the Café Gallery

Below are mp3 files and videos from a March 14, 2012 (3/14/12) evening of poetry at the Café Gallery, at Gallery Cabaret...







Janet Kuypers reads
New To Chicago
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See YouTube video live 3/14/12 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “New To Chicago” at her Chicago open mic the Café Gallery (from the Canon fs200 video camera).




Janet Kuypers reads
Who You Tell Your Dreams To
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Who You Tell Your Dreams To
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See YouTube video live 3/14/12 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Who You Tell Your Dreams To” at her Chicago open mic the Café Gallery (from the Canon fs200 video camera).




Janet Kuypers reads
Lambs To Heaven’s Gate
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See YouTube video live 3/14/12 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Lambs To Heaven’s Gate” at her Chicago open mic the Café Gallery (from the Canon fs200 video camera).




Janet Kuypers reads
Guilt (Based on a 1994 short story)
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See YouTube video live 3/14/12 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Guilt” (Based on a 1994 short story) at her Chicago open mic the Café Gallery (from the Canon fs200 video camera).




Janet Kuypers reads Nathan Hahs’
Untitled poem
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See YouTube video live 3/14/12 of Janet Kuypers reading Nathan Hahs’ Untitled poem from the 3/12 issue of Down in the Dirt magazine v104 (“Nothing is Permanent”) at her Chicago open mic the Café Gallery (Canon).




Janet Kuypers reads Carolyn Forsché’s prose poem
the Colonel
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See YouTube video live 3/14/12 of Janet Kuypers reading Carolyn Forsché’ prose poem “the Colonel” at her Chicago open mic the Café Gallery (from the Canon fs200 video camera).

Janet Kuypers reads the Ai poem
the Good Shepherd
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See YouTube video live 3/14/12 of Janet Kuypers reading Ai’ poem “the Good Shepherd” at her Chicago open mic the Café Gallery (from the Canon fs200 video camera).

the Café Gallery




    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.

Live at the Cafe - 3 disc set

the Cafe







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