Below are mp3 files and videos from a April 27, 2010 (4/27/10) evening of poetry and performance art at the Café...

the introduction to the Café plus the Janet Kuypers poem “Our Music” & the Charlie Newman poem 010505”, from the May ‘10 cc&d book Deckard Kinder / Charlie Newman”

Watch this YouTube video of the intro to the open mic @ the Café in Chicago recorded live 4/27/10, plus the Janet Kuypers poem “Our Music” & the Charlie Newman poem 010505”, from the May ‘10 cc&d book Deckard Kinder / Charlie Newman”

the Janet Kuypers poem Our Music

Rather read it? Then read the original writing

Watch this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Our Music live at the Café in Chicago 4/27/10.

the Charlie Newman poem 010505 read by Janet Kuypers from the May ‘10 cc&d book Deckard Kinder / Charlie Newman”

Watch this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Charlie Newman poem 010505 from the May ‘10 cc&d book Deckard Kinder / Charlie Newman”

the Ai poem the Good Shepherd read by Janet Kuypers

Watch this YouTube video

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 poerformances 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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