poetry at scars

WZRD Radio 88.3FM poetry circus

WZRD Radio, 88.3 FM, hosted a monthly (the first Sunday of every month) poetry radio show called The Poetry Circus in Chicago. Below are choice recording from 4 different session at The Poetry Circus.

WZRD radio CD set     Now you can get a hold of three interviews from the once-existing Poetry Circus show in the 2 CD set of interviews from WZRD Radio. These interviews and poetry readings are from 12/07/03, 05/02/04 and 11/07/04, and some of the shows also have not only pre-recorded pieces of poetry art from the DMJ Art Connection, but also live music (acoustic guitar). Get a piece of history today with these Chicago radio station recordings!

    All tracks from the collection CD are available through amazon (through the CD set titled Scars Presents WZRD Radio)...

Tracks are not only available here, but also at amazon.

For show access, click to any show date below:
11/07/04
05/02/04
12/07/03
06/02/02

These live recording were made
on the Poetry Radio Circus radio show,
WZRD 88.3 FM, 11/07/04

from an interview with Kuypers
Intro talk
mp3 file 2:22

from an interview with Kuypers
her reading of the adapted Ron Whitehead poem

I Will Not Bow Down
with her hown lines and with exerpts of the poem
True Happiness in the New Millennium
mp3 file 4:42

from an interview with Kuypers
related to the DMJ Art Connection
Interview
mp3 file 2:22

from an interview with Kuypers
the radio edit of a track from the DMJ Art Connection
Military Police
mp3 file 1:48
The original writing (written in 2000)

from an interview with Kuypers
Interview
mp3 file 2:39

from an interview with Kuypers
reading the poem Holding My Hand
mp3 file 1:10
The original writing (written in 1998)

from an interview with Kuypers
Interview
mp3 file 2:12

from an interview with Kuypers
reading the poem Start All Over
mp3 file 0:33
The original writing (written in 2000)

from an interview with Kuypers
Interview
mp3 file 0:23

from an interview with Kuypers
reading the poem Each Morning
mp3 file 0:24
The original writing (written in 1998)

from an interview with Kuypers
Interview
mp3 file 1:22

from an interview with Kuypers
reading the poem
How I Imagine You
mp3 file 0:25
The original writing (written in 1998)

from an interview with Kuypers
Interview
mp3 file 2:39

from an interview with Kuypers
the radio edit of a track from the DMJ Art Connection
Dream 1: Dog Stuck To My Face
mp3 file 2:16
The original writing (written in 2004)

from an interview with Kuypers
discussing writer’s block
Interview
mp3 file 8:24

from an interview with Kuypers
reading the poem
Fire Alarms
mp3 file 1:39
The original writing
(written in 1997)

from an interview with Kuypers
Interview
mp3 file 1:39

from an interview with Kuypers
reading the poem
Ways To Spend Your Money
mp3 file 0:35
The original writing (written in 1997)

from an interview with Kuypers
Interview
mp3 file 0:47

from an interview with Kuypers
reading the poem
The Men At The Construction Site
mp3 file 0:52
The original writing (written in 1997)

from an interview with Kuypers
Interview
mp3 file 1:35

from an interview with Kuypers
a track from the DMJ Art Connection
Timing Is Everything
mp3 file 1:34
The original writing (written in 1998)

from an interview with Kuypers
a track from the DMJ Art Connection
Burning Building
mp3 file 2:05
The original writing (written in 1998)

from an interview with Kuypers
Interview
mp3 file 3:35

from an interview with Kuypers
reading the poem
Morning Will Be Kind
mp3 file 0:29
The original writing (written in 1991)

from an interview with Kuypers
two mp3 files of talking
Interviews
mp3 file 0:46
mp3 file 0:37

from an interview with Kuypers
reading the poem
The Things Warren Says
mp3 file 0:29
The original writing (written in 1996)

from an interview with Kuypers
reading the poem
I Don’t Want To
mp3 file 1:13
The original writing
(written in 1999)

from an interview with Kuypers
Interview
mp3 file 1:20

from an interview with Kuypers
reading the poem
Taking Out The Brain
mp3 file 1:49
The original writing (written in 1995)

from an interview with Kuypers
Interview
mp3 file 0:18

from an interview with Kuypers
reading the poem
Precinct Fourteen
mp3 file 1:38
The original writing
(written in 1995)

from an interview with Kuypers
in the end of the
Interview
mp3 file 1:34

the entire Kuypers interview
complete with Kuypers poetry readings
and radio edits of 4 tracks
from the DMJ Art Connection
the entire Radio Show
mp3 file 55:35

These live recording were made live on the Poetry Radio Circus radio show, WZRD 88.3 FM, 5/02/04.

