12, Janet Kuypers broke the ice and started the evening by reading poems as if she were on her cell phone talking to a depressed friend, because people can often hear the most interesting stories from strangers out in public when people overhear conversations by accidentally “Listening In”...

Janet Kuypers performs many short poems together in
Listening In

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Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Quitting is Always an Option
as if she were having a conversation with someone
on her cell phone, in “Listening In”

Rather read it? Then read
“Quitting is Always an Option”

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of Kuypers reading this poem 9/26/26 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon) as if she were on the phone

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/26/26 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony) as if she were on the phone

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
On that Summer Day
as if she were having a conversation with someone
on her cell phone, in “Listening In”

Rather read it? Then read
“On that Summer Day”

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of Kuypers reading this poem 9/26/26 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon) as if she were on the phone

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/26/26 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony) as if she were on the phone

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Just Beyond Those Front Doors
as if she were having a conversation with someone
on her cell phone, in “Listening In”

Rather read it? Then read
“Just Beyond Those Front Doors”

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/26/26 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon) as if she were on the phone

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/26/26 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony) as if she were on the phone

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Cliques Gathered Together
as if she were having a conversation with someone
on her cell phone, in “Listening In”

Rather read it? Then read
“Cliques Gathered Together”

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/26/26 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon) as if she were on the phone

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/26/26 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony) as if she were on the phone

Added Bonus:

the open mic 9/26/26
at the Café Gallery
(which contains Listening In)

See YouTube video
of Kuypers’ open mike 9/26/26 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago, plus her poetry

and additional poetry she read that evening:

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Too Far
(with an Ani DiFranco twist)

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“the original writing

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of Kuypers reading this poem 9/26/26 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)

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of Kuypers reading this poem 9/26/26 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony)

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Glomming off
the Wrestling World

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“Glomming off the Wrestling World”

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of Kuypers reading this poem 9/26/26 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/26/26 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony)