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2017 Austin Rhythm Fire 3/20/17
finale performance of 4 poems with an accompanying jazz band<.font>

2017 World Poetry Day with Janet Kuypers 3/21/17
2 poetry feature readings, plus additional poem readings

5D/5D with the CD “Tick Tock”Janet Kuypers and 5D/5D - Tick Tock: Let Time Fly With Janet Kuypers
...and the 2008 EP “Screeching to a Halt”

6/11 performanceJanet Kuypers - Six Eleven

Adult Slam 4/6/17
first round poetry reading in a slam on the first day of the
Austin International Poetry Festival at Kick Butt Coffee

After the Apocalypse 1/2/13
two mini-features of Periodic Table poems
live at the Café Gallery in Chicago

Akitu 12/3/16
poetry feature of Solstice and celebration poetry at Austin’s the Bahá’í Faith Center
(read to live background music on an electric bass, on a bow)

AmJaz

Animal Tales 2020
poetry written for the 2020 Animal Tales contest & book
and performed in multiple locations

Animal Tales 2021
poetry written for the 2021 Animal Tales contest & book release

Animal Tales 2022
poetry written for the 2022 Animal Tales contest & book release

Animal Tales 2023 4/29/23
poetry written for the 2023 Animal Tales contest & book release, plus bonus poems

Animal Tales 2024 4/27/24
poetry written for the 2024 Animal Tales contest & book release, plus bonus poems

Artistfirst radio with Kuypers

an Artist’s take on Science
live show at the Fine Arts Building (Michigan Ave. in Chicago) 12/13/13
(Periodic Table poetry with background music from the HA!man of South Africa)

Astronomy 101 Chicago poetry feature 7/19/11 at the Café

the Avalon branch of the Chicago Public Library 10/8/10
Cello with the HA!man of South Africa, and poetry

the Bastard Trio (music)

Beach Poets feature 8/14/05

Beach Poets feature 8/5/07

Beach Poets feature 7/13/08

Beach Poets feature 8/31/08

Beach Poets feature 8/2/09

Beach Poets feature 7/22/12 of the “Periodic Table of Poetry” poems

Beach Poets bonus week feature 9/1/19
at the Arnadillow’s Pillow bookstore in Chicago
of “Periodic Table Twitter Verse” poems, & 2 book readings

Beach Poets bonus week feature 6/26/22
bonus week of the “Shattering the Glass Ceiling” women’s issues book poems
(+2 pre-show readings of “Twtter Verse Periodic Table Poetry” book poems)

Beach Poets feature 7/2/23
Bringing women’s Battles to the Beach” poetry book “Testament” reading
for the “Beach Poets and Janet Kuypers feature on 7/2/23

Beatsville Cafe
poetry show at DvA art Gallery 9/12/03

Beginning Anew 1/7/17
feature of new poems for the new year at Austin’s the Bahá’í Faith Center
of messages that reflected coping with upcoming changes in the future
(with accompanying acoustic guitar background music)

Behind the Mask
poetry feature/show at the “Wednesdaty Night poetry” open mic
at Kollective Coffee+Tea in Hot Springs, AR 3/23/22

Beyond what we See
poetry show at the Café Gallery 4/10/13

Birthday show 6/22/10 with poetry and music

the Lake County installment of the 2010 Poetry Bomb 4/18/10

the Chicago “L” train installment of the 2012 Poetry Bomb 4/29/12

the Chicago Lincoln Park Zoo installment of the 2013 Poetry Bomb 4/28/13

the Chicago Lincoln Square installment of the 2014 Poetry Bomb 4/27/14

Chicago ’s Wrigley Field installment of the
2015 Poetry Bomb: Bases Loaded 4/26/15

the Leander Texas Bagdad Cemetery installment of the 2016 Poetry Bomb 4/24/16

the Graffiti Wall installment of the 2017 Poetry Bomb: Drop the Bomb 4/30/17

the Graffiti Wall installment of the 2018 Poetry Bomb 4/29/18

the Austin Circle Brewery installment of the 2019 Poetry Bomb 4/28/19

the social media installment of the 2020 #poetrybomb 4/26/20

the Alamo (San Antonio, TX) installment of the 2021 Poetry Bomb 4/25/21

the outdoors, Austin Circle Brewery installment of the
2022 Poetry Bomb 4/24/22

the St. Mary’s Cathedral (Austin, TX) installment of the
2023 Poetry Bomb 4/30/23
& videos from the Branch Davidian compound near the 30-year anniversary of the Waco siege

the outdoors, Austin Circle Brewery (grain tower) installment of the
2024 Poetry Bomb 4/28/24

