Occasionally Janet Kuypers used the stage (while she is hosting the Chicago open mic “the Café Gallery” which she hosted at both ‘the Gallery Cabaret’ and ‘the Café’ 2010-2015) to read poetry from someone else, and Kuypers has occasionally chosen to read other people’s writing, but most of the time (especially at the beginnings of months), Kuypers would read (as editor of the two literary magazines cc&d (byline: the UN-religious, NON-family oriented literary and art magazine, founded 1993) and Down in the Dirt (“revealing all your dirty little secrets” a 1994 supplement to cc&d, founded 2000) very short poems from accepted authors in (at the time) current magazine issues (in an effort to get the word out about acceptances to her magazines at Scars Publications). On this web page is a collection of video clips of her reading poetry (and occasionally insanely short prose) from other writers to a live audience.

Enjoy this collection of YouTube video links of Janet Kuypers reading writing from other writers, primarily at the Café Gallery in Chicago (2012-2015) and at the Café in Chicago (2010-2011). (Readings are listed in order from most recent to the oldest readings).

Janet Kuypers reads a Thom Woodruff mini poem “Death Waits Outside” from her cc&d book “Death Waits Outside” before introducing Thom to read at her Zoom “Poetic License open mic 8/2/20 home edition” meeting.

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading the Thom Woodruff poem “Death Waits Outside” before introducing Thom to read, from the cc&d August 2020 book “Death Waits Outside” (named after his poem in the book) during the “Poetic License open mic 8/2/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Janet Kuypers, for a tribute to Shel Silverstein in a reading highlighting dead Chicago poets, reada Shel Silverstein poem live in Chicago 8/13/19 at the Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret open mic.

Janet Kuypers performs the Shel Silverstein poem “Sick”

See YouTube video of poet Janet Kuypers reading the Shel Silverstein poem “Sick” 8/13/19 at Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of poet Janet Kuypers reading the Shel Silverstein poem “Sick” 8/13/19 at Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

during a poetry tribute to Brian Lamont 5/25/19 in Austin TX at the Spoken and Heard poetry open mic, Janet Kuypers read a large number of his haiku poems from his book “Squalor”.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading a large number of Brian Lamont haiku poems from his book “Squalor” in tribute at the Spoken and Heard poetry open mic in Austin, TX (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading a large number of Brian Lamont haiku poems from his book “Squalor” in tribute at the Spoken and Heard poetry open mic in Austin, TX (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

When hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 4/27/19 in Georgetown TX Janet Kuypers two Robin Barratt poems, when she could not attend.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, while hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 4/27/19 in Georgetown TX, reads Robin Barratt’s poem “Fire: Notre-Dame de Paris 2019” to a live audience for National Poetry Month (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, while hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 4/27/19 in Georgetown TX, reads Robin Barratt’s poem “Fire: Notre-Dame de Paris 2019” to a live audience for National Poetry Month (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, while hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 4/27/19 in Georgetown TX, reads Robin Barratt’s poem “haiku on the edge” from Scars Publications’ “2019 Literary Review date book” to a live audience for National Poetry Month (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, while hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 4/27/19 in Georgetown TX, reads Robin Barratt’s poem “haiku on the edge” from Scars Publications’ “2019 Literary Review date book” to a live audience for National Poetry Month (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

at Dripping Springs’ 2019 Texas Night Sky Poetry Contest showcase 3/30/19, Janet Kuypers ends the performance by reading a poem from engineer Matt Lara.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Matt Lara’s poem “Please Let The Stars Speak for Themselves” 3/30/19 as the ending performance to the 2019 Texas Night Sky Poetry Contest presentation in Dripping Springs (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Matt Lara’s poem “Please Let The Stars Speak for Themselves” 3/30/19 as the ending performance to the 2019 Texas Night Sky Poetry Contest presentation in Dripping Springs (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Matt Lara’s poem “Please Let The Stars Speak for Themselves” 3/30/19 as the ending performance to the 2019 Texas Night Sky Poetry Contest presentation in Dripping Springs (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Posterize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Matt Lara’s poem “Please Let The Stars Speak for Themselves” 3/30/19 as the ending performance to the 2019 Texas Night Sky Poetry Contest presentation in Dripping Springs (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

at Georgetown’s Poetry Aloud open mic at the Georgetown Public Library 4/28/18, Janet Kuypers hosted the only Poetry Aloud gathering for National poetry Month, and read poetry from Thom Woodruff.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, while hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 4/28/18 in Georgetown TX, read 3 poems by Thom Woodruff, “So Close!” from the cc&d book “The New World”, “A Billionaire is offering Millions” from the cc&d book “Forbidden”, and “black hole down” form the cc&d book “Respect our Existence or Expect our Resistance” to a live audience for National poetry Month (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, while hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 4/28/18 in Georgetown TX, read 3 poems by Thom Woodruff, “So Close!” from the cc&d book “The New World”, “A Billionaire is offering Millions” from the cc&d book “Forbidden”, and “black hole down” form the cc&d book “Respect our Existence or Expect our Resistance” to a live audience for National poetry Month (Panasonic Lumix T56).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, while hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 4/28/18 in Georgetown TX, read 3 poems by Thom Woodruff, “What People Earn” from the cc&d book “The End of the World”, “Grief Came to my Door” from the cc&d book “Question Everything”, and “Come to the Woods” form the cc&d book “The False Portrait” to a live audience for National poetry Month (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, while hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 4/28/18 in Georgetown TX, read 3 poems by Thom Woodruff, “What People Earn” from the cc&d book “The End of the World”, “Grief Came to my Door” from the cc&d book “Question Everything”, and “Come to the Woods” form the cc&d book “The False Portrait” to a live audience for National poetry Month (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, while hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 4/28/18 in Georgetown TX, read 2 poems by Thom Woodruff, “Texas Spring Awakening” and “How to be Invisible” from the proof copy of the 6/18 cc&d 25-year anniversary issue/book “Shining” (v284) to a live audience for National Poetry Month (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, while hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 4/28/18 in Georgetown TX, read 2 poems by Thom Woodruff, “Texas Spring Awakening” and “How to be Invisible” from the proof copy of the 6/18 cc&d 25-year anniversary issue/book “Shining” (v284) to a live audience for National Poetry Month (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

at Austin’s Half Price Books on World Poetry Day 3/21/17, Janet Kuypers read a Carolyn Forché prose poem...

See YouTube video 3/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading the Carolyn Forché prose poem “the Colonel” for World Poetry Day at “Half Price Books in Austin (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera).

See YouTube video 3/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading the Carolyn Forché prose poem “the Colonel” for World Poetry Day at “Half Price Books in Austin (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

at Georgetown’s Poetry Aloud open mic at the Georgetown Public Library 2/25/17, Janet Kuypers sang some Emily Dickinson poetry....

See YouTube video 2/25/17 of Janet Kuypers singing some of Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I Could not Stop For Death” to “the Yellow Rose of Texas” at “Poetry Aloud open mic in the Georgetown Public Library (video filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video 2/25/17 of Janet Kuypers singing some of Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I Could not Stop For Death” to “the Yellow Rose of Texas” at “Poetry Aloud open mic in the Georgetown Public Library (video filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera).

at Georgetown’s Poetry Plus open mic at Cianfrani’s 5/13/16, Janet Kuypers finished reading her own poetry and was requested again to read “the Good Shepherd”, a poem by Ai she literally keeps in her wallet laminated at all times.

