas Nafas Poetry Television show
Janet Kuypers interview and poetry readings in a half-hour show 2/1/20,
plus bonus videos of these poems from this set at other open mics

This Just In a visiting Chicago
poetry feature (and open mic hosting) 8/22/17

Thoughts on Peace Poetry/Performance Art feature 8/6/16
show about peace (and being a vegetarian) w/ sampled rain forest sounds in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

Time to Start the Show Poetry feature 5/6/17
show dedicated to poetry open mic hosts, w/ sampled improv jazz music
from past live poetry readings in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

Tornado Readings 6/12/13
many poems read in Chicago’ the Café Gallery

to the Bottom of the Earth and Back 9/26/18
poetry feature at In One Ear with chapbook live in Chicago

Cheryl Townsend writing
(interpreted through Pointless Orchestra)

Twitter Inside Regina’s Place 5/21/10 poetry feature
with chapbook & video clips in Logan Square (Chicago)

Triple Threat 7/24/11 poetry feature
Third “Trunk Fest” Evanston IL feature

Ultimate Connectivity Palmer Events Center 10/16/16
poetry feature with acoustic guitar, and chapbook at the Awesmic Expo Center in Austin TX

UNcorrect Jesse Oaks 6/21/07 poetry feature
with chapbook, audio & video clips
(as well as other Jesse Oaks Open Mics)

Under My Skin “In One Ear” 8/23/17 poetry show
feature with chapbook live in Chicago

“Unlucky 13” on St. Patrick’s Day Waiting 4 the Bus 3/17/14
poetry open mic w/ 8 haiku poems together & 5 additional poems live

“Unread” at Chicago’s Beach Poets 7/26/15
2 feature readings of never-before read poems at Loyola Beach

UrbaNation 2 book release readings

Mikia Vera

a Very Goth Beach Feature
at Chicago’s Beach Poets 7/3/11

Visionaries Behind the Stars
Periodic Table poetry feature at Chicago’s Poetry “Love Letter̵ 9/12/14

Voting for Change Poetry/Performance Art feature 7/2/16
“Poetry & Politics” feature (first two pieces in show with acoustic guitar)
with a simultaneous broadcast on a large TV on stage, in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

Wandering Words
Interactive! Rearrange words in short poems to create your own poems

Who What Where When Why feature 12/2/17
Antarctica-themed poetry/performance art feature (with meditation sounds
and a rotating art display). at the final performance in Austin at the Bahá’í Faith Center

WSUM Radio 91.7FM “WordSalad”
show highlights with many clips that now appear on CDs

WZRD Radio 88.3FM poetry, Including

Poetry Circus 2002-2004 show highlights,
with some CD release tracks

or the 6/26/11 radio show
& “Close Cover Before Striking” poetry readings

or the 8/26/11 radio show
& “Contents Under Pressure” poetry readings

or the 1/26/13 radio show (“Periodic Prep for Radio Poetry”)
& Periodic Table poem readings

or the 9/27/14 radio show (interview and “Partial Nudity” book release)
& haiku readings

or the 7/25/15 radio show (interview and “Bon Voyage!” book release)
w/ poetry & haiku readings

or the 8/26/17 radio show in 2 parts (interview and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems
and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” poetry book release readings)

or the 9/22/18 radio show (interview and “Antarctica: Wildlife
and “On the Edge” poetry book release readings)

or the 9/7/19 radio show (interview w/ “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)
and “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” poetry book release readings)

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