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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 12/2/17 show “Who What Where When Why” @ “Expressions” in Austin, performing her poems “Who What Where When Why”, “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Underwater and Swimming”, “on the Bridge”, “Jumping, Flying”, “Only Voice he could Hear”, “Passport to Outer Space” from the book “Say Nothing”, and “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinstagram

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 12/2/17 show “Who What Where When Why” @ “Expressions” in Austin, performing her poems “Who What Where When Why”, “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Underwater and Swimming”, “on the Bridge”, “Jumping, Flying”, “Only Voice he could Hear”, “Passport to Outer Space” from the book “Say Nothing”, and “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersinstagram

View the 12/2/17 show poems in the free PDF file chapbook Who What Where When Why containing the poems “Who What Where When Why”, “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Underwater and Swimming”, “on the Bridge”, “Jumping, Flying”, “Only Voice he could Hear”, her micro-prose “Passport to Outer Space”, and her poem “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet”.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/25/17 reading her poem “Christmas Eve”, then singing the WHAM! song “Last Christmas” with John on guitar, then reading her poem “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” at the “Buzz Mill” open mic in Austin (Panasonic Lumix 2500; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/25/17 reading her poem “Christmas Eve”, then singing the WHAM! song “Last Christmas” with John on guitar, then reading her poem “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” at the “Buzz Mill” open mic in Austin (Lumix 2500; Hue Cycling).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/25/17 reading her poem “Christmas Eve”, then singing the WHAM! song “Last Christmas” with John on guitar, then reading her poem “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” at the “Buzz Mill” open mic in Austin (Lumix 2500; Threshold filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/25/17 reading her poem “Christmas Eve”, then singing the WHAM! song “Last Christmas” with John on guitar, then reading her poem “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” at the “Buzz Mill” open mic in Austin (Lumix 2500; Edge Detection).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Only Voice he could Hear”, “Passport to Outer Space” and “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” from the performance art section in cc&d June 2018 v284 6/18 25-year anniversary issue 6x9 ISBN# paperback book “Shining” 6/3/18 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix 2500).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Only Voice he could Hear”, “Passport to Outer Space” and “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” from the performance art section in cc&d June 2018 v284 6/18 25-year anniversary issue 6x9 ISBN# paperback book “Shining” 6/3/18 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix T56).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, while hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 7/14/18 in Georgetown TX, read her poems “Terrorism Intelligence” and “The Cycle”, from her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 38 v2”, and then her poem “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” from the the cc&d book “Shining” at “Poetry Aloud” open mic to a live audience (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, while hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 7/14/18 in Georgetown TX, read her poems “Terrorism Intelligence” and “The Cycle”, from her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 38 v2”, and then her poem “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” from the the cc&d book “Shining” at “Poetry Aloud” open mic to a live audience (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ August 2018 Book Release Reading 8/1/18, where she read her “Who What Where When Why” show poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Who What Where When Why”, “Underwater and Swimming”, “on the Bridge”, and “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” from her color photo book “Antarctica: Wildlife” at “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (PLT56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ August 2018 Book Release Reading 8/1/18, where she read her “Who What Where When Why” show poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Who What Where When Why”, “Underwater and Swimming”, “on the Bridge”, and “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” from her color photo book “Antarctica: Wildlife” at “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (PLT56; Cyan).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ August 2018 Book Release Reading 8/1/18, where she read her “Who What Where When Why” show poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Who What Where When Why”, “Underwater and Swimming”, “on the Bridge”, and “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” from her color photo book “Antarctica: Wildlife” at “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (PLT56; Edge Det.).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ August 2018 Book Release Reading 8/1/18, where she read her “Who What Where When Why” show poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Who What Where When Why”, “Underwater and Swimming”, “on the Bridge”, and “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” from her color photo book “Antarctica: Wildlife” at “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (PLT56; Polarize).