See YouTube video 5/13/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems Lambs To Heaven’s Gate, Why I Didn’t See God and thank you, women who work one, plus her bonus reading of the Ai poem The Good Shepherd at Georgetown’s Poetry Plus open mic at Cianfrani’s (from a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video 5/13/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems Lambs To Heaven’s Gate, Why I Didn’t See God and thank you, women who work one, plus her bonus reading of the Ai poem The Good Shepherd at Georgetown’s Poetry Plus open mic at Cianfrani’s in Texas (from a Sony camera).

at Georgetown’s Poetry Plus open mic at Cianfrani’s 3/25/16, Janet Kuypers finished reading her own poetry with “the Good Shepherd”, a poem by Ai she literally keeps in her wallet laminated at all times.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ 3 poems Deity Discipline, You Can’t Tell and a poem she wrote there, just before reading, Quieted Soul, and then she closed by reading the Ai poem The Good Shepherd at Georgetown’s Poetry Plus open mic at Cianfrani’s 3/25/16 (filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ 3 poems Deity Discipline, You Can’t Tell and a poem she wrote there, just before reading, Quieted Soul, and then she closed by reading the Ai poem The Good Shepherd at Georgetown’s Poetry Plus open mic at Cianfrani’s 3/25/16 (video filmed from a Nikon CooPix S7000 camera).

at the beginning of the Bob Rashkow poetry feature 9/5/15, Janet Kuypers read a poem to the live Chicago audience of his (that appears in the 10/15 issue/book of cc&d magazine, v257, titled “the Captive and the Dead”...

Janet Kuypers reads Bob Rashkow’s poem Divided America as a part of the feature show evening in Poetry At The Gallery Cabaret 9/2/15

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Bob Rashkow’s poem Divided America (which appears in v268 of cc&d magazine 10/15, “the Captive and the Dead”) in Poetry At The Gallery Cabaret 9/2/15 in Chicago

During the open mic 8/5/15 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery, Janet Kuypers poetry from cc&d v256, “Testament”...

Janet Kuypers reads poems from various writers from cc&d v256, “Testament” (Including Sheryl L. Nelms’ poem Mental Nervous, Michael Lee Johnson’s poem Possum Slim (V2), G. A. Scheinoha’ poem All In, Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozabal’s poem “Atonement”, Ronald Charles Epstein’s poem After Alberta’s Centennial, Eric Burbridge’s poem Minute, and Janet Kuypers’ poem Junk)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems from various writers from cc&d v256, “Testament” (Including Sheryl L. Nelms’ poem Mental Nervous, Michael Lee Johnson’s poem Possum Slim (V2), G. A. Scheinoha’ poem Silver Anniversary, Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozabal’s poem “Atonement”, Ronald Charles Epstein’s poem After Alberta’s Centennial, Eric Burbridge’s poem Minute, and Janet Kuypers’s poem Junk) live 8/5/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon Power Shot)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems from various writers from cc&d v256, “Testament” (Including Sheryl L. Nelms’ poem Mental Nervous, Michael Lee Johnson’s poem Possum Slim (V2), G. A. Scheinoha’ poem Silver Anniversary, Luis Cuauhtémoc Berriozabal’s poem “Atonement”, Ronald Charles Epstein’s poem After Alberta’s Centennial, Eric Burbridge’s poem Minute, and Janet Kuypers’s poem Junk) live 8/5/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon fs200)

During an event on Tuesday, June 16th 2015 (6/16/16, or 20150616) entailing readings by assorted actors of portions of “Ulysses” by James Joyce in Bloomsday in Chicago, Janet Kuypers was asked to read including a flower shop scene and a restaurant scene....

On Tuesday, June 16th 2015 (6/16/16, or 20150616), Janet Kuypers read portions from “Ulysses” by James Joyce in Bloomsday in Chicago, including a flower shop scene (left) and a restaurant scene (right).

Janet Kuypers reads poems from various writers from Down in the Dirt v129, “a Bad Influence” (Including Donald Gaither’s poems “Untitled (grey)” and “November Wind”, G. A. Scheinoha’s poem “Easy Vic”, Janet Kuypers’ haiku poems “console”, “extinct” and “civil”, Zak Patrick’s poem “4:44am”, Janet Kuypers’ haiku poem “need”, and Marlon Jackson’s poem “Life Goes On”)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems from various writers from Down in the Dirt v129, “a Bad Influence” (Including Donald Gaither’s poems “Untitled (grey)” and “November Wind”, G. A. Scheinoha’s poem “Easy Vic”, Janet Kuypers’ haiku poems “console”, “extinct” and “civil”, Zak Patrick’s poem “4:44am”, Janet Kuypers’ haiku poem “need”, and Marlon Jackson’s poem “Life Goes On”) live 4/1/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon fs200)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems from various writers from Down in the Dirt v129, “a Bad Influence” (Including Donald Gaither’s poems “Untitled (grey)” and “November Wind”, G. A. Scheinoha’s poem “Easy Vic”, Janet Kuypers’ haiku poems “console”, “extinct” and “civil”, Zak Patrick’s poem “4:44am”, Janet Kuypers’ haiku poem “need”, and Marlon Jackson’s poem “Life Goes On”) live 4/1/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon ps)

Janet Kuypers reads poems from various writers from cc&d v255 (the 22 year anniversary issue), “a Mad Escape” (Including Jane Stuart’s poem untitled (moonlight), R. N. Taber’s poem Nature Trail, Sheryl L. Nelms’ poem Silver Anniversary, Jesse Williams’ poem “Generation Head and Shoulders”, Chris Roe’s poem Love, Mimi Young’s poem Worm in Cement, and G. A. Scheinoha’s poem White is Not a Color)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems from various writers from cc&d v255 (the 22 year anniversary issue), “a Mad Escape” (Including Jane Stuart’s poem untitled (moonlight), R. N. Taber’s poem Nature Trail, Sheryl L. Nelms’ poem Silver Anniversary, Jesse Williams’ poem “Generation Head and Shoulders”, Chris Roe’s poem Love, Mimi Young’s poem Worm in Cement, and G. A. Scheinoha’s poem White is Not a Color) live 6/10/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon fs200)

Janet Kuypers reads poems from various writers from Scars books including the “need to know” 2014 literary date book poems (like David Michael Schmidt’s “Finger On The Trigger”, and S. R. Mearns’ “Homesick”), plus the CEE poem “The Elective” (from his book “Sine Peoria, Nulls est Gloria”), and the Mark Fleury poem “The Hardest Part” (from his book “Seeing Strangers”)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems from Scars books, including the “need to know” 2014 literary date book poems (like David Michael Schmidt’s “Finger On The Trigger”, and S. R. Mearns’ “Homesick”), plus the CEE poem “The Elective” (from his book “Sine Peoria, Nulls est Gloria”), and the Mark Fleury poem “The Hardest Part” (from his book “Seeing Strangers”), live 5/27/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon fs200)

Janet Kuypers reads the poem by G.P.A. (the poetic unsub) “Arbitrary Thoughts”, before his feature

