Below are writing links and videos from a October 11, 2011 (10/11/11) evening of poetry readings at the Café”... |
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the introduction to the Café and poems read from the October 2011 issues of Down in the Dirt and cc&d magazine |
  See YouTube video of the intro to the 10/11/11 open mike live at the Café in Chicago, plus Janet Kuypers reading poetry. |
| Janet Kuypers reading the Denny E. Marshall poem the Breeze from Down in the Dirt magazine (v099, the 10/11 issue) |
  See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Denny E. Marshall poem the Breeze from Down in the Dirt magazine (v099, the 10/11 issue) live 10/11/11 at the Café. |
| Janet Kuypers reading the Kelsey Threatte poem Symbols Manifest from Down in the Dirt magazine (v099, the 10/11 issue) |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Kelsey Threatte poem Symbols Manifest from Down in the Dirt magazine (v099, the 10/11 issue) live 10/11/11 at the Café. |
| Janet Kuypers reading the Ron Richmond poem the Illegitimate Furniture from Down in the Dirt magazine (v099, the 10/11 issue) |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Ron Richmond poem the Illegitimate Furniture live from Down in the Dirt magazine (v099, the 10/11 issue) 10/11/11 at the Café. |
| Janet Kuypers reading the Brian Looney poem Loving at Arm’s Length in the Spaces of the Day from Down in the Dirt magazine (v099, the 10/11 issue) |
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See YouTube video Janet Kuypers reading the Brian Looney poem Loving at Arm’s Length in the Spaces of the Day from Down in the Dirt magazine (v099, the 10/11 issue) live 10/11/11 at the Café. |
| Janet Kuypers reading the Joseph Hart poem Optimism from Down in the Dirt magazine (v099, the 10/11 issue) |
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See YouTube video Janet Kuypers reading the Joseph Hart poem Optimism from Down in the Dirt magazine (v099, the 10/11 issue) live 10/11/11 at the Café. |
| Janet Kuypers reading the Corry O’Neill poem the Necromancer from Down in the Dirt magazine (v099, the 10/11 issue) |
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See YouTube video Janet Kuypers reading the Corry O’Neill poem the Necromancer from Down in the Dirt magazine (v099, the 10/11 issue) live 10/11/11 at the Café. |
| Janet Kuypers reading the Mel Waldman poem Inside the Mirror from cc&d magazine (v225, the 10/11 issue) |
See YouTube video Janet Kuypers reading the Mel Waldman poem Inside the Mirror from cc&d magazine (v225, the 10/11 issue) live 10/11/11 at the Café. |
| Janet Kuypers reading the Michael A. Rodriguez poem Daisy from cc&d magazine (v225, the 10/11 issue) |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Michael A. Rodriguez poem Daisy from cc&d magazine (v225, the 10/11 issue) live 10/11/11 at the Café. |
| Janet Kuypers reading the David S. Pointer poem Books and Blood and a Biker from cc&d magazine (v225, the 10/11 issue) |
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See YouTube video Janet Kuypers reading the David S. Pointer poem Books and Blood and a Biker from cc&d magazine (v225, the 10/11 issue) live 10/11/11 at the Café. |
| Janet Kuypers reading the Michael Ceraolo poem Allegory for America from cc&d magazine (v225, the 10/11 issue) |
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See YouTube video Janet Kuypers reading the Michael Ceraolo poem Allegory for America from cc&d magazine (v225, the 10/11 issue) live 10/11/11 at the Café. |
| Janet Kuypers reading the Kyrsten Bean poem My Hologram Life from cc&d magazine (v225, the 10/11 issue) |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Kyrsten Bean poem My Hologram Life from cc&d magazine (v225, the 10/11 issue) live 10/11/11 at the Café. |
| Janet Kuypers reading the Kelley Jean White MD poem We used to watch you from the teachers lounge from cc&d magazine (v225, the 10/11 issue) |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Kelley Jean White MD poem We used to watch you from the teachers lounge from cc&d magazine (v225, the 10/11 issue) live 10/11/11 at the Café. |
ADDED BONUS...
(sinces he’s the editor of cc&d magazine)
| Bob Rashkow reading the Kenneth DiMaggio poem Poem From The Hartford Epic (Culture) from cc&d magazine (v225, the 10/11 issue) |
See YouTube video live 10/11/11 at the Café. |
at the end of the night...
Kuypers performed a mini-feature of poems| the full Janet Kuypers “Contents Under Pressure” mini-feature (with background base from John Yotko) |
See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers mini-feature(with the poem “Why I’ll Never Get Married”, “a Socially Accepted Target”, “Service of Others”, “They See Independently”, “Where I Belong”, “a Man Calls a Woman”, “Best Friend”, “Pushed Aside”, “In Their Homes or In the Streets”, and “a Retired Policeman Talks About Suicides He’s Seen.” and background base by John Yotko, for all but the last poem) live 10/11/11 at the Café |
| Why I’ll Never Get Married |
| Rather read it? Then read “Why I’ll Never Get Married” |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Why I’ll Never Get Married” live 10/11/11 at the Café in her mini-feature of Contents Under Pressure book poems. |
| a Socially Accepted Target |
| Rather read it? Then read “a Socially Accepted Target” |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “a Socially Accepted Target” live 10/11/11 at the Café in her mini-feature of Contents Under Pressure book poems. |
| Service of Others |
| Rather read it? Then read “Service of Others” |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Service of Others” live 10/11/11 at the Café in her mini-feature of Contents Under Pressure book poems. |
| They See Independently |
| Rather read it? Then read “They See Independently” |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “They See Independently” live 10/11/11 at the Café in her mini-feature of Contents Under Pressure book poems. |
| Where I Belong |
| Rather read it? Then read “Where I Belong” |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Where I Belong” live 10/11/11 at the Café in her mini-feature of Contents Under Pressure book poems. |
| a Man Calls a Woman |
| Rather read it? Then read “a Man Calls a Woman” |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “a Man Calls a Woman” live 10/11/11 at the Café in her mini-feature of Contents Under Pressure book poems. |
| Best Friend |
| Rather read it? Then read “Best Friend” |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Best Friend” live 10/11/11 at the Café in her mini-feature of Contents Under Pressure book poems. |
| Pushed Aside |
| Rather read it? Then read “Pushed Aside” |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Pushed Aside” live 10/11/11 at the Café in her mini-feature of Contents Under Pressure book poems. |
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In Their Homes or In the Streets |
| Rather read it? Then read “In Their Homes or In the Streets” |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “In Their Homes or In the Streets” live 10/11/11 at the Café in her mini-feature of Contents Under Pressure book poems. |
...And the final poem
with no background music playing...
| a Retired Policeman Talks About Suicides He’s Seen. |
| Rather read it? Then read “a Retired Policeman Talks About Suicides He’s Seen.” |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “a Retired Policeman Talks About Suicides He’s Seen.” live 10/11/11 at the Café in her mini-feature of Contents Under Pressure book poems. |
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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, 2011 and 2005, but it also contains recordings of two performance art shows — A Night of Firsts from 13/22/11, and Stripped from 10/11/05. 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, 2011 and 2005! You can order a copy of this all original music and poetry at many online locations. |
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