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Listen to the CD recording of this piece used with the show Death Comes in Threes 03/18/03, or download ANY track off the CD “Death Comes in Threes” @iTunes.

Watch the YouTube TV film (10/03/06, the Lake County Poets Society, on TV 4 times 12/06)

Watch this YouTube video live at the show Questions in a World Without Answers 10/05/04, Chicago

watch the full Questions in a World Withough Answers video live, including this poem in Chicago 10/05/04 (~21:56)

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “True Happiness in the New Millennium” (3:46) because it appeared in the book “UrbaNation” live for the book release reading event 2/22/04 at “the Red Lion” in Chicago (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers

Watch the YouTube video (4:48, live at Chicago’s “The Spot” 09/04/06)

Watch the YouTube video (3:39) Live at the 11/09/07 show at Hokin Gallery The Turn of the Word, Chicago

Or watch the complete video of The Turn of the Word live 11/09/07 Chicago’s Hokin Gallery 7:54

Listen: (5:30) to this recording from Fusion

Listen to the full show or the poem read live as the final scheduled feature 08/26/06 for the Society of Professional Journalists show thru Chicago Poetry Fest ‘06.

Watch this YouTube video 03/05/11 from the TV camera in Lake Villa at Swing State, live in her show Letting it All Out

Watch this YouTube video (3:49, of just the poem) 03/05/11 in Lake Villa at Swing State, live in her “Visual Nonsense” show Letting it All Out

Watch this YouTube video of Kuypers from the TV monitor in the “Letting it All Out” show, live in Lake Villa 03/05/11 at Swing State

Watch this YouTube video (34:48) to the Letting it All Out show, live in Lake Villa’s Swing State 03/05/11 with this piece

Watch the YouTube video of Kuypers reading this poem 10/16/11 on WZRD radio (filmed from the Canon camera)

See the full YouTube video 10/16/11 of the Janet Kuypers appearance on WZRD radio, with her talking about and reading poetry, which includes this poem performed live (filmed from the Canon camera)

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading part of this piece in the live show the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! at Chicago’s Gallery Cabaret 20121003 (Canon)

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! full live show at Gallery Cabaret in Chicago 20121003 (Canon), including this piece

Watch YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem True Happiness in the New Millennium live in Chicago 7/24/13 at the Café Gallery poetry open mic

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem True Happiness in the New Millennium (in the chapbook “Attacking with Poetry”) 4/27/14 at Chicago’s 2014 Poetry Bomb in Lincoln Square (this video was filmed from a Canon camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuyperspoetrybomb

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem True Happiness in the New Millennium (in the chapbook “Attacking with Poetry”) 4/27/14 (C) at Chicago’s 2014 Poetry Bomb (in Lincoln Square), Threshold

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (C) her poem True Happiness in the New Millennium live 7/16/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (S) her poem True Happiness in the New Millennium live 7/16/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems True Happiness in the New Millennium, Just Desperation and Other Souls at the 5 year anniv. of the open mic Elizabeth’s Crazy Little Thing in Wicker Park, Chicago (Cfs)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems True Happiness in the New Millennium, Just Desperation and Other Souls at the 5 year anni. of the open mic Elizabeth’s Crazy Little Thing in Wicker Park, Chicago (Cps)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 4 poems 8/31/15 at the Chicago open mic Weeds (Canon fs200), with an edited version of her poem Communication, plus her poems Death Takes Many Forms, True Happiness in the New Millennium, and Other Souls.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 4 poems 8/31/15 at the Chicago open mic Weeds (Canon Power Shot), with an edited version of her poem Communication, plus her poems Death Takes Many Forms, True Happiness in the New Millennium, and Other Souls.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Changing Gears” chapter 14 poem “True Happiness in the New Millennium” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth”, then her poem “Objectifiable” from the proof copy of the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge” 8/5/18 at Recycled Reads (Panasonic Lumix T56).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Changing Gears” chapter 14 poem “True Happiness in the New Millennium” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth”, then her poem “Objectifiable” from the proof copy of the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge” 8/5/18 at Recycled Reads (Panasonic Lumix 2500).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “True Happiness in the New Millennium” from the Down in the Dirt 7-12 2019 issue collection book “Legacy”, then her poems “Other People’s Worlds” and “Opens the Way”, read from the cc&d 7-12 2019 issue collection book “Imagery of Place”, 1/18/20 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” at Recycled Reads (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “True Happiness in the New Millennium” from the Down in the Dirt 7-12 2019 issue collection book “Legacy”, then her poems “Other People’s Worlds” and “Opens the Way”, read from the cc&d 7-12 2019 issue collection book “Imagery of Place”, 1/18/20 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” at Recycled Reads (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

