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1991 Essays:
do you know you are not dreaming right now?
Kids Can Be Cruel
exploring power
Is The Doctrine Of Double Effect Plausible?
Kafka’s Metamorphosis and the Social Implications for the Handicapped
The Effect of Peers On One’s Full Potential
Medicine and Women
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See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her essays “Medicine and Women” and “The Christian Coalition and the Religious Right” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” live 10/7/20 during the prepandemic times for “Community Poetry” (streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).
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modern-day footbindings
and the oppression of women
Moral Justification of Family Punishment
the purpose of the state through the nature of political consent
ways women hurt themselves to make themselves beautiful
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What You Ought To Do Versus What You Have To Do
women struggle with this every day
1992 Essays:
nonfiction
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poetry
pornography
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See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her essay “Pornography” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” live 10/7/20 during the prepandemic times for “Community Poetry” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
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See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading part 1 of her essay “Pornography” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” live 10/7/20 during the prepandemic time for “Community Poetry” (video filmed & streamed w/ a Samsung S9 camera).
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See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading part 2 of her essay “Pornography” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” live 10/7/20; during the prepandemic time for “Community Poetry” (video filmed & streamed w/ a Samsung S9 camera).
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1993 Articles:
Bridging the artist’s computer gap with interactive software
1994 Essays:
Growing Up Female
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See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her essays “Children Flying Airplanes and More Government Red Tape” and “Growing Up Female” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” live 10/7/20 during the prepandemic times for “Community Poetry” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
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See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her essays “Children Flying Airplanes and More Government Red Tape” and “Growing Up Female” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” live 10/7/20 during the prepandemic times for “Community Poetry” (Samsung S9 camera).
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article: The Things You Haven’t Heard About the Power Mac
1995 Articles:
Brushes with Fame: Meeting The London Suede and Oasis
article written for the Indie Review/Reverberate magazine
First in Show: Karen Finley
A Certain Level of Denial
See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her essays “Child Molesters and the Government: Big Brother is Watching” and “Letter on Religion” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” live 10/7/20 during the pre-pandemic times for “Community Poetry” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
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See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her essays “Child Molesters and the Government: Big Brother is Watching” and “Letter on Religion” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” live 10/7/20 during the pre-pandemic times for “Community Poetry” (this video was filmed & streamed with a Samsung S9 camera).
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1997 Essays:
a letter to our political leaders
balancing the budget
boomers beware - Who Pays the Price for Taxing the Rich?
capital gains - or losses?
Child Molesters and the Government:
Big Brother is Watching
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See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her essays “Child Molesters and the Government: Big Brother is Watching” and “Letter on Religion” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” live 10/7/20 during the prepandemic times for “Community Poetry” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
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See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her essays “Child Molesters and the Government: Big Brother is Watching” and “Letter on Religion” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” live 10/7/20 during the prepandemic times for “Community Poetry” (this cideo was filmed & streamed with a Samsung S9 camera).
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Children Flying Airplanes
and More Government Red Tape
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See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her essays “Children Flying Airplanes and More Government Red Tape” and “Growing Up Female” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” live 10/7/20 during the prepandemic times for “Community Poetry” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
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See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her essays “Children Flying Airplanes and More Government Red Tape” and “Growing Up Female” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” live 10/7/20 during the prepandemic times for “Community Poetry” (Samsung S9 camera).
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The Christian Coalition and the Religious Right
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See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her essays “Medicine and Women” and “The Christian Coalition and the Religious Right” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” live 10/7/20 during the prepandemic times for “Community Poetry” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
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See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her essays “Medicine and Women” and “The Christian Coalition and the Religious Right” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” live 10/7/20 during the prepandemic times for “Community Poetry” (streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).
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Diversity, Political Correctness, and Creativity
DNA versus emotion
Do People Want Justice, or Just a Good Hanging?
get the government out of broadcasting
Let the Government Tell You When You’re Ready?
sexism in general
the illness of volunteerism
The Wrath of Valentine’s Day
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welcome to corporate america
what are flexible ethics?
Women Without Men
1998 journals:
journal entry, Canyonlands National Park, Utah 19980128
1999 Essays:
keep my sanity
2000 Essays:
2004 Essays:
Travel Through Space
2005 Essays:
prose from the book Duality:
2007 Essays:
2015 writings:
Journal (20150116 IST / 20150115 CST)
Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Journal Entry” from Canyonlands National Park, + her poems “One Summer: Arizona”, “Edge of that Massive Impact”, & “1864 Mentality in 2024” from the CyberWit 2024 Janet Kuypers poetry book “The Universe is in Your Hands” in front of the grain tower for Circle
Brewing Company on 4/28/24 for “the 2024 Poetry Bomb” (this video was filmed from a 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 live from a Samsung S9 camera (posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetrybomb #janetkuyperstheuniverseisinyourhands
Veggies of the World Unite
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When Credibility Doesn’t Matter
Understanding the World of Prejudice
2024 writings:
Visiting Omaha (based on and compiled from 1998 journals)
Kuypers’ Bio Kuypers’ Books Kuypers’ Poems Kuypers’ Prose Chicago Poet and Poetry