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See YouTube video to C Ra McGuirt 05/25/10 reading this poem, take 1

See YouTube video to C Ra McGuirt 05/25/10 reading this poem, take 1

See YouTube video to C Ra McGuirt 05/25/10 reading this poem, take 1

Listen live to the 2nd Axing at the open mic Sing Your Life

See YouTube video live at the Café in Chicago 06/22/10

See YouTube video of part two of the “40” show live at the Café w/ this piece 06/22/10

See YouTube video of part 2 of the “40” show w/ camera 2 @ the Café w/ this piece 06/22/10

See Full Video from camera #1 as a downloadable mp4 file, live at the Café w/ this piece 06/22/10, from the Internet Archive.

See Full Video from camera #2 as a downloadable mp4 file, live at the Café w/ this piece 06/22/10, from the Internet Archive.

See YouTube video 11/06/10 from the TV camera in Lake Villa’s Swing State, live in her “Visual Nonsense” show Sexism and other stories

See YouTube video 11/06/10 in Lake Villa at Swing State, in Sexism and other stories

See the full show of Kuypers reading from the TV monitor in the “Sexism and other stories” show, live in Lake Villa’s “Visual Nonsense” 10/20/011/06/10 with this poem at Swing State

See the full show of Kuypers reading in the “Sexism and other stories” show, live in Lake Villa 11/06/10 with this writing at Swing State

See YouTube video to Michael Hoag read this poem 11/23/10, live at the Café in Chicago

See YouTube video read live 10/11/11 at the Café in her mini-feature of Contents Under Pressure book poems

See YouTube video of the her mini-feature INCLUDING THIS POEM (with background base by John Yotko) live 10/11/11 at the Café

Enjoy this YouTube video on 4/27/25 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Coslow’s”, “Gasoline”, “Best Friend”, “Pushed Aside”, “A Socially Accepted Target”, & “QLG 647” that were never before shared for the book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling” at Prost Alehouse during the 2025 Poetry Bomb (from video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this YouTube video that was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix FZ300 camera; on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed w/ a Samsung S24 camera. #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperspoetrybomb

a socially accepted target rape is connected to the frustration produced by living in this society rape is anger misdirected towards a socially accepted target: women                   - Men and Politics Group,                   East Bay Men’s Center,                   Statement on Rape i didn’t get the promotion i deserved i work in a cubicle the boss doesn’t know my name i put in too much overtime this tie makes it hard to breathe this traffic is always in my way there’s all these bills i have to pay i’m angry all the time and the damn kids are banging their toys when i come home and dinner is never on time and your looks have just gone to hell and i hate you i just want a fucking beer, you bitch it’s all your fault Copyright Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission.