the Café Gallery & Poetic License   2/18/21 Book Reading   Like 2010-2015 open mics that started with book readings, host Janet Kuypers, after the 2020 pandemic started, reinstates book readings at the 7:00 PM CST start times of open mics. Also, like book readings not on the 1st Sunday of the month, host Janet Kuypers would read a poem or two from a recent Scars book release as a bonus for “Poetic License” as well. Below are video and poetry links from readings February 18, 2021 (or 20210218, or 18 Feb 2021) from recent Scars Publications book releases EVEN DURING A POWER OUTAGE from ice storms (when any Chicago/Austin poetry open mic would be closed), host Janet Kuypers read poetry to both share and stay warm...

See a YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers, living after a sub-freezing week-long arctic surge in Austin, TX with no power for 4 days and no water for 2 days, sharing her thoughts in this experience, then reading her poem “Underground History” from the Scars Publications cc&d 9-12 2020 issue collection book anthology “Roll the Bones” 2/18/21 on her parent’s wedding anniversary (as a the Café Gallery & “Poetic License” bonus poetry reading) (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersthecafegallery #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoeticlicense #janetkuypersinstagram See a YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers, living after a sub-freezing week-long arctic surge in Austin, TX with no power for 4 days and no water for 2 days, sharing her thoughts in this experience, then reading her poem “Underground History” from the Scars Publications cc&d 9-12 2020 issue collection book anthology “Roll the Bones” 2/18/21 on her parent’s wedding anniversary (as a the Café Gallery & “Poetic License” bonus poetry reading) (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersthecafegallery #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoeticlicense #janetkuypersinstagram See a Facebook live video stream of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers, living after a sub-freezing week-long arctic surge in Austin, TX with no power for 4 days and no water for 2 days, sharing her thoughts in this experience, then reading her poem “Underground History” from the Scars Publications cc&d 9-12 2020 issue collection book anthology “Roll the Bones” 2/18/21 on her parent’s wedding anniversary (as a the Café Gallery & “Poetic License” bonus poetry reading). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersthecafegallery #janetkuyperspoeticlicense