Live Close Cover Before Striking 07/05/11 reading at the Café in Chicago IL     Starting and ending Kuypers᾿ reading at the Café with poems she wrote in 2011 (one for the show “a Very Goth Beach Party”, and one that appeared in the 07/11 issue (v222) of the magazine she edits, cc&d magazine, which is now available for sale), Kuypers also read (some upon request, after people saw WZRD videos of her readings) material from her book (for later release as part of audio CD release) of her books, Janet Kuypers chose to read poems and short prose in 2011, as well as poetry from her book Close Cover Before Striking (which is now in it’s 2nd printing, with a cover of matches, versus it’s original neon green cover).     Follow the links below to read, see or hear poetry and short prose from this live Chicago book reading. a mini feature-length video at the Café of Kuypers reading her poem “Escaping Every Cage”, then her poetry originally published in the ISBN# book Close Cover Before Striking), the poems “His Mon’s Car․ and “Letter 4/19/95․, then her poem “Just Can’t Breathe” See feature-length YouTube video 07/05/11 of Janet Kuypers performing her poetry @ Chicago’s the Café ...on to the poems: (in the order they were read during the show) Janet Kuypers reading her poem Escaping Every Cage Rather read it? Then read the original writing Listen (4:35, 07/03/11) Or watch the YouTube video Live in Chicago at the Café Janet Kuypers reading her poem His Mom’s Car from her book Close Cover Before Striking Rather read it? Then read the original writing Listen (2:25, 07/03/11) Or watch the YouTube video (Published in her book Close Cover Before Striking) 07/05/11 at the Café Janet Kuypers reading her poem Letter 4/19/95 from her book Close Cover Before Striking Rather read it? Then read the original writing Listen (1:43, 07/03/11) Or watch the YouTube video (Published in her book Close Cover Before Striking) 07/05/11 at the Café Janet Kuypers reading her poem Just Can’t Breathe from the 07/11 issue (v222) of cc&d magazine Rather read it? Then read the original writing Listen (1:19, 07/03/11) Or watch the YouTube video Live in Chicago at the Café

the introduction to the Café, and Kuypers reading her poem “Escaping Every Cage”, then her poetry originally published in the ISBN# book Close Cover Before Striking), the poems “His Mon’s Car․ and “Letter 4/19/95․, then her poem “Just Can’t Breathe”, and finally 3 poems from published authors in 07/11 Down in the Dirt magazine Watch this YouTube video of the intro to the 07/05/11 open mic at the Café in Chicago, with poems and her Close Cover Before Striking poems