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Watch the YouTube video of this Kuypers reading the poem live 1/26/13 on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (Canon), with music from the HA!Man of South Africa (2011 Hotel music “the Ice is Melting”) This radio show reading was also in the “Sweet Home Chicago” podcast at Sundown Lounge (no. 311 2/22/13)

Enjoy this feature-length YouTube video live 1/26/13 of Kuypers reading her Periodic Table poetry in “Periodic Prep for Radio Poetry” on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio, read to music from the HA!Man of South Africa’s 2011 Hotel music the Ice is Melting (this video was filmed from a Canon camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem

See YouTube video 1/26/13 of Kuypers reading 8 Periodic Table poems (including this poem) on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (Samsung), with the HA!Man of South Africa’s 2011 Hotel music the Ice is Melting playing

Watch this YouTube video of this “Periodic Table of Poetry” poem read live in Chicago 1/30/13 (Canon) at her feature Poetry Saloon at Noon

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Periodic Table” poems live in her Chicago 1/30/13 feature Poetry Saloon at Noon, with background music from the HA!Man of South Africa’s “Wayward Waltz of the Fractured Wind” (filmed from a Canon camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem

Download this poem in the free chapbook the Poetry Saloon at Noon, w/ the Periodic Table of Poetry poems chapbook of poems in this show.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table poems “Alumium? Aluminium? Aluminum?” (bonus poem for element Al, #13), “Manganese” (Mn, #25), and “Iridium” (Ir, #77) from her book “The Periodic Table of Poetry” 1/20/18 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table poems “Alumium? Aluminium? Aluminum?” (bonus poem for element Al, #13), “Manganese” (Mn, #25), and “Iridium” (Ir, #77) from her book “The Periodic Table of Poetry” 1/20/18 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table poems “Iridium”, “Calcium”, and “Arsenic” from her 1/30/13 poetry feature for Poetry Saloonat Noon, all read from her v5 cc&d poetry book “On the Edge” 1/19/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table poems “Iridium”, “Calcium”, and “Arsenic” from her 1/30/13 poetry feature for Poetry Saloonat Noon, all read from her v5 cc&d poetry book “On the Edge” 1/19/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

Iridium (#077) edited for the “Poetry Saloon at Noon” feature at the Chicago Cultural Center 1/30//13 Janet Kuypers from the “Periodic Table of Poetry” series I was thinking about jewelry settings, like Platinum group metals, so I could find just the right metal for the perfect setting. But wait, in the Periodic Table, right next to Platinum, there’s Iridium. It’s the 2nd densest element there is, and it looks silvery-white like Platinum, but also has just a hint of a gold hue to it. This sounds perfect. But wait a minute, because Iridium is so hard and brittle, it would break apart. But one thing that’s cool is that when scientists studied the Cretaceous period and Paleogene period boundary from 65 million years ago, they found a strong layer of Iridium-rich clay. And no one knows for sure, but scientist Luis Alvarez and his team theorized that a massive asteroid collision or a comet impact — which may have driven the dinosaurs to extinction — the interstellar objects that collided with the Earth were rich in Iridium, leaving Iridium in the clay that separated these two geologic periods. It’s just a theory, but it sounds kind of cool, and it’s just one more way to find Iridium so fascinating (even if I can’t have it in jewelry). Now that I think about it, there might be something to this Alvarez theory, because right now there is what they call the Iridium satellite constellation, which literally is a set of satellites covering voice and data storage around the world for cell phones and mobile electronic devices... So yeah, if Iridium can relate to a change in geologic historic periods, and if it can relate to satellites orbiting the Earth now for global communication, that’s all the more reason to admire this dense, heavy element anywhere we can find it.

Iridium Janet Kuypers from the “Periodic Table of Poetry” series 8/30/12 I was looking for different pieces of jewelry at the more expensive jewelry store; I knew Christmas was coming and I wanted to splurge on an expensive gift. But I wanted something truly unique, so more than thinking about the gemstones I was looking for the most original setting. Silver, 10k, 14k, 24k and White Gold, Platinum... Then I thought I should look at the Periodic Table to see what other elements there are in the same Platinum group metals, so I can find just the right metal for the perfect setting. Okay, on first glance at the Periodic Table, before I even looked at the Platinum group metals, I see Aluminum. But that’s right out, when it can be as flexible as tin foil... Tungsten’s used for environmentally-friendly Bullet shell casings, but I don’t know... Wait a minute, if I think aluminum’s too malleable, then IN the Platinum group metals, actually right next to Platinum in the Periodic Table, what about Iridium? It’s the 2nd densest element there is, and it look silvery-white like Platinum, but also has just a hint of a gold hue to it. This sounds perfect. Wait a minute, I think because Iridium is so hard, it’s also brittle — I hope it wouldn’t break apart. So actually, because it’s so dense and resistant to heat or corrosion, people probably can’t work with it to actually make it into anything... So I guess Iridium’s out. But the fascinating thing about Iridium is that when scientists studied the Cretaceous period and Paleogene period boundary from 65 million years ago, they found a strong layer of Iridium- rich clay... And although no one knows for sure, scientist Luis Alvarez lead a team in 1980 who theorized that a massive asteroid collision — or a comet impact — which historically drove the dinosaurs to extinction — that these interstellar objects that collided with the Earth — were rich in Iridium, leaving Iridium in the clay that separated these two geologic periods. It’s just a theory, but it sounds kind of cool, and it’s just one more way to find Iridium so fascinating. It’s a shame I can’t have it made into the right jewelry setting... And you know, Iridium is obtained as a byproduct of copper and nickel mining, and was even used in 1834 in fountain pen nibs mounted on gold, so apparently they were able to work with Iridium then... Now that I think about it, there might be something to this Alvarez hypothesis, because right now there is what they call the Iridium satellite constellation, which literally is a set of satellites covering voice and data storage around the world for everyone using cell phones or mobile electronic devices... So yeah, if Iridium can relate to a change in geologic historic periods, and if it can relate to satellites orbiting the Earth now for our communication, that’s all the more reason to admire this dense, heavy element anywhere we can find it.

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