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading G.P.A. (the poetic unsub)’s poem “Arbitrary Thoughts” (which originally appeared in the v217 issue of cc&d magazine (now available for sale on line as an ISSN# issue as well as the ISBN# book Life... from Nothing), that was also released in the Literary Town Hall cc&d edition 2011 collection book (still available for sale), in honor of (and before the) G.P.A. (the poetic unsub) feature 5/27/15 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads poems from various writers from the “need to know” 2014 literary date book (including Kelly Haas Shackelford’s “The Burden Of Marriage”, Eric Burbridge’s “Quiet”, and Lyn Lifshin’s “Kent State May 1970”)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems from the “need to know” 2014 literary date book (including Kelly Haas Shackelford’s “The Burden Of Marriage”, Eric Burbridge’s “Quiet”, and Lyn Lifshin’s “Kent State May 1970”) live 5/13/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon Power Shot)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems from the “need to know” 2014 literary date book (including Kelly Haas Shackelford’s “The Burden Of Marriage”, Eric Burbridge’s “Quiet”, and Lyn Lifshin’s “Kent State May 1970”) live 5/13/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon fs200)

Janet Kuypers reads the poem by Oz Hardwick “In a Glass House”, plus the Oz Hardwick feature

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reads Oz Hardwick’s poem “In a Glass House” (which originally appeared in the v242 issue of cc&d magazine, that was also released in the 2013 collection book Guilt by Association), plus the Oz Hardwick feature 5/13/15 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the poem by Wes Heine “Pigeons”, plus the Wes Heine feature

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reads Wes Heine’s poem “Pigeons” (which originally appeared in the v245 issue of cc&d magazine, that was also released in the don’t forget it 2014 spiral-bound literary datebook, as well as the collection book Art is not Meant to be Touched), plus the Wes Heine feature 5/13/15 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads poems from various writers from cc&d v254, “Idea” (Including the first verse of Brian Looney’s poem “the Instance of Being”, Donald Gaither’s poem “Arthritic”, Kelley Jean White MD’s poem “Dutiful Daughter”, Janet Kuypers’s two haiku poem “JY asks”, and her poems “Observing Theories of the Universe” and “jabbed into an open nerve”)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems from cc&d v254, “Idea” (Including the first verse of Brian Looney’s “the Instance of Being”, Donald Gaither’s “Arthritic”, Kelley Jean White MD’s “Dutiful Daughter”, Janet Kuypers’s two haiku poem “JY asks”, and her poems “Observing Theories of the Universe” and “jabbed into an open nerve”) live 4/29/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Cps)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems from cc&d v254, “Idea” (Including the first verse of Brian Looney’s “the Instance of Being”, Donald Gaither’s “Arthritic”, Kelley Jean White MD’s “Dutiful Daughter”, Janet Kuypers’s two haiku poem “JY asks”, and her poems “Observing Theories of the Universe” and “jabbed into an open nerve”) live 4/29/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Cfs200)

Janet Kuypers reads poems from various writers from cc&d v254, “Idea” (Including Jane Stuart’s poem “Untitled (papyrus)”, Catherine B. Krause’s prose poem “Violation”, and Simon Perchik’s poem “untitled (gate)”)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems from various writers from cc&d v254, “Idea” (Including Jane Stuart’s poem “Untitled (papyrus)”, Catherine B. Krause’s prose poem “Violation”, and Simon Perchik’s poem “untitled (gate)”) live 4/15/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon fs200)

Janet Kuypers reads Michael Lee Johnson’s poem South Chicago Night (V2) from Down in the Dirt v128, “Black Cat”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Michael Lee Johnson’s poem South Chicago Night (V2) from Down in the Dirt v128, “Black Cat” live 4/15/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon fs200)

Janet Kuypers reads poems from various writers from Down in the Dirt v128, “Black Cat” (Including Donald Gaither’s poem “Untitled (cat)”, Janet Kuypers’ haiku “bruised”, and John Grey’s poem “Hands in the Cement”, AND Bob Rashkow reading Doug Draime’s poem “24 Hour Surrender”)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems from various writers from Down in the Dirt v128, “Black Cat” (Including Donald Gaither’s poem “Untitled (cat)”, Janet Kuypers’ haiku “bruised”, and John Grey’s poem “Hands in the Cement”, AND Bob Rashkow reading Doug Draime’s poem “24 Hour Surrender”) live 4/1/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon fs200)

Janet Kuypers reads poems from various writers from the “need to know” 2014 literary date book (including Fritz Hamiton’s “Now that my son Todd is dead”, Michael Ceraolo’s “Are you receiving Me?”, and Michael Cluff’s “Hands in the Cement”)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems from the “need to know” 2014 literary date book (including Fritz Hamiton’s “Now that my son Todd is dead”, Michael Ceraolo’s “Are you receiving Me?”, and Michael Cluff’s “Hands in the Cement”) live 4/1/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon fs200)

Throughout the open mic 3/4/15 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery,
Janet Kuypers read a poem from the Jan./Feb. 2015 issues
of Down in the Dirt magazine and cc&d magazine by a different authors,
as well as poetry from the 2015 “need to know” literary date book,
the collection books One Solitary Word and What Must be Done by different authors...

Janet Kuypers reads Brian Looney’s Eat a Dog, Pet a Hog from the cc&d collection book One Solitary Word

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Brian Looney’s Eat a Dog, Pet a Hog from the cc&d collection book One Solitary Word live 3/4/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads William F. Meyer Jr.’s poem Cave Woman / Cave Man Soliloquy I from the Down in the Dirt collection book What Must be Done

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading William F. Meyer Jr.’s poem Cave Woman / Cave Man Soliloquy I from the Down in the Dirt collection book What Must be Done live 3/4/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads Catherine B. Krause’s poem The Herd from the current issue of cc&d magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v253) titled “the Curve of Arctic Air”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Catherine B. Krause’s poem The Herd from the current issue of cc&d magazine’s “the Curve of Arctic Air” live 3/4/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads Robert Bates’ prose Knockout from Down in the Dirt magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v127) titled “Treading Water”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Robert Bates’ prose Knockout from Down in the Dirt mag (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v127) titled “Treading Water” live 3/4/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads C Ra McGuirt’s poem If you read this poem, then you will die from the 2015 “need to know” literary date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading C Ra McGuirt’s poem If you read this poem, then you will die from the 2015 “need to know” literary date book live 3/4/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads Rex Sexton’s this is not a poem from the 2015 “need to know” literary date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Rex Sexton’s poem this is not a poem from the 2015 “need to know” literary date book live 3/4/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Toward the end of the Destruction Instructions book release event
at he Uptown Arts Center, she read a Paul Jos. Ryan poem
live 2/27/15 for the growing studio audience.

Janet Kuypers reading her poem Bat Man

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Paul Jos. Ryan’s poem Bat Man live 2/27/15 in his Chicago Destruction Instructions book release event (Canon fs200)

Throughout the open mic 2/18/15 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery,
Janet Kuypers read a poem from the Jan./Feb. 2015 issues
of Down in the Dirt magazine
and cc&d magazine by a different authors,
as well as a poem from the 2015 “need to know”
literary date book by a different author...

