the Café Gallery

Below are mp3 files and videos from a August 15, 2012 (8/15/12) evening of poetry at the Café Gallery, at Gallery Cabaret...

the open mike 8/15/12
at the Café Gallery

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of Kuypers’ open mike 8/15/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago, plus her poetry

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Made Any Difference
performed with John’s song,
with John on guitar and Gary on piano

Rather read it? Then read Made Any Difference

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of Kuypers singing her poem “Made Any Difference” 8/15/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (to John’s song, with John on guitar and piano from Gary, from the Canon).

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of Kuypers singing her poem “Made Any Difference;” 8/15/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (to John’s song, with John on guitar and piano from Gary, from the Sony).

At the beginning of the evening, she read poems as if she were talking on her cell phone to someone, because you often hear the most interesting stories from strangers out in public when they are having these “overheard conversations”...

Janet Kuypers performs many poems in
“overheard conversations” 8/15/12

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of Kuypers reading many poems as if she were on the phone in “overheard conversations” 8/15/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon).

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
There I Sit
from her “overheard conversations” telephone poetry readings

Rather read it? Then read There I Sit

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of Kuypers reading her poem “There I Sit” as if she were on the phone in her “overheard conversations” series 8/15/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon).

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of Kuypers reading her poem “There I Sit” as if she were on the phone in her “overheard conversations” series 8/15/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony).

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Writing Your Name
from her “overheard conversations” telephone poetry readings

Rather read it? Then read Writing Your Name

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of Kuypers reading her poem “Writing Your Name” as if she were on the phone in her “overheard conversations” series 8/15/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon).

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Addict
from her “overheard conversations” telephone poetry readings

Rather read it? Then read Addict

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of Kuypers reading her poem “Addict” as if she were on the phone in her “overheard conversations” series 8/15/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon).

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of Kuypers reading her poem “Addict” as if she were on the phone in her “overheard conversations” series 8/15/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony).

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Put It To Rest
from her “overheard conversations” telephone poetry readings

Rather read it? Then read Put It To Rest

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of Kuypers reading her poem “Put It To Rest” as if she were on the phone in her “overheard conversations” series 8/15/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon).

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
I Wanted Pain
from her “overheard conversations” telephone poetry readings

Rather read it? Then read I Wanted Pain

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of Kuypers reading her poem “I Wanted Pain” as if she were on the phone in her “overheard conversations” series 8/15/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon).

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
the Burning
from her “overheard conversations” telephone poetry readings

Rather read it? Then read writing

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading her poem “the Burning” as if she were on the phone in her “overheard conversations” series 8/15/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon).

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading her poem “the Burning” as if she were on the phone in her “overheard conversations” series 8/15/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony).

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Vengeful Phone
from her “overheard conversations” telephone poetry readings

Rather read it? Then read Vengeful Phone

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading her poem “Vengeful Phone” as if she were on the phone in her “overheard conversations” series 8/15/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon).

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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