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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Oh, the book is Better than the Movie”, “Vessel to Spread the Word”, and “Otherwise Reigned Supreme” from the Down in the Dirt 11/20 v177 book “Pipe Dreams”, then her short poem “Eleven Days” from the cc&d 11/20 v303 book “What He’s Trying to Paint” to close the “Poetic License virtual open mic 11/1/20” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page in front of the New Orleans Public Library (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Oh, the book is Better than the Movie”, “Vessel to Spread the Word”, and “Otherwise Reigned Supreme” from the Down in the Dirt 11/20 v177 book “Pipe Dreams”, then her short poem “Eleven Days” from the cc&d 11/20 v303 book “What He’s Trying to Paint” to close the “Poetic License virtual open mic 11/1/20” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page in front of the New Orleans Public Library (video filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Oh, the book is Better than the Movie” (written 11/1, on and for National Authors Day), “Keep Your Chin Up”” (written 11/3, on and for Cliché Day), “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics” (written 11/4, on and for King Tut Day, the day his tomb was discovered in 1922), “Queen of the Night Sky” (written 11/6, on and for the day credited with the 1572 observation of the supernova SN 1572 (Tycho’s Supernova/Tycho’s Nova), “Opened the Door for All” (written 11/7, on and for the 1867 birthday of Marie Curie), “Vessel to Spread the Word” (written 11/5, on and for the the birthday of American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox (11/5/1860-10/30/1919), “x-raying metal under my skin” (for 11/8, X-Ray Day / International Day of Radiology), “Otherwise Reigned Supreme” (written 11/8, on and for the birthday of American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox b11/5/1860, d10/30/1919), and “Just too High for Just one Man” (written 11/9, on on his 1934 birthday, for Carl Sagan Day) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 11/3/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series the night of the U.S. Presidential election (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Oh, the book is Better than the Movie”, “Keep Your Chin Up”, “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics”, “Queen of the Night Sky”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Vessel to Spread the Word”, “x-raying metal under my skin”, “Otherwise Reigned Supreme”, and “Just too High for Just one Man” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 11/3/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See the YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ever since my childhood”, “Oh, the book is Better than the Movie”, “Vessel to Spread the Word”, “Otherwise Reigned Supreme”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Just too High for Just one Man”, “Evolving with Mutant Genes”, and “Yes, For Our Future Too” from the v177 book “Pipe Dreams” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” for The Café Gallery 1/19/21 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ever since my childhood”, “Oh, the book is Better than the Movie”, “Vessel to Spread the Word”, “Otherwise Reigned Supreme”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Just too High for Just one Man”, “Evolving with Mutant Genes”, and “Yes, For Our Future Too” from the v177 book “Pipe Dreams” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” for The Café Gallery 1/19/21 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading   #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Otherwise Reigned                  Supreme Janet Kuypers 11/8/19, on the 1715 birthday of Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, the longest-serving queen of Prussia Stuck in my head is the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and the scene where a father arranges a marriage for his son, but this “prince” rejects it. For Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia, who in 1733 failed his attempt to flee his father’s tyrannical regime, was ordered to marry a woman — Elisabeth Christine, with his choice arranged by the Austrian court to secure influence over Prussia. Unlike Monty Python’s Holy Grail where the prince, in being “rescued” tried to escape his tower, this Prussian Prince relented; but on his wedding day he spent one hour with his 17-year-old bride before walking outside alone all night. He obviously wanted to be free of this woman — and most women, as he never cheated on her, so they spent most of their time apart. Elisabeth Christine was at first so distraught that this prince couldn’t return her affection, but... she learned that since they were now married, they could ask anything of the king and remain comfortably secure, until the king’s death — which made her Queen. When her husband-now-king didn’t want the tedium of being king... he just decided to let her rule. This situation was starting to suit her fine; they now lived separately, and since the ceremonial court life didn’t suit him, he left that to her, and that suited her just fine too. He could come to occasional functions, but otherwise, Elisabeth Christine reigned supreme, just how she liked it. Because during the Seven Years’ War he remained absent, while she was the symbol of Prussian resilience. During her reign she authored several works (some based on the passing of loved ones) that were included in the library of the king; this woman also gave more than half her income to charity. Prussia’s Elisabeth Christine, their longest-serving queen, found out how to take a situation no one wanted, and turn it into a life where a woman could make a real difference — which is what we women do to this day.

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