Janet Kuypers reads Kelley Jean White MD’s poem Lent from the 2015 “need to know” literary date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Kelley Jean White MD’s poem Lent from the 2015 “need to know” literary date book live 2/18/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads poems by other poets from the current issue of cc&d magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v253) titled “the Curve of Arctic Air”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems by other poets from the current issue of cc&d magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v253) titled “the Curve of Arctic Air” live 2/18/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads Edee Lemonier’s poem Salvation from the current issue of cc&d magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v253) titled “the Curve of Arctic Air”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Edee Lemonier’s poem Salvation from the current issue of cc&d magazine’s “the Curve of Arctic Air” live 2/18/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads I.B. Rad’s poem Our nine black robed priests from the current issue of cc&d magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v253) titled “the Curve of Arctic Air”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading I.B. Rad’s poem Our nine black robed priests from the current issue of cc&d magazine’s “the Curve of Arctic Air” live 2/18/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads Jane Stuart’s poem Jazzy Morning from the current issue of cc&d magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v253) titled “the Curve of Arctic Air”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Jane Stuart’s poem Jazzy Morning from the current issue of cc&d magazine’s “the Curve of Arctic Air” live 2/18/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads Kenneth DiMaggio’s poem Reflection #1 from A (perhaps) Heretical Lectio Divina Meditation from the current issue of cc&d magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v253) titled “the Curve of Arctic Air”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Kenneth DiMaggio’s poem Reflection #1 from A (perhaps) Heretical Lectio Divina Meditation from the current issue of cc&d magazine’s “the Curve of Arctic Air” live 2/18/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads Marianne Szlyk’s poem of Music and Metaphor in Somerville, MA from the current issue of cc&d magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v253) titled “the Curve of Arctic Air”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Marianne Szlyk’s poem of Music and Metaphor in Somerville, MA from the current issue of cc&d magazine’s “the Curve of Arctic Air” live 2/18/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads Ronald Charles Epstein’s poem Miley Cyrus is Coming from the current issue of cc&d magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v253) titled “the Curve of Arctic Air”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Ronald Charles Epstein’s poem Miley Cyrus is Coming from the current issue of cc&d magazine’s “the Curve of Arctic Air” live 2/18/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads Sheryl L. Nelms’ poem The Ultimate Uncool from the current issue of cc&d magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v253) titled “the Curve of Arctic Air”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Sheryl L. Nelms’ poem "The Ultimate Uncool from the current issue of cc&d magazine’s “the Curve of Arctic Air” live 2/18/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads poems by other poets from Down in the Dirt magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v127) titled “Treading Water”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poems by other poets from the current issue of Down in the Dirt mag (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v127) titled “Treading Water” live 2/18/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads A. J. Huffman’s poem I Am Ocean from Down in the Dirt magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v127) titled “Treading Water”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading A. J. Huffman’s poem I Am Ocean from Down in the Dirt mag (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v127) titled “Treading Water” live 2/18/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads Ralph Monday’s poem Rosie the Riveter from Down in the Dirt magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v127) titled “Treading Water”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Ralph Monday’s poem Rosie the Riveter from Down in the Dirt mag (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v127) titled “Treading Water” live 2/18/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads Shubhangi Joshi’s poem Break Down from Down in the Dirt magazine (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v127) titled “Treading Water”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Shubhangi Joshi’s poem Break Down from Down in the Dirt mag (the Jan./Feb. 2015 issue, v127) titled “Treading Water” live 2/18/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Throughout the open mic 1/7/15 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery,
Janet Kuypers read a poem from the Nov./Dec. 2014 issue
of Down in the Dirt magazine by a different author, as well as
a number of poems from the 2015 “need to know” literary date book by different authors...

Janet Kuypers reads writing appearing in the 2015 “need to know” literary date book With Henry Soznowski’s poem “Wrong Reflection”, Mel Waldman’s poem “Oblivion”, Linda Webb Aceto’s poem “Six of One...”, Mike Brennan’s "“inner Reservations”, CEE’s poem “Think About It... How Do We Really Know?”, Andrew L. Miller’s poem “Shadow Key”, and Cheryl Townsend’s poem “my stepfather tried”.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the 2015 “need to know” literary date book (including Henry Soznowski’s poem “Wrong Reflection”, Mel Waldman’s poem “Oblivion”, Linda Webb Aceto’s poem “Six of One...”, Mike Brennan’s "“inner Reservations”, CEE’s poem “Think About It... How Do We Really Know?”, Andrew L. Miller’s poem “Shadow Key”, and Cheryl Townsend’s poem “my stepfather tried”) live 10/22/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the 2015 “need to know” literary date book (including Henry Soznowski’s poem “Wrong Reflection”, Mel Waldman’s poem “Oblivion”, Linda Webb Aceto’s poem “Six of One...”, Mike Brennan’s "“inner Reservations”, CEE’s poem “Think About It... How Do We Really Know?”, Andrew L. Miller’s poem “Shadow Key”, and Cheryl Townsend’s poem “my stepfather tried”) live 10/22/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon Power Shot)

Janet Kuypers reads writing appearing in the v252 issue of cc&d magazine, titled Beyond the Gates including the David Hernandez poems “Drinking from the Chalice of Silver” and “The Age I Fear”, then the Zoe Broome poem “Veteran”, followed by three Janet Kuypers haiku poems, “falling”, “sort”, and “upturn”.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the v252 issue of cc&d magazine, titled Beyond the Gates (including the David Hernandez poems “Drinking from the Chalice of Silver” and “The Age I Fear”, then the Zoe Broome poem “Veteran”, followed by three Janet Kuypers haiku poems, “falling”, “sort”, and “upturn”) 10/22/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (C)

Throughout the open mic 12/17/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery,
Janet Kuypers read a poem from the Nov./Dec. 2014 issue
of Down in the Dirt magazine by a different author,
as well as a number of poems from the Nov./Dec. 2014 issue
of cc&d magazine by different authors...

Janet Kuypers reads David Hutt’s poem appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, titled a Rural Story Excavation

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading David Hutt’s poem Excavation, appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, titled a Rural Story live 12/17/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery

Janet Kuypers reads John Grey’s poem appearing in the v252 issue of cc&d magazine, titled Beyond the Gates a Graveyard Visit

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing John Grey’s poem a Graveyard Visit, appearing in the v252 issue of cc&d mag, titled Beyond the Gates live 12/17/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery.

Janet Kuypers reads Madison Gardler’s poem appearing in the v252 issue of cc&d magazine, titled Beyond the Gates of Ink

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Madison Gardler’s poem of Ink, appearing in the v252 issue of cc&d mag, titled Beyond the Gates live 12/17/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery.

Janet Kuypers reads Donald Gaither’s poem appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, titled a Rural Story Sea Scape

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Donald Gaither’s poem Sea Scape, appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt mag, titled a Rural Story live 12/17/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery.

Throughout the open mic 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery,
Janet Kuypers read a number of poems from the Nov./Dec. 2014 issue
of Down in the Dirt magazine by different authors, as well as
a few poems from assorted weeks by different authors
from the 2014 weekly date book Don’t Forget It...

Janet Kuypers reads David Hutt’s writing appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, titled a Rural Story Excavation

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt mag, titled a Rural Story live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery.

Janet Kuypers reads A. Lenkeit’s writing appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, titled a Rural Story Fjord Jumper

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt mag, titled a Rural Story live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery.

Janet Kuypers reads Liam Spencer’s poem appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, titled a Rural Story thin line

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt mag, titled a Rural Story live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery.

