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video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table poems “Lanthanum: the shoulders of giants” (+ image), “Carbon may have killed the dinosaurs after all” (+ image), “Carbon”, “Barium Dateline”, and “Gold for the foolish at heart” (+ image) from the Scars Publications 2/22 v192 issue of Down in the Dirt, “And I Disappear” 2/2/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “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 #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem
video Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table poems “Lanthanum: the shoulders of giants” (+ image), “Carbon may have killed the dinosaurs after all” (+ image), “Carbon”, “Barium Dateline”, and “Gold for the foolish at heart” (+ image) from the Scars Publications 2/22 v192 issue of Down in the Dirt, “And I Disappear” 2/2/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a lava flow filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Lanthanum: the shoulders of giants”, “Carbon may have killed the dinosaurs after all”, “Barium Dateline”, ad “Gold for the foolish at heart” from the Scars Publications 2/22 v192 issue of Down in the Dirt, “And I Disappear” during the “Poetic License virtual open mic 2/6/22 she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense
video Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Lanthanum: the shoulders of giants”, “Carbon may have killed the dinosaurs after all”, “Barium Dateline”, amdns “Gold for the foolish at heart” from the Scars Publications 2/22 v192 issue of Down in the Dirt, “And I Disappear” during the “Poetic License virtual open mic 2/6/22 she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with an old b&w film filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading set 2 of her never-before-read “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry” poems “Lanthanum: the shoulders of giants” (#57 La), “Cerium-141: “one of the more prolific fission products of the atom bomb”” (#058 Ce, in 141Ce), “Praseodymium: up close and personal” (#59 Pr, in PrScO3), “Neodymium saved from e-waste” (#60, Nd), “Promethium: hail to the orange, hail to the blue” (#61 Pm), “Gadolinium, Save us from Our Mistakes” (#64 Gd), and “Terbium is out of this world” (#65 Tb) before the “Beach Poets bonus week with Janet Kuypers feature” 6/26/22 in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading set 2 of her never-before-read “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry” poems “Lanthanum: the shoulders of giants” (#57 La), “Cerium-141: “one of the more prolific fission products of the atom bomb”” (#058 Ce, in 141Ce), “Praseodymium: up close and personal” (#59 Pr, in PrScO3), “Neodymium saved from e-waste” (#60, Nd), “Promethium: hail to the orange, hail to the blue” (#61 Pm), “Gadolinium, Save us from Our Mistakes” (#64 Gd), and “Terbium is out of this world” (#65 Tb) before the “Beach Poets bonus week with Janet Kuypers feature” 6/26/22 in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Hue Cycling filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading set 2 of her never-before-read “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry” poems “Lanthanum: the shoulders of giants” (#57 La), “Cerium-141: “one of the more prolific fission products of the atom bomb”” (#058 Ce, in 141Ce), “Praseodymium: up close and personal” (#59 Pr, in PrScO3), “Neodymium saved from e-waste” (#60, Nd), “Promethium: hail to the orange, hail to the blue” (#61 Pm), “Gadolinium, Save us from Our Mistakes” (#64 Gd), and “Terbium is out of this world” (#65 Tb) before the “Beach Poets bonus week with Janet Kuypers feature” 6/26/22 in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem
video Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading set 2 of her never-before-read “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry” poems “Lanthanum: the shoulders of giants” (#57 La), “Cerium-141: “one of the more prolific fission products of the atom bomb”” (#058 Ce, in 141Ce), “Praseodymium: up close and personal” (#59 Pr, in PrScO3), “Neodymium saved from e-waste” (#60, Nd), “Promethium: hail to the orange, hail to the blue” (#61 Pm), “Gadolinium, Save us from Our Mistakes” (#64 Gd), and “Terbium is out of this world” (#65 Tb) before the “Beach Poets bonus week with Janet Kuypers feature” 6/26/22 in Chicago (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Lanthanum: the shoulders of giants” (+ shared the image from the online release of the poem), “Carbon may have killed the dinosaurs after all” (+ shared the image from the online release of the poem), “Carbon”, “Learning how Love Lasts”, “Evil is Tricky”, “Barium Dateline”, “popular and useless”, “Gold for the foolish at heart ” (+ shared the image from the online release of the poem), and “Xynotyro: It’s Not Ricotta” from the Down in the Dirt 1-4/22 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “The Ice that Was” on 7/6/22, the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersperiodictablepoetry #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem
video Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Lanthanum: the shoulders of giants” (+ shared the image from the online release of the poem), “Carbon may have killed the dinosaurs after all” (+ shared the image from the online release of the poem), “Carbon”, “Learning how Love Lasts”, “Evil is Tricky”, “Barium Dateline”, “popular and useless”, “Gold for the foolish at heart ” (+ shared the image from the online release of the poem), and “Xynotyro: It’s Not Ricotta” from the Down in the Dirt 1-4/22 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “The Ice that Was” on 7/6/22, the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (this video was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a b&w Old Film filter). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersperiodictablepoetry #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem


Lanthanum: the
shoulders of giants

Janet Kuypers
9/28/21 (Twitter-length Periodic Table
poem for element #57, Lanthanum (La)
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People seldom remember actors
unless they take the lead.
You forget supporting roles;
they remain, escaping notice.
They lie hidden, and use their accuracy,
helping others to make everything strong.

When you see them through that lens,
your focus should suddenly sharpen on them.






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