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“Chapter 38” (title based on the first chapbook Kuypers ever released, Chapter 18, when she was 18 years old) was designed as a collection book of poetry that has appeared in past performance art shows (released when Kuypers was 38 years old). Because of the plethora of shows she has performed and hosted, it became a two volume set, each of 380 pages. However, as Kuypers’ 38th year drew to a close, she saw room to add one more bonus book to this collection — so Chapter 38 would become a three volume set, released through cc&#ampld magazine and Scars Publications.Included in this bonus collection are reading from poetry read on the streets (at a number of locations around the country - and even in the Pacific Ocean in the Southern Hemisphere - over the years), guitar playing with poetry (both sung and read), meetings with Penny Dreadful Press founder C Ra McGuirt, open mics, and even a bonus feature of a (year 39) performance art show at Waiting 4 the Bus called “One Acts.” Because the volume one cover was of white rocks, and the volume two cover was of black rocks, Kuypers looked for concrete (fitting for her family history in the concrete business) and rocks mixed together for the volume three cover — so white rocks would be mixed with black for this bonus Chapter 38 book. And because this is a bonus book, all poems are included from the shows in this collection (even if they also appeared in other shows within this three volume collection). Kuypers continues writing, even specifically for performance art shows, and her CD releases of performance art shows (studio and live) are available for sale online (at places like iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, eMusic, MusicNow, Bell Mobility, MediaNet Digital, Ruckus Network, Sprint, Verizon, Amazon MP3, MusicNet and more - available and purchased in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, and Japan). But this bonus volume completes her collection of past writings appearing in performance art shows.
Below is a listing of all of the writings appearing in the book (the artwork is not listed on this page.) Also, we have listed the book contents for these two books side by side, so you can see the differences between them (also, sections missing from volume 1 may appear in volume 2 of Chapter 38 as well). Also, any additional readings and performances before Kuypers’ 39th birthday (like the videoed poetry readings with C Ra McGuirt of Penny Dreadful Press in Nashville Tennessee in the beginning of May 2009) will be placed into a “Chapter 38” chapbook, that will be availlable on line before July 2009. (if there is enough material, this supplement edition of “Chapter 38” may even be released as a perfect-bound bonus book edition.)
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Contents of the 6"x9" book:Taking Poetry to the Streets Statue Cast in Stone
the Bridge to New Orleans Jackson Square/Bourbon Street French Quarter Anything for the Liquor Fix the Burning Coquinas As I Recovered Republican
Photograph, Nineteenth Century
Father’s Tears The Joshua Tree When I Am Weak No Longer Pity You Signs of the Times A Stand-Off Because This Is What We Do Rape Education Anyone Good Enough Before I Learned Better Can’t Answer That One My Life Changing Mean To Me Pressure On Me Again Once Took Poetry to the Streets Headache Choices The Measuring Scale Loggers Didn’t Know What It Was Why Do You Eating. A Woman Taking About Her Rapist Friend Issues Japanese Television 2004 Fulfill their Deepest Vocation In Their Homes or In The Streets Statue Take The Pain Chances One: Yes, It’s Yes John (edited 1996)
Her Blood is Evaporating
Seven and Seven, plus Eighteen White Knuckled New To Chicago Top of the Mountain In The Air Changing Garments The Men at the Construction Site the Hunter and the Fox the Burning
Poam: A Conversation With Jimbo Breen
I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much
I Have My Dreams Warren Stories Can’t Answer That One He’s an Escapist Falling From the Sky Each Morning Never Did The Same
More Than We Should Have Because This Is What We Do Before I Learned Better The Mind of john Self Confidence Deity Discipline Pressure On Me Again Feel So Much Ants and Gods Content With Inferior Men My Father, Shooting an Animal Isn’t It Amazing Writing Your Name Under the Sea Infallible Anyone Good Enough Motorcycle An Innocent Glance Last Before Extinction
On An Airplane With a Frequent Flyer Everything Was Alive and Dying Guitar Performances (with John Yotko, 03/26/09) Called Me Twice The 2009 Cana-Dixie Union (05/09/09) A While Better Do That For Me Then Good Things Have Happened to Me Too a Great American
Hasn’t Happened Yet Learn To Do That Too this Halloween Cry to be Held Want That Too You Know When You’ve Only Got You Everything is New Two Not Mute Haikus
a Beacon Alone A Common Acquaintance And I Don’t Care Bad and Good But It Is Cute Cocktail Hour
Do I Still Everyone Else Does It Evil Floats First Genuinely Tired Of Looking Get Me Through My Life Gotten To That Part Hand-Grenades, Chainsaws and Fireworks (oh my) Hard as a Rock Here’s Your Chance How Many Times I’ve Done It I’m Sure We Killed It Is it Just Me It’s Only The Tip Knew All Along
Lava... at a Rolling Boil My My Blood My Wishes Come True Naively No Place Not Getting Better No There Isn’t Organic Sex Toy the Perils of Lovemaking Pool Together Our Money Pool Together Our Money (edited) Slow Painful Death Suspend My Beliefs the Power of the Devil Thinks That Through The Truth and Liars Wanted To Play We All Want That Well, Someone Is Well, What About Me Where I Left Of You Will Creation Relation Morning Will Be Kind I’m Always The One and flowers and funerals You Know It What It Felt Like I Don’t Want To All Your Fault Gerbil Lost in the Breeze Gears get Caught in the Mud Once Wanted You as my Friend Joy After the Wreckage Waiting4theBus I Never Too a Life Until I Took My Own How Much For Your Poem “that’s from the barbed wire” 2009 at the Cafe Why I Didn’t See God Some People Want to Believe Trying to Change Fate the Cycle of Life the Real Bitch of It Scars Under the Sea One Acts Waiting for a Sign Fire Alarms Leaving for Work Down the Drain in the Projects Walking Home From School Park Bench Leather Jacket He Told Me His Dreams One Jeremy, or Stallion? Warring Nations Hurry Up and Wait 
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Contents of the 5.5"x8.5" book:Taking Poetry to the Streets Statue Cast in Stone the Bridge to New Orleans Jackson Square/Bourbon Street French Quarter Anything for the Liquor Fix the Burning Coquinas As I Recovered Republican Photograph, Nineteenth Century Father’s Tears The Joshua Tree When I Am Weak No Longer Pity You Signs of the Times A Stand-Off Because This Is What We Do Rape Education Anyone Good Enough Before I Learned Better Can’t Answer That One My Life Changing Mean To Me Pressure On Me Again Once Took Poetry to the Streets Headache Choices The Measuring Scale Loggers Didn’t Know What It Was Why Do You Eating. A Woman Taking About Her Rapist Friend Issues Japanese Television 2004 Fulfill their Deepest Vocation In Their Homes or In The Streets Statue Take The Pain Chances One: Yes, It’s Yes John (edited 1996) Her Blood is Evaporating Seven and Seven, plus Eighteen White Knuckled New To Chicago Top of the Mountain In The Air Changing Garments The Men at the Construction Site the Hunter and the Fox the Burning Poam: A Conversation With Jimbo Breen I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much I Have My Dreams Warren Stories Can’t Answer That One He’s an Escapist Falling From the Sky Each Morning Never Did The Same More Than We Should Have Because This Is What We Do Before I Learned Better The Mind of john Self Confidence Deity Discipline Pressure On Me Again Feel So Much Ants and Gods Content With Inferior Men My Father, Shooting an Animal Isn’t It Amazing Writing Your Name Under the Sea Infallible Anyone Good Enough Motorcycle An Innocent Glance Last Before Extinction On An Airplane With a Frequent Flyer Everything Was Alive and Dying Guitar Performances (with John Yotko, 03/26/09) Called Me Twice
The 2009 Cana-Dixie Union (05/09/09) A While Better Do That For Me Then Good Things Have Happened to Me Too a Great American Hasn’t Happened Yet Learn To Do That Too this Halloween Cry to be Held Want That Too You Know When You’ve Only Got You Everything is New Two Not Mute Haikus a Beacon Alone A Common Acquaintance And I Don’t Care Bad and Good But It Is Cute Cocktail Hour Do I Still Everyone Else Does It Evil Floats First Genuinely Tired Of Looking Get Me Through My Life Gotten To That Part Hand-Grenades, Chainsaws and Fireworks (oh my) Hard as a Rock Here’s Your Chance How Many Times I’ve Done It I’m Sure We Killed It Is it Just Me It's Only The Tip Knew All Along Lava... at a Rolling Boil My My Blood My Wishes Come True Naively No Place Not Getting Better No There Isn’t Organic Sex Toy the Perils of Lovemaking Pool Together Our Money Pool Together Our Money (edited) Slow Painful Death Suspend My Beliefs the Power of the Devil Thinks That Through The Truth and Liars Wanted To Play We All Want That Well, Someone Is Well, What About Me Where I Left Of You Will Creation Relation Morning Will Be Kind I’m Always The One and flowers and funerals You Know It What It Felt Like I Don’t Want To All Your Fault Gerbil Lost in the Breeze Gears get Caught in the Mud Once Wanted You as my Friend Joy After the Wreckage Waiting4theBus I Never Too a Life Until I Took My Own How Much For Your Poem “that’s from the barbed wire” 2009 at the Cafe Why I Didn’t See God Some People Want to Believe Trying to Change Fate the Cycle of Life the Real Bitch of It Scars Under the Sea One Acts Waiting for a Sign Fire Alarms Leaving for Work Down the Drain in the Projects Walking Home From School Park Bench Leather Jacket He Told Me His Dreams One Jeremy, or Stallion? Warring Nations Hurry Up and Wait
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