the Café

Below are mp3 files and videos from a November 9, 2010 (11/9/10) evening of poetry at the Café...





the introduction to the Café
and the poem “the Room of the Rape”
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the Janet Kuypers poem
the Room of the Rape
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the Room of the Rape
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the Janet Kuypers poem
I’m Think About Myself
Too Much
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I’m Think About Myself Too Much
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the Janet Kuypers short story
Seeing Things Differently
Rather read it? Then read the prose “Seeing Things Differently
part one:
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of Janet Kuypers reading PART ONE of her prose “Seeing Things Differently”, read 11/9/10 at the Café in Chicago.
part two:
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of Janet Kuypers reading PART TWO of her prose “Seeing Things Differently”, read 11/9/10 at the Café in Chicago.




the Cafe

    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




the Cafe







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