the writing of Kuypers



2025

2024

An Ernest Snare

Death Takes Many Forms (2025 Arkansas poetry tour edit)

Death Takes Many Forms (2025 Chicago poetry tour edit)

Do You Feel Safe Yet?

Equality Ever Gain Any Ground

Ethereal Changing the Ephemeral

From Sexual Attacks to Shiny Objects

Jean Valjean or Javert

Keeping Hydrated (prose poem)

Nepotism from the Bad Daddy
video Enjoy this YouTube video from 4/27/25 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Nepotism from the Bad Daddy”, “Overwhelm the Masses on Good Faith”,“Oligarchy Wielding Power”, & “Once Free, Once Slave-Supporting” from the upcoming cc&d book “The Anniversary in this Town” at Prost Alehouse during the video 2025 Poetry Bomb (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
Also enjoy this YouTube video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix FZ300 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, video Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
The Anniversary in this Town Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S24 camera. #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetrybomb
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v358 6/25 cc&d issue/book “The Anniversary in this Town” book poems “Nepotism from the Bad Daddy” & “Once Free, Once Slave-Supporting” during her “Poetic License 6/1/25 Global Open Mic” she video hosted in a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, on Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr).
Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S24 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoeticlicense


Oligarchy Wielding Power
video Enjoy this YouTube video from 4/27/25 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Nepotism from the Bad Daddy”, “Overwhelm the Masses on Good Faith”,“Oligarchy Wielding Power”, & “Once Free, Once Slave-Supporting” from the upcoming cc&d book “The Anniversary in this Town” at Prost Alehouse during the video 2025 Poetry Bomb (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
Also enjoy this YouTube video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix FZ300 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, video Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
The Anniversary in this Town Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S24 camera. #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetrybomb
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 32nd anniversary v358 6/25 cc&d issue/book “The Anniversary in this Town” book poems “Oligarchy Wielding Power” (+ showing the 2025 Poetry Bomb image) & “Overwhelm the Masses on Good Faith”, then she video read John F. McMullen’s essay “Museums Should Tell the Truth – Not Just the Comfortable Parts” (that was published in The Examiner News 4/7/25) to start her “Poetic License 6/1/25 Global Open Mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S24 camera. #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoeticlicense


Once Again in Traffic-king

Once Free, Once Slave-Supporting
video Enjoy this YouTube video from 4/27/25 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Nepotism from the Bad Daddy”, “Overwhelm the Masses on Good Faith”,“Oligarchy Wielding Power”, & “Once Free, Once Slave-Supporting” from the upcoming cc&d book “The Anniversary in this Town” at Prost Alehouse during the video 2025 Poetry Bomb (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
Also enjoy this YouTube video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix FZ300 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, video Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
The Anniversary in this Town Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S24 camera. #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetrybomb
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v358 6/25 cc&d issue/book “The Anniversary in this Town” book poems “Nepotism from the Bad Daddy” & “Once Free, Once Slave-Supporting” during her “Poetic License 6/1/25 Global Open Mic” she video hosted in a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, on Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr).
Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S24 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoeticlicense


Only Pose What I Know (2025 Chicago poetry tour edit)

Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed (2025 Chicago poetry tour edit)

Overwhelm the Masses on Good Faith
video Enjoy this YouTube video from 4/27/25 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Nepotism from the Bad Daddy”, “Overwhelm the Masses on Good Faith”,“Oligarchy Wielding Power”, & “Once Free, Once Slave-Supporting” from the upcoming cc&d book “The Anniversary in this Town” at Prost Alehouse during the video 2025 Poetry Bomb (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
Also enjoy this YouTube video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix FZ300 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, video Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
The Anniversary in this Town Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S24 camera. #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetrybomb
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 32nd anniversary v358 6/25 cc&d issue/book “The Anniversary in this Town” book poems “Oligarchy Wielding Power” (+ showing the 2025 Poetry Bomb image) & “Overwhelm the Masses on Good Faith”, then she video read John F. McMullen’s essay “Museums Should Tell the Truth – Not Just the Comfortable Parts” (that was published in The Examiner News 4/7/25) to start her “Poetic License 6/1/25 Global Open Mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S24 camera. #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoeticlicense


Polluted by Plastics and Politicians
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Polluted by Plastics and Politicians” & “Safety Culture Redefined” from the upcoming 7/25 cc&d book “Smokes and Dreams” at video Prost Alehouse during the 2025 Poetry Bomb on 4/27/25 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
video Also enjoy this YouTube video that was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix FZ300 video camera.
Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S24 camera.#janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetrybomb
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v359 7/25 cc&d issue/book “Smokes and Dreams” poems “Polluted by Plastics and Politicians” (+ 2025 Poetry Bomb with the 4/27/25 video still) & “Safety Culture Redefined” to start her “Poetic License 7/6/25 Global Open Mic” she hosted through a video Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream filmed & streamed from a Samsung S24 camera, on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoeticlicense


Safety Culture Redefined
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Polluted by Plastics and Politicians” & “Safety Culture Redefined” from the upcoming 7/25 cc&d book “Smokes and Dreams” at video Prost Alehouse during the 2025 Poetry Bomb on 4/27/25 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
video Also enjoy this YouTube video that was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix FZ300 video camera.
Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S24 camera.#janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetrybomb
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v359 7/25 cc&d issue/book “Smokes and Dreams” poems “Polluted by Plastics and Politicians” (+ 2025 Poetry Bomb with the 4/27/25 video still) & “Safety Culture Redefined” to start her “Poetic License 7/6/25 Global Open Mic” she hosted through a video Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream filmed & streamed from a Samsung S24 camera, on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoeticlicense


Thank You, Women Who Work I (2025 Arkansas poetry tour edit)

Ultimate Connectivity: a Bird in the Hand (2025 Chicago poetry tour edit)

Underhanded Subversion of Freedom of Press

Until they Took our Rights Away

Using Unreliability to Explain the Unexplainable
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Using Unreliability to Explain the Unexplainable” & “Medication” from the v357 5/25 cc&d issue/book “Zen Moments” at Prost Alehouse video during the 2025 Poetry Bomb on 4/27/25 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
Also enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems during the 2025 Poetry Bomb on 4/27/25 (from video that was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix FZ 300 camera; on Facebook, video Twitter/X, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
cc&d Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems during the 2025 Poetry Bomb (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S24 camera). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetrybomb


Votes for his Big Bastardly Bill

Voting to Support the Machine








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