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Had A Point, 2005

Hancock Suicide, Chicago, December 1994, 2005
the poetry CD the Final
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the poetry 5 CD THE CHAOTIC COLLECTION
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Listen mp3 file Live at the Cafe,
now available in a 3 CD set
This is on the collection CD The Final.
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to this recording from Fusion
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live, 18 Years of Beach Poets
08/31/08, Chicago
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(3:00) live 09/18/10 at Vittorio Carli’s Pilsen open mic at Cafe Mestizo
video video See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ 4 poems walking home from school, Hancock Suicide, Chicago, December 1994, a woman talking about her rapist friend and Last Before Extinction at Elizabeth’s Crazy Little Thing (with a “darkness” theme) in Wicker Park, Chicago (Canon Power Shot)
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Hatred, When Love Should be Good
prose form the 2/15/05 show “How Do I Get There?”:
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mp3 file vocals track, 0:48
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live at the show How Do I Get There 02/15/05, Chicago


having children one day
the poetry audio CD set “HopeChest in the Attic”
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of Janet Kuypers reading (C) her prose Having Children One Day live 7/30/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery
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of Janet Kuypers reading her prose Having Children One Day live 7/30/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Edge Detection)


He Told Me His Dreams Nine, 2005
the poetry 2 CD setCHAOTIC ELEMENTS
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CD: Janet Kuypers - Chaos In Motion - Chaotic Radio CD: Napster
Listen mp3 file to the CD recording from the
CD Rough Mixes, by Pointless Orchestra
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from the first performance art show
(08/14/97) Seeing Things Differently
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(1:52) from the Dreams show, 02/03/04
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(1:11) the TV screen broadcast from the live Chicago show Dreams 02/03/04
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Headache, 2005
the poetry 5 CD THE CHAOTIC COLLECTION
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CD: Janet Kuypers - Chaotic Elements
edit this poem in wandering words...
rearrange the words... or make a new poem
either in Flash or in Java (Windows only)!
Listen mp3 file to this from the CD release
from the first performance art show
(08/14/97) Seeing Things Differently
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the Second Axing
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at the open mic Sing Your Life
Not Mute Listen mp3 file to this performed live
at the show Not Mute
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(:49, 05/05/07)
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from the Internet Archive
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live at the Winking Lizard in Ohio 10/10/08
Listen mp3 file to this performed live at The Cafe 11/04/03 (1:04, 1 meg)


Helping Men in Public Places 2010
the poetry 2 CD setCHAOTIC ELEMENTS
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Listen mp3 file to this from the CD release
from the first performance art show
(08/14/97) Seeing Things Differently
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Tick Tock (with music by 5D/5D)
the poetry 5 CD THE CHAOTIC COLLECTION
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from the Chaotic Collection

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CD: Janet Kuypers - Chaotic Elements
Listen mp3 file Live at the Café,
now available in a 3 CD set
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live, Regina’s Place 01/15/10 Chicago
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live at New Year’s Unplugged


Here’s your chance, 2005
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C Ra McGuirt reading live at the 2009 Cana-Dixie Union 05/09/09, Memphis
Fuson Listen: (3:21) mp3 file
to this recording from Fusion
the poetry 2 CD setCHAOTIC ELEMENTS
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from Chaotic Elements
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Holding my Skin Together, 2005
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of this, from the CD Change/Rearrange
the poetry CD Tick Tock
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Tick Tock ...Or order the entire CD from iTunes: Janet Kuypers - Tick Tock
the poetry audio CD set “Elements”
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Listen mp3 file to this w/ the DMJ Art Connection
off the CD Chaos In Motion
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to this recording from Fusion
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live, the Cafe’s Poetry Wheel (Mach 2) 08/26/08, Chicago
the poetry audio CD set etc.
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performed for C Ra McGuirt (Penny Dreadful Press) in Nashville 12/20/08


Hope and Taxes, 2005

How Are You
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Live at the 2009 Poetry Game Show, live in Chicago 04/14/09
the 2009 Poetry Game Show
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Or see the complete feature video with Kuypers & 6 readers, w/ 15 poems & prose poems live at the 2009 Poetry Game Show 04/14/09 in Chicago.