Book Expo 2013 Chicago
live readings at the Saloon Poetry Table in Chicago 11/24/13

Book Release Readings at Austin’s Half Price Books
Come here for a listing of years of monthly “Community Poetry
feature book readings at a bookstore in north Austin

Janet Buck

The Café Gallery
Chicago poetry open mike (at the Gallery Cabaret)

Cana-Dixie to Chi-Town
C Ra McGuirt (from TN to Canada) visits Janet Kuypers (in IL) for poetry readings 12/15/09

The Cana-Dixie Union
C Ra McGuirt/Janet Kuypers poetry readings in Nashville, Tennessee 12/20/08 and 12/21/08

The Cana-Dixie Union in 2009
C Ra McGuirt/Janet Kuypers poetry readings in Nashville, Tennessee 5/9/09

Janine Canan

Celebrating with Song
7/12/11 poetry & acoustic Chicago mini-feature

Change Rearrange CD

Changing Gears CD & Live PerformanceJanet Kuypers - Changing Gears

Chaos in Motion 6 CD set Janet Kuypers - Chaos In Motion - Chaotic Radio

the Chaotic Collection 5 CD set Janet Kuypers - The Chaotic Collection #01-05

Chaotic Elements 2 CD set Janet Kuypers - Chaotic Elements

Chaotic Radio Week #01 CD

Chaotic Radio Week #02 CD

Chaotic Radio Week #03 CD

Chaotic Radio Week #04 CD

Chaotic Radio Week #05 CD

Chaotic Radio Week #15 CD

Chemistry, Poetry and a Brat
2/23/14 J. Kuypers Periodic Table poetry upon request in 4+ hours meeting
of poetry & food with poets & chemists at Kenosha Wisconsin’s “the Brat Stop”

Chicago Calling 2009
10/2/09 J. Kuypers poetry with music from musicians
around around the country... and around the planet

Chicago Calling 2011, 10/3/11
J. Kuypers poetry with music from the HA!man
of South Africa for Waiting 4 the Bus at Cafe Ballou

Chicago Calling at the Café, 10/4/11
J. Kuypers poetry with music from the HA!man of South Africa, Bastard Trio,
David Michael Jackson and Pointless Orchestra at the Café in Chicago,
with bonus video from John Yotko reading poetry

from Chicago to South Africa
2008 CD set release of Chicago poetry and current (2007-2012) updates
of live performances with music from the HA!Man of South Africa

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Close Cover Before Striking 5/31/11 book readings #1 (~19 minutes)

Close Cover Before Striking 6/7/11 book readings #2 (21+ minutes)

Close Cover Before Striking 6/21/11 book readings #3 (~9 minutes)

Close Cover Before Striking 6/28/11 book readings #4 (~15 minutes

Close Cover Before Striking 7/5/11 book readings #5 (~14 minutes)
live at the Café in Chicago

Closing the Book on Women’s Rights
“Testament” poetry book feature 8/12/23 at Tangible Books in Chicago

Conflict•Contact•Control
art gallery poetry show 4/1/05

Contents Under Pressure Poetry/short prose feature 9/6/11

Contents Under Pressure poetry feature (set to music) 10/11/11

Count Me In Periodic Table of Poetry Chicago mini-feature 11/17/12,
also available separately with embedded video on a different web page...

Crazy
impromptu Chicago 10/20/09 short story reading in character

Crazy 4/23/17
Austin 4/23/17 short story performance in character, with props and video

Creation Relation
poetry read in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois 5/10/09

Crossing Boundaries for International
(and Interplanetary) Peace

the final Periodic Table poetry feature, at ‘Cup & Spoon’ for Chicago Calling 10/9/14

the Cutting Room Floor
from the 10/7/09 Palos Park Public Library show

the Cycle of Life from the 9/12/03 Beatsville Cafe Chicago show

Dave and Andy

Death Comes In Threes
3/18/03 live Chicago performance art showJanet Kuypers - Death Comes In Threes

Death ‘n’ Rebirth
7/11/10 live poetry, prose, commentary & music show on Loyola beach

Destruction Instructions
2/27/15 live performance art show at the Uptown Arts Center in Chicago

Disenfranchised Doggerel
7/31/09 live Chicago performance art show

the DMJ Art ConnectionJanet Kuypers and the DMJ Art Connection &amp; Janet Kuypers - The DMJ Art Connection
With 7 CD releases, material in a 6 CD compilation set,
& brand new mp3 files!

