Beach Poets 8/5/07
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On August 5th, Janet Kuypers was a featured reader at the Beach poets (hosted by Cathleen Schandelmeier, with music host Peter C. Bartels) weekly show at Loyola Beach in Chicago. Without a microphone, she read a large number of poems (and even sang 3 songs on the beach with guitarist John Yotko) in this 20+ minute live reading. Kuypers read at about 5:00 PM at Beach Poets, at Loyola beach (Greenleaf and the lake, just east of Sheridan Road and 4 blocks north of the Loyola el stop, near Heartland Cafe). You can also download or view the chapbook for the show, called Beach Poetry, which contains the material she read live at this show. |
a chapbook was even released of chosen writings for this feature... which you can download for free right now! Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
before the show started,
Kuypers read two pieces.
Under The Sea
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 SAMPLE, full live recording is 1:15 |
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| read Under the Sea (written in 1980) |
download the free chapbook w/ this poemcalled Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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Last Before Extinction |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is 2:07 |
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| read Last Before Extinction (written in 1994) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
Kuypers looked for pieces about anything from the beach (and water) to love, to nature. She even delved into much older writings of hers for this collection. So...on to the show...
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Slate and Marrow |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is 2:50 |
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| read Slate and Marrow (written in 1993) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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I’m Thinking About Myself too Much |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is :57 |
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| read I’m Thinking About Myself too Much (written in 1997) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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Children, Churches and Daddies |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is 1:41 |
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| read Children, Churches and Daddies (written in 1993) added bonus: see this poem in Finnish, translated by Jean Hellemans |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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You Once So Confidently |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is 1:25 |
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| read You Once So Confidently (written in 1989) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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To The River |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is 1:48 |
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| read Writing (written in 1987) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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I Just Waited |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is 1:12 |
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| read I Just Waited (written in 1990) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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Precinct Fourteen |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is 1:40 |
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| read Precinct Fourteen (written in 1995) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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Philosopher at the Blue Note |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is 1:46 |
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| read Philosopher at the Blue Note (written in 1995) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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Freedom Just Past the Fence |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is 2:11 |
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| read Freedom Just Past the Fence (written in 2002) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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Writing Your Name |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is :40 |
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| read Writing Your Name (written in 1988) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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The Beach at Night |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is :46 |
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| read The Beach at Night (written in 1986) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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All Men Have Secrets |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is :55 |
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| read All Men Have Secrets (written in 1990) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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Moonlight |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is :31 |
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| read Moonlight (written in 1983) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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Too Far |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is 1:360 |
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| read Too Far (written in 1995) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
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Dive |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is 1:20 |
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| read Dive (written in 1994) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
after the show ended,
Kuypers read one more piece...
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And I’m Wondering |
| SAMPLE, full live recording is 1:58 |
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| read And I’m Wondering (written in 1997) |
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download the free chapbook w/ this poem called Sun, Sand & H2Poetry |
| ...Download it at
iTunes
if you have difficulty downloading it here. |
But separately from the show,
3 songs were performed...
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Janet Kuypers, vocals; John Yotko, guitar What We Need In Life An original song: Janet Kuypers with words Warren Peterson for guitar |
| read Writing (written in 1994) |
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Janet Kuypers, vocals; John Yotko, guitar I’m Not a Pretty Girl song originally by Ani DiFranco |
See YouTube video |
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Janet Kuypers, vocals; John Yotko, guitar Washing of the Water song originally by Peter Gabriel |
See YouTube video |