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Canned Condolences 2010
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Live at Mercury Cafe, live in Chicago 02/28/09
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of the full (give me 5 minutes) show, live in Chicago 02/28/09
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(studio session 03/16/09)
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performed for C Ra McGuirt (Penny Dreadful Press) in Nashville 12/20/08


Cashews 2010
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live at Beach Poets 07/13/08

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Published in her book Close Cover Before Striking, read (for future audio CD release) 06/28/11 on WZRD radio, from the main camera
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Published in her book Close Cover Before Striking, read (for future audio CD release) 06/28/11 on WZRD radio, from the mini camera
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Chain Smoking
the poetry audio CD set“HopeChest in the Attic”
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Change My Perspective, 2005
Live at th Cafe Listen mp3 file Live at the Cafe,
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live, Mercury Cafe 08/09/08, Chicago
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(1:32) studio session “etc.” book reading for audio CD 08/14/07


changing gears the book Changing Gears
 prose and letters written
in 1997 and 1998, published in book form
in 1999 and 2004.
Contact Janet Kuypers to order a copy of this book.



Chess Game Again, 2005
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(2:49) 02/26/08
Live at the Cafe in Chicago
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of Kuypers reading poetry 02/28/08
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06/07/11 at the Café in Chicago (from her book Close Cover Before Striking)
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Chicago, West Side (poetry turned to prose)
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Live at Getting Wired (camera #1 at Starbucks, Chicago, 08/08/09)
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Live at Getting Wired (camera #2 at Starbucks, Chicago, 08/08/09)
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06/07/11 at the Café in Chicago (from her book Close Cover Before Striking)
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(7:17) 03/16/08 live at the WordSlingers radio feature on WLUW Chicago radio (88.9FM)


Christmas at the Old House
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read live 12/18/11, at the Café weekly poetry open mike she hosts in Chicago (with Opera vocals by Suzanne Hettinger)
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read live 12/18/11, at the Café weekly poetry open mike she hosts in Chicago (with Opera vocals by Suzanne Hettinger), from the Samsung Camera
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of ther reading many poems 12/18/11 at the Café in Chicago (music by the HA!man of South Africa, vocals by Suzanne Hettinger, guitar by John Yotko) including this writing
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading a number of her poems & prose including this writing (with music from the HA!man of South Africa, accompanying opera vocals from Suzanne Hettinger, and guitar from John) live 12/18/11 at the Café weekly poetry open mic she hosted in Chicago on the LAST night this open mic was held at the Café before moving to a new location (this video was filmed from a Kodak camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersthecafegallery
the poetry audio CD set“HopeChest in the Attic”
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13 Years of Poetry & Prose
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Clay
the poetry audio CD set“HopeChest in the Attic”
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the poetry 5 CD THE CHAOTIC COLLECTION
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(3:10) Live at Beach Poets 08/14/05
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(4:36) recorded on the Pacific Ocean
12/07 near the Galapagos Islands
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of Janet Kuypers reading her prose Clay in v118 of Down in the Dirt magazine live 9/18/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (C)
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See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her prose “Clay” and her poems “The Good “Doctor””, and “Seven Ten, Seven Twenty” from her book “Chapter 38 (v2)” 5/19/18 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).
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video See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “And I’m Wondering” from her poetry performance art book “Chapter 38 v1”, her prose “Clay” from her poetry performance art book “Chapter 38 v2” and her poem “New To Chicago” from her poetry performance art book “Chapter 38 v3” 6/24/18 to “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).
video See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “And I’m Wondering” from her poetry performance art book “Chapter 38 v1”, her prose “Clay” from her poetry performance art book “Chapter 38 v2” and her poem “New To Chicago” from her poetry performance art book “Chapter 38 v3” 6/24/18 to “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).


