Prose, Short Stories, and monologues
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Canned Condolences 2010
   Watch this YouTube video Live at Mercury Cafe, live in Chicago 02/28/09 |
 Or see the full YouTube video of the full (give me 5 minutes) show, live in Chicago 02/28/09 |
Watch this YouTube video (studio session 03/16/09) |
Watch this YouTube video performed for C Ra McGuirt (Penny Dreadful Press) in Nashville 12/20/08 |
Cashews 2010
Watch this YouTube video live at Beach Poets 07/13/08 |
07/13/08, Beach PoetsSee the entire performance video, which contains this poem (25:19) This film is from the Internet Archive |
 Watch the YouTube video Published in her book Close Cover Before Striking, read (for future audio CD release) 06/28/11 on WZRD radio, from the main camera |
Watch the YouTube video Published in her book Close Cover Before Striking, read (for future audio CD release) 06/28/11 on WZRD radio, from the mini camera |
See feature-length YouTube video 06/26/11 of the majority of the WZRD radio show with her reading poetry (including this poem) from the main camera |
See feature-length YouTube video 06/26/11 of ~45 minutes of the WZRD radio show with her reading poetry (including this poem) from the mini cam |
Chain Smoking
Order this iTunes track from the poetry audio CD Hope Chest In The Attic 13 Years of Poetry & Prose ...Or order the entire CD set from iTunes: 
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Change My Perspective, 2005
Listen  Live at the Cafe,now available in a 3 CD set | |
Watch this YouTube video live, Mercury Cafe 08/09/08, Chicago You can also see the above video at Imvite | |
see the entire performance live, Mercury Cafe 08/09/08, Chicago with film from the Internet Archive | |
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Watch this YouTube video (1:32) studio session “etc.” book reading for audio CD 08/14/07 |
the book Changing Gearsprose and letters written in 1997 and 1998, published in book form in 1999 and 2004. Contact Janet Kuypers to order a copy of this book.
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Chess Game Again, 2005
Watch the YouTube video (2:49) 02/26/08 Live at the Cafe in Chicago |
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Listen: (2:38) to this recording from Fusion |
Watch this YouTube video of Kuypers reading poetry 02/28/08 |
Watch the YouTube video 06/07/11 at the Café in Chicago (from her book Close Cover Before Striking) |
See feature-length YouTube
video (21:47) of Kuypers reading her poems My First Time, Chicago West Side, Chess Game Again, Arrowhead, Realistic Dreams, Was Immune, To Be Different, Sunrise, Meant To Be, New Vacuum Cleaner and Skittery live 06/07/11 at the Café
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Watch this YouTube video of the intro to the 06/07/11 open mic at the Café in Chicago, plus 2 new poems, & Close Cover Before Striking poems |
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Listen Live at the Cafe, now available in a 3 CD set |
Chicago, West Side (poetry turned to prose)
Watch this YouTube video Live at Getting Wired (camera #1 at Starbucks, Chicago, 08/08/09) |
Watch this YouTube video Live at Getting Wired (camera #2 at Starbucks, Chicago, 08/08/09) |
See the full Getting Wired show video w/ this poem (camera #1)  This film is from the Internet Archive |
See the full Getting Wired show video w/ this writing (camera #2) This film is from the Internet Archive |
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Watch the YouTube video 06/07/11 at the Café in Chicago (from her book Close Cover Before Striking) |
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See feature-length YouTube
video (21:47) of Kuypers reading her poems My First Time, Chicago West Side, Chess Game Again, Arrowhead, Realistic Dreams, Was Immune, To Be Different, Sunrise, Meant To Be, New Vacuum Cleaner and Skittery live 06/07/11 at the Café
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Watch this YouTube video of the intro to the 06/07/11 open mic at the Café in Chicago, plus 2 new poems, & Close Cover Before Striking poems |
Watch the YouTube video (7:17) 03/16/08 live at the WordSlingers radio feature on WLUW Chicago radio (88.9FM) |
Christmas at the Old House
   Watch this YouTube video read live 12/18/11, at the Café weekly poetry open mike she hosts in Chicago (with Opera vocals by Suzanne Hettinger) |
Watch this YouTube video read live 12/18/11, at the Café weekly poetry open mike she hosts in Chicago (with Opera vocals by Suzanne Hettinger), from the Kdak Camera |
