The Cafe
Below are writing links and videos from a February 26, 2008 evening of poetry and prose at the Poetry Wheel...

Driving By His House

read “Driving By His House” (from 1992)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her prose “Driving By His House” (2:08) live at the Café 2/26/08.

Amber Beads

read “Amber Beads” (from 1989)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Amber Beads” (2:01) live at the Café 2/26/08.

Andrew Hettinger

read “Andrew Hettinger” (from 1997)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Andrew Hettinger” (6:18) live at the Café 2/26/08.

Anything For the Liquor Fix read by John

read “Anything For the Liquor Fix” (from 2005)

Death

read “Death” (from 1994)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Death” (1:19) live at the Café 2/26/08.

Children, Churches and Daddies

read “Children, Churches and Daddies” (from 1993)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Children, Churches and Daddies” (2:00) live at the Café 2/26/08.

Chess Game Again

read “Chess Game Again” (from 1995)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Chess Game Again” (2:49) live at the Café 2/26/08.

There is also a 3 CD set of performances from J. Kuypers at the Cafe, collected into this release. This 3 CD set of live performances are included in Live at the Cafe includes not only recordings from 2003, 2004 and 2005, but it also contains recordings of two performance art shows — A Night of Firsts from 06/22/04, 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 for only $12.95 by sending an e-mail to Scars Publications.

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