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the Internet Archive
the book “Pulled the Trigger”
Order this writing as it appears in the 6" x 9" ISSN# perfect-bound paperback book Pulled the Trigger from her v4 cc&d collection book from v189 to v216, through Amazon.
the book “UNcorrect”
Order this writing as it appears in the 6" x 9" ISSN# perfect-bound paperback book UNcorrect from a 2007 show, plus 1990s chapbook bonuses, through Amazon.
the book “Chapter 38 v2” Order this writing as it appears in the 6" x 9" ISSN# perfect-bound paperback book Chapter 38 v2 as a 270-page 2nd volume collection of her performance poetry, through lulu.
the  book “the Written Word”
Order this writing as it appears in the 6" x 9" ISSN# perfect-bound paperback book the Written Word a book of her short prose, journals, prose poetry, through lulu.
the book “Evolution”
Order this writing as it appears in the 6" x 9" ISSN# perfect-bound paperback book Evolution as a 368-page collection of her writing appearing in cc&d in 2009, through lulu.
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of this prose 08/28/11, first in in her book Contents Under Pressure, read on WZRD radio, from the Canon camera
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of this prose 08/28/11, first in in her book Contents Under Pressure, read on WZRD radio, from the Sony camera
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of this prose 08/28/11, first in in her book Contents Under Pressure, read on WZRD radio, from the Mini camera
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video 08/26/11 of the majority of the WZRD radio show with her reading poetry (incliding this writing) from the Canon camera
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video 08/26/11 of the majority of the WZRD radio show with her reading poetry (including this writing) from the Sony camera
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video 08/26/11 of her prose (and this writing) read at the WZRD radio show from the mini cam
video See YouTube video 2/25/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her 2 poems, “Violations tested”, & “Holding My Hand”, + her prose “How Are You” at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry: Spoken & Heard (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers
video See YouTube video 2/25/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her 2 poems, “Violations tested”, & “Holding My Hand”, + her prose “How Are You” at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry: Spoken & Heard (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers


having company over
the poetry audio CD set “HopeChest in the Attic”
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her prose Having Company Over live 6/19/13 as the intro to the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)
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of Kuypers hosting the open mic 6/19/13 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago, in a video that contains this writing


How a woman falls in love
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See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers reading her prose How a woman falls in love live 5/9/15 at the Art Colony in Chicago (Canon fs200)
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See YouTube video of 2 prose pieces by Janet Kuypers: dandelions for a passing stranger and How a woman falls in love live 5/9/15 at the Art Colony in Chicago (Canon fs200)
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the poetry audio CD set “HopeChest in the Attic”
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from the poetry audio CD
Hope Chest In The Attic
13 Years of Poetry & Prose
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Janet Kuypers - Etc
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her micro-prose “How a Woman Falls in Love”, “Seven Miles”, “Soybeans”, and “Brushes with Greatness” from the Down in the Dirt 1-4/22 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “The Ice that Was” on 8/3/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading
video Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her micro-prose “How a Woman Falls in Love”, “Seven Miles”, “Soybeans”, and “Brushes with Greatness” from the Down in the Dirt 1-4/22 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “The Ice that Was” on 8/3/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading


how to cry
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of Janet Kuypers reading her prose how to cry live 9/17/15 at Story Teller Night at Roots Room in Chicago (filmed with a Canon fs200 video camera)
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how you looked then
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(2:02) read live 01/18/11 from the ISSN# & ISBN# book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite, live at the Café in Chicago
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of the intro and readings (including this piece), live 01/18/11 at the Chicago open mic at the Café
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her prose How you looked then live 6/12/13 as the intro to the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)
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of Kuypers hosting the open mic 6/12/13 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago, including her reading this and other poems & prose!


Hurry Up and Wait
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Live at One Acts (camera #1, 07/06/09
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Live at One Acts (camera #2, 07/06/09
One Acts full show camera 1 Watch the full show One Acts
(from camera #1) live 7/6/09
This film is from the Internet Archive
(this video appearing on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, & Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperschicago #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature
One Acts full show camera 1 Watch the full show of One Acts (7/5/09, camera @#035;2).
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Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperschicago #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature
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(2:44) read from the April 2011 issue (v093) of Down in the Dirt magazine (which is also available as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book Wake Up and Smell the Flowerslive 04/05/11 at the Café in Chicago
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of Janet Kuypers reading her prose Hurry Up and Wait 7/9/16 at Native South Food Park poetry and music event in Austin TX (from an iPhone).
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of Janet Kuypers reading her prose Hurry Up And Wait 7/9/16 at Native South Food Park poetry and music event in Austin TX (filmed with an iPhone, and given an Edge Detection filter).
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See YouTube video from 4/15/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Poem About This”, “Frozen Together” and her prose poem “Hurry Up and Wait”, then reading a portion of her short story “Crazy” at “Recycled Reads” in Austin(from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).
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video See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Waiting to Take the Plunge”, then her prosepoem “Hurry up and Wait”written and first performed in her “One Acts” show and read from her performance art poetry book “Chapter 48 (v 1)”, then she sang, with John on guitar, the George Michael song “Waiting (Reprise)” live 1/24/17 at “Thirsty Thursday” in Dripping Springs (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).
video See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Waiting to Take the Plunge”, then her prose poem “Hurry up and Wait”written and first performed in her “One Acts” show and read from her performance art poetry book “Chapter 48 (v 1)”, then she sang, with John on guitar, the George Michael song “Waiting (Reprise)” live 1/24/17 at “Thirsty Thursday” in Dripping Springs (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).










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