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See YouTube video 4/21/19 on Easter of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing” on the last day the restaurant “Opal Divine’s Marina” in Austin (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video 4/21/19 on Easter of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing”, on the last day the restaurant “Opal Divine’s Marina” in Austin (fP L T56 camera; Posterize).

See YouTube video 4/21/19 on Easter of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing”, on the last day the restaurant “Opal Divine’s Marina” in Austin (P L T56 camera; Sepia Tone).

See YouTube video 4/21/19 on Easter of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing”, on the last day the restaurant “Opal Divine’s Marina” in Austin (P L T56 camera; Threshold).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 3 poetry readings for Community Poetry at Half Price Books 10/2/19. In part 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Ends of the Earth”, then her poems based on The Bible: “Genesis One”, “Genesis Two and Three”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing”, then her poem “Listen to Life”, all read from the cc&d v292 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “In The Fall”. In part 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “Someone Give Me the Answers” and “Their Crutches” from the 3/18/03 poetry show “Death Comes In Threes”, then her poems #8220;Touch (2019 edit)” and Explosive Energy”, all read from the Down in the Dirt v166 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “Climate Change” - then she read her poems “Volumes of Philosophical Masterpieces”, “Just the Right Words”, “Vastness of Just the Right Moon”, and her two Notre Dame poems “Xystus to Foundation” and “Xyresic Flames”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In part 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “”, “Eat Your Words”, “Xenon and PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, and “Kept my Eye on You”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 3 poetry readings for Community Poetry at Half Price Books 10/2/19. In part 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Ends of the Earth”, then her poems based on The Bible: “Genesis One”, “Genesis Two and Three”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing”, then her poem “Listen to Life”, all read from the cc&d v292 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “In The Fall”. In part 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “Someone Give Me the Answers” and “Their Crutches” from the 3/18/03 poetry show “Death Comes In Threes”, then her poems #8220;Touch (2019 edit)” and Explosive Energy”, all read from the Down in the Dirt v166 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “Climate Change” - then she read her poems “Volumes of Philosophical Masterpieces”, “Just the Right Words”, “Vastness of Just the Right Moon”, and her two Notre Dame poems “Xystus to Foundation” and “Xyresic Flames”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In part 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “”, “Eat Your Words”, “Xenon and PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, and “Kept my Eye on You”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Opens the Way”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and Sin from Killing”, read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d issue collection book “Imagery of Place”, 1/11/20 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Opens the Way”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and Sin from Killing”, read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d issue collection book “Imagery of Place”, 1/11/20 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Genesis One”, “Genesis Two and Three”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing” from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d issue collection book “Imagery of Place”, as one of the readings in her February 2020 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books in Austin (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Genesis One”, “Genesis Two and Three”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing” from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d issue collection book “Imagery of Place”, as one of the readings in her February 2020 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books in Austin (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Genesis One”, “Genesis Two and Three”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing”, in set 3 from the cc&d July-December 2018 expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris” during the “Poetic License open mic 6/7/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (this video was from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Genesis One”, “Genesis Two and Three”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing”, in set 3 from the cc&d July-December 2018 expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris” during the “Poetic License open mic 6/7/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (video filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing” and “United We Wonder” from the Down in the Dirt 2/21 v180 book “Eclipsed” during the “Poetic License virtual open mic 2/7/21” 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 #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing” and “United We Wonder” from the Down in the Dirt 2/21 v180 book “Eclipsed” during the “Poetic License virtual open mic 2/7/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Listen to Life”, “Xenon, Stranger than Strange”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing” from the “Eclipsed” section of the Scars Publications 1-4 2021 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Excerpts from the Plague Years”, read 5/5/21 during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” feature reading (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersinstagram

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Listen to Life”, “Xenon, Stranger than Strange”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing” from the “Eclipsed” section of the Scars Publications 1-4 2021 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Excerpts from the Plague Years”, read 5/5/21 during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” feature reading (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersinstagram

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Genesis One”, “Genesis Two and Three”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing”, “Genesis Six-Nine: an Apocalypse/Doomsday Prepper’s Take”, “Genesis Eleven: the Tower of Babble”, and “Genesis Eighteen to Nineteen” from the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers 2023 poetry book “Testament” on 4/30/23 in front of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Austin for the 2023 Poetry Bomb (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). You can also enjoy this YouTube video that was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). You can also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetrybomb

Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing Janet Kuypers 1/27/19 Two sons were born of a woman who lived in a land where their Lord told them that they had dominion over the creatures, but more importantly, that every green herb was for meat.* Not animals, but greens; they saw this was so and they thought that this was good, as their first son tilled the ground to create great food — herbs, fruit, and vegetables. Knowing this was a peaceful way to provide a healthy sustenance to his family, the first son was pleased with his work. But the first son saw his younger brother tend to flocks of sheep instead, then slaughter them as offerings. How unholy, the older brother thought, how barbarian, and antithetical to the peaceful way we’re supposed to be. The older brother knew he was on a morally higher ground, but when the lord was pleased with the slaughter offering from his younger brother, the older brother was lost. ‘What have I done wrong?’, the older brother thought. ‘Have I not followed the Lord’s way, have I not done what the Lord wanted, and did I not prosper by being peaceful?’ The older brother couldn’t understand how slaughtering animals and extracting the fat to give away was thought of as good. And as the older brother’s darkest fears swelled, he heard the Lord say unto him, “If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted?”** ‘Yes, if my Lord abided by his own rules,’ the older brother thought. This off-hand question from the Lord that opposed morality flew the older brother into an internal rage, because he had done well, and for this he gained no respect with the Lord for his deeds. And more importantly to the older brother, his younger brother actually gained respect by explicitly being disrespectful. ‘Where can morality lie when our Lord cannot be moral?’, the older brother wondered, contemplating what to do. Soon after, the younger brother came to the older brother as he worked in the fields, and an argument ensued about morality, and in a blind rage the older brother killed the younger. Which kind of killing is more of a sin, the older brother thought... but eventually the older brother heard the Lord ask him, “where is your younger brother?” And the older brother responded, he did not know. he was not his brother’s keeper.** After this, the older brother wondered, ‘shouldn’t the Lord, if he is all-seeing and all-knowing, shouldn’t he already know? Or is this just another test of my will, and how is my will tested when I am shunned for doing the right thing, and my younger brother is praised for sinning?’ The older brother, understanding morality, could hear his younger brother speak to him from beyond the grave, and after the older brother truly acknowledged his sin after burying his brother in the ground, no food from the ground tasting sweet would grow from his land again, no matter how he tended the soil, as if the blood of his younger brother contaminated all the older brother tried to grow. He wondered, ‘if the world knew of the sin the older brother committed, would they care of the sins of the younger? Do they not hear the cries of all they have killed, or all that been killed for them, for a death-filled meal? Which lives are worth saving?’, the older brother thought, as he then left the land that would no longer grow for him. Although many may have killed him for the act he had done to his brother, the Lord understood the morality of the older son’s choices and protected him. He protected him to live in a world that is now filled with people wanting to kill for food when they should not, and do not need to. The world the older brother was born into was truly a cruel and uncaring world, and the older brother, after one immoral act, was stuck living in a world where slaughter was eaten at every meal, and violence like this was to become the norm. And sadly enough, this is a world the older brother feared the most.   * from Genesis 1 of the Holy Bible * from Genesis 4 of the Holy Bible

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