Below are videos from a May 31, 2011 (5/31/11) evening of poetry and prose at the Café... |
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the introduction to the Café and her poems (read from the ISBN# book Close Cover Before Striking) |
  Watch this YouTube video of the intro to the 5/31/11 open mic at the Café in Chicago, plus her Close Cover Before Striking poems. |
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a feature-length video at the Café of Kuypers reading her poems and prose (read from the ISBN# book Close Cover Before Striking), “The Carpet Factory, the Shoes”, “Taking Out the Brain”, “Tell Me”, “All the Loose Ends”, “Filled with Such Panic”, “Leaving for Work”, “Accounts for the Need of Gun Control, January 1995”, “Me or Him”, “Gas Stations and Gun Dealers”, and “Domestic Violence in America, Nashville TN (stick)” |
See YouTube video (19:36) of Kuypers 5/31/11 at the Café reading her writing: The Carpet Factory, the Shoes, Taking Out the Brain, Tell Me, All the Loose Ends, Filled with Such Panic, Leaving for Work, Accounts for the Need of Gun Control, January 1995, Me or Him, Gas Stations and Gun Dealers, and Domestic Violence in America, Nashville TN (stick).
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| Janet Kuypers reading her poem The Carpet Factory, the Shoes |
| Rather read it? Then read The Carpet Factory, the Shoes |
 See YouTube video of the poem The Carpet Factory, the Shoes 5/31/11 at the Café in Chicago (from the book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem Taking Out the Brain |
| Rather read it? Then read Taking Out the Brain |
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See YouTube video of the poem Taking Out the Brain 5/31/11 at the Café in Chicago (from the book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her prose Tell Me |
| Rather read it? Then read Tell Me |
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See YouTube video of the flash fiction Tell Me 5/31/11 at the Café in Chicago (from the book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem All the Loose Ends |
| Rather read it? Then read All the Loose Ends |
See YouTube video of the poem All the Loose Ends 5/31/11 at the Café in Chicago (from the book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem Filled with Such Panic |
| Rather read it? Then read Filled with Such Panic |
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See YouTube video of the poem Filled with Such Panic 5/31/11 at the Café in Chicago (from the book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her prose Leaving for Work |
| Rather read it? Then read Leaving for Work |
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See YouTube video of the flash fiction Leaving for Work 5/31/11 at the Café in Chicago (from the book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem Accounts for the Need of Gun Control, January 1995 |
| Rather read it? Then read Accounts for the Need of Gun Control, January 1995 |
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See YouTube video of the poem Accounts for the Need of Gun Control, January 1995 5/31/11 at the Café in Chicago (from the book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem Me or Him |
| Rather read it? Then read Me or Him |
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See YouTube video of the poem Me or Him 5/31/11 at the Café in Chicago (from the book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem Gas Stations and Gun Dealers |
| Rather read it? Then read Gas Stations and Gun Dealers |
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See YouTube video of the poem Gas Stations and Gun Dealers 5/31/11 at the Café in Chicago (from the book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem Domestic Violence in America, Nashville TN (stick) |
| Rather read it? Then read Domestic Violence in America, Nashville TN (stick) |
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See YouTube video of the poem Domestic Violence in America, Nashville TN (stick) 5/31/11 at the Café in Chicago (from the book Close Cover Before Striking). |
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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 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. |
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