the Café

Below are writing links and videos from a August 3, 2010 (8/3/10) evening of poetry and performance art at the Café...

the introduction to the Café and the poem
“Kurt Irons” with guitar
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of the intro from the open mic @ the Café in Chicago 8/3/10, w/ Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Kurt Irons (it’s just a girl)” with guitar.

the Janet Kuypers poem
Kurt Irons (it’s just a girl)
Rather read it? Then read Kurt Irons (it’s just a girl)
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of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Kurt Irons (it’s just a girl)” live at the Café in Chicago 8/3/10.

Janet Kuypers reading a poem by Je’free
from cc&d magazine< August 2010 v211
(which is also in the 5x9 ISBN# book Come Fly With Me)
Contentment Haiku (verse 1)
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Janet Kuypers reading a poem by CEE
from cc&d magazine August 2010 (v211)
(which is also in the 5x9 ISBN# book Come Fly With Me)
Why Did J____________ Kill Herself?
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Janet Kuypers reading a poem by Devin Wayne Davis
from cc&d magazine August 2010 (v211)
(which is also in the 5x9 ISBN# book Come Fly With Me)
Puss
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Janet Kuypers reading with Michael Hoag
the Michael Hoag short story
Do You (in two parts)
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of Janet Kuypers joining Michael Hoag in reading with him part one of his story Do You live at the Café in Chicago 8/3/10.
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of Janet Kuypers joining Michael Hoag in reading with him part two of his story Do You live at the Café in Chicago 8/3/10.

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    There is also a 3 CD set of performances from J. Kuypers at the Cafe, collected into this release. This 3 CD set of live performances are included in Live at the Cafe includes not only recordings from 2003, 2004 and 2005, but it also contains recordings of two performance art shows — A Night of Firsts from 06/22/04, and Stripped from 06/07/05. Bonus tracks in this 3 CD set even include live recordings from Coffee Chicago, Molly Malone’s, and even recordings from the Chicago Poetry Fest on both years, 2004 and 2005! You can order a copy of this all original music and poetry for only $12.95 by sending an e-mail to Scars Publications.

Live at the Cafe - 3 disc set


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