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Below are mp3 files and videos from a April 5, 2011 (04/05/11) evening of poetry at the Café...





the introduction to the Café
and her poem “On a Downtown Chicago Light Pole” appearing in the 11/11 issue of cc&d magazine ... Then the poem “Mr. Flip as a Sarcophagus” by Kristine Ong Muslim, “On Several Adventures in Minicipal Government (I)” by Michael Ceraolo, and “Cycles of the Sun” by Kevin Heaton - from the April 2011 issue (v219) of cc&d magazine (which is also available as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book “Falling Into Place”... Then the poem “In the Very Back” by Richard Shelton, “Hurry Up and Wait” by Micah Thorstenson, and “Hurry Up and Wait” by Janet Kuypers, from the April 2011 issue (v093) of Down in the Dirt magazine (which is also available as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book “Wake Up and Smell the Flowers“, and her poem “Get To That Point” (which was published in the Janet Kuypers ISBN# book “Recovery“)
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of the intro to the 04/05/11 open mic at the Café in Chicago




Janet Kuypers reading her poem
On a Downtown Chicago Light Pole
appering in the 11/11 issue of cc&d magazine
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(:35) live 04/05/11 at the Café in Chicago




Janet Kuypers reading her short prose
Hurry Up and Wait
from the April 2011 issue (v093) of Down in the Dirt magazine (which is also available as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book Wake Up and Smell the Flowers
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(2:44) read from the April 2011 issue (v093) of Down in the Dirt magazine (which is also available as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book Wake Up and Smell the Flowerslive 04/05/11 at the Café in Chicago




Janet Kuypers reading her poem
To Get To That Point
in the ISBN# book Recovery
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(1:16) live 04/05/11 at the Café in Chicago




Janet Kuypers reading the Kristine Ong Muslim poem
Mr. Flip as a Sarcophagus
from the April 2011 issue (v219) of cc&d magazine (which is also available as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book Falling Into Place
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Janet Kuypers reading the Michael Ceraolo poem
On Several Adventures
in Municipal Government (I)

from the April 2011 issue (v219) of cc&d magazine (which is also available as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book Falling Into Place
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Janet Kuypers reading the Kevin Heaton poem
Cycles of the Sun
from the April 2011 issue (v219) of cc&d magazine (which is also available as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book Falling Into Place
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Janet Kuypers reading the Richard Shelton poem
In the Very Back
from the April 2011 issue (v093) of Down in the Dirt magazine (which is also available as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book Wake Up and Smell the Flowers
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read live 04/05/11, live at the Café in Chicago




Janet Kuypers reading the Micah Thorstenson poem
Hurry Up and Wait
from the April 2011 issue (v093) of Down in the Dirt magazine (which is also available as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book Wake Up and Smell the Flowers
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ADDED BONUS...

Bob Rashkow reading his short story
the Little Green Pail
from the April 2011 issue (v219) of cc&d magazine (which is also available as a 6" x 9" ISBN# book Falling Into Place
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    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 at many online locations.

Live at the Cafe - 3 disc set




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