Janet Kuypers reads Ronald Charles Epstein’s writing appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, titled a Rural Story Musical Interludes

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt mag, titled a Rural Story live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery.

Janet Kuypers reads David S. Pointer’s poem appearing in the 2014 literary date book titled Don’t Forget It Diesel Punk Pathway

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the 2014 literary date book titled Don’t Forget It live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery.

Janet Kuypers reads Mel Waldman’s poem appearing in the 2014 literary date book titled Don’t Forget It After Death

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the 2014 literary date book titled Don’t Forget It live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery.

Throughout the open mic 10/22/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery,
Janet Kuypers read a number of poems from the Sep./Oct. 2014 issues
of cc&d magazine and of Down in the Dirt magazine by different authors....

Janet Kuypers reads writing appearing in the v251 issue of cc&d magazine, titled Approaching Front Which includes “I’m the Example” by David Hernandez, “Life Insurance” by Madison Gardler, “Extasis” by George Gott, and “Serial Harvest” by Jean Wiggins.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the v251 issue of cc&d magazine, titled Approaching Front live 10/22/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers hosting the open mic 10/22/14 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago INCLUDING THIS PERFORMANCE

Janet Kuypers reads writing appearing in the v125 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, titled a Creative Journey Including “Breakfast Companions” by David Hutt, “Dodgeball” by A, Lenkeit, and “Subliminal” by Michael J. Grodssky.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the v125 issue of Down in the Dirt mag, titled a Creative Journey live 10/22/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers hosting the open mic 10/22/14 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago INCLUDING THIS PERFORMANCE

Throughout the open mic 10/8/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery,
Janet Kuypers read a number of poems from the Sep./Oct. 2014 issues
of cc&d magazine and of Down in the Dirt magazine by different authors....

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers hosting the open mic 10/8/14 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago, where throughout the evening poems were read from cc&d magazine (v251) and Down in the Dirt magazine (v125). The beginning of the open mic starts with Janet Kuypers reading Eight to Sixteen, then (after Patrick Hurley & Dan Weinberg read) she read the Becky Grush poem untitled (tree). The Bill Yarrow read poetry from cc&d magazine. Then Bob Rashkow read, and then Janet Kuypers read the cc&d mag Zoe Broome poem The Headless Elephant, then, after Jerry Pendergast read, Janet Kuypers read the Down in the Dirt magazine poem by Fritz Hamilton titled Why line yrself up against the wall?... Readers then were Jenene Ravesloot, Tom Roby, Joffre Stewart and Gerry Reynolds, where Janet Kuypers ended the evening with her cc&d magazine poem Depth of Field.

Because of the recent passing of Joan Joan Rivers, Janet Kuypers read Joan Rivers᾿ commentary on Robin Williams, plus some lines from her recent book on “when I die”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers commentary and quotes on/ Joan Rivers live 8/13/14 at the beginning of Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery.

Because of the recent passing of Robin Williams, Janet Kuypers read his lines to his students on why we read and write poetry in an excerpt from Dead Poets Society at the 8/18/14 open mic at Waiting 4 the Bus in Chicago

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (C) Robin Williams’ lines on why we read and write poetry in an excerpt from Dead Poets Society at an 8/18/14 open mic at Waiting 4 the Bus in Chicago

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (C) Robin Williams’ lines on why we read and write poetry in an excerpt from Dead Poets Society 8/18/14 at the beginning of Chicago’s open mic Waiting 4 the Bus

Because of the recent passing of Robin Williams, Janet Kuypers read his lines to his students on why we read and write poetry in an excerpt from Dead Poets Society at the 8/12/14 open mic at the Café Gallery in Chicago

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (C) Robin Williams’ lines on why we read and write poetry in an excerpt from Dead Poets Society live 8/13/14 at the beginning of Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (S) Robin Williams’ lines on why we read and write poetry in an excerpt from Dead Poets Society live 8/13/14 at the beginning of Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (C) Robin Williams’ lines on why we read and write poetry in an excerpt from Dead Poets Society live 8/13/14 in the middle of Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery.

At the beginning of the open mic 7/16/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery,
Janet Kuypers read a number of poems from assorted weeks by different authors
from the 2014 weekly date book Don’t Forget It...

Janet Kuypers reads many Don’t Forget It 2014 date book poems from many authors

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading many poems from Scars Publications’ 2014 date book Don’t Forget It, including Travis Green’s poem “Drowning”, then Matthew Horstkotters’ poem “Hanging the Innocent”, then Bradley Bates’ poem “I Ran Outside to Hear”, Michael Ceraolo’s poem “On What Constitutes a Human Rights Violation”, then Tom Roby’s haiku “2011”, then Gregory Liffick’s poem “Flesh”, then Christopher Mulrooney’s poem “return of the birds”, then Roger Cowin’s poem “The Secret Jar”, then finally the George Gott poem “Together”, all set to music by the HA!Man of South Africa (in a track of his titled “Wayward Waltz of the Skewed Wind”) 7/16/14 at the Chicago open mic the Café Gallery (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading many Scars Publications 2014 date book Don’t Forget It poems, including Travis Green’s pooem “Drowning”, then Matthew Horstkotters’ poem “Hanging the Innocent”, then Bradley Bates’ poem “I Ran Outside to Hear”, then Michael Ceraolo’s poem “On What Constitutes a Human Rights Violation”, then Tom Roby’s haiku “2011”, then Gregory Liffick’s poem “Flesh”, then Christopher Mulrooney’s poem “return of the birds”, then Roger Cowin’s poem “The Secret Jar”, then finally the George Gott poem “Together”, all set to music by the HA!Man of South Africa (in a track of his titled “Wayward Waltz of the Skewed Wind”) 7/16/14 at the Chicago open mic the Café Gallery (S)

ADDED BONUS... Janet Kuypers read a poem by Holly Day
from the current issue of Down in the Dirt magazine
(v123, the May/June 2014 issue ISSN#/ISBN# book, titled Home At Last...

Janet Kuypers reads the Holly Day poem The Things I Wish Would Go On Without Me

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (C) the Holly Day poem The Things I Wish Would Go On Without Me (from the current issue of Down in the Dirt magazine (v123, the May/June 2014 issue ISSN#/ISBN# book, titled Home At Last) live 7/16/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery.

During the evening 6/4/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery
at the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago, Janet Kuypers
read poetry that was accepted for publication
from a June 2014 anniversary issue issue / book releases
from cc&d magazine...

Janet Kuypers reads the Bruce Matteson haiku

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Bruce Matteson haiku in the 6//14 cc&d anniversary issue / book “Sea Drift” live 6/4/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

During the evening 4/23/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery at the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago, Janet Kuypers also read a few poems from the newly-released issue (v248, Mar./Apr. 2014) of cc&d magazine - “Shot out of a Cannon”, as well as a poem from the newly-released issue (v122, Mar./Apr. 2014) of Down in the Dirt magazine - “am I really extinct”...