A Dog Named Ditto (music)

Dreams Chicago performance art show 2/3/04Janet Kuypers - Dreams 02/03/04

the Elements of Astronomy
live at Perla Café 8/25/12 in Evanston IL

Eleven
live Austin poetry show with song and music
through Fort to Famous at The Buzz Mill 6/11/18

Energy with poetry and Music
live Austin poetry show with song and music at the Bahá’í Faith Center 9/2/17

Erasure Poems
live Austin poetry show at the Bahá’í Faith Center 4/1/17

the Entropy ProjectJanet Kuypers - The Entropy Project

Etc. 2 CD set of poetry book Janet Kuypers - Etc

Exalted Love
live Austin poetry show at the Bahá’í Faith Center 2/4/17

Exploring Spring
live Austin poetry show at the Bahá’í Faith Center 3/4/17

Farewell Chicago
live Chicago poetry show at Poetry’s “Love Letter” 8/14/15

Feedback (music)

the Final Jump
live Chicago performance art show at Mercury Cafe 8/9/08

Fighting for Justice
poetry feature/show at the “Wednesdaty Night poetry” open mic
at Kollective Coffee+Tea in Hot Springs, AR 6/28/23

Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite
mini-feature and Scars Publications readings at the Café Gallery in Chicago

Finding Peace
live Austin poetry show at the Bahá’í Faith Center 8/5/17

Finding Where We’re From and the Future
live Austin poetry show at the Bahá’í Faith Center 11/4/17

A Night of Firsts live perofrmance art show, 6/22/04

A Foot Fantasia (10/16/07 and 10/17/07)

a Fortune Featurette (Mercury Cafe 6/20/08)

Fusion
poetry mixed with Madison, WI based experimental jazz music

Gabriel 8/16/11
short story poetry reading, live at the Café

the 2009 Poetry Game Show 4/14/09
live performance art show, at the Café

Games we Play 3/17/12
live performance art show, at Café Mestizo in Chicago᾿s Pilsen

Getting Wired 8/8/09
live poetry & prose show, at Starbucksd in Chicago

(give me 5 minutes) 2/28/09
live performance art show, at Mercury Cafe

Grocery Store Stories 9/12/12
mini-feature at the Café Gallery in Chicago

HA! in Chicago 10/16/11
an AIDS Awareness/Prevention music & poetry show,
an appearance on WZRD Chicago Radio 88.3 FM,
and a music & poetry show in the evening

Half Price Books 2/1/17
a 25+ minute poetry reading of (past & future) poetry show poems in Austin TX

Headliner 4/8/13
impromptu 14 minute poetry reading
at Chicago’s Frankenstone art center 4/8/13

hmmm 11/20/11
live performance art show at the Café

Hokin Gallery 11/9/07
live performance art show, “the Turn of the Word”

How Do I Get There? live performance art show, 2/15/05

How Music is Poetic Poetry/Music (song) feature 9/3/16
“September Song!” Poetry/music feature with acoustic guitar
and percussion, in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

Imzadi Star Trek poetry feature 3/21/15 at the Chi Fi conference

in Autumn, Love is in the Air Poetry feature 10/7/17
performance of poems about autumn as well as relationships and love
(with the HA!Man of South Africa’s music “the Ice is Melting”,
cricket sounds & projected art) in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

India Stories live performance at Chicago’s Art Colony, 3/14/15

In Homage Periodic Table poetry readings, 4/18/13

In One Ear 2-book poetry feature 9/6/19

Interview and Poetry in “Poetry Saloon at Noon” 8/28/13

Interviews with Interesting People 5/13/18
“the JohnMac Radio Show”, links to the 1½-hour long
interview, + video in parts of the telephone interview answers

Interviews with Interesting People 3/3/19
“the JohnMac Radio Show”,links to the 1-hour long
interview, + video in parts of the telephone interview answers

Into the Spotlight poetry feature
Testament” book reading live at Chicago’s The Gallery Cabaret on 8/9/23
toward the end of a full night of poetry, in “Poetry Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret with feature Janet Kuypers”.