Watch this YouTube video read live 12/18/11, at the Café weekly poetry open mike she hosts in Chicago (with Opera vocals by Suzanne Hettinger), from the Samsung Camera |
Watch this YouTube video of ther reading many poems 12/18/11 at the Café in Chicago (music by the HA!man of South Africa, vocals by Suzanne Hettinger, guitar by John Yotko) including this writing |
Watch this YouTube video the majority (all but th last 2 poems) of her reading many poems 12/18/11 at the Café in Chicago (from the Kodak camera) including this writing |
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Order this iTunes track from the poetry audio CD Hope Chest In The Attic 13 Years of Poetry & Prose ...Or order the entire CD set from iTunes:
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Clay
[in French] [in German] [in Italian] [in Portuguese] [in Spanish]
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Order this iTunes track from the poetry audio CD Hope Chest In The Attic 13 Years of Poetry & Prose ...Or order the entire CD set from iTunes:
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Order this iTunes track: from the Chaotic Collection ...Or order the entire 5 CD set from iTunes: CD:
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Listen Live at the Café, now available in a 3 CD set |
See YouTube video (3:10) Live at Beach Poets 08/14/05 |
See YouTube video (4:36) recorded on the Pacific Ocean 12/07 near the Galapagos Islands |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her prose Clay in v118 of Down in the Dirt magazine live 9/18/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (C) |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her prose Clay in v118 of Down in the Dirt magazine live 9/18/13 in Chicago at her the Café Gallery poetry open mic (S) |
Communication, 2005
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Listen to the CD recording of this, from the CD Change/Rearrange |
Listen to this live  atLive at Cafe Aloha (Janet Kuypers/Jason Pettus show) |
Watch this YouTube video live at the show Questions in a World Without Answers 10/05/04, Chicago |
watch the full Questions in a World Withough Answers video live, including this poem in Chicago 10/05/04 (~21:56)
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Listen to this from the CD release from the first performance art show (08/14/97) Seeing Things Differently |
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Listen to this radio recording from WZRD Radio (in a 2 CD set) |
 Watch this YouTube video (8:18) at the live Jesse Oaks live “UNcorrect” feature 06/21/07 |
Watch the YouTube video (2:22) 04/01/05 (April Fool’s Day) Live at the DvA Chicago Art Gallery show Conflict • Contact • Control |
Order this iTunes track: from Chaotic Elements (a 2 CD set)...Or order the entire CD set from iTunes or Napster CD:
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Order this iTunes track: from Chaots in Motion (a 6 CD set)...Or order the entire CD set from iTunes or Napster CD:
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Watch this YouTube video (4:05) live 10/15/10 at Power Networking for Success JK poetry show  |
 See the full Youtube show live JK poetry show w/ gutar 10/15/10 at Power Networking for Success with “Type A Person” & “Communication” |
Watch this YouTube video 03/05/11 from the TV camera in Lake Villa at Swing State, live in her show Letting it All Out |
Watch this YouTube video (5:56, of just the poem) 03/05/11 in Lake Villa at Swing State, live in her “Visual Nonsense” show Letting it All Out |
Watch this YouTube video of Kuypers from the TV monitor in the “Letting it All Out” show, live in Lake Villa 03/05/11 at Swing State |
Watch this YouTube video (34:48) of Kuypers in the “Letting it All Out” show, live in Lake Villa 03/05/11 with this writing at Swing State |
 See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 4 poems 8/31/15 at the Chicago open mic Weeds (Canon Power Shot), with an edited version of her poem Communication, plus her poems Death Takes Many Forms, True Happiness in the New Millennium, and Other Souls. |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 4 poems 8/31/15 at the Chicago open mic Weeds (Canon fs200), with an edited version of her poem Communication, plus her poems Death Takes Many Forms, True Happiness in the New Millennium, and Other Souls. |
Listen: (6:46) to this recording from Fusion |
Coquinas, 2005
Order this iTunes track from the poetry audio CD “Oh.” audio CD ...Or order the entire CD set from iTunes:
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Order this iTunes track from the poetry audio CD Hope Chest In The Attic 13 Years of Poetry & Prose ...Or order the entire CD set from iTunes:
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Watch the YouTube video Live at Taking Poetry to the Streets, in New Orleans 12/28/08 |
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Order this iTunes track: from Chaots in Motion (a 6 CD set)...Or order the entire CD set from iTunes or Napster CD:
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Listen to the DMJ Art Connection, off the CD Manic Depressive or Something Listen to & download  this track from the DMJ Art Connection
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Order this iTunes track: from Chaotic Elements (a 2 CD set)...Or order the entire CD set from iTunes or Napster CD:
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Listen Live at the Cafe, now available in a 3 CD set |
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Order this iTunes track: at two locations: from the Chaotic Collection ...Or order the entire 5 CD set from iTunes: CD:
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Watch this YouTube video (3:47) recorded on the Pacific Ocean 12/07 near the Galapagos Islands |
Watch the YouTube video from IPB: the feature 06/29/11 of Impromptu Poetry on the Beach |
See feature-length YouTube video of many poems read at Beach Poets from IPB: the Impromptu Poetry on the Beach feature 06/29/11 |
Watch this YouTube video read live 12/18/11, at the Café weekly poetry open mike she hosts in Chicago (with Opera vocals by Suzanne Hettinger) |
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Watch this YouTube video of ther reading many poems 12/18/11 at the Café in Chicago (music bt the HA!man of South Africa, vocals by Suzanne Hettinger, guitar by John Yotko) including this writing |
 Watch this YouTube video of the intro to the 12/18/11 poetry open mike at the Café in Chicago, & her reading poems (music from the HA!man of South Africa, vocals by Suzanne Hettinger, guitar by John Yotko) with this writing |
Watch this YouTube video read live 12/18/11, at the Café weekly poetry open mike she hosts in Chicago (with Opera vocals by Suzanne Hettinger), from the Kodak Camera |
Watch this YouTube video read live 12/18/11, at the Café weekly poetry open mike she hosts in Chicago (with Opera vocals by Suzanne Hettinger), from the Samsung Camera |
Crazy
Order this writing in the book (woman.)
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Listen: (18:34) to this recording from Fusion |
Watch this YouTube video part 1 of the live reading show “crazy” in Chicago 10/20/09 |
Watch this YouTube video part 2 of the live reading show “crazy” in Chicago 10/20/09 |
Watch this YouTube video part 3 of the live reading show “crazy” in Chicago 10/20/09 |
Watch the full “crazy” show of Kuypers reading live in Chicago 10/20/09, from the Internet Archive |
| Order the LIVE track on CD 13 from the CD set Live (an extensive 13 CD 2010 CD set) (18:27) to the full show “crazy” live in Chicago 10/20/09 |
See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this piece in the live show the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! at Chicago’s Gallery Cabaret 20121003 (Canon) |
See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this piece in the live show the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! at Chicago’s Gallery Cabaret 20121003 (Kodak) |
See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this piece in the live show the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! at Chicago’s Gallery Cabaret 20121003 (Sony) |
See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! full live show at Gallery Cabaret in Chicago 20121003 (Canon), including this piece |
See YouTube video of most of the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! full live show at Gallery Cabaret in Chicago 20121003 (Kodak) including this piece |
See YouTube video of most of the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! full live show at Gallery Cabaret in Chicago 20121003 (Samsung), including this piece |
See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this piece in the live show the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! at Chicago’s Gallery Cabaret 20121003 (Samsung) |
Crazy Women Talking: This Much I’ve Learned, 2005
Watch this YouTube video live at the Cafe in Chicago 11/03/09 |
Do That For Me Then, 2005
Watch this YouTube video live at the 2009 Cana-Dixie Union 05/09/09, Memphis w/ C Ra McGuirt |
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