the Café Gallery

Below are mp3 files and videos from a May 22 2013 (5/22/13, or 20130522) evening of poetry at the Café Gallery, at Gallery Cabaret...





the open mic 5/22/13
at the Café Gallery
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Janet Kuypers performs her poem
New to Chicago
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Janet Kuypers performs her poem
Scars 1997
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During the evening, Janet Kuypers read poetry and prose from the After the Apocalypse 2013 date book, as well as select writings from the newly-released issues of cc&d magazine and Down in the Dirt magazine, available through Scars Publications (she read her own writing as well as writing from other artists from these books throughout the night)...





Janet Kuypers reads her poem
One of the Carts
from cc&d magazine
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Janet Kuypers reads her prose
Tanya’s Story
from Down in the Dirt magazine
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Janet Kuypers reads the Andrew H. Oerke poem
the Poet
from the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book
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Janet Kuypers reads the John Rachel prose
Climbing Mt. Fuji
from the After the Apocalypse 2027 date book
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Janet Kuypers reads the Kenneth DiMaggio poem
Poem from the Netherworld Notebook (Release)
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Janet Kuypers reads the Michael D. Brown poem
Drawing a Fox
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Janet Kuypers reads the Dan Fitzgerald poem
Asking Too Much
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...And thanks to John for taking some photos during the evening...

photo by John Yotko of Janet Kuypers at the Café Gallery in Chicago at Gallery Cabaret May 22 2013

photo by John Yotko of Janet Kuypers at the Café Gallery in Chicago at Gallery Cabaret May 22 2013

photo by John Yotko of Janet Kuypers at the Café Gallery in Chicago at Gallery Cabaret May 22 2013

photo by John Yotko of Janet Kuypers at the Café Gallery in Chicago at Gallery Cabaret May 22 2013

photo by John Yotko of Janet Kuypers at the Café Gallery in Chicago at Gallery Cabaret May 22 2013

photo by John Yotko of Janet Kuypers at the Café Gallery in Chicago at Gallery Cabaret May 22 2013

photo by John Yotko of Janet Kuypers at the Café Gallery in Chicago at Gallery Cabaret May 22 2013

photo by John Yotko of Janet Kuypers at the Café Gallery in Chicago at Gallery Cabaret May 22 2013

photo by John Yotko of Janet Kuypers at the Café Gallery in Chicago at Gallery Cabaret May 22 2013



the Café Gallery




    There is also a 3 CD set of performances from J. Kuypers at the Café, collected into this release. This 3 CD set of live poerformances are included in Live at the Café 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, including iTunes.

 
Live at the Café - 3 disc set



 
Dobro Veče - 3 disc set

    There is also a (more recent) 4 CD set of performances from J. Kuypers at the Café, collected into this release. This 4 CD set of live poerformances are included in Dobro Veče (“Good Evening” in Serbian) includes not only recordings from 2006, 2007 and 2008, but it also contains past Poetry Wheels, and recordings of performance art shows like Twitter Inside at Regina’s Place in Logan Square 5/21/10. Bonus tracks include live recordings from at the Chicago State University Power Networking for Success show, as well as Café Ballou (Waiting4the Bus). You can order a copy of this all original music and poetry at many online locations, like iTunes.



    There is also a 4 CD set of the final performances from J. Kuypers at the Café, collected into this release. This 4 CD set of live poerformances are included in “hmmm” includes not only recordings from 2010 and 2011, but it also contains recordings of different performance art shows, including her final show ever performed at the Café on 27/271/11, titled “hmmm”. Bonus tracks in this 3 CD set even include live recordings from Cafe Ballou, Cafe Mestizo, Beach Poets, and more... You can order a copy of this all original music and poetry at many online locations, including amazon.com and amazon.co.uk.

 
“hmmm” - 4 disc set live at the Café



the Cafe







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