Communication, 2005
the poetry 5 CD THE CHAOTIC COLLECTION
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Live at Cafe Aloha (Janet Kuypers/Jason Pettus show)
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live at the show Questions in a World Without Answers 10/05/04, Chicago
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Listen mp3 file to this from the CD release
from the first performance art show
(08/14/97) Seeing Things Differently
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from WZRD Radio (in a 2 CD set)
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(8:18) at the live Jesse Oaks live “UNcorrect” feature 06/21/07
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(2:22) 04/01/05 (April Fool’s Day) Live at the DvA Chicago Art Gallery show Conflict • Contact • Control
the poetry 2 CD setCHAOTIC ELEMENTS
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the poetry 2 CD setCHAOTIC ELEMENTS
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(4:05) live 10/15/10 at Power Networking for Success JK poetry show
Chicago State University
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live JK poetry show w/ gutar 10/15/10 at
Power Networking for Success with
“Type A Person” & “Communication”
Chicago State University
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03/05/11 from the TV camera in Lake Villa at Swing State, live in her show Letting it All Out
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(5:56, of just the poem) 03/05/11 in Lake Villa at Swing State, live in her “Visual Nonsense” show Letting it All Out
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of Kuypers from the TV monitor in the “Letting it All Out” show, live in Lake Villa 03/05/11 at Swing State
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(34:48) of Kuypers in the “Letting it All Out” show, live in Lake Villa 03/05/11 with this writing at Swing State
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Fusion Listen: (6:46) mp3 file
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Coquinas, 2005
the poetry “Oh.” audio CD”
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the poetry audio CD set“HopeChest in the Attic”
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Live at Taking Poetry to the Streets, in New Orleans 12/28/08
the poetry 2 CD setCHAOTIC ELEMENTS
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Listen mp3 file to the DMJ Art Connection,
off the CD Manic Depressive or Something
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the poetry 2 CD setCHAOTIC ELEMENTS
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Listen mp3 file Live at the Cafe,
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the poetry 5 CD THE CHAOTIC COLLECTION
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(3:47) recorded on the Pacific Ocean
12/07 near the Galapagos Islands
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from IPB: the feature 06/29/11 of Impromptu Poetry on the Beach
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read live 12/18/11, at the Café weekly poetry open mike she hosts in Chicago (with Opera vocals by Suzanne Hettinger)
video See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading a number of her poems & prose including this writing (with music from the HA!man of South Africa, accompanying opera vocals from Suzanne Hettinger, and guitar from John) live 12/18/11 at the Café weekly poetry open mic she hosted in Chicago on the LAST night this open mic was held at the Café before moving to a new location (this video was filmed from a Samsung camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersthecafegallery #janetkuypersinstagram
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read live 12/18/11, at the Café weekly poetry open mike she hosts in Chicago (with Opera vocals by Suzanne Hettinger), from the Kodak Camera
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read live 12/18/11, at the Café weekly poetry open mike she hosts in Chicago (with Opera vocals by Suzanne Hettinger), from the Samsung Camera


Crazy
Fusion Listen: (18:34) mp3 file to this recording with eclectic jazz music from “Fusion”, or order this - or any track - off the CD through iTunes.
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part 1 of the live reading show “crazy” in Chicago 10/20/09
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See YouTube video from 4/9/17 of Janet Kuypers reading a portion of her short story “Crazy”, then reading her poems “Tall Man”, “There I Sit” and “Optimizing your Odds” at “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (this video was filmed from a Sony camera).
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See YouTube video from 4/15/17 of Janet Kuypers reading a portion of her short story Crazy, then reading her poem you’ve left me on Siesta Beach at Austin’s “Recycled Reads(from a Sony camera).
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video See YouTube video from 4/15/17 of Janet Kuypers reading a portion of her short story Crazy, then reading her poems (from a Sony) Hiding Vices”, “Farmer and Haiku (poet) at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry
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See YouTube video from 4/15/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Poem About This”, “Frozen Together” and her prose poem “Hurry Up and Wait”, then reading a portion of her short story “Crazy” at “Recycled Reads” in Austin(from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).
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See YouTube video from 4/22/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ultimate Connectivity: how coffee can be relaxing” and her haiku “ghosts”, then reading a portion of her short story “Crazy” at “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown (this video was filmed from a Lumix camera).
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See Facebook live video of segment #1 from the Janet Kuypers feature “Crazy” at the Kick Butt Coffee Music & Booze open mic Spoken and Heard (from a Samsung Galaxy S7 smart phone).
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video See this YouTube video from 4/23/17 of Janet Kuypers performing her short story “Crazy” in her feature Crazy (with the intro by Brian Lamont) at Kick Butt open mic Spoken and Heard (this video was filmed from a Canon Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersfeature
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Crazy Women Talking: This Much I’ve Learned, 2005
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live at the Cafe in Chicago 11/03/09


Do That For Me Then, 2005
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live at the 2009 Cana-Dixie Union 05/09/09, Memphis w/ C Ra McGuirt










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