Below are mp3 files and videos from a June 07, 2011 (6/7/11) evening of poetry and prose at the Café... |
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the introduction to the Café and her poems (all but the first and the last read from the ISBN# book Close Cover Before Striking) |
  Watch this YouTube video of the intro to the 6/7/11 open mic at the Café in Chicago, plus 6/7/11 poems, and her Close Cover Before Striking poems (which include My First Time , Chicago, West Side , Chess Game Again , Arrowhead , Was Immune , Realistic Dreams , To Be Different , Sunrise , Meant To Be , New Vacuum Cleaner and Skittery). |
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a feature-length video at the Café of Kuypers reading her poems (first and last pieces written 6/7/11, all other poems read from the ISBN# book Close Cover Before Striking), “My First Time”, “Chicago, West Side”, “Chess Game Again”, “Arrowhead”, “Realistic Dreams”, “Was Immune”, “To Be Different”, “Sunrise”, “Meant To Be”, “New Vacuum Cleaner”, and “Skittery” |
See feature-length YouTube
video (21:47) of Kuypers reading her writing: My First Time , Chicago, West Side , Chess Game Again , Arrowhead , Was Immune , Realistic Dreams , To Be Different , Sunrise , Meant To Be , New Vacuum Cleaner and Skittery live live 6/7/11 at the Café
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| Janet Kuypers reading her poem My First Time (written that day) |
| Rather read it? Then read My First Time |
 (2:51)SeeYouTube video 
of Janet Kuypers reading her poe My First Time,m written & read 6/7/11, live at the Café |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem Chicago, West Side from her book Close Cover Before Striking |
| Rather read it? Then read Chicago, West Side |
 See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Chicago, West Side live 6/7/11 at the Café in Chicago (from her book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem Chess Game Again from her book Close Cover Before Striking |
| Rather read it? Then read Chess Game Again |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Chess Game Again live 6/7/11 at the Café in Chicago (from her book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem Arrowhead from her book Close Cover Before Striking |
| Rather read it? Then read Arrowhead |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Arrowhead live 6/7/11 at the Café in Chicago (from her book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem Realistic Dreams from her book Close Cover Before Striking |
| Rather read it? Then read Realistic Dreams |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Realistic Dreams live 6/7/11 at the Café in Chicago (from her book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem Was Immune from her book Close Cover Before Striking |
| Rather read it? Then read Was Immune |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Was Immune live 6/7/11 at the Café in Chicago (from her book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem To Be Different from her book Close Cover Before Striking |
| Rather read it? Then read To Be Different |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem To Be Different live 6/7/11 at the Café in Chicago (from her book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem Sunrise from her book Close Cover Before Striking |
| Rather read it? Then read Sunrise |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Sunrise live 6/7/11 at the Café in Chicago (from her book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem Meant To Be from her book Close Cover Before Striking |
| Rather read it? Then read Meant To Be |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Meant To Be live 6/7/11 at the Café in Chicago (from her book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem New Vacuum Cleaner from her book Close Cover Before Striking |
| Rather read it? Then read New Vacuum Cleaner |
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem New Vacuum Cleaner live 6/7/11 at the Café in Chicago (from her book Close Cover Before Striking). |
| Janet Kuypers reading her poem Skittery that she wrote on the spot for this live reading |
| Rather read it? Then read Skittery |
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(:43) SeeYouTube video
of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Skittery, written & read 6/7/11, live at the Café in Chicago. |
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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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