IPB: Impromptu Poetry on the Beach
live Beach Poets poetry reading 6/29/11
(set up because of a Reader newspaper misprint)

David Michael Jackson

Jake and Haystack

JK with HA!
live with the HA!man of South Africa
at Gallery Cabaret in Chicago 10/3/12

Journey
3/28/15 Hyde Park (Chicago) feature
at the Historic Quaker House in “Sisters on a Journey”
with Janet Kuypers’ poems about her mother

Journeys
feature and open mic at “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX
in 2 parts with 2 2019 book releases, “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)
and “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry
to background sound effects and capped with journey-themed poetry.

Ward Kelley

Penn Kemp

Kiki, Jake & Haystack February 2008 CD

Knocking on Death’s Door
death-related poetry readings in Chicago 8/1/11 and 8/2/11

KOOP Radio 91.7 FM Austin radio show 4/27/16

Janet Kuypers raw readings
occasional live open mike readings, but mostly
raw poetry readings from Kuypers

Kuypers covers (guitar and voice sampling, music)

Lake County Poets Society
two 2006 poetry recordings from a Lake County Illinois open mic
including prep performances of the “Celebration of the First Amendment”
for the show at the 2006 Society of Professional Journalism Expo,
and also television show recordings (for a show that ran 4 times on television)

Lake Demented Poets
(previously Penny Dreadful House,
with Penny Dreadful Press, 3/13/02

Last Minute, 2/13/13

the last performance at the Café, 12/18/11

Letting it All Out 3/5/11
the first “Visual Nonsense” show in Lake Villa’s Swing State

Life and Death and Everything Between 9/25/18
poetry feature and hosting at “Poetry At the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago

Like a Lamb to the Slaughter 9/2/15
poetry feature at “Poetry At the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago

Listening In 9/12/12
mini-feature at the Café Gallery in Chicago

Live at Cafe Aloha PerformanceJanet Kuypers - Live At Cafe Aloha'

Living in a Big World
(7/17/07 performance art show)

Laura Longon

Love
4/10/15 love poetry feature (w/ live acoustic guitar) in Chicago at Poetry’s “Love Letter”

Love in the Universe
5/7/16 astronomy & love poetry feature (w/ live acoustic guitar, plus an intro duet) in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

Mad Bar Poetry Readings

Charlotte Mair

Make People Think
impromptu 18 minute poetry reading to make people think
at Chicago’s Frankenstone art center 3/18/13

Masquerading in Costumes & Personas Poetry feature 10/1/16
show of 4 poems (and 4 costumes) in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

Meant to do Big Things 6/3/17
poetry feature at Austin’s the Bahá’í Faith Center
(read to her live and background electric bass and acoustic guitar played with a bow)

1989-2007 Mega Poetry
live Chicago show, Mercury Cafe 2/16/08

Mega Reading 4/13/13
live Chicago “Periodic Table” poetry show at the Art Colony

The Messenger 11/30/07 Mercury Cafe feature

Café Mestizo mini-feature of poetry and song 9/3/11

Two Mini-Features one of poetry, one of prose 5/17/11 at the Café

Mom’s favorite vase (MFV) (music)

this poetry is Money! joint feature at Waiting 4 the Bus 7/7/14

Moving Performances audio CD from mp3 CD Janet Kuypers - Etc

My Soul in the Trunk of my Car (part 2)
“Trunk Fest” Poetry/Prose outdoors feature in Evanston IL 5/28/11

Mysticism vs. Science
7/24/13 joint poetry feature in Chicago at the Café Gallery in Chicago<

Nashville Poetry feature
over 40 minute poetry feature in Nashville of future “Tag Team” poems 10/26/13
(of select poems from the upcoming book “Tag Team Poets”)
plus bonus “Periodic Table” poems, and original songs

Nerves of a Poet Poetry/Performance Art feature 11/21/14

New Beginnings, Firsts and the Future
Poetry feature to music (and with song) 11/5/16

New Year’s Unplugged Poetry/Performance Art feature 1/15/10

Night Sky finalé astronomy poetry feature 11/14/19
live at the Texas Night Sky festival in Driftwood, Texas

the Note Poetry Readings - Mental Graffiti

Not Mute CD, and 6/23/03 performance art show

Obey Poetry/Performance Art feature 6/4/16
Women᾿s issues feature (w/ sampled music & projected art) in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

oh. the audio CD from the Internet CD Janet Kuypers - Etc

the Omniphonic Challenge 10/7/11
video of poetry performed with live and pre-recorded music
in a de-sanctified church in Chicago

Once Took Poetry to the Streets
video and chapbook of poetry readings in assorted states in the streets

One Acts 7/6/09
live performance art show at downtown Chicago’s Waiting 4 the Bus

On the Edge of the Table 12/14/12
live “Periodic Table of Poetry” show at the Fine Arts Building on Michigan Ave. in Chicago
also available separately with embedded video on a different web page...

