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1993:
Editor’s Note (from the 10/93 issue of cc&d magazine)
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 1993 Editor’s Note from the book Art is not Meant to be Touched live 12/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C) |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 1993 Editor’s Note from the book Art is not Meant to be Touched live 12/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (S) |
1996:
Life, Liberty and Blocks of Cheese
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1997:
Government Inefficiency
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1998:
journal entry, Canyonlands National Park, Utah 19980128
2004:
magazine editorials:
About the Aurora Borealis
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The Assumption of Health-Care
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2005:
magazine editorials:
Cindy Sheehan’s 16th Minute of Fame
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Drugging Ourselves into a Stupor
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2006:
magazine editorials:
Child Molesters & JonBenet Ramsey
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Hillary Clinton Losing Her Chance at the Presidency
Proving the Existence of Jesus
Putting Up Walls Is Never the Solution
Shoving our “good life” down the enemy’s throats
The Columbine Connection And a love affair with violence(about the NSA and privacy issues)
Understanding Global WarmingSo what defines when someone’s alive?
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2007:
magazine editorials:
Abortion, Eugenics, and the Line of Life
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Anna Nicole Smith
the Fascination with the embodiment of all of America’s Stereotypes
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A Different Light on the Global Warming Debate
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The Countdown to the Presidency
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Wanting To Stop Global Warming?
Well, think again... because life causes global warming
When Power (and Weather) Become Your Enemy
2008:
magazine editorials:
Barack Obama winning the Presidency on November 4th
writings from the morning through the evening 11/04/08
from this Chicagoan on Barack Obama’s becoming the President Elect
Biofuels are Bad for the Environment
It Look Like We’re Hurting You, But We’re Only Trying To Help You —
how biofuels raise the price of food globally and actually hurt the environment
Can Outer Space Research Lead us to Fuel on Earth?
Capturing the Wild for our Entertainment
Democrat Presidential nomination process
Free Healthcare and the Poor
How Did We Get into this Mess?
and CEOs made millions... legally
Staying In or Pulling Out
when the U.S. should get out of Iraq
the Presidential Election and Chicago Politicsa philosophy monthly article about not only drugs but also feces in your water
Which 3rd Party Candidate will spoil
the chances for Which Major Candidate?
Now a Libertarian candidate for President may make the Republican nominee struggle, verses Ralph Nader and the Green Party making it difficult for the Democratic candidate
2009:
magazine editorials:
the Creation Explanation
defining what creates what
A Socialist by Any Other Name Smells the Same
Economic Rantings
(I thought it would be better with a new President...)
My Afternoon with Jerry Springer
The Cost of Compassion Might Be Too High
The Loss of A Gorgeous Giant Planet
A 2009 editorial about bailout #2 of GM and Chrysler
The Seriousness of Sexual Attacks
and dangers from the minority
an ediotrial about the rape of women and false rape charges
2010:
magazine editorial:
2011:
magazine final thoughts:
the Real Messages in News Stories
an editorial about the deportation of an anchor baby, while illegal Guatemalan parents are not deported
2013:
Letters from the Editor
Choices we Make
a “Letter from the Editor” about vegetarianism
See YouTube video (Sony) of Janet Kuypers performing portions of her editorial from cc&d’s v249 book Invisible Ink “Choices We Make” in the lotus position for her 8/6/16 show “Thoughts on Peace” at Expressions (of Peace)! in Austin’s the Bahá’í Center. |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/4/19 reading her poem “Queen ISIS (Battling for Peace)” and her prose/editorial “Choice We Make”, originally performed in her “Thoughts on Peace” show and read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2016 cc&d issue collection book “After the Blues”, live during her December 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books in Austin (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/4/19 reading her poem “Queen ISIS (Battling for Peace)” and her prose/editorial “Choice We Make”, originally performed in her “Thoughts on Peace” show and read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2016 cc&d issue collection book “After the Blues”, live during her December 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books in Austin (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). |
2014:
Letters from the Editor“If rape is bad, then just don’t call it rape...”an editorial about U.S. ranchers defending their rights with guns from government gone wrong
2014:
Letters from the Editor
Journal (20150116 IST / 20150115 CST)
Look for news that kills us — so turn to the Weather
Solving all racial issues (one riot at a time)
2016:
2018:
2022:
2023:
(the boss lady’s editorial)
(written in order written, not alphabetical order)
my (now) Outsider’s look at Chicago Violence
The Destruction of our Political System
the Clash of the Titans: Chicago Violence and Donald Trump
(the boss lady’s editorial)
(written in order written, not alphabetical order)
Live Stream your Live Violence
(Social Media: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly)
Presidents through the years,
and the closing of the American mind
Virus Awareness: 30 years to stopping HIV
Weighing on my Soul
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 Twitter Verse Periodic Table poem “Magnesium Burn” (that won 3rd place in a contest sponsored by and appearing in “Chemistry and Engineering News”), her editorial “Weighing on my Soul” (read from the cc&d 1-6 2019 issue collection book “a Revolution of Modern Life”), and her poem “Escape to Peace” (written on and for World Environment Day) from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” live 9/14/19 at “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; it was also linked on Facebook,Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poem “Magnesium Burn” (that won 3rd place in a contest sponsored by and appearing in “Chemistry and Engineering News”), her editorial “Weighing on my Soul” (read from the cc&d 1-6 2019 issue collection book “a Revolution of Modern Life”), and her poem “Escape to Peace” (written on and for World Environment Day) from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” live 9/14/19 at “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone filter; it was also linked on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her editorial “Weighing on my Soul” (read from the cc&d 1-6 2019 issue collection book “a Revolution of Modern Life”), and her poem “Escape to Peace” (written on and for World Environment Day) from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” live 9/14/19 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and linked on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her editorial “Weighing on my Soul” (read from the cc&d 1-6 2019 issue collection book “a Revolution of Modern Life”), and her poem “Escape to Peace” (written on and for World Environment Day) from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” live 9/14/19 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter, video also linked on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Tumblr).
