{Stripped} The June 7, 2005 performance art show (atthe Café, live in Chicago) readings of new poetry, including some political poems

click here for video of the entire live performance

SAMPLE live mp3 file, 30:07, ~41 meg

studio recording, 29:07

Never before seen on social media, see Archive video (36:39) of Janet Kuypers reading her poetry (including some political poems) in her Chicago performance art show {Stripped} live 6/7/05 at the Café with projected artwork (from the Internet Archive with projected artwork; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr).

displayed art from this live show (Kuypers’ artwork was displayed as a series of images during the live show for this live show)

See the {Stripped} show images projected as a display from live Chicago show (images in a web page to appear in a new window)

(19:34) This film of the artwork is from the Internet Archive

...and below are mp3 files of individual poems from the live show, followed by the transcribed poem.

Key To Survival “the poem of j” SAMPLE live mp3 file, 5:18 ...bonus track off the CD Live at the Café mp3 file studio recording, 5:00 on CD 3 of the CD set Live: Never before seen on social media, see YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Key To Survival (the poem of j)” (5:34) from her Chicago performance art show {Stripped} live 6/7/05 at the Café with projected artwork (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Rather read it? Then here’s “Key To Survival (the poem of j)”. get me out of this cage SAMPLE live mp3 file, 3:46 ...bonus track off the CD Live at the Café mp3 files studio recording, 3:37 on CD 3 of the CD set Live: Never before seen on social media, see YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “get me out of this cage” (4:03) from her Chicago performance art show {Stripped} live 6/7/05 at the Café with projected artwork (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Rather read it? Then here’s “get me out of this cage”. What the Hell is She Complaining About SAMPLE live mp3 file, 2:23 ...bonus track off the CD Live at the Café mp3 file studio recording, 2:46 on CD 3 of the CD set Live: Never before seen on social media, see YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “What the Hell is She Complaining About” (2:40) from her Chicago performance art show {Stripped} live 6/7/05 at the Café with projected artwork (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Rather read it? Then here’s “What the Hell is She Complaining About”. Your Minions are Dying SAMPLE live mp3 file, 4:55 ...bonus track off the CD Live at the Café mp3 file studio recording, 5:03 on CD 3 of the CD set Live: Never before seen on social media, see YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Your Minions are Dying” (5:14) from her Chicago performance art show {Stripped} live 6/7/05 at the Café with projected artwork (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Rather read it? Then here’s “Your Minions are Dying”. We Listened SAMPLE live mp3 file, 4:05 ...bonus track off the CD Live at the Café mp3 file studio recording, 4:14 on CD 3 of the CD set Live: Never before seen on social media, see YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “We Listened” (4:25) from her Chicago performance art show {Stripped} live 6/7/05 at the Café with projected artwork (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Rather read it? Then here’s “We Listened”. marry me... whatever you are SAMPLE live mp3 file, 1:54 ...bonus track off the CD Live at the Café mp3 file studio recording, 2:09 on CD 3 of the CD set Live: Never before seen on social media, see YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “marry me... whatever you are” (2:12) from her Chicago performance art show {Stripped} live 6/7/05 at the Café with projected artwork (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Rather read it? Then here’s “marry me... whatever you are”. Outsourcing the American Dream SAMPLE live mp3 file, 6:41 ...bonus track off the CD Live at the Café mp3 file studio recording, 7:08 on CD 3 of the CD set Live: Never before seen on social media, see YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Outsourcing the American Dream” (6:57) from her Chicago performance art show {Stripped} live 6/7/05 at the Café with projected artwork (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Rather read it? Then here’s “Outsourcing the American Dream”.