True Happiness in the New Millennium Janet Kuypers “I ain’t never found peace upon the breast of a girl I ain’t never found peace with the religions of the world I ain’t never found peace at the bottom of a glass Sometimes it seems the more I ask for the less I receive Sometimes it seems the more I ask for the less I receive The only true freedom is freedom from the heart’s desires And the only true happiness this way lies”                                                                 - Matt Johnson I’m here to usher in a whole new millennium I’m the new savior      the savior of science     the savior of strength      the savior of survival     survival of the fittest      survival of the best and I’m here to tell you we’re starting anew so fasten your seat belts      hang on to your hats place your seat trays in their upright and locked position for it’s a bumpy ride, and I’ll tell you why I’m here to usher in a whole new millennium the millennium of reason and logic and strength and I don’t want to hear about your self-destruction I don’t want to hear your whining, psychosis, your depression, suicide, alcohol and drugs and just what made you think that playing with needles and escape would make things better somehow     God, I’ve always hated needles anyway         what is it with you people well, you need a leader and I’m stepping up to the plate you keep asking for a big brother and I’m here to set you straight you want someone to wipe your noses for you well, pick up the damn tissue and do it yourself because when you give up your rights, you take away mine and we’re not having any of that I’m here to usher in a whole new millennium and you say to me you need crystal meth     so you can stay awake through work and you say to me that you don’t need to drink,     that you just like the taste and you say to me that with all your escapism     you still don’t feel any better and you say to me that sometimes suicide     is the only answer I’m here to usher in a whole new millennium I’m here to usher in a whole new generation so stop asking for things and start working for things because X is for ecstacy as long as it’s fast and X is for extra but there’s always a cost and ecstacy doesn’t come without extra work no matter how many corners you cut and you know, X is for X-Ray and I see right through that they say that Eve ate from the tree from knowledge but you know, she shouldn’t have stopped just then cause the loggers are raping the trees of knowledge the loggers are raping the forests of talent the forests of ability      the forests of reason of skill        of logic        perseverance        and life we’re letting them rape the forests of excellence and you know it’s now time to take it all back because I’m here to usher in a whole new millennium and I’m here to tell you how it’s going to be done you’re looking for peace in all the wrong places you’re asking your leaders to save you from yourself but your leaders are losers and they’re worse off than you I’m here to usher in a whole new millennium where it’s time to take charge and it’s time fess up only you can deliver you from your own sins but first you must know what sin really is it’s time to make choices and it’s time to lay claim to everything we’ve been blindly giving away because I’m here to usher in a whole new millennium take charge of yourself, and I’ll take charge of me I’m my leader, not yours, so wipe your own noses take it in to your hands, people, mold your own tools this is the new millennium, and this is your chance because no one should be showing us how to fail people mastered that feat a millennia ago so set your own rules and do something fast cause it’s time to take charge and it’s time to be alive I’m here to usher in a whole new millennium And I’m waiting for you to usher in yours Because true happiness this way lies, my friend and I won’t wait long if you lag behind cause I’m setting my rules so step out of my way I’m here to tell you there’s a new sensation and I’m here to tell you there’s a new salvation and that true happiness this way lies Copyright Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission.