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 Copyright thru Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission. |
1980
1983
can i ask
you something
Hartman and Saper, Corp.
hit joey
how to write a poem
if i will have the time
i’m sorry
it’s you
moonlight
mulberry zoo
space journey
spring
what are those noises in
the dark?
worms
1985
a smile on my
face
all my problems disappear
an innocent glance
do you know
good bye
have a friend in me
i see more
nothing colorful in my sight
the place
weeping willow
when i am weak
1986
a new lifeafter the bomb
a new extension
Autumn
in love i abide
knife
morning
my dragon
my room
only in dreams
rain
senses
simple things
snow
sometimes
summer
the beach at night
the joshua tree
tired of life
trapped
untitled
what to do
without religion
1987
a common acquaintance
now i’m strong
there are too many poems
about you, david
a crying baby
decision
gives up the fight
grains of sand
i do think of you
life
like the dreams in your heart
maybe i love you
Mesmerizing
monotony
now i’m strong - in Filipino
there is a fire in my
heart
to the river
wanted to play
you once showed me
1988
a new day
a smile on my face
best friend
because I am told
cried alone
find myself
finest feeling
gasoline
he’s gone
ice cubes
i cannot love
i knew i had to
irony
i see the scene
i’ve played this game
like daggers
love poem
make me
masquerade
mesmerizing
my
naivity
nights
pocket knife
pushed aside
put it to rest
r.f.b.
religion
rendering me
sobering
sometimes the light
superficial
the best times in my life
the hammer falls
the hand
the nightmare
the road not taken
the sky is always blue
the tears
they tried
to lisa
touch
untitled
when i am weak
1989
alexi
amber beads
cry to be held
desirous
hard enough anymore
have no backbone
how could i not love you?
i don’t care
i have learned
john
leather jacket
listen to what you’re not hearing
my blood
no longer pity you
oh mother
quite happy looking
robert
that is you
this may sound
when you go home this evening
yeah
your little China doll
1990
all men have secrets
egg drop soup (or a response to a
love letter)
high roller
tall man
the dream
all men have secrets in Finnish
high roller [in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
high roller [translated from Spanish, back to English]
tall man [in Finnish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
the room of the rape
the second death
1991
brewing the coffee and remembering summer
father’s tears
how to do theimpossible
i wanted pain
motorcycle
photograph, nineteenth century
the Martyr and the Saint
they called it trust
1992
a match
confident women
david
the burning 1993
chldren, churches and daddies
farmer
in the air
one summer 1994 a child in the park
last before extinction
mask
my father, shooting an animal
my love for you will stay the same
- a song
raking leaves
1995 accounts
for the need of gun control
chicago, west side
from the poems about mom - cocktail hour
from the poems about mom - especially at breakfast
everything was alive and dying
i want love
i want
from the poems about mom - my mothermy mothermy mother
packing
people’s rights misunderstood
philosopher at the blue note
from the poems about mom - picking my friends
precinct fourteen
resurrecting the dead
sadness
the state of the nation
too far
trying
1996
a retired policeman talking about the suicides he’s seen.
on an airplane with a frequent flyer
pop a pill
The One At Mardi Gras
the things warren says
this you don’t hate.
