the Café Gallery

Below are mp3 files and videos from a September 12, 2012 (9/12/12) evening of poetry at the Café Gallery, at Gallery Cabaret...

the open mic 9/12/12
at the Café Gallery

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of Kuypers’ open mike 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago, plus her poetry

Plus, to start the show, Kuypers read work-related poems while “on the phone” after work in line at the grocery store in “Grocery Store Stories”...

Janet Kuypers performs many short poems together in
Grocery Store Stories

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of Kuypers’ “Grocery Store Stories” 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)

See YouTube video
of Kuypers’ “Grocery Store Stories” 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony)

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Poverty in America
as if she were having a conversation with someone
on her cell phone, in “Grocery Store Stories”

Rather read it? Then read the original writing

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony)

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Guantanamo Bay
as if she were having a conversation with someone
on her cell phone, in “Grocery Store Stories”

Rather read it? Then read the original writing

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony)

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Quenching Anybody’s Thirst
as if she were having a conversation with someone
on her cell phone, in “Grocery Store Stories”

Rather read it? Then read the original writing

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony)

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Y Chromosome Missing
as if she were having a conversation with someone
on her cell phone, in “Grocery Store Stories”

Rather read it? Then read the original writing

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony)

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Hunt the Game
as if she were having a conversation with someone
on her cell phone, in “Grocery Store Stories”

Rather read it? Then read the original writing

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony)

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Moros y Christianos
as if she were having a conversation with someone
on her cell phone, in “Grocery Store Stories”

Rather read it? Then read the original writing

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony)

Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Terrorism Intelligence

Rather read it? Then read the original writing

See YouTube video
of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)

ADDED BONUS:
Janet Kuypers readings (and a Bob Rashkow reading)
from the September 2012 issues of cc&d magazine (v236)
and Down in the Dirt magazine (v110)

Janet Kuypers reads the Harlan Richards
September 2012 (v236) cc&d magazine poem
the Corpse

See YouTube video
of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine,
live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s
the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the I.B. Rad
September 2012 (v236) cc&d magazine poem
Truth

See YouTube video
of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine,
live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s
the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Joseph Hart
September 2012 (v236) cc&d magazine poem
Jordan

See YouTube video
of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine,
live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s
the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Linda Webb Aceto
September 2012 (v236) cc&d magazine poem
Fatal Attraction

See YouTube video
of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine,
live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s
the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Staci Leigh
September 2012 (v236) cc&d magazine poem
Cut

See YouTube video
of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine,
live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s
the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Bill Wolak
September 2012 (v110) Down in the Dirt magazine poem
Steingerdr’s Ankles

See YouTube video
of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine,
live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s
the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Nicholas Viglietta
September 2012 (v110) Down in the Dirt magazine poem
Pursuit

See YouTube video
of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine,
live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s
the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the Travis Green
September 2012 (v110) Down in the Dirt magazine poem
Metaphor

See YouTube video
of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine,
live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s
the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Janet Kuypers reads the William Wright Harris
September 2012 (v110) Down in the Dirt magazine poem
Man With Knife

See YouTube video
of Janet reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine,
live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s
the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

Bob Rashkow reads the Loukia M Janavaras
September 2012 (v110) Down in the Dirt magazine poem
Muse

See YouTube video
of Bob reading this poem straight from the September 2012 issue (v236) of cc&d magazine,
live 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s
the Café Gallery open mic in Chicago)

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 poerformances 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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Below are mp3 files and videos from a September 12, 2012 (9/12/12) evening of poetry at the Café Gallery, at Gallery Cabaret...

Plus, to start the show, Kuypers read work-related poems while “on the phone” after work in line at the grocery store in “Grocery Store Stories”...

ADDED BONUS: Janet Kuypers readings (and a Bob Rashkow reading) from the September 2012 issues of cc&d magazine (v236) and Down in the Dirt magazine (v110)

ADDED BONUS:
Janet Kuypers readings (and a Bob Rashkow reading)
from the September 2012 issues of cc&d magazine (v236)
and Down in the Dirt magazine (v110)