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Burning Bridges” book poem “After”, her editorial “Weighing on my Soul”, and her micro-prose “Dandelions for a Passing Stranger” during the “Poetic License open mic 5/3/20 home edition” she hosted through a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).
See Facebook live video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Burning Bridges” book poem “After”, her editorial “Weighing on my Soul”, and her micro-prose “Dandelions for a Passing Stranger” during the “Poetic License open mic 5/3/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (from a Samsung S9 camera).
Welcome to the New Normal
(the boss lady’s editorial)
Exactly What I am Celebrating (patriotism vs. protests)
Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Overturning Against All” and selections from her editorial “Exactly What I am Celebrating” (written after the overturning of Roe v. Wade) on 7/28/22 during the APS (Austin Poetry Society) Open Mic zoom meeting (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersfeminism #janetkuyperswomensrights
Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Overturning Against All” and selections from her editorial “Exactly What I am Celebrating” (written after the overturning of Roe v. Wade) on 7/28/22 during the APS (Austin Poetry Society) Open Mic zoom meeting (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersfeminism #janetkuyperswomensrights
Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Overturning Against All” and selections from her editorial “Exactly What I am Celebrating” (written after the overturning of Roe v. Wade) on 7/28/22 during the APS (Austin Poetry Society) Open Mic zoom meeting (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersfeminism #janetkuyperswomensrights
Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Overturning Against All” and selections from her editorial “Exactly What I am Celebrating” (written after the overturning of Roe v. Wade) on 7/28/22 during the APS (Austin Poetry Society) Open Mic zoom meeting (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersfeminism #janetkuyperswomensrights
Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in round 3 of her post-Roe v. Wade writings for the CyberWit 2023 Janet Kuypers poetry book “Testament”, reading her poem “X-ing out lives” and portions of her editorial “Exactly What I am Celebrating” on 11/2/22 in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (Panasonic
Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). This was also filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersfeminism #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersequalityforwomen
Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v329 1/23 cc&d issue/book “Moving Forward” editorial “Exactly What I am Celebrating” (that is also slated to appear in her CyberWit 2023 poetry book “Testament”) and her poem “Technetium’s Inner Glow” (+ showing the image for the Periodic Table poem Technetium, which is also from her book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”) on 1/4/23, the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
Enjoy this YouTube video with a Hue Cycling filter, on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem
Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her cc&d January-April 2023 “a Mural of a Forest” book poems “Outside of the Door (dreams 5/27/22)” and “Only Recourse”, her #metoo Boss Lady’s Editorial “Exactly What I am Celebrating” (which are also in the CyberWit 2023 book “Testament”), her poem “Technetium’s Inner Glow” (which is also in her book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), & “Technetium” + sharing its image (which is also in her book “Periodic Table Poetry”) for the 5/3/23 ‘Community Poetry’ honorary book reading (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera, & posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem
(the boss lady’s editorial)
How Quickly Life can Change
(written 1/3/23, the day after football player Damar Hamlin collapsed and was hospitalized in critical condition)
Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her editorial “How Quickly Life can Change” from the v330 1/23 cc&d issue/book “What Now, My Love” to start her “Poetic License 2/5/23 global open mic” she hosted in a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense
Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her editorial “How Quickly Life can Change” from the v330 1/23 cc&d issue/book “What Now, My Love” to start her “Poetic License 2/5/23 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense
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