the Café

Below are text links and videos from a December 7, 2010 (12/7/10) evening of poetry at the Café...





the introduction to the Café
and the cc&d magazine 12/10 v215 poems “the Fixer” by Mel Waldman, “the Only Four Poems” by Louis Crew, and the Janet Kuypers cc&d magazine 12/10 v215 poems “Teaching Our Children” & “Build Your Own Cross”
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of the intro and poems read live 12/7/10 from the open mic at the Café in Chicago.




the Janet Kuypers poem
Be Free of You
read from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age
Rather read it? Then read “Be Free of You
video Watch this YouTube video
of Janet Kuypers reading reading her poem “Be Free of You” (:20) from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age, live 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




the Janet Kuypers poem
Teaching Our Children
read from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age
Rather read it? Then read “Teaching Our Children
video Watch this YouTube video
of Janet Kuypers reading reading her poem “Teaching Our Children” (:23) read from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age, live 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




the Janet Kuypers poem
Build Your Own Cross
read from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age
Rather read it? Then read “Build Your Own Cross
video Watch this YouTube video
of Janet Kuypers reading reading her poem “Build Your Own Cross” (:36) read from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age, live 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




the Janet Kuypers poem
“So”
read from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age
Rather read it? Then read “So
video Watch this YouTube video
of Janet Kuypers reading reading her poem “So” (2:18) read from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age, live 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the Mel Waldman poem
The Fixer
read from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age
video See YouTube video
of Janet Kuypers reading reading the Mel Waldman poem The Fixer from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age, 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the Louie Crew poem
The Only Four Poems
read from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age
video See YouTube video
of Janet Kuypers reading reading the Louie Crew poem The Only Four Poems (from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age, 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the CEE poem
Christ Before Plymouth Rock
read from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age
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of Janet Kuypers reading reading the CEE poem Christ Before Plymouth Rock (from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age, 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the Eric Obame poem
the Pendulumm 2
read from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age
video See YouTube video
of Janet Kuypers reading reading the Eric Obame poem the Pendulumm 2 (from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age, 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the Tom (WordWulf) Sterner poem
Sleeping Earth Bible
read from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age
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of Janet Kuypers reading reading the Tom (WordWulf) Sterner poem Sleeping Earth Biblecc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age, 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




Bob Rashkow reading the Lana Santorelli poem
the Enemy is Generous
read from cc&d magazine (that Janet Kuypers is the editor of) from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age
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of Janet Kuypers reading reading the poem (from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age, 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




Bob Rashkow reading the Terry-Hamilton Poore poem
Crazy Math
read from cc&d magazine (that Janet Kuypers is the editor of) from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age
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of Janet Kuypers reading reading the poem (from cc&d magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v215 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Entering the Ice Age, 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the Luke Laubhan poem
a Little Dirty
read from Down in the Dirt magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v.89 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book When the World Settles
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of Janet Kuypers reading reading the poem (magazine publisher) 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




the Janet Kuypers poem
Slow Painful Death
Rather read it? Then read “writing
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(1:25) read 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




the Janet Kuypers poem
the Things They Did to You
Rather read it? Then read “writing
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(2:17) read 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




Ned Haggard reading the Frank De Canio poem
Reverie
read from Down in the Dirt magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v.89 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book When the World Settles
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read 12/7/10, live at the Café in Chicago.




Ned Haggard reading the H.D. Brown poem
My Old Men
read from Down in the Dirt magazine from Scars Publications, in the 12/10 v.89 issue, which was also released as the 6" x 9" ISBN# book When the World Settles
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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 at many online locations.

Live at the Cafe - 3 disc set




the Cafe







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