Janet Kuypers reads the Drew Nacht poem I Can᾿t Wait to Get to Work

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Drew Nacht poem I Can᾿t Wait to Get to Work from the newly-released issue (v248, Mar./Apr. 2014) of cc&d magazine live 4/23/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the David Hernandez poem Disregarding a Writer's Innocence

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the David Hernandez poem Disregarding a Writer's Innocence from the newly-released issue (v122, Mar./Apr. 2014) of Down in the Dirt magazine - “am I really extinct” live 4/23/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Dan Fitzgerald poem Not Getting Better

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Dan Fitzgerald poem Not Getting Better from the newly-released issue (v248, Mar./Apr. 2014) of cc&d magazine live 4/23/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

During the evening 4/9/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery at the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago, Janet Kuypers also read a few poems from the newly-released issue (v248, Mar./Apr. 2014) of cc&d magazine...

Janet Kuypers reads the Dr. (Ms.) Michael S. Whitt poem A Monarch in the Prison Yard

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Dr. (Ms.) Michael S. Whitt poem A Monarch in the Prison Yard from the newly-released issue (v248, Mar./Apr. 2014) of cc&d magazine live 4/9/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Jane Stuart poem Summer Short Poetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Jane Stuart poem Summer Short Poetry from the newly-released issue (v248, Mar./Apr. 2014) of cc&d magazine live 4/9/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Matt Quinn poem Crispy Christians (aka Fundamentalists)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Matt Quinn poem Crispy Christians (aka Fundamentalists) from the newly-released issue (v248, Mar./Apr. 2014) of cc&d magazine live 4/9/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the George Arthur poem I Had So Much Faith

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the George Arthur poem I Had So Much Faith from the newly-released issue (v248, Mar./Apr. 2014) of cc&d magazine live 4/9/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

During the evening 12/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery at the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago, Janet Kuypers read one final reading from the 2013 poetry date book After the Apocalypse (reflecting the Christmas season).

Janet Kuypers the Holly Day poem Shameless from the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Holly Day poem Shameless from the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook live 12/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

During the evening 12/4/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery at the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago, Janet Kuypers read a number of poems from the cc&d magazine (Volume 246, the November / December 2013 issue) as well as Down in the Dirt magazine (Volume 120, the November / December 2013 issue).

Janet Kuypers reads poetry from cc&d magazine Volume 246, the November / December 2013 issue “The Modigliani Daughter” by Caroline N. Simpson, “Lonely” by Jeff Stinson, “The Doctors Were Wrong” by Jeff Stinson, “Apocalyptic Haiku” by Neal Wilgus, “A Suggestion” by George Gott, “Lost” by Mel Waldman, “Buried in the Snow” by Mel Waldman, “The Secret Jar” by Roger Cowin, “Morality tale” by Kelley Jean White MD, and “In the End” by Holly Day

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poetry Volume 246, the November / December 2013 issue of cc&d magazine (including the poems “The Modigliani Daughter” by Caroline N. Simpson, “Lonely” by Jeff Stinson, “The Doctors Were Wrong” by Jeff Stinson, “Apocalyptic Haiku” by Neal Wilgus, “A Suggestion” by George Gott, “Lost” by Mel Waldman, “Buried in the Snow” by Mel Waldman, “The Secret Jar” by Roger Cowin, “Morality tale” by Kelley Jean White MD, and “In the End” by Holly Day), live 12/4/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery at the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads poetry Down in the Dirt, v. 120, the November / December 2013 issue “Seeing a Psychiatrist: Hopelessness and Futility” by Janet Kuypers, “Daddy’s Lil’ Toy” by Kelly Haas Shackeford, “Drunk Father” by Roland Stoecker, “Poppy” by S. R. Mearns, “Down in the Dirt” by Marlon Jackson, and “Mwntor” by Jason D. Cooper

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading poetry Volume 246, the November / December 2013 issue of cc&d magazine (including the poems “Seeing a Psychiatrist: Hopelessness and Futility” by Janet Kuypers, “Daddy’s Lil’ Toy” by Kelly Haas Shackeford, “Drunk Father” by Roland Stoecker, “Poppy” by S. R. Mearns, “Down in the Dirt” by Marlon Jackson, and “Mwntor” by Jason D. Cooper), live 12/4/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery at the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads Cara Losier Chanoine’s poem Need

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading Cara Losier Chanoine’s poem Need live 12/4/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery at the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reading poetry from assorted writers that were recently published in the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook, the September/October 2013 v119 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, and the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading reading poetry from assorted writers that were recently published in the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook, the September/October 2013 v119 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, and the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading reading poetry from assorted writers that were recently published in the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook, the September/October 2013 v119 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, and the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (S)

Janet Kuypers reads the John Grey poem Wet Letter Office from the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the John Grey poem Wet Letter Office from the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads the Katrina K. Grarascio poem Bus Station from the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Katrina K. Grarascio poem Bus Station from the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads the Stanley M Noah poem The Fall of Berlin, 2 May 1945 from the September/October 2013 v119 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Stanley M Noah poem The Fall of Berlin, 2 May 1945 from the September/October 2013 v119 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads the Jessica Pilgreen poem Death at 6 AM from the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Jessica Pilgreen poem Death at 6 AM from the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads the R. N. Taber poem Autumn Leaves from the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the R. N. Taber poem Autumn Leaves from the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads the Bill Yarrow poem Invisible Ink

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Bill Yarrow poem Invisible Ink live 11/6/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (C)

Janet Kuypers reads the Lisa Cappiello poem Mourning from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Lisa Cappiello poem Mourning from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 10/30/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (C)

Janet Kuypers reads the CEE poem Knocked Down from his book Champagne, Hot Water

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the CEE poem Knocked Down from his Scars Publications book Champagne, Hot Water live 10/16/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (C)

Janet Kuypers reads an excerpt from the David (Buddha309) Hargarten poem “The not enough coffee, still up all night, lack of direction, paranoid A.D.D. blues” from cc&d mag, v245

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading an excerpt from the David (Buddha309) Hargarten poem “The not enough coffee, still up all night, lack of direction, paranoid A.D.D. blues” in cc&d mag, v245 live 10/16/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (C)

Janet Kuypers reads the E J Loera poem Chalk Dust from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the E J Loera poem Chalk Dust in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 10/16/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (C)

Janet Kuypers reads the Pepper Giese poem Isolation from cc&d mag, v244 (the July/August 2013 issue)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Pepper Giese poem Isolation in cc&d mag, v244 (the July/August 2013 issue) live 9/25/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (S)

Janet Kuypers reads the Dana Stamps II poem I Walked Behind from cc&d mag, v244 (the July/August 2013 issue)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Dana Stamps II poem I Walked Behind in cc&d mag, v244 (the July/August 2013 issue) live 9/25/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (S)

Janet Kuypers reads the Larry Schug poem Confession (with no penance, so far) from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Larry Schug poem Confession (with no penance, so far) in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 9/11/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Don Hargraves poem Atlas Shrugged in 6 Haikus from v231 (the April 2012 issue) of cc&d magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Don Hargraves poem Atlas Shrugged in 6 Haikus in v231 (the April 2012 issue) of cc&d magazine live 9/4/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic

Janet Kuypers reads the Sheila Crenin poem You’re Wasting the Water from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Sheila Crenin poem You’re Wasting the Water in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 9/4/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Bruce Matteson poem Haiku from cc&d mag, v243

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Bruce Matteson poem Haiku in cc&d mag, v243 (the 20 year anniversary issue) live 8/14/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Bruce Matteson poem Less Hi More Ku from cc&d mag, v244

