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Watch this YouTube video of the Cutting Room Floor at the Palos Park Public Library 10/07/09

or see the full 10/07/09 Video at the Palos Park Public Library of the Cutting Room Floor via the Internet Archive

Watch this YouTube video 11/06/10 from the TV camera in Lake Villa’s Swing State, live in her “Visual Nonsense” show Sexism and other stories

Watch this YouTube video 2:35, 11/06/10 in Lake Villa at Swing State, in Sexism and other stories

See the full show of Kuypers reading from the TV monitor in the “Sexism and other stories” show, live in Lake Villa’s “Visual Nonsense” 10/20/011/06/10 with this poem at Swing State

See the full show of Janet Kuypers reading her poetry in the “Sexism and other stories” show, live in Lake Villa 11/06/10 with this writing at Swing State (this was filmed from the TV camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Watch this YouTube video from the 2011 6" x 9" ISBN# book Sexism and Other Stories, live 02/22/11 at the Café in Chicago

Watch this YouTube video of the intro to the 02/22/11 open mic at the Café Chicago, & her poetry in 2011 books, including this poem

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 3 poems, Left with a Hole, “So”, & Scratch the Surface from her book let me see you Stripped, 1/17/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (Canon Power Shot).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 3 poems, Left with a Hole, “So”, & Scratch the Surface from her book let me see you Stripped, 1/17/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Nikon Cool Pix S7000 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2017 Book Release Reading 11/1/17, where she reads from her book “Let me See You Stripped” her poems “Like I was Never There”, “Scratch the Surface”, “You are a Force”, “You Repel Me”, and “Holding Hands”, in “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2017 Book Release Reading 11/1/17, where she reads from her book “Let me See You Stripped” her poems “Like I was Never There”, “Scratch the Surface”, “You are a Force”, “You Repel Me”, and “Holding Hands”, in “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (this video was filmed from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Gary’s Blind Date”, “Scratch the Surface”, and “Letting Ourselves Go” from her book “Chapter 48 (v1)”, live 6/23/18 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Gary’s Blind Date”, “Scratch the Surface”, and “Letting Ourselves Go” from her book “Chapter 48 (v1)”, live 6/23/18 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Posterize).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Gary’s Blind Date”, “Scratch the Surface”, and “Letting Ourselves Go” from her book “Chapter 48 (v1)”, live 6/23/18 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Gary’s Blind Date”, “Scratch the Surface”, and “Letting Ourselves Go” from her book “Chapter 48 (v1)”, live 6/23/18 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Threshold).

See YouTube video 11/17/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “September 11, 2001” and “Scratch the Surface” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth” at “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video 11/17/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “September 11, 2001” and “Scratch the Surface” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth” at “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix 2500).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ February 2019 Book Release Reading 2/6/19, where she read her poems “Right There, By Your Heart (verses 2 and 6)”, then interview portions and her poem “Scratch the Surface” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth”, and then read her #metoo / Lunchtime Poll Topic essay/letter “Weighing on my Soul” and her poem “For Far Too Many Years” from her Chicago “In One Ear” show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” in the performance art section of the cc&d v. 288 January/February 2019 ISBN# book “Save the World”, while she guest-hosted Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ February 2019 Book Release Reading 2/6/19, where she read her poems “Right There, By Your Heart (verses 2 and 6)”, then interview portions and her poem “Scratch the Surface” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth”, and then read her #metoo / Lunchtime Poll Topic essay/letter “Weighing on my Soul” and her poem “For Far Too Many Years” from her Chicago “In One Ear” show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” in the performance art section of the cc&d v. 288 January/February 2019 ISBN# book “Save the World”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Posterize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ February 2019 Book Release Reading 2/6/19, where she read her poems “Right There, By Your Heart (verses 2 and 6)”, then interview portions and her poem “Scratch the Surface” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth”, and then read her #metoo / Lunchtime Poll Topic essay/letter “Weighing on my Soul” and her poem “For Far Too Many Years” from her Chicago “In One Ear” show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” in the performance art section of the cc&d v. 288 January/February 2019 ISBN# book “Save the World”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ February 2019 Book Release Reading 2/6/19, where she read her poems “Right There, By Your Heart (verses 2 and 6)”, then interview portions and her poem “Scratch the Surface” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth”, and then read her #metoo / Lunchtime Poll Topic essay/letter “Weighing on my Soul” and her poem “For Far Too Many Years” from her Chicago “In One Ear” show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” in the performance art section of the cc&d v. 288 January/February 2019 ISBN# book “Save the World”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Threshold filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Scratch the Surface”, “Freedom just Past the Fence” and “Before Taking Over the Controls” in her “Revealed” book reading at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” 11/17/19 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; this video was also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Scratch the Surface”, “Freedom just Past the Fence” and “Before Taking Over the Controls” in her “Revealed” book reading at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” 11/17/19 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; this video was also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers live at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” 11/17/19 reading poetry in 3 sets from her her “Revealed”. In set 1 she read her poems “Seven and Seven, Plus Eighteen”, “Observations: Nine and Six” and “Eleven and Two, Plus Eight”. In set 2 she read her poems “Scratch the Surface”, “Freedom just Past the Fence” and “Before Taking Over the Controls”. In set 3 she read her poems “Universe... Now In Color”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein” and “Love Affair With The Moon 2012” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers live at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” 11/17/19 reading poetry in 3 sets from her her “Revealed”. In set 1 she read her poems “Seven and Seven, Plus Eighteen”, “Observations: Nine and Six” and “Eleven and Two, Plus Eight”. In set 2 she read her poems “Scratch the Surface”, “Freedom just Past the Fence” and “Before Taking Over the Controls”. In set 3 she read her poems “Universe... Now In Color”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein” and “Love Affair With The Moon 2012” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Scratch the Surface” from the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book (on women’s issues, released during women’s history month) “Shattering the Glass Ceiling” as the ending poem for her “Poetic License global open mic 6/5/22” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersfeminism #shatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Scratch the Surface” from the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book (on women’s issues, released during women’s history month) “Shattering the Glass Ceiling” as the ending poem for her “Poetic License global open mic 6/5/22” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with an Old b&w Film filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersfeminism #shatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Scratch the Surface 09/07/09 you don’t have to pull out the Book for Men to know how men degrade “the weaker sex” or even assault women with the English language hey, they can even try to make it sound nice think it’s a compliment to call us a honey a fox, a pumpkin, their cougar, or even a hot chick but if calling us food or animals is too degrading I can be your babe, and I’m still your girl I mean, calling us less than an adult can still degrade us but I get furious when I’m wearing a tank top you know, because it’s hot outside and a semi or a truck honks their horn I mean, do they think honking their horn is a compliment? or are they busy blowing their horn to try to show off their big rig? I thought the Book for Men covered all the bases, even with sex in terms men understand: banging, hammering, nailing, screwing, scoring but I was in a car, and because it was warm I was wearing a tank top (again, the truck driver’s sexual turn on) so I got honked at by a semi driver while sitting in a car, going down the highway and that’s when I heard of one more term for women someone informed me that after their truck horn blares the truck driver will radio ahead to other semis and tell them the color, make and model of a car with a good-looking seat cover wow, a seat cover. thanks. now we’re reduced to good-looking upholstery something you keep around to sit on but we can’t stay pretty after you’ve kept us down for years, before you get something prettier to replace us so as I sit in this car covering myself up whenever we’re near a truck I think about the Book for Men with jokes objectifying women or reminding us of a bush, a slit, a crack, a box, a hole, or a farm implement, like a hoe but I’m telling you, baby doll as thorough as that handbook seems it doesn’t even scratch the surface Copyright © 2009 Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission.