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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, originally performed in her “Lake County Poetry Bomb” and read from her poetry collection book “Chapter 48 (v 1)”, then her 2019 poems “Easier and Easier” and “Plot and Wait”, live 3/16/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, originally performed in her “Lake County Poetry Bomb” and read from her poetry collection book “Chapter 48 (v 1)”, then her 2019 poems “Easier and Easier” and “Plot and Wait”, live 3/16/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Join Me”, “Easier and Easier”, “Eliminating the Endangered Species List”, “Etching, Scribbling, Drawing”, and “Didn’t Think Anything of It” from the cc&d 3/21 v307 book “Too Many Humans & Not Enuf Souls...” 3/3/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community 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 a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Join Me”, “Easier and Easier”, “Eliminating the Endangered Species List”, “Etching, Scribbling, Drawing”, and “Didn’t Think Anything of It” from the cc&d 3/21 v307 book “Too Many Humans & Not Enuf Souls...” 3/3/21, during the usual time (1:00-3:00 PM CST) for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing “The Bottom Line” (Depeche Mode) with John singing and playing his acoustic guitar, then reading her poems “Jumping Genes, & the Infiltration of my DNA” and “Easier and Easier” from the cc&d January-April 2021 issue collection book “What Lies on the Other Side” to close the “Poetic License virtual open mic 5/2/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersmusic #janetkuyperssinging #janetkuyperspoeticlicense #janetkuypersinstagram

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers singing “The Bottom Line” (Depeche Mode) with John singing and playing his acoustic guitar, then reading her poems “Jumping Genes, & the Infiltration of my DNA” and “Easier and Easier” from the cc&d January-April 2021 issue collection book “What Lies on the Other Side” to close the “Poetic License virtual open mic 5/2/21” she hosted w/ a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (filmed & streamed w/ a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Easier and        Easier Janet Kuypers 3/10/19 Piece by piece. I will dissect this, one piece at a time. I will tear it apart, bashing the joints until they burst. You thought what you built would never fail. But you were so wrong. You think that what you made will stand the test of time. But you didn’t know your foundation would falter. You didn’t realize that trying to build something on such a shaky foundation would only mean that it will crumble. So I want you to know that I will use my own bare hands to start dismantling this monstrosity you claim to be so proud of. And it won’t take long before I get down to that shoddy base of yours. And with every piece I remove, it will get easier and easier to turn everything you have worked for into a pile of rubble. You won’t recognize the remains anymore, and soon you’ll realize what a waste it was trying to build this, when in the back of you mind you knew you never wanted it. You should know better, that there is no point in trying to dedicate your life to something you don’t even believe. Stop deluding yourself, and more importantly, stop trying to delude the rest if the world. We know to not rely on you, or anything you do. We’re not deluded. But you know that what you tried to build must be demolished. And trust me, I’ll relish in taking it down. Piece by piece.

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