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Janet Kuypers’ poetry readings
20140317 at Waiting 4 the Bus in Chicago

 

    After putting on her St. Patrick’s Day beads and adding green hair spray to her hair. Kuypers went to he open mic at Waiting 4 the Bus (this week with guest host Robin Fine). Kuypers played guitar-themed meditation music while she read 8 never-before performed haiku poems, as well as 2 (over half a lifetime) old original poems, plus the first poem she ever read at a poetry open mic (and her only poem that has it’s own poetry video), a poem written that day, and a Periodic Table poem (sung/screamed to a beat).

    Follow the links below to see her readings at Waiting 4 the Bus 3/17/14.



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Janet Kuypers reading 8 haiku poems together, 4 poems and a Periodic Table poem live at Waiting 4 the Bus
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading many of her poems live (8 haiku poems, 4 poems, and a Periodic Table poem) in Chicago 3/17/14 at the open mic Waiting 4 the Bus




on to the individual poems...
(listed in the order they were performed)

Janet Kuypers reading her haiku
enemies
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Janet Kuypers reading her haiku
faith
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Janet Kuypers reading her haiku
Ants and Crosses
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Janet Kuypers reading her haiku
census
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Janet Kuypers reading her haiku
easy
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Janet Kuypers reading her haiku
existence
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Janet Kuypers reading her haiku
falling
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Janet Kuypers reading her haiku
eventually
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Afterwards, Kuypers read a variety of different-styled poems.

Janet Kuypers reading her poem
your little china doll
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your little china doll
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Janet Kuypers reading her poem
i’ve played this game
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i’ve played this game
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Janet Kuypers reading her poem
holding hands
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holding hands
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Janet Kuypers reading her poem
Too Far
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Too Far
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Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table poem
Tin
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Tin
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And thanks to John for the select photos at the end of the evening...

Janet Kuypers with Roberta Miles and G.P.A. (the poetic unsub) at Waiting 4 the Bus in Chicago 3/17/14, photo by John Yotko Janet Kuypers with Roberta Miles and G.P.A. (the poetic unsub) at Waiting 4 the Bus in Chicago 3/17/14, photo by John Yotko Janet Kuypers at Waiting 4 the Bus in Chicago 3/17/14




And and additional thank you to Kiley Brown for additional photos at the event!

Janet Kuypers at Waiting 4 the Bus in Chicago 3/17/14, photo by Kiley Brown Janet Kuypers and john Yotko at Waiting 4 the Bus in Chicago 3/17/14, photo by Kiley Brown Janet Kuypers and john Yotko at Waiting 4 the Bus in Chicago 3/17/14, photo by Kiley Brown