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Below are videos from a November 20 2013 (11/20/13, or 20131120)
evening of poetry at the Café Gallery, at Gallery Cabaret...

the open mic 11/20/13
at the Café Gallery

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of Janet Kuypers hosting the open mic 11/20/13 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago

Toward the end of the evening, Kuypers read a number of poems from the cc&d magazine first editor’s collection book (with a title and cover based on the cover of volume 57 of cc&d), “Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite”.

Janet Kuypers reads poetry as a live Chicago mini-feature from her book
Finally, Literature
for the Snotty and Elite

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of Janet Kuypers reading her poetry from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

See YouTube video
of Janet Kuypers reading her poetry from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (S)

Janet Kuypers reads her poem
The Page (To Inspiration)
from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite

Rather read it? Then read the poem The Page

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of Janet Kuypers reading her poem The Page from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

See YouTube video
of Janet Kuypers reading her poem The Page from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (S)

Janet Kuypers reads her poem
Who You Tell Your Dreams To
from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite

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Who You Tell Your Dreams To

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Who You Tell Your Dreams To from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads her poem
You and Me and Your Girlfriend
from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite

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You and Me and Your Girlfriend

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem You and Me and Your Girlfriend from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads her poem
My MotherMy MotherMy Mother
from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite

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My MotherMy MotherMy Mother

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem My MotherMy MotherMy Mother from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads her poem
Transcribing Dreams 3
from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite

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Transcribing Dreams 3

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of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Transcribing Dreams 3 from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads her poem
Everything Was Alive and Dying
from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite

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Everything Was Alive and Dying

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Everything Was Alive and Dying from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

At the beginning of the evening (to start off the open mic night of mini-features), Kuypers read a number of poems from other artists that appeared in recent releases by Scars Publications, like the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine, the September/October 2013 v119 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, and the 2013 literary datebook After the Apocalypse (a spiral-bound ISSN# book which is still available for sale).

Janet Kuypers reading poetry from assorted writers that were recently published in the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook, the September/October 2013 v119 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, and the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine

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of Janet Kuypers reading reading poetry from assorted writers that were recently published in the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook, the September/October 2013 v119 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, and the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads the John Grey poem
Wet Letter Office
from the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook

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of Janet Kuypers reading the John Grey poem Wet Letter Office from the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads the Katrina K. Grarascio poem
Bus Station
from the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook

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of Janet Kuypers reading the Katrina K. Grarascio poem Bus Station from the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads the Stanley M Noah poem
The Fall of Berlin, 2 May 1945
from the September/October 2013 v119 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine

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of Janet Kuypers reading the Stanley M Noah poem The Fall of Berlin, 2 May 1945 from the September/October 2013 v119 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads the Jessica Pilgreen poem
Death at 6 AM
from the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine

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of Janet Kuypers reading the Jessica Pilgreen poem Death at 6 AM from the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

Janet Kuypers reads the R. N. Taber poem
Autumn Leaves
from the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine

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of Janet Kuypers reading the R. N. Taber poem Autumn Leaves from the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

And thanks to John for taking a few photos during the readings at the open mic...

photo of Janet Kuy[ers during her poetry readings at the Cafe Gallery at Gallery Cabaret in Chicago 20131120, photo by John

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 performances 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 performances 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 performances 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 videos from a November 20 2013 (11/20/13, or 20131120) evening of poetry at the Café Gallery, at Gallery Cabaret...

Toward the end of the evening, Kuypers read a number of poems from the cc&d magazine first editor’s collection book (with a title and cover based on the cover of volume 57 of cc&d), “Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite”.

Janet Kuypers reading poetry from assorted writers that were recently published in the After the Apocalypse 2013 literary datebook, the September/October 2013 v119 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, and the September/October 2013 v245 issue of cc&d magazine

And thanks to John for taking a few photos during the readings at the open mic...

Below are videos from a November 20 2013 (11/20/13, or 20131120)
evening of poetry at the Café Gallery, at Gallery Cabaret...