  While in San Francisco and Berkeley (CA) for a week, Janet Kuypers went to a number of venues to read poetry (and to see open mics in different towns, since she is used to reading at Chicago open mics). Following are video clips from a number of locations in California.09/13/09
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Under the Sea |
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09/14/09
Poetry Express
(at Priya Indian Cuisine)
Berkeley
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Death is a Dog |
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Being God |
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09/14/09
It’s A Grind Coffee House
(open mic)
Berkeley
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the Burning |
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Fantastic Car Crash |
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I’m a Record Now |
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09/16/09
Sacred Grounds
(open mic)
San Francisco
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I’m Not Sick, but I’m Not Well |
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Holding my Hand |
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Writing Your Name |
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09/17/09
Mediterranean Cafe
(readings when the open mic fell through)
Berkeley
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Private Lives Two |
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the Martyr and the Saint |
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I Don’t Want To |
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On The California Streets |
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Ways to Spend Your Money |
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(The dark background is of the Bay Bridge, anbd the image within the main table is of the letters on the side of a mountain reading “South San Francisco - the Industrial City”)