the Café

Below are text links and videos from a November 1, 2011 (11/1/11) evening of poetry and prose readings at the Café...





the introduction to the Café
and Kuypers reading poems from the 11/11 issues of cc&d and Down in the Dirt magazines
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Watch this YouTube video of the intro to the 11/1/11 weekly poetry open mic at the Café in Chicago (plus her reading her own poetry, as well as poetry from accepted writers in the 1/11 issues of cc&d and Down in the Dirt magazines.




Janet Kuypers reading her poem
One By One, the Beech Trees Fell
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One By One, the Beech Trees Fell
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “One By One, the Beech Trees Fell”, read live 11/1/11, at the Café open mic she hosts in Chicago.


Janet Kuypers reading her poem
Supposed to Make Sense
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Supposed to Make Sense
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Janet Kuypers reading her poem
On This Ride
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Janet Kuypers reading her poem
Human Construct of Time
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Human Construct of Time
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additional cc&d magazine & Down in the Dirt poem readings
and original poetry from Kuypers
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading additional poetry from 11/11 cc&d and Down in the Dirt magazines, plus original poetry 11/1/11 at the Café open mic she hosts in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the Joseph Hart poem
Left/Right
from the 11/11 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Joseph Hart poem “Left/Right” from the 11/11 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, read live 11/1/11, at the Café open mic she hosts in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the Denny E. Marshall poem
Half Full Straight to the Top
from the 11/11 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Denny E. Marshall poem “Half Full Straight to the Top” from the 11/11 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, read live 11/1/11, at the Café open mic she hosts in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the Ron Richmond poem
the Trouble with Vision
from the 11/11 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Ron Richmond poem “the Trouble with Vision” from the 11/11 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, read live 11/1/11, at the Café open mic she hosts in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the Brian Looney poem
Our Kissing Knees
from the 11/11 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Brian Looney poem “Our Kissing Knees” from the 11/11 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, read live 11/1/11, at the Café open mic she hosts in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the Eric Shelman poem
Government
from the 11/11 issue of cc&d magazine
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Eric Shelman poem “Government” from the 11/11 issue of cc&d magazine, read live 11/1/11, at the Café open mic she hosts in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the Matthew Guzman poem
Seal Watching
from the 11/11 issue of cc&d magazine
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Matthew Guzman poem “Seal Watching” from the 11/11 issue of cc&d magazine, read live 11/1/11, at the Café open mic she hosts in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the
Sarah Lucille Marchant poem
Birds: the Bluebird
from the 11/11 issue of cc&d magazine
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Sarah Lucille Marchant poem< “Birds: the Bluebird” from the 11/11 issue of cc&d magazine, read live 11/1/11, at the Café open mic she hosts in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the
Sarah Lucille Marchant poem
Birds: the Blackbird
from the 11/11 issue of cc&d magazine
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Sarah Lucille Marchant poem “Birds: the Blackbird” from the 11/11 issue of cc&d magazine, read live 11/1/11, at the Café open mic she hosts in Chicago.




Janet Kuypers reading the Emerald Scott poem
Advice
from the 11/11 issue of cc&d magazine
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the Emerald Scott poem “Advice” from the 11/11 issue of cc&d magazine, read live 11/1/11, at the Café open mic she hosts in Chicago.




the Cafe

    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 13/22/04, and Stripped from 11/01/05. 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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