the Café Gallery

Below are text files and videos from a May 9, 2012 (5/9/12) evening of poetry at the Café Gallery, at Gallery Cabaret...





the open mike 5/9/12
at the Café Gallery
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of Kuypers’ open mike 5/9/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago, plus her poetry (w/ live piano from Gary)




Janet Kuypers reads her poem
Surviving the Apocalypse
with live piano music by Gary
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of Kuypers reading this poem at the open mike 5/9/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago (W/ by live piano music from Gary)




Janet Kuypers reads her poem
Vegetarian Stands
by the Meat Sale

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Janet Kuypers reads her poem
All These Reminders
with music by the HA!man of South Africa
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Janet Kuypers reads her poem
Over and Over again
with live piano music by Gary
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ADED BONUS:
readngs from May 2012
cc&d and Down in the Dirt magazines

Janet Kuypers reads the Sheryl L. Nelms May 2012 cc&d poem
Takeoff From Dallas Love Field
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of Janet Kuypers reading the poem straight from the May 2012 issue, live 5/9/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago (w/ live piano from Gary)




Janet Kuypers reads the Holly Day May 2012 cc&d poem
Shameless
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Janet Kuypers reads the John Newmark May 2012 cc&d poem
Elimination Rounds
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Janet Kuypers reads the Brian Looney
May 2012 Down in the Dirt poem

the Boss
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Janet Kuypers reads the Clinton Van Inman
May 2012 Down in the Dirt poem

Uncle
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Janet Kuypers reads the Nathan Hahs
May 2012 Untitled Down in the Dirt poem

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Janet Kuypers reads the Sarah Lucille Marchant
May 2012 Down in the Dirt poem

12 January 2009
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the Café Gallery




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 at many online locations.

Live at the Cafe - 3 disc set

the Cafe







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