was immune
from the poems about mom - watching my father die
1997 a man calls a
woman
a woman talking about her rapist friend
all these reminders
and i’m wondering
and what i want to know
andrew hettinger
barbie
burn it in
civil war
from poems with David Jarvie - climbing trees
communication
contempt for man
diane talking about her trip to mexico city
down the drain
from poems with David Jarvie - eating
fire alarms
from poems on religion - fulfill their deepect vications
here is me
i have my dreams
i must believe
i never took a life until i took my own
i’m always the one
i’m thinking about myself too much
issues
Kurt Irons - it’s just a girl
lambs to heaven’s gate
lessons from the Simpsons
love has tendrils
loved you the most
married
more than we should have
more whiskey sours
from poems on religion - most accurate metaphors
new to chicago
on the california streets
pioneer
saving myself
saving yourself
see you crawl
self-destructive
from poems on religion - service of others
statue
take the pain
from poems on religion - thank you, women who work one
the deep end
the measuring scale
the way you tease me
from poems on religion - they see independently
this is my dilemma
too much light
two minutes with Ayn Rand
understand
what do we say
where i belong - written to sing to a song
who is at my side
why do you
why i’ll never get married
women’s very existence 1998 The First Half of the Year almost the best part
being god
burning building
death takes manyforms
holding my hand
i dreamt about you last night
i’m not sick but i’m not well
isn’t it amazing
looking for a worthy adversary
mixing metaphors
panther
timing is everything
true happiness in the new millenium
weren’t even married
1998 The Recovery The Second Half of the Year
father’s tears [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
father’s tears [translated from Spanish, back to English]
how toscramble an egg
i look at the letters again
i wanted pain [ in Finnish ]
[ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
morning will be kind
motorcycle [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
motorcycle [translated from Spanish, back to English]
photograph, nineteenth century [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
photograph, nineteenth century [translated from Spanish, back to English]
the Martyr and the Saint - in Finnish
they called it trust [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
they called it trust [translated from Spanish, back to English]
what you could make me do [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
what you could make me do [translated from Spanish, back to English]
a match [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
confident women [in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
perversion
right there, by your heart
sheri
see the burning as an animated image
the burning [in Finnish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
chldren, churches and daddies - in Finnish
farmer [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
farmer [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
oriental
slate and marrow
the flashback
the muse, the messiah
the page
the fourteenth
wedding lost
a stand-off
acknowledge
backbone family act
childhood memories one, two, three, four, five or six
christmas eve
conversations one, two, three, four, five, six, seven or eight
coslow’s
death
decorating the lockers
dive
door frame
forward
from the new orleans poems - french quarter
games
god eyes
he told me his dreams one,
two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight or nine
hole in the heart
ikebana
from the new orleans poems - jackson
square
james
johnathan
j’reviens
knife
last before extinction [ in French ]
or [ in German
mask in Serbian
morning
motions on the planet
my father, shooting an animal [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
orion
other horizons
our anniversary
paper
paranoia
poam - a conversation with jimbo breen
poam - a militant man with schixophrenia
private lives one
private lives two
see the prose section for private lives three, the prose piece in this series
of writings, by going to the prose section of this listing.
private lives four
ring
room
senses
she told me her dreams one,
two, three, four, five or six
signs of the times
silence
st. anthony’s medallion
from the new orleans poems - the bridge to new orleans
transcribing dreams one. two or three
twin
two years
understand
one of six poems about one person - waiting
for you
walking home from school
one of six poems about one person - walking
with you
one of six poems about one person - wanting
you
one of six poems about one person - watching
you
what we need in life - a
song
one of six poems about one person - with
you
one of six poems about one person - without
you
an art file for accounts for the
need of gun control
all the loose ends
apathy
arrowhead
from the plush horse stories - ask
me if i’m a truck
at least i have this
from the plush horse stories - cashews
chess game again
chicago, west side [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
from the poems about mom - cry for me
from the poems about mom - decorating the palm trees
domestic violenc in america - the poem that involves a nose
domestic violenc in america - the poem that involves a stick
especially at breakfast - in Norwegian
filled with such panic
for c ra
from the plush horse stories - four syllables
gas stations and gun shops
getaway
hancock suicide, chicago, december 1994
hard of hearing
from the poems about mom - have a party
helping men in public places
here it goes again
from the plush horse stories - his mom’s car
how to please a woman
hurt/cold
i am the woman who loves pain
i seem to know animals
i want love [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
i want love [translated from Spanish, back to English]
from the plush horse stories - ice cream stain
i’m really going this time
from the plush horse stories - in a cardboard box
leaving
from the poems about mom - let’s go
letter, 4/15/95 one
letter, 4/15/95 two
letter, 4/15/95 three
letter 4/19/95
meant to be
from the poems about mom - more than stories
from the poems about mom - musical
my mothermy mothermy mother [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
new vacuum cleaner
no consequences
oh father
over my skin with such ease
in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
packing [translated from Spanish, back to English]
perfect
packing [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
from the plush horse stories - please drive through
from the poems about mom - poker face
precinct fourteen [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
precinct fourteen [translated from Spanish, back to English]
resurrecting the dead [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
resurrecting the dead [translated from Spanish, back to English]
screaming
some people want to believe
soothe me just this once
from the plush horse stories - sparkle
from the poems about mom - squid
still no answers
sunrise
taking out the brain
from the poems about mom - that dress
that’s not what i’m here
for
the carpet factory, the shoes
the house of the forest
from the poems about mom - the missing onion
the state of the nation [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
they never ask me
this is my burden
this is what it means
to be different
too far [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
from the poems about mom - tuesday
nights
from the plush horse stories - under
his jeans
from the poems about mom - watching
people play
when you’re gone
where to go
wouldn’t have to
from the poems about mom - you’ll
like them
anyone good enough
before i learned better
bizarre sexual stories in the news
Bring Her Back
burn though me
can’t answer that one
catching a moscovy
chances one - yes, it’s yes
chances two - here i am
from the poems about mom - changing the locks
couldn’t take it home
desire
emergency room stories
flase suicide
golfing with George Eastman
headache
hiding vices
from the poems about mom - joe putz-a-vucki
john
knew all along
knowing Kevorkian
make people think
Marilyn Monroe’s sex life
motorcycle
odd how things turn out that way.
on an airplane with a frequent flyer [ in French ]
[ in Spanish ]
probably not
realistic dreams
Russiana at a garage sale
the last time
the moon
The One At Mardi Gras [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
The One At Mardi Gras [translated from Spanish, back to English]
this halloween
this may soud
this you don’t hate [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
was immune [ in French ]
[ in German ]
[ in Italian ]
[ in Portuguese ]
[ in Spanish ]
water on the street
a socially accepted target
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Norwegian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
content with inferior men
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
down the drain - in Chinese
down the drain - in Russian
fire alarms - in Sign Language
gary’s blind date
gift of matherhood one
gift of matherhood two
here is me - in Korean
i have my dreams - in Braille
i have my dreams - in Greek
i must believe - in Braille
i’m always the one - in Hungarian
in their homes or in the streets
infallible
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
Kurt Irons [translated from English to Spanish, then back to English]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
loggers
from poems with David Jarvie - losing my best friend
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[translated from English to Spanish, then back to English]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
middle-class husbands and fathers
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
more whiskey sours - in Hungarian
never did the same
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
on the california streets - in Bulgarian
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
saving myself - in Catalan
saving yourself - in Arabic
see you crawl - in Japanese
self-destructive - in Indonesian
shame on me
she was a woman
shiny new again
from poems with David Jarvie - shopping
sorry flowers
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
statue [translated from Spanish, back to English]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
take the pain [translated from Spanish, back to English]
from poems on religion - thank you, women who work two
the bathroom at the green mill
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
the men at the construction site
the mistakes he made
the one you always loved
[in French]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
this halloween
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
this is my dilemma [translated from Spanish, back to English]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
too much light [translated from Spanish, back to English]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
unscathed
use what you had
watching you eat a doughnut
ways to spend your money
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
where i belong [translated from Spanish, back to English]
who is at my side - in Russian
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
why i’ll never get married [translated from Spanish, back to English]
you and me and your girlfriend
you are
you feel more
anyone good enough
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in Italian]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
present and past
written with chad maier - springtime
the kitchen
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
[in French]
[in German]
[in Italian]
[in Portuguese]
[in Spanish]
what women want
will be just fine
you won’t miss her
