poem “one twenty fifteen destruction instructions: use drones to kill”, a 2015 poem about how drones could b fitted with gun turrets to kill the ones you once loved (written for a February 27 2015 book release for the Paul Ryan book “Destruction Instructions”, where Janet Kuypers was asked to feature some of her poetry), By Chicago Poet Janet Kuypers

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of Janet Kuypers reading her poem one twenty fifteen destruction instructions: use drones to kill live 2/27/15 in her Chicago Destruction Instructions show (Canon fs200)

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of Janet Kuypers reading her poem one twenty fifteen destruction instructions: use drones to kill live 2/27/15 in her Chicago Destruction Instructions show (Canon Power Shot)

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2/27/15 of Janet Kuypers’s Chicago show Destruction Instructions of 5 poem WITH THIS POEMs with John on electric base (Canon fs200)

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2/27/15 of Janet Kuypers’s Chicago show Destruction Instructions of 5 poems WITH THIS POEM with John on electric base (Canon PS)

Download this poem in the free chapbook
“Destruction Instructions”,
w/ poems read on 2/27/15 at Chicago’s Uptown Arts Center

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2018 Book Release Reading 11/7/18, where she read her “Destruction Instructions” poems “one oh one destruction instructions: a Man calls a Woman”, “one oh two destruction instructions: Self-Destructive”, “one oh three destruction instructions: Run Faster”, “one twenty-fifteen destruction instructions: on Destroying a Relationship”, and “one twenty-fifteen destruction instructions: Use Drones to Kill”, all from the Janet Kuypers 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey”, during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2018 Book Release Reading 11/7/18, where she read her “Destruction Instructions” poems “one oh one destruction instructions: a Man calls a Woman”, “one oh two destruction instructions: Self-Destructive”, “one oh three destruction instructions: Run Faster”, “one twenty-fifteen destruction instructions: on Destroying a Relationship”, and “one twenty-fifteen destruction instructions: Use Drones to Kill”, all from the Janet Kuypers 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey”, during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (from a Panasonic Lumix T56; Posterize).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her prose poem “Scars” originally appearing in the cc&d issues v0 02 and the v243 anniversary issue, which granted it’s appearance in the cc&d v249.8 anniversary book “Sea Drift” that was then highlighted in her v5 cc&d poetry anthology “On the Edge” that she read it from, then her poem “One Twenty Fifteen Destruction Instructions: Use Drones to Kill” originally from her poetry feature “Destruction Instructions” and read from her poetry performance art collection book “A Year-Long Journey”, and her 2019 poem “Old Stomping Grounds” 2/16/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” poetry open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her prose poem “Scars” originally appearing in the cc&d issues v0 02 and the v243 anniversary issue, which granted it’s appearance in the cc&d v249.8 anniversary book “Sea Drift” that was then highlighted in her v5 cc&d poetry anthology “On the Edge” that she read it from, then her poem “One Twenty Fifteen Destruction Instructions: Use Drones to Kill” originally from her poetry feature “Destruction Instructions” and read from her poetry performance art collection book “A Year-Long Journey”, and her 2019 poem “Old Stomping Grounds” 2/16/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” poetry open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

one twenty fifteen
destruction instructions:
use drones to kill
Janet Kuypers
2/12/15
The new arsenal
for the U.S. military
has been to use drones
to kill Middle-Eastern enemies.
Because, you know,
with drones for killing
we’re free of friendly fire
and are saved from sniper strikes.
What a deal.
But now those drones
are used by Amazon
to send your products to you,
and these drones
are filling up he sky
invading our airspace —
the FAA’s starting restrictions...
But who listens
to the FAA anyway,
when drones with cameras
are for sale to the highest bidder?
‘Cuz I’ve got plans
for my little drone.
I’ll take that camera off.
(I don’t need to film what my
drone’s gonna do.
It might implicate me.)
Because my little hover drone
will be armed with gun turrets,
and instructions
of exactly which house
to go to, and of exactly
who to aim for. Cause you see,
I can keep
my distance,
and let my technology
do my work for me. As I said,
as long as I set
the coordinates,
right on your heart —
the way you destroyed mine,
I don’t need
to be near you
to cover my tracks and
set my destruction instructions.
I’ll watch that drone
fly off to do my bidding.
And i’ll sit back, have a drink,
and wait to hear of your ghastly death.

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