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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ poetry feature “Rap Sheet” live at the Cafe Cabaret at Cafe Ballou in Chicago 6/19/15, with the poems each of you carry one body each, uncuffed and printed, Entering Courtroom 101, Vent, and only option is fighting (filmed from a Canon fs200 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ poetry feature “Rap Sheet” live at the Cafe Cabaret at Cafe Ballou in Chicago 6/19/15, with the poems each of you carry one body each, uncuffed and printed, Entering Courtroom 101, Vent, and only option is fighting (this video was filmed from a Canon PowerShot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Download these poems in the free chapbook “Rap Sheet”, w/ poems performed live 6/19/15 at Cafe Ballou, in the Cafe Cabaret (Chicago)

Download these poems in the free chapbook “Rap Sheet” Expanded Report, with long versions of poems (and a bonus poem) in her “Rap Sheet” show 6/19/15 at Cafe Ballou, in the Cafe Cabaret (Chicago)

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v341 1/24 cc&d issue/book “The Cosmos is a Lonely Place” poems “Entering Courtroom 101” (+ show image 1), “Only Option is Fighting” (+ show image 2), + her “Periodic Table Poetry” poem “Zirconium” (+ show image 1) and her “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry” poem “Zirconium Brilliance” (+ show image 1 & 2) to start her “Poetic License 1/7/24 global open mic” she hosted in a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr.) Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream (filmed & streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a Paper Tear filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

only option is fighting Janet Kuypers 5/18/15 I’ve been pacing, mentally racing, I can’t sleep. I’ve been accused. Now, doing something illegal was never a problem, but being arrested by cops with guns for their uniform, well, that makes it hard to clear my head. So I call my lawyer again. “Have you looked at their evidence? Do you have the video?” I called a few times, and a day before trial for my sentencing, the lawyer calls and says, “I’m looking at the video now, and I can’t see any reason why the cop stopped you to arrest you. I think we can fight this.” I’m a bit stunned, I haven’t seen the evidence. “Are you sure? Can you check again?” And he did, ten times total, and he saw no evidence to stop me, then arrest me for committing a crime; there was no justification. That’s when I started to smile. “So is this something we can beat?” And he said “Sure, the next court date will be easy, you won’t say a word, I’ll just file for a motion to quash the arrest and suppress evidence. There was no reason to stop you, so we’ll fight this.” Wow, I’m starting to get my happy face again. Yeah, it means more trial time, but if the cop was in the wrong (wait a minute, can I sue him for all the pain he’s unjustly caused?), if he was wrong, then trust me, sometimes the only option is fighting. Which is exactly what I’ll do. I’m not out yet — they may think they’ve won, but they have no idea how well I can fight. You picked the wrong person to try, because now you’ve made a mortal enemy. I’ll pit you against yourself, trust me, I am a more than worthy adversary. I can still play fair and catch you fumbling over your own mistakes. So... the fight is officially on. And may the true winner prevail.

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