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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “At the Camp” from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her poems “Unity for Humanity” (written on and for The Declaration of The Báb day) and “Memorial Day (2019 edit)”, both appearing in her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” live at “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown 5/25/19 (Panasonic Lumix 2500).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “At the Camp” from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her poems “Unity for Humanity” (written on and for The Declaration of The Báb day) and “Memorial Day (2019 edit)”, both appearing in her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” live at “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown 5/25/19 (Panasonic Lumix T56).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Instagram poem “Language” that will be in her upcoming (August 2919) poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, twitterverse, Instagram & poetry” and then showed her Instagram and twitter image from the poem, “Unity for Humanity”, then her upcoming (August 2919) poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, twitterverse, Instagram & poetry” “Voluptuous, and Intelligent Too” 6/29/19 while she hosted “Poetry Aloud” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Instagram poem “Language” that will be in her upcoming (August 2919) poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, twitterverse, Instagram & poetry” and then showed her Instagram and twitter image from the poem, “Unity for Humanity”, then her upcoming (August 2919) poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, twitterverse, Instagram & poetry” “Voluptuous, and Intelligent Too” 6/29/19 while she hosted “Poetry Aloud” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video 8/7/19 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Unity for Humanity” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” in front of a Buddha statue in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video 8/7/19 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Unity for Humanity” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” in front of a Buddha statue in Chicago (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Down in the Dirt 5/20 book “Seasons” poems “Magnesium Burn”, “unsung”, “guard”, “Overtake Me”, “Victory Day, after Midnight”, “Volumes in Flames while the Spirit Lives”, “Vase of Tulips”, “Killing Women for Healing”, and “Unity for Humanity” during the “Poetic License open mic 5/3/20 home edition” she hosted through a Facebook event page (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See Facebook live video of Janet Kuypers reading her Down in the Dirt 5/20 book “Seasons” poems “Magnesium Burn”, “unsung”, “guard”, “Overtake Me”, “Victory Day, after Midnight”, “Volumes in Flames while the Spirit Lives”, “Vase of Tulips”, “Killing Women for Healing”, and “Unity for Humanity” during the “Poetic License open mic 5/3/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Unity for Humanity” (written on 5/23, which is The Declaration of The Báb day) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” 5/23/20 as a bonus May reading for the “Poetic License open mic 5/3/20 home edition” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and was posted on Facebook event page (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See Facebook streaming live video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Unity for Humanity” (written on 5/23, which is The Declaration of The Báb day) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” 5/23/20 as a bonus May reading for the “Poetic License open mic 5/3/20 home edition” (video filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Magnesium Burn”, “Overtake Me”, “Victory Day, after Midnight”, “Volumes in Flames while the Spirit Lives”, “Vase of Tulips”, “Killing Women for Healing”, and “Unity for Humanity” from the v171 “Seasons” section of the Down in the Dirt 5-8 2020 collection book “Outside the Box” live 8/5/20 (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Magnesium Burn”, “Overtake Me”, “Victory Day, after Midnight”, “Volumes in Flames while the Spirit Lives”, “Vase of Tulips”, “Killing Women for Healing”, and “Unity for Humanity” from the v171 “Seasons” section of the Down in the Dirt 5-8 2020 collection book “Outside the Box” live 8/5/20 (streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).

Unity for Humanity Janet Kuypers 5/23/19, written on and for The Declaration of The Báb day Sociologists call religion a cultural universal — and religions usually start with a leader, a messenger spreading the word about an enlightened state of being. Now, for years I performed shows monthly at the Bahá’í Faith Center, and only after my shows end do I stumble upon the founding of religions, and the celebration of the man who was the precursor to the Bahá’í Faith. Because one man, who called himself the Báb — the title meaning The Gate — he led to the religious belief of the unity of humanity. Because the teachings of Bábism were seen as a threat to the Islamic clergy, followers were brutally persecuted in Persia. So considering what `Alí Muḥammad Shírází did and all that he meant to connectedness and understanding, the Bahá’í decided to declare that the Báb Day is one of their nine holy days.                             At this point, you may hide behind religious prejudice and think that you don’t need to hear about another quote- unquote religion, but the Bahá’í believe in social teachings that stress the equality of all humans, regardless of gender, race and class, and if the underlying premise is to stress unity for all the world, then, being religious or not, you have to hear those words... then nod your head and approve.

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