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ August 2018 Book Release Reading 8/1/18, where she read her “Who What Where When Why” show poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Who What Where When Why”, “Underwater and Swimming”, “on the Bridge”, and “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” from her color photo book “Antarctica: Wildlife” at “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (PLT56; Sepia Tone).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ August 2018 Book Release Reading 8/1/18, where she read her “Who What Where When Why” show poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Who What Where When Why”, “Underwater and Swimming”, “on the Bridge”, and “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” from her color photo book “Antarctica: Wildlife” at “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (PLT56; Threshold).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ interview on Chicago’s WZRD Radio (88.3 FM) 9/22/18, where she also read her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive” and “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” from her “Antarctica: Wildlife” book, and later read her poem “On a High Horse Like This” from her book “On the Edge” (WZRD’s 2nd half audio; video, Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ interview on Chicago’s WZRD Radio (88.3 FM) 9/22/18, where she also read her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive” and “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” from her “Antarctica: Wildlife” book, and later read her poem “On a High Horse Like This” from her book “On the Edge” (WZRD’s 2nd half audio; video, Panasonic Lumix 2500; Hue Cycle).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ interview on Chicago’s WZRD Radio (88.3 FM) 9/22/18, where she also read her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive” and “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” from her “Antarctica: Wildlife” book, and later read her poem “On a High Horse Like This” from her book “On the Edge” (WZRD’s 2nd half audio; video, Panasonic Lumix 2500l; Sepia Tone).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ interview on Chicago’s WZRD Radio (88.3 FM) 9/22/18, where she also read her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive” and “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” from her “Antarctica: Wildlife” book, and later read her poem “On a High Horse Like This” from her book “On the Edge” (WZRD’s 2nd half audio; video, Panasonic Lumix 2500; B&W).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her prose ““the Robot Zombie Witch Girl” revisited”, then starting the Chicago open mic she guest hosted, before reading her poem “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” 9/25/18 at Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her prose ““the Robot Zombie Witch Girl” revisited”, then starting the Chicago open mic she guest hosted, before reading her poem “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” 9/25/18 at Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet Janet Kuypers 11/21/17 (Antarctica, by Whaler’s Harbour) When I was young, the world was the size of a thimble, and all I needed was my own back yard. But on my own, I was a dot in the Universe. And that had to change. — So after trying to climb one of the Alps wearing socks and sandals, I went to a nearby mountain to spend 20 minutes in its radon-filled cave to try to gain my strength again. After reading Hitler’s concentration camp gates in Dachau, Arbeit Macht Frei, I walked through those gates, and thought. Work will set you free. Yes, it’s true, I know it. Because your choice and your drive is freedom. After singing an entire acoustic concert at a bar in Fairbanks Alaska, we took off after midnight, added extra layers and stood outside in the cold to bask in the geo- magnetic dance of the Aurora Borealis. After being stared at by men in India because I was a tall Western woman not dressed like a Muslim, I had to go to their iron-filled, human feces-filled Bay of Bengal, just to get my feet wet. After stepping over gold-covered risers in palaces in China’s Forbidden City, an older Chinese man asked me in halted English where I was from. When I said Chicago, he joyously said “My Kind of Town.” After I sang at the Great Wall of China, a group of Chinese people asked to take a picture with me. But I don’t think it was my singing, but the fact that I was a least a foot taller than all of them. After buying a balalaika in St. Petersburg, I saw the alarming number of well-armed Russian guards at ever street corner. And I thought: we will never be friends, but at times like these, we’ll try to be friendly. After retracing Darwin’s Steps at the Galapagos Islands, I stopped near the crisscrossed overlapping Sea Lions napping — so I could contemplate natural selection. After seeing destroyed British ships from early whaling in Antarctica, I photographed the first Humpback whales of the season, then took a picture with a Gentoo penguin as I sat in the snow and the penguin approached me. — When a man in the 3rd poorest country in the world was asked why the poor locals seemed so happy, he explained. We may not have it all, but we can choose to be happy. And so we do. And with these words, I proudly choose life — I choose life for the Orcas and Humpback whales, the Chin Strap and Gentoo penguins, Cormorants, Gulls and Terns. I choose life for Giant petrels, Storm petrels, Finches, Nasca birds, even Sea Lions and Marine Iguanas. I choose life for the Wyoming bison who passed me on the street. I choose life for the deer who approached us as we slept in the grass under stars. I choose life for all the mass-farmed animals mankind slaughters because they choose to consume violence and not peace. I choose life, because all around the world, peace is the one thing we could all always use.

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