Read Modern Chicago and American poetry from Chicago Poet Janet Kuypers

1999

Against My Will

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Against My Will live 4/9/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

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Because There’s Nothing To Tell

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(1:54) studio session “etc.” book reading for audio CD 08/14/07

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of Kuypers reading 3 poems (including this one) at the open mike Waiting 4 the Bus 5/19/14 in Chicago (Posterized)

Becoming a Woman
This poem is in the Starite Cafe

Breaking Their Heart

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers (wrapped in VHS tape) in her 8/14/15 show “Farewell Chicago” in her final scheduled feature at Poetry’s “Love Letter” (while living in Chicago) in Chicago (Canon fs200), with her poems Chicago, Breaking Their Heart, change (2015 edit), Planting Palm Tree Seeds, Shared Air, Other Souls, and ever leave me.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers (wrapped in VHS tape) in her 8/14/15 show “Farewell Chicago” in her final scheduled feature at Poetry’s “Love Letter” (while living in Chicago) in Chicago (Canon Power Shot), with her poems Chicago, Breaking Their Heart, change (2015 edit), Planting Palm Tree Seeds, Shared Air, Other Souls, and ever leave me.

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Farewell Chicago

of this & other poems read 8/14/15 at a live Chicago show

Change your Clothes

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Live at a Woman on the Beach (Beach Poets 08/02/09) (camera #1)

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change

Expecting the Stoning
This poem is in the Starite Cafe

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(1:39) live at Mercury Cafe, live in Chicago 11/30/07

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of Kuypers’ open mic intro 10/3/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago, + poetry (including this piece)

Fighting I Can Do

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(1:54) 07/17/07, Living in a Big World

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(1:53) 07/17/07, Living in a Big World

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for mom

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Getting Quite Good At It

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(1:28) studio session “etc.” book reading for audio CD 08/14/07

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of Kuypers singing this poem live in Chicago at Ruffled Feathers open mike 6/11/12 (from the Sony camera)

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of Kuypers singing this poem live in Chicago at Ruffled Feathers open mike 6/11/12 (from the Samsung camera)

group themselves together
hope and taxes

How do I Explain It - dedicated to John Yotko
This poem is in the Starite Cafe

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live at the Yammer Chicago mini-feature 11/17/99

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read live on her wedding day (May 7, 2000)

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from the show Stop. live 09/10/02 in Chicago

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(6:31) studio session “etc.” book reading for audio CD 08/14/07

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live in Death ‘n’ Rebirth 07/11/10 at Beach Poets

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with all of the writing in the live show

I Don’t Want To
This poem is in the Starite Cafe

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Live at Creation Relation (reading poetry live outdoors in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana & Illinois 05/10/09

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read at at Mediterranean Cafe in Berkeley CA 09/17/09

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read at at Mediterranean Cafe in Berkeley CA 09/17/09

I Must Continue

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Live at a Woman on the Beach (Beach Poets 08/02/09) (camera #1)

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if i care to break it down

Learning More - a poem about Kuypers’ father
This poem is in the Starite Cafe

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(5:19 studio session “etc.” book reading for audio CD 08/14/07

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of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Learning More live 9/17/15 at Story Teller Night at Roots Room in Chicago (filmed with a Canon Power Shot)

Magnum Opus

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Number 136

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of a 10 minute portion of the 09/10/02 poetry show Stop, includeing this piece

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& the Chicago 09/10/02 performance
art show Stop. Look. Listen.

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(4:21) studio session “etc.” book reading
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Overdoing It

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psychic
smart thing to do

written with John Yotko - stairs

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(4:22) studio session “etc.” book reading for audio CD 08/14/07

these theories with john

‘Til The Fear In Me Subsides
This poem is in the Starite Cafe

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read live on her wedding day (May 7, 2000)

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of John reading this Kuypers poemm live in Chicago at Ruffled Feathers open mike 6/11/12 (from the Sony camera)

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of John reading this Kuypers poem live in Chicago at Ruffled Feathers open mike 6/11/12 (from the Samsung camera)

trying to make this work

Understood

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Understood live 1/29/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers hosting the open mic and the Patrick Hurley feature 1/29/14 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago WITH THIS PIECE

What We Are Supposed To Do
This poem is in the Starite Cafe

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Whether Or Not It Is From Religion

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live at the Cafe in Chicago 11/03/09

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ 3 poems A Little Angel Inside, Whether Or Not It Is From Religion and The Power of the Devil at Georgetown’s Poetry Plus open mic at Cianfrani’s 3/25/16 (from a Canon Power Shot).