Opening Act 10/4/13
live performance art show in Chicago (with music from the HA!Man of South Africa)
before his only live Chicago show in 2013

Open Mic Showcase 8/17/19
Poetry performances while guest-hosting a monthly 3rd Saturday Austin open mic
(plus potential future poetry readings at future 3rd Thursday Open Mic Showcases at Recycled Reads

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

Our Cultural Independence
and Achieving Global Freedom

Poetry/Performance Art feature 7/1/17 show about many forms of freedom
and independence (w/ sampled background music) in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

Overheard Conversations 8/15/12
mini-feature at the Café Gallery in Chicago

Partial Nudity 6/18/14
book release feature at the Café Gallery in Chicago

“Partial Nudity” book release & interview
with haiku readings on Chicago’s WZRD radio (88.3FM) 9/27/14

PB&J
Music from Chicago musician and poet Peter Bartels
(of original instrumentals, from the CD Canopy),
combined with Kuypers poetry

Periodically on the Beach
Chicago poetry feature 7/21/13 from the “Periodic Table of Poetry” at Beach Poets

Periodic Poetry
Chicago poetry feature 11/21/12 from the “Periodic Table of Poetry
(also available as embedded videos page)

Periodic Prep for Radio Poetry
1/26/13 appearance on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM Radio

Pilsen, Periodically
live Pilsen mini-feature 10/20/13

Poe-Pourri
live Halloween 2013 performance evening 10/31/13

Poetic License
links to the first Sundays monthly Austin poetry open mic

Poetic Shades of Chocolate
live Chicago event with full poetry feature 6/20/15

Poetry Aloud
see links to dates of Janet Kuypers guest-hosting the Georgetown, TX
Saturday afternoons open mic event, with poems, songs & videos

Poetry at the Gallery Cabaret 8/13/19
poetry feature reading from two 2019 books live in Chicago

Poetry Fest
outdoors in 2004 and 2005, and at the
Society of Professional Journalists Expo in Chicago in 2006

Poetry Saloon at Noon
first feature at the Chicago Cultural Center series 1/30/13

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Politics, Women & my Brain
prose & poetry live at the Café in Chicago 5/17/11

Power Networking for Success
prose & poetry live at Chicago State University library show 10/15/10

Prom ‘97 — or Doing Things Right
live Chicago short prose reading 8/23/11 at the Café

Questions in a World Without Answers
live Chicago performance art show 10/5/04

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Rap Sheet 6/19/15 Cafe Ballou poetry feature

Recycled Reads 2/5/17
an impromptu 20+ minute poetry reading of first book published poems & brand new show poems in Austin TX

Regina’s Place 12/18/09 in Logan Square

Athena Reich (music)

Resistance is Futile
Star Trek poetry feature 3/20/15 on the first day of the Chi Fi conference

Saint Paul’s
11/5/08 finale feature in Chicago, performed at the upstairs desanctified church

San Francisco and Berkeley
September ‘09 California poetry readings

Science vs. Mysticism
5/10/13 joint poetry feature in Chicago at Poetry’s “Love Letter”

Seasons Change
9/21/17 poetry feature with music and art at the Dripping Springs City Hall for “Thirsty Thursday”

The Second Axing (music)
the CD Live in Alaska
the open mic they hosted, Sing Your Life

interviews with the Second Axing at ArtistFirst.com:
09/22/03 Internet radio show
11/06/03 Internet radio show


Seeing a PsychiatristJanet Kuypers - Seeing A Psychiatrist
9/9/08 Chicago performance art show

The Second Axing Internet radio show
11/6/03 at ArtistFirst.com

the Seeing Things Differently CDJanet Kuypers - Seeing Things Differently

Sexism and other stories
Swing State 11/6/10 image-intensive performance show

Cheryl B. Sellers

Shag’s Little Thing poetry open mic

Side A/Side B 12/9/03 live Chicago performance art show

SIN news broadcasting show
9/20/05 live Chicago performance art show

Singular
11/21/06 poetry show of material
about the passing of her mother

Slinging the Word
3/16/08 poetry feature on the WordSlingers Chicago radio show
on WLUW Radio, 88.7 FM (broadcast world-wide via the Internet)