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Bruce Matteson poem Less Hi More Ku in cc&d mag, v244 live 8/14/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Devon Sova poem Some Feelings Never Go Away from cc&d mag, v244

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Devon Sova poem Some Feelings Never Go Away in cc&d mag, v244 live 8/14/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Oz Hardwick poem No Smoke from cc&d mag, v244

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Oz Hardwick poem No Smoke in cc&d mag, v244 live 8/14/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Roland Stoecker poem Paper from Down in the Dirt mag, v118

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Roland Stoecker poem Paper in Down in the Dirt mag, v118 live 8/14/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Fritz Hamilton poem Starving in Kenyan refugee camps from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Fritz Hamilton poem Starving in Kenyan refugee camps in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 7/17/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Jim Carson poem God and fireworks from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Jim Carson poem God and fireworks in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 7/17/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Paul J. Burt poem Truth from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Paul J. Burt poem Truth in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 7/17/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Steven Pelcman poem a Hospital View from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Steven Pelcman poem a Hospital View in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 7/17/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Emily Olive Petit poem Taste from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Emily Olive Petit poem Taste in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 6/26/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Jennifer McCain poem the Girl in the Hallway, Who Will Never Be the Same from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Jennifer McCain poem the Girl in the Hallway, Who Will Never Be the Same in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 6/26/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

During the evening 6/5/13, Janet Kuypers read poems from other in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book, as well as select writings from the newly-released issues of cc&d magazine and Down in the Dirt magazine, available through Scars Publications...

Janet Kuypers reads the Ben Macnair poem Shrouded from Down in the Dirt magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Ben Macnair poem Shrouded in Down in the Dirt magazine live 6/5/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (S)

Janet Kuypers reads the Doug Draime poem Superman Looking Through A Microscope At Cells Dying from cc&d magazine v243

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Doug Draime poem Superman Looking Through A Microscope At Cells Dying in cc&d magazine live 6/5/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (S)

Janet Kuypers reads the IB Rad poem But for Sin from cc&d magazine v243

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the IB Rad poem But for Sin in cc&d magazine live 6/5/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (S)

Janet Kuypers reads the Janet Doggett poem Punctuation from Down in the Dirt magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Janet Doggett poem Punctuation in Down in the Dirt magazine live 6/5/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (S)

Janet Kuypers reads the Marcin Majkowski poem to Paint from the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Marcin Majkowski poem to Paint in the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book live 6/5/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

During the evening 5/29/13, Janet Kuypers read poetry and prose from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book, as well as select writings from the newly-released issues of cc&d magazine, available through Scars Publications...

Janet Kuypers reads the Brian Looney poem Flicker from cc&d magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Brian Looney poem Flicker in cc&d magazine live 5/29/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (S)

Janet Kuypers reads the Lily Gardner poem Innocence from the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Lily Gardner poem Innocence in the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book live 5/29/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Allen M Weber poem caller id from the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Allen M Weber poem caller id in the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book live 5/29/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

During the evening 5/22/13, Janet Kuypers read poetry and prose from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book, as well as select writings from the newly-released issues of cc&d magazine and Down in the Dirt magazine, available through Scars Publications (she read her own writing as well as writing from other artists from these books throughout the night)..

Janet Kuypers reads the Andrew H. Oerke poem the Poet from the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Andrew H. Oerka poem in the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book live 5/22/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the John Rachel prose Climbing Mt. Fuji from the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this John Rachel prose in the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book live 5/22/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Kenneth DiMaggio poem Poem from the Netherworld Notebook (Release) from the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Kenneth DiMaggio poem in the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book live 5/22/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Michael D. Brown poem Drawing a Fox from Down in the Dirt magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Michael D. Brown poem in Down in the Dirt magazine live 5/22/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Dan Fitzgerald poem Asking Too Much from cc&d magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Dan Fitzgerald poem in cc&d magazine live 5/22/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

During the evening 5/8/13, Janet Kuypers &read poems from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book (available through Scars Publications)...

Janet Kuypers reads the John Newmark poem I hope my tongue doesn’t get stuck from the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this John Newmark poem in the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book live 5/8/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Joseph Lisowski poem Memory from the Womb from the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Joseph Lisowski poem in the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book live 5/8/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Ben Macnair poem the myth of Snowflakes from Down in the Dirt magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Ben Macnairpoem in Down in the Dirt magazine live 4/24/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Jane Stuart poem Moon Sky from the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Jane Stuartpoem in the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book live 4/24/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the William Robinson poem Guns from cc&d magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this William Robinsonpoem in cc&d magazine live 4/24/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads writing 4/10/13 from
the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book...

Janet Kuypers reads the I.B. Rad poem When Christ Became our God of War from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book (with background music from the HA!Man of South Africa)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this I.B. Rad poem in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 4/10/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Ruth Juris poem It’s Called Sitting (Buddhist Meditation) from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book (with bakground music from the HA!Man of South Africa)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Ruth Juris poem in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 4/10/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the David Thompson poem So The Water from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book (with bakground music from the HA!Man of South Africa)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this David Thompson poem in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 4/10/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Eric Shelman poem Religion and Government from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book (with bakground music from the HA!Man of South Africa)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Eric Shelman poem in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 4/10/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Eileen Tromel poem Wild Places from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book (with bakground music from the HA!Man of South Africa)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Eileen Tromel poem in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 4/10/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Mel Waldman poem Survivor from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book (with bakground music from the HA!Man of South Africa)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Mel Waldman poem in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 4/10/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads writing 3/13/13 from
the 10/11 issue (v225) of cc&d magazine,
and the Scars Publications “After the Apocalypse”
2013 poetry date book...

Janet Kuypers reads the Jenene Ravesloot poem Spring and Not one Singing Bird Sestina Variation

YouTube See video of Janet Kuypers reading this Jenene Raveslootpoem in the 10/11 issue (v225) of cc&d magazine (also in the 6" x 9" perfect-bound paperback book Up In Smoke) live 3/13/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Chad Grant short prose Hemmingway from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Chad Grantpoem in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 3/13/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Jeffrey Park poem He Lies in the Tub from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Jeffrey Parkpoem in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 3/13/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Mark Breckenridge poem Skull and Bone Salad from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Mark Breckenridgepoem in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 3/13/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Riley Kean poem Pushed from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Riley Keanpoem in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 3/13/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads the Sheryl L. Nelms poem a West Texas Thunderstorm from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Sheryl L. Nelmspoem in the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book live 3/13/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads writing 2/27/13 from
the 2/12 issue of cc&d magazine
and Down in the Dirt magazine
and the Scars Publications “After the Apocalypse”
2013 poetry date book...

Janet Kuypers reads the Bob Johnston poem the Seven Deadly Colors: Gray from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Bob Johnston the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book poem 2/27/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Joseph Hart poem the Oak from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Joseph Hart the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book poem 2/27/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Michael Lee Johnson poem Moon Sleep from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Michael Lee Johnson the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book poem 2/27/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Esteban Colon poem Firearm Philosophy from the 2/13 issue (v241) of cc&d magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this AUTHOR poem in the 2/13 issue (v241) of cc&d magazine live 2/13/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Kenneth Di Maggio poem American Gothic (#3) from the 2/13 issue (v115) of Down in the Dirt magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this AUTHOR poem in the 2/13 issue (v115) of Down in the Dirt magazine live 2/13/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads writing 2/13/13 from
the 2/12 issue of cc&d magazine...

