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Below are mp3 files and videos from a September 18 2013 (9/18/13, or 20130918)
evening of poetry at the Café Gallery, at Gallery Cabaret...

the open mic 9/18/13
at the Café Gallery

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of Kuypers hosting the open mic 9/18/13 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet Kuypers reads her poem
Gasoline

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Janet Kuypers reads her poem
Left with a Hole

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Left with a Hole

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Janet Kuypers reads her poem
Rape Education Two

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Rape Education Two

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of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Rape Education Two live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (S)

Janet Kuypers reads her poem
The Things They Did To You

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The Things They Did To You

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of Janet Kuypers reading her poem The Things They Did To You live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

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of Janet Kuypers reading her poem The Things They Did To You live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (S)

During the evening, Janet Kuypers read a poem from Down in the Dirt magazine (v118, the July/August 2013 issue), and Bob Rashkow read from cc&d mag, v244 (both published through Scars Publications...

Janet Kuypers reads her prose
Clay
from v118 of Down in the Dirt magazine

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of Janet Kuypers reading her prose Clay in v118 of Down in the Dirt magazine live 9/18/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (C)

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of Janet Kuypers reading her prose Clay in v118 of Down in the Dirt magazine live 9/18/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (S)

Janet Kuypers reads her prose
Done This Before
from v118 of Down in the Dirt magazine

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Done This Before

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of Janet Kuypers reading her prose Done This Before in v118 of Down in the Dirt magazine live 9/18/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (C)

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of Janet Kuypers reading her prose Done This Before in v118 of Down in the Dirt magazine live 9/18/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (S)

Bob Rashkow reads this Janet Kuypers poem
Dreams 12/3/12
from cc&d mag, v244

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Dreams 12/3/12

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of Bob Rashkow reading this Janet Kuypers poem Dreams 12/3/12 in cc&d mag, v244 live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

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of Bob Rashkow reading this Janet Kuypers poem Dreams 12/3/12 in cc&d mag, v244 live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (S)

Bob Rashkow reads this Mel Waldman poem
When a Therapist Gushes Guilt After his Patient’s Suicide
from cc&d mag, v244

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of Bob Rashkow reading this Mel Waldman poem When a Therapist Gushes Guilt After his Patient’s Suicide in cc&d mag, v244 live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Bob Rashkow reads this Dan Fitzgerald poem
Chocolate Covered Cherry Diet
from cc&d mag, v244

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of Bob Rashkow reading this Dan Fitzgerald poem Chocolate Covered Cherry Diet in cc&d mag, v244 live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Bob Rashkow reads this Doug Draime poem
Entertainment 1920-Present
from cc&d mag, v244

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of Bob Rashkow reading this Doug Draime poem Entertainment 1920-Present in cc&d mag, v244 live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago

Janet reading at hte Cafe Gallery open mic at Gallery Cabaret 20130918

ADDED BONUS...
Eric Esden, after his feature,
read a few poems by host Janet Kuypers
(which he had never read before)
to the audience that remained
after he open mic evening ended...

Eric Esden reads the Janet Kuypers poem
Each Half is the Enemy

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Each Half is the Enemy

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of Eric Esden reading the Janet Kuypers poem Each Half is the Enemy live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

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of Eric Esden reading the Janet Kuypers poem Each Half is the Enemy live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (posterize filter)

Eric Esden reads the Janet Kuypers poem
Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield

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Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield

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of Eric Esden reading the Janet Kuypers poem Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

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of Eric Esden reading the Janet Kuypers poem Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (posterized)

Eric Esden reads the Janet Kuypers poem
Jumping from the Skyline
to the Clouds

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Jumping from the Skyline to the Clouds

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of Eric Esden reading the Janet Kuypers poem Jumping from the Skyline to the Clouds live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

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of Eric Esden reading the Janet Kuypers poem Jumping from the Skyline to the Clouds live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (posterize filter)

Eric Esden reads the Janet Kuypers poem
Under Constant Supervision

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Under Constant Supervision

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of Eric Esden reading the Janet Kuypers poem Under Constant Supervision live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

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of Eric Esden reading the Janet Kuypers poem Under Constant Supervision live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (posterized)

There is also a 3 CD set of performances from J. Kuypers at the Café, collected into this release. This 3 CD set of live poerformances are included in Live at the Café 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, including iTunes.

There is also a (more recent) 4 CD set of performances from J. Kuypers at the Café, collected into this release. This 4 CD set of live poerformances are included in Dobro Veče (“Good Evening” in Serbian) includes not only recordings from 2006, 2007 and 2008, but it also contains past Poetry Wheels, and recordings of performance art shows like Twitter Inside at Regina’s Place in Logan Square 5/21/10. Bonus tracks include live recordings from at the Chicago State University Power Networking for Success show, as well as Café Ballou (Waiting4the Bus). You can order a copy of this all original music and poetry at many online locations, like iTunes.

There is also a 4 CD set of the final performances from J. Kuypers at the Café, collected into this release. This 4 CD set of live poerformances are included in “hmmm” includes not only recordings from 2010 and 2011, but it also contains recordings of different performance art shows, including her final show ever performed at the Café on 27/271/11, titled “hmmm”. Bonus tracks in this 3 CD set even include live recordings from Cafe Ballou, Cafe Mestizo, Beach Poets, and more... You can order a copy of this all original music and poetry at many online locations, including amazon.com and amazon.co.uk.

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Below are mp3 files and videos from a September 18 2013 (9/18/13, or 20130918) evening of poetry at the Café Gallery, at Gallery Cabaret...

During the evening, Janet Kuypers read a poem from Down in the Dirt magazine (v118, the July/August 2013 issue), and Bob Rashkow read from cc&d mag, v244 (both published through Scars Publications...

ADDED BONUS... Eric Esden, after his feature, read a few poems by host Janet Kuypers (which he had never read before) to the audience that remained after he open mic evening ended...

Below are mp3 files and videos from a September 18 2013 (9/18/13, or 20130918)
evening of poetry at the Café Gallery, at Gallery Cabaret...

ADDED BONUS...
Eric Esden, after his feature,
read a few poems by host Janet Kuypers
(which he had never read before)
to the audience that remained
after he open mic evening ended...