Stop. Look. Listen. A 5/3/02 performance art CD,
and 9/10/02 live Chicago performance art showJanet Kuypers - Stop. Look. Listen.

the Stories of Women Poetry/prose performance art show
45 minute set with original video & music at Swing State 12/4/10

Striking with Nature and Humanity
outdoor performance art show show 6/25/11 in Evanston IL “Trunk Fest” event

{stripped} political performance art show show 6/7/05

Belinda Subraman

Summer Breeze

Tag Team Reading
hour plus poetry feature in Nashville of “Tag Team” poets 5/18/13
(of select poems from the upcoming book “Tag Team Poets”)
plus bonus “Periodic Table” poems preceding the show, and bonus prose and poetry after the show

Taking off the Mask 3/30/22
poetry feature at “Poetry & Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret in Chicago

Taking Poetry to the Streets
(poetry read in Nashville, New Orleans and Naples)

Ten Minutes with Warren
Chicago poetry & music feature 6/14/11

“Testament” book release & interview
with poetry readings on Chicago’s WZRD radio (88.3FM) 8/12/23

Texas Nafas Poetry Television show
Janet Kuypers interview and poetry readings in a half-hour show 2/1/20,
plus bonus videos of these poems from this set at other open mics

This is the Window I was looking Through
“The Window” poetry book reading in mini-feature-length video
at The Café Chicago weekly poetry open mic 5/24/11

This Just In a visiting Chicago
poetry feature (and open mic hosting) 8/22/17

Thoughts on Peace Poetry/Performance Art feature 8/6/16
show about peace (and being a vegetarian) w/ sampled rain forest sounds in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

Time to Start the Show Poetry feature 5/6/17
show dedicated to poetry open mic hosts, w/ sampled improv jazz music
from past live poetry readings in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

Tornado Readings 6/12/13
many poems read in Chicago’ the Café Gallery

to the Bottom of the Earth and Back 9/26/18
poetry feature at In One Ear with chapbook live in Chicago

Cheryl Townsend writing
(interpreted through Pointless Orchestra)

Triple Threat 7/24/11 poetry feature
Third “Trunk Fest” Evanston IL feature

Twitter Inside Regina’s Place 5/21/10 poetry feature
with chapbook & video clips in Logan Square (Chicago)

Twitter Verse periodic Table Poetry 3/30/22
poetry feature at “Poetry & Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret in Chicago

Ultimate Connectivity Palmer Events Center 10/16/16
poetry feature with acoustic guitar, and chapbook at the Awesmic Expo Center in Austin TX

UNcorrect Jesse Oaks 6/21/07 poetry feature
with chapbook, audio & video clips
(as well as other Jesse Oaks Open Mics)

Under My Skin “In One Ear” 8/23/17 poetry show
feature with chapbook live in Chicago

“The Universe is in Your Hands”
book feature at The Gallery Cabaret 8/14/24

open mic and poetry feature live in Chicago

“The Universe is in Your Hands” book feature
1-hour+ interview on WZRD 88.3 FM Chicago radio 8/17/24

interview + full set of poetry, plus 2 bonus poetry readings

“The Universe is in Your Hands” book feature
reading at Tangible Books 8/17/24 in Chicago

“The Universe is in Your Hands” book reading
of Chicago-themed poetry (+ bonus poetry) at Windy City Words 8/17/24

“The Universe is in Your Hands” book feature
reading at Beach Poets 8/18/24 in Chicago

“Unlucky 13” on St. Patrick’s Day Waiting 4 the Bus 3/17/14
poetry open mic w/ 8 haiku poems together & 5 additional poems live

“Unread” at Chicago’s Beach Poets 7/26/15
2 feature readings of never-before read poems at Loyola Beach

UrbaNation 2 book release readings

Mikia Vera

a Very Goth Beach Feature
at Chicago’s Beach Poets 7/3/11

Visionaries Behind the Stars
Periodic Table poetry feature at Chicago’s Poetry “Love Letter̵ 9/12/14

Voting for Change Poetry/Performance Art feature 7/2/16
“Poetry & Politics” feature (first two pieces in show with acoustic guitar)
with a simultaneous broadcast on a large TV on stage, in Austin at the Bahá’í Center

Weeds and Flowers (music)

WZRD Chicago 88.3 FM Radio
interview and poetry 6/26/11
interview and poetry 8/26/11
interview and poetry 7/25/15
interview and poetry 8/26/17
interview and poetry 9/22/18
interview and poetry 9/7/19
interview and poetry 8/16/21
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