Janet Kuypers reads the Michael Ceraolo poem Modern Olympian Ode #2 (2012): The Apparently Once and Future Obscenity from the 2/13 issue (v241) of cc&d magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Michael Ceraolo poem in the 2/13 issue (v241) of cc&d magazine poem 2/13/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Simon Perchik poem Untitled (hands) from the 2/13 issue (v241) of cc&d magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Simon Perchik poem in the 2/13 issue (v241) of cc&d magazine poem 2/13/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the I.B. Rad poem The Free Market (La Serrata) from the 2/13 issue (v241) of cc&d magazine

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this I.B. Rad poem in the 2/13 issue (v241) of cc&d magazine poem 2/13/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads writing 1/30/13 from
the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book...

Janet Kuypers reads the Brandi Capozzi poem Steady from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Brandi Capozzi from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book poem 1/30/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Michael Ceraolo poem Genesis 27: 21st Century Edition from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Michael Ceraolo from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book poem 1/30/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Sarah Lucille Marchant poem Quality Time from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Sarah Lucille Marchant from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book poem 1/30/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads writing 1/16/13 from
the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book...

Janet Kuypers reads the Linda Webb Aceto poem Too Freakin’ Real from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Linda Webb Aceto the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book poem 1/16/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Kristopher Miller poem a Crushed Match from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Kristopher Miller the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book poem 1/16/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads writing 1/2/13 from
in the January 2013 issues of v114 Down in the Dirt
and v240 cc&d magazine (which she edits...

Janet Kuypers reads the Linda Webb Aceto poem the Check is in the Mail from v240 cc&d magazine live in Chicago

See YouTube video of magazine editor Janet Kuypers reading this Linda Webb Aceto v240 cc&d magazine poem 1/2/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Simon Perchik poem Untitled (graves) from v240 cc&d magazine live in Chicago

See YouTube video of magazine editor Janet Kuypers reading this Simon Perchik v240 cc&d magazine poem 1/2/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Brian Looney poem the Dishes from v240 cc&d magazine live in Chicago

See YouTube video of magazine editor Janet Kuypers reading this Brian Looney v240 cc&d magazine poem 1/2/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Brian Looney poem Forget It in v114 Down in the Dirt magazine, live in Chicago

See YouTube video of magazine editor Janet Kuypers reading this Brian Looney v114 Down in the Dirt poem 1/2/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Marlon Jackson poem I wish to be forever in v114 Down in the Dirt magazine, live in Chicago

See YouTube video of magazine editor Janet Kuypers reading this Marlon Jackson v114 Down in the Dirt poem 1/2/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads the Nick Viglietta poem Drifting Sensations in v114 Down in the Dirt magazine, live in Chicago

See YouTube video of magazine editor Janet Kuypers reading this Nick Viglietta v114 Down in the Dirt poem 1/2/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic she hosts in Chicago (from the Canon camera)

Janet Kuypers reads writing 12/5/12 because
featured poet Michael Hoag
asked Janet Kuypers to read his poem
“With You” in his live feature......

Janet Kuypers reads Michael Hoag’s poem With You

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this poem during the Michael Hoag poetry feature, live 12/5/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads writing 12/5/12 from the December 2012 issue
of Down in the Dirt magazine (v113) and cc&d magazine (v239)...

Janet Kuypers reads the Joseph Hart December 2012 (v239) cc&d magazine poem the Wise Mommy

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this poem straight from the December 2012 issue (v111) of cc&d magazine, live 12/5/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Stacy Leigh December 2012 (v239) cc&d magazine poem Breadcrumbs

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this poem straight from the December 2012 issue (v111) of cc&d magazine, live 12/5/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Brian Looney December 2012 (v113) Down in the Dirt magazine poem (A)live

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this poem straight from the December 2012 issue (v111) of Down in the Dirt magazine, live 12/5/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Marlon Jackson December 2012 (v113) Down in the Dirt magazine poem Falling

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this poem straight from the December 2012 issue (v111) of Down in the Dirt magazine, live 12/5/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads writing 11/7/12 from the November 2012 issue
of Down in the Dirt magazine (v112)
and cc&d magazine (v238)...

Janet Kuypers reads the John Ragusa November 2012 (v112) Down in the Dirt magazine poem the Creation of Eartht

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this poem straight from the November 2012 issue (v111) of Down in the Dirt magazine, live 11/7/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Harlan Richards November 2012 (v238) cc&d magazine poem Wisconsin’s Pride

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this poem straight from the November 2012 issue (v111) of cc&d magazine, live 11/7/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Joseph Hart November 2012 (v238) cc&d magazine poem the Bum

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this poem straight from the November 2012 issue (v111) of cc&d magazine, live 11/7/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Michael Ceraolo November 2012 (v238) cc&d magazine poem on Voting

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this poem straight from the November 2012 issue (v111) of cc&d magazine, live 11/7/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads writing 10/24/12 from the October 2012 issue
of Down in the Dirt magazine (v111) and cc&d magazine (v237)...

Janet Kuypers reads the Denny E. Marshall October 2012 (v111) Down in the Dirt magazine poem the Pork Belt

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this poem straight from the October 2012 issue (v111) of Down in the Dirt magazine, live 10/24/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Harlan Richards October 2012 (v237) cc&d magazine poem What Prison Teaches

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this poem straight from the October 2012 issue (v111) of cc&d magazine, live 10/24/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Joseph Hart October 2012 (v237) cc&d magazine poem Americans

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this poem straight from the October 2012 issue (v111) of cc&d magazine, live 10/24/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads writing 10/10/12 from the October 2012 issue
of Down in the Dirt magazine (v111)...

On 10/17/12 I uploaded YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Brian Looney poem “I Feel It When I’m Whole” from the October 2012 issue (v111) of Down in the Dirt mag, live 10/10/12 at the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago.

On 10/17/12 I uploaded YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Gary Lundy poem “i believe i’m done with this. the proverbial towel.” from the October 2012 issue (v111) of Down in the Dirt mag, live 10/10/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago.

Janet Kuypers reads writing 10/3/12 from the October 2012 issue
of cc&d magazine (v237)...

Janet Kuypers reads the Susie Swanton October 2012 (v237) cc&d magazine poem How to Write Poetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this poem straight from the October 2012 issue (v237) of cc&d magazine, live 10/3/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads writing 9/12/12 from the September 2012 issues
of cc&d magazine (v236) and Down in the Dirt magazine (v110)...

Janet Kuypers reads the Harlan Richards September 2012 (v236) cc&d magazine poem the Corpse

See YouTube video of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine, live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the I.B. Rad September 2012 (v236) cc&d magazine poem Truth

See YouTube video of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine, live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Joseph Hart September 2012 (v236) cc&d magazine poem Jordan

See YouTube video of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine, live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Linda Webb Aceto September 2012 (v236) cc&d magazine poem Fatal Attraction

See YouTube video of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine, live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Staci Leigh September 2012 (v236) cc&d magazine poem Cut

See YouTube video of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine, live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Bill Wolak September 2012 (v110) Down in the Dirt magazine poem Steingerdr’s Ankles

See YouTube video of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine, live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Nicholas Viglietta September 2012 (v110) Down in the Dirt magazine poem Pursuit

See YouTube video of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine, live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)