the Café Gallery

Below are videos from a December 3, 2014 (12/3/14, or 20141203) evening of poetry at the Café Gallery, at Gallery Cabaret...

the open mic

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers hosting the open mic 12/3/14 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads David Hutt’s writing appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, titled a Rural Story Excavation

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt mag, titled a Rural Story live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery

Janet Kuypers reads A. Lenkeit’s writing appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, titled a Rural Story Fjord Jumper

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt mag, titled a Rural Story live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery

Janet Kuypers reads Liam Spencer’s poem appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, titled a Rural Story thin line

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt mag, titled a Rural Story live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery

Janet Kuypers reads Ronald Charles Epstein’s writing appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, titled a Rural Story Musical Interludes

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the v126 issue of Down in the Dirt mag, titled a Rural Story live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery

Janet Kuypers reads David S. Pointer’s poem appearing in the 2014 literary date book titled Don’t Forget It Diesel Punk Pathway

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the 2014 literary date book titled Don’t Forget It live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery

Janet Kuypers reads Mel Waldman’s poem appearing in the 2014 literary date book titled Don’t Forget It After Death

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading writing appearing in the 2014 literary date book titled Don’t Forget It live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery

Janet Kuypers performs a series of her haiku poems (read to “Dead Man” sampled background music)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing her series of her haiku poems live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon camera)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing her series of her haiku poems live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (on a Sony camera, negative filter)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing her series of her haiku poems live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (on a Sony camera, cropped and color balanced)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing her series of her haiku poems live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (on a Sony camera, x-ray filter)

Janet Kuypers performs her haiku poem fit (read to “Dead Man” sampled background music)

Rather read it? Then read her poem fit

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem fit (in her books Partial Nudity and 100 Haikus) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem fit (in her books 100 Haikus and Partial Nudity) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, crop & color)

Janet Kuypers performs her haiku poem keep (read to “Dead Man” sampled background music)

Rather read it? Then read her poem keep

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem keep (in her books Partial Nudity and 100 Haikus) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem keep (in her books 100 Haikus and Partial Nudity) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, crop & color)

Janet Kuypers performs her poem for Better or for Worse (read to “Dead Man” sampled background music)

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See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem for Better or for Worse (in her books Partial Nudity and Twitterati) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem for Better or for Worse (in her books Twitterati and Partial Nudity) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, crop & color)

Janet Kuypers performs her haiku poem predator (read to “Dead Man” sampled background music)

Rather read it? Then read her poem predator

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem predator (in her books Partial Nudity and 100 Haikus) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem predator (in her books 100 Haikus and Partial Nudity) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, crop & color)

Janet Kuypers performs her haiku poem choke (read to “Dead Man” sampled background music)

Rather read it? Then read her poem choke

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem choke (in her books Partial Nudity and 100 Haikus) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem choke (in her books 100 Haikus and Partial Nudity) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, crop & color)

Janet Kuypers performs her haiku poem guide (read to “Dead Man” sampled background music)

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See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem guide (in her books Partial Nudity and 100 Haikus) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem guide (in her books 100 Haikus and Partial Nudity) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, crop & color)

Janet Kuypers performs her haiku poem blood (read to “Dead Man” sampled background music)

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See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem blood (in her books Partial Nudity and 100 Haikus) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem blood (in her books 100 Haikus and Partial Nudity) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, crop & color)

Janet Kuypers performs her haiku poem can’t get you (read to “Dead Man” sampled background music)

Rather read it? Then read her poem can’t get you

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem can’t get you (in her books Partial Nudity and 100 Haikus) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem can’t get you (in her books 100 Haikus and Partial Nudity) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, crop & color)

Janet Kuypers performs her haiku poem defenses (read to “Dead Man” sampled background music)

Rather read it? Then read her poem defenses

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem defenses (in her books Partial Nudity and 100 Haikus) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem defenses (in her books 100 Haikus and Partial Nudity) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, crop & color)

Janet Kuypers performs her haiku poem lost (read to “Dead Man” sampled background music)

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See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem lost (in her books Partial Nudity and 100 Haikus) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem lost (in her books 100 Haikus and Partial Nudity) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, crop & color)

Janet Kuypers performs her haiku poem destroy (read to “Dead Man” sampled background music)

Rather read it? Then read her poem destroy

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem destroy (in her books Partial Nudity and 100 Haikus) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem destroy (in her books 100 Haikus and Partial Nudity) live 12/3/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, crop & color)

There is also a 4 CD set of the final performances from J. Kuypers at the Café, collected into this release. This 4 CD set of live performances are included in “hmmm” includes not only recordings from 2010 and 2011, but it also contains recordings of different performance art shows, including her final show ever performed at the Café on 212/371/11, titled “hmmm”. Bonus tracks in this 3 CD set even include live recordings from Cafe Ballou, Cafe Mestizo, Beach Poets, and more... You can order a copy of this all original music and poetry at many online locations, including amazon.com and amazon.co.uk.

There is also a (more recent) 4 CD set of performances from J. Kuypers at the Café, collected into this release. This 4 CD set of live performances are included in Dobro Veče (“Good Evening” in Serbian) includes not only recordings from 2006, 2007 and 2008, but it also contains past Poetry Wheels, and recordings of performance art shows like Twitter Inside at Regina’s Place in Logan Square 5/21/10. Bonus tracks include live recordings from at the Chicago State University Power Networking for Success show, as well as Café Ballou (Waiting4the Bus). You can order a copy of this all original music and poetry at many online locations, like iTunes.

There is also a 3 CD set of performances from J. Kuypers at the Café, collected into this release. This 3 CD set of live performances are included in live at the Café includes not only recordings from 2003, 2004 and 2005, but it also contains recordings of two performance art shows — A Night of Firsts from 06/22/02, 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, including iTunes.

Seeing a Psychiatrist (3 CD set) Seeing a Psychiatrist was originally a 2008 performance art show (with music from the HA!man of South Africa), but in 2010 an 3 CD set was released of all of the material in this show, plus bonus tracks. The links provided here are to track sales from iTunes.

the 2009 Poetry Game Show (audio CD set) the 2009 Poetry Game Show was originally a 2009 performance art “game show”, but in 2010 an 3 CD set was released of all of the material in this show. The links provided here are to track sales from iTunes.

Dreams performance art show 2/3/04

Changing Gears studio CD and live performance art show 6/17/03

The Other Side Chicago poetry performance art show 10/21/03

Death Comes in Threes Chicago poetry performance art show 3/18/03