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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Dreams 12/3/12” from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her 2019 poems “Venezuela was Mowed Down by Tanks” & “Freedoms of Speech we can Agree With” (all followed by her reading the quote, “We don’t read and write poetry because it is cute. We read and write poetry because we are human beings,” from “Dead Poets Society” and said by Robin Williams as John Keating) 5/5/19 at “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Dreams 12/3/12” from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her 2019 poems “Venezuela was Mowed Down by Tanks” & “Freedoms of Speech we can Agree With” (all followed by her reading the quote, “We don’t read and write poetry because it is cute. We read and write poetry because we are human beings,” from “Dead Poets Society” and said by Robin Williams as John Keating) 5/5/19 at “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Freedoms of Speech we can Agree With” from the cc&d May 2021 v309 issue “Excavation” outside the Brewtique before a local brewers meeting for “The Café Gallery 5/12/21 Book Reading” in The Café Gallery Book Reading series 2020+ (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Freedoms of Speech we can Agree With” from the cc&d May 2021 v309 issue “Excavation” outside the Brewtique before a local brewers meeting for “The Café Gallery 5/12/21 Book Reading” in The Café Gallery Book Reading series 2020+ (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Our Excuses for Celebrating”, “Our Demons Can Mark Us”, “Freedoms of Speech we can Agree With”, and “Exploring Evolution” (cut off) from the “Excavation” section of the cc&d May-August 2021 issue collection book “What If” 9/1/21 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersinstagram

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Our Excuses for Celebrating”, “Our Demons Can Mark Us”, “Freedoms of Speech we can Agree With”, “Exploring Evolution”, and “Outsider” from the “Excavation” section of the cc&d May-August 2021 issue collection book “What If” 9/1/21 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Freedoms of Speech   we can Agree With Janet Kuypers 5/3/19 There are those who will demand personal freedom, kicking and screaming for the First Amendment. But Facebook, a platform for people to share everything, has just banned some people and groups — precisely because of their speech. And sure, there’s the separation of speech that is dangerous and false versus just dangerous, like, shouting fire in a crowded theater to cause panic, referenced in a Supreme Court case from a century ago. And yes, I get it, freedom of speech means freedom from the government, and the last time I checked Facebook wasn’t our government, but at times like these it makes me wonder which has more influence over our lives.

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