Getting Wired: Janet Kuypers Starbucks feature, 08/08/09

Kuypers at Starbucks with Getting Wired

On August 8^th at 6:00 PM, Kuypers did her first ever scheduled feature reading at a Starbucks! (She has read in small coffee shops and small book stores, but never a major chain coffee shop like this!) If you’d rather drink coffee than a beer while listening to poetry, this Starbucks might be the place for you... Granted, the caffeine might keep you wired, but the poetry may rile you up with Kuypers’ chosen poems at this new feature. Janet Kuypers performed a show at Starbucks, at 2023 W. Roscoe St. in Chicago (between Damen Ave. and Seeley Ave.). Kuypers appeared with Caroline Johnson and Vittorio Carli on August 8th (08/08/09), so check out audio or video clips below (if you missed the live readings).!

You can even download the Getting Wired chapbook from this event!

enjoy the full video
of the entire show

See the full Getting Wired show video (07/31/09, from camera #1)

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Order the LIVE track on CD 11 from the CD set Live (an extensive 13 CD 2010 CD set)

(29:09, full live mp3 file 08/08/09)
(Because of the extensive size of this CD set, the easiest way to find the track in iTunes is to open iTunes, go to the iTunes store and search for Janet Kuypers and the title of the track, and it can find the track for you)

See the full Getting Wired show video (07/31/09, from camera #2)

This film is from the Internet Archive

Kuypers at the Getting Wired show at Starbucks in Chicago 08/08/09

...on to the poems:
(in the order they were read during the show)

Manic Depressive or Something (poem)

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Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Order the LIVE track on CD 11 from the CD set Live
(an extensive 13 CD 2010 CD set)

(3:54, live 08/08/09)
(Because of the extensive size of this CD set, the easiest way to find the track in iTunes is to open iTunes, go to the iTunes store and search for Janet Kuypers and the title of the track, and it can find the track for you)

Watch the YouTube video from camera #2

Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Rather read it? Then read The original writing

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Knowing Kevorkian (poem)

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Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Order the LIVE track on CD 11 from the CD set Live
(an extensive 13 CD 2010 CD set)

(1:18, live 08/08/09)
(Because of the extensive size of this CD set, the easiest way to find the track in iTunes is to open iTunes, go to the iTunes store and search for Janet Kuypers and the title of the track, and it can find the track for you)

Watch the YouTube video from camera #2

Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Rather read it? Then read The original writing

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Was Immune (poem)

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Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Order the LIVE track on CD 11 from the CD set Live
(an extensive 13 CD 2010 CD set)

(1:36, live 08/08/09)
(Because of the extensive size of this CD set, the easiest way to find the track in iTunes is to open iTunes, go to the iTunes store and search for Janet Kuypers and the title of the track, and it can find the track for you)

Watch the YouTube video from camera #2

Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Rather read it? Then read The original writing

download the chapbook for Getting Wired

Fireflies (prose)

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Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Order the LIVE track on CD 11 from the CD set Live
(an extensive 13 CD 2010 CD set)

(4:00, live 08/08/09)
(Because of the extensive size of this CD set, the easiest way to find the track in iTunes is to open iTunes, go to the iTunes store and search for Janet Kuypers and the title of the track, and it can find the track for you)

Watch the YouTube video from camera #2

Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Rather read it? Then read The original writing

download the chapbook for Getting Wired

Service of Others (poem)

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Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Order the LIVE track on CD 11 from the CD set Live
(an extensive 13 CD 2010 CD set)

(:58, live 08/08/09)
(Because of the extensive size of this CD set, the easiest way to find the track in iTunes is to open iTunes, go to the iTunes store and search for Janet Kuypers and the title of the track, and it can find the track for you)

Watch the YouTube video from camera #2

Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Rather read it? Then read The original writing

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Key to Survival
(the poem of “J”) (poem)

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Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Order the LIVE track on CD 11 from the CD set Live
(an extensive 13 CD 2010 CD set)

(7:13, live 08/08/09)
(Because of the extensive size of this CD set, the easiest way to find the track in iTunes is to open iTunes, go to the iTunes store and search for Janet Kuypers and the title of the track, and it can find the track for you)

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Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Rather read it? Then read The original writing

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Phone Calls from Brian Tolle (prose)

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Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Order the LIVE track on CD 11 from the CD set Live
(an extensive 13 CD 2010 CD set)

(3:5, live 08/08/09)
(Because of the extensive size of this CD set, the easiest way to find the track in iTunes is to open iTunes, go to the iTunes store and search for Janet Kuypers and the title of the track, and it can find the track for you)

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Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Rather read it? Then read The original writing

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Janet Kuypers, Vittorio Carli and Caroline Johnson

Listening to the Cancer Ads (poem)

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Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Order the LIVE track on CD 11 from the CD set Live
(an extensive 13 CD 2010 CD set)

(1:49, live 08/08/09)
(Because of the extensive size of this CD set, the easiest way to find the track in iTunes is to open iTunes, go to the iTunes store and search for Janet Kuypers and the title of the track, and it can find the track for you)

Watch the YouTube video from camera #2

Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Rather read it? Then read The original writing

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Gasoline (poem)

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Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Order the LIVE track on CD 11 from the CD set Live
(an extensive 13 CD 2010 CD set)

(1:32, live 08/08/09)
(Because of the extensive size of this CD set, the easiest way to find the track in iTunes is to open iTunes, go to the iTunes store and search for Janet Kuypers and the title of the track, and it can find the track for you)

Watch the YouTube video from camera #2

Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Rather read it? Then read The original writing

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How You Know
When You’re the Wrong Height (poem)

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Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Order the LIVE track on CD 11 from the CD set Live
(an extensive 13 CD 2010 CD set)

(2:05, live 08/08/09)
(Because of the extensive size of this CD set, the easiest way to find the track in iTunes is to open iTunes, go to the iTunes store and search for Janet Kuypers and the title of the track, and it can find the track for you)

Watch the YouTube video from camera #2

Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Rather read it? Then read The original writing

download the chapbook for Getting Wired

Chicago, West Side (poem)

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Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Order the LIVE track on CD 11 from the CD set Live
(an extensive 13 CD 2010 CD set)

(1:22, live 08/08/09)
(Because of the extensive size of this CD set, the easiest way to find the track in iTunes is to open iTunes, go to the iTunes store and search for Janet Kuypers and the title of the track, and it can find the track for you)

Watch the YouTube video from camera #2

Live @ Getting Wired @ Starbucks 08/08/09, Chicago

Rather read it? Then read The original writing

download the chapbook for Getting Wired

New To Chicago (poem) was also performed from memory, but not recorded in this live show

Bonus tracks in the chapbook include
“Type A” Person (prose)
and Chain Smoking (prose)

download the chapbook for Getting Wired