WZRD radio station logo
from an interview with Kuypers
Talk before the first poem
Communication was read
mp3 file 5:38, 5.1 meg

from an interview with Kuypers
the poem Communication
mp3 file 8:29, 7.7 meg
The original writing
(written in 1997)

from an interview with Kuypers
the talk before the first song
mp3 file 5 minutes, 4.5 meg

WZRD radio station logo
from an interview with Kuypers
the 2004 original song
Tight Rope Affair
mp3 file 4:42, 4.3 meg
mp3 file the original song, 3:37, 3.3 meg

The original writing
(written in 2000)

from an interview with Kuypers
talk before the next poem
mp3 file 2:34, 2.3 meg

from an interview with Kuypers
the poem Death Takes Many Forms.
mp3 file 5:57, 5.4 meg
The original writing
(written in 1998)

from an interview with Kuypers
the talk after the Death poem
mp3 file 44 seconds, 700k

from an interview with Kuypers
the talk before the MFV song
mp3 file 2:08, 1.9 meg

WZRD radio station logo
from an interview with Kuypers
the song What We Need In Life
mp3 file3:43, 3.4 meg
The original writing (written in 1994)

from an interview with Kuypers
the original song In Love I Abide
mp3 file the recording with poor reception over the radio, 3:26, 3.1 meg
mp3 file a studio recording with better quality, 3:07, 2.8 meg
The original writing (written in 1986)

from an interview with Kuypers
the poem True Happiness in the New Millennium
mp3 file 4:20, 2.9 meg
The original writing (written in 1998)

from an interview with Kuypers
the poem Kurt Irons (It’s Just A Girl)
mp3 file the recording with poor reception over the radio, 59 seconds, 936k
mp3 file a studio recording with better quality, 44 seconds, 704k
The original writing (written in 1997)

These live recording were made live on the Poetry Radio Circus radio show, WZRD 88.3 FM, 12/07/03 (on the anniversary of D day)

a Kuypers reading (3:55) of
The Intro talk
mac aif file
unix au file
real audio
mp3 file
wav file

a Kuypers reading (5:24) of
“Andrew Hettinger”
mac aif file
unix au file
real audio
mp3 file
wav file
The original writing (written in 1997)

a Kuypers (1:38)
in a talk about the poem
“Andrew Hettinger”
mac aif file
unix au file
real audio
mp3 file
wav file

a John Yotko reading and talk (2:02) about
“I Speak With Borrowed Words”
mp3 file

a Kuypers reading (6:39) of
“Burn It In”
mac aif file
unix au file
real audio
mp3 file
wav file
The original writing (written in 1997)

a Kuypers reading (:37) of
“I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”
mac aif file
unix au file
real audio
mp3 file
wav file
The original writing (written in 1997)

a Kuypers reading (2:01) of
“Too Far”
mac aif file
unix au file
real audio
mp3 file
wav file
The original writing
(written in 1995)

a Kuypers reading and talk (2:00) about
“Changing Garments”
mac aif file
unix au file
real audio
mp3 file
wav file
The original writing
(written in 1998)

a Kuypers reading (1:11) of
“The Carpet Factory, The Shoes”
mac aif file
unix au file
real audio
mp3 file
wav file
The original writing (written in 1995)

a Kuypers reading (:39) of
“High Roller”
mac aif file
unix au file
real audio
mp3 file
wav file
The original writing
(written in 1990)

a Kuypers reading (1:30) of
“Timing Is Everything”
mac aif file
unix au file
real audio
mp3 file
wav file
The original writing (written in 1998)

a Kuypers reading (2:57) of
“Death is a Dog”
mac aif file
unix au file
real audio
mp3 file
wav file
The original writing (written in 1998)

These live Kuypers recordings were made live on the Poetry Radio Circus radio show, WZRD 88.3 FM, 06/02/02

true happiness in the new millenium
mp3 file 9:21
The original writing (written in 1998)

i’m not sick, but i’m not well
mp3 file 2:08
The original writing (written in 1998)

expecting the stoning
mp3 file 2:53
The original writing
(written in 1999)

everything was alive and dying
mp3 file 7:15
The original writing (written in 1995)

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