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Enjoy this YouTube video from 5/7/22 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Uniqueness Finds Love” for its appearance in and from the “2022 Animal Tales” book, then her poems “Bismuth in an ocean of one” (relating to the Animal Tales poem and appearing in the Scars Publications 2022 book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), “Only Recourse”, and “Under the Sea” (because it was recently drawn by 2 artists into coloring books from both girl and boy perspectives) during the Tablerock Poetry Festival in 2022 at Tablerock of Salado, TX (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersveglife

Enjoy this YouTube video from 5/7/22 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Uniqueness Finds Love” for its appearance in and from the “2022 Animal Tales” book, then her poems “Bismuth in an ocean of one” (relating to the Animal Tales poem and appearing in the Scars Publications 2022 book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), “Only Recourse”, and “Under the Sea” (because it was recently drawn by 2 artists into coloring books from both girl and boy perspectives) during the Tablerock Poetry Festival in 2022 at Tablerock of Salado, TX (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera & given a Hue Cycling filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersveglife

Enjoy this YouTube video from 5/7/22 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Uniqueness Finds Love” for its appearance in and from the “2022 Animal Tales” book, then her poems “Bismuth in an ocean of one” (relating to the Animal Tales poem and appearing in the Scars Publications 2022 book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), “Only Recourse”, and “Under the Sea” (because it was recently drawn by 2 artists into coloring books from both girl and boy perspectives) during the Tablerock Poetry Festival in 2022 at Tablerock of Salado, TX (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersveglife

Enjoy this YouTube video from 5/7/22 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Uniqueness Finds Love” for its appearance in and from the “2022 Animal Tales” book, then her poems “Bismuth in an ocean of one” (relating to the Animal Tales poem and appearing in the Scars Publications 2022 book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), “Only Recourse”, and “Under the Sea” (because it was recently drawn by 2 artists into coloring books from both girl and boy perspectives) during the Tablerock Poetry Festival in 2022 at Tablerock of Salado, TX (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera w/ a Hue Cycling filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersveglife

Enjoy this YouTube video 5/7/22 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Uniqueness Finds Love” for its appearance in and from the “2022 Animal Tales” book, then her poems “Bismuth in an ocean of one” (relating to the Animal Tales poem and appearing in the Scars Publications 2022 book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), “Only Recourse”, and “Under the Sea” (because it was recently drawn by 2 artists into coloring books from both girl and boy perspectives) during the Tablerock Poetry Festival in 2022 at Tablerock of Salado, TX (video filmed from a Samsung S9 camera with a b&w Old Film filter & a Sepia tone filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersveglife

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream 5/7/22 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Uniqueness Finds Love” for its appearance in and from the “2022 Animal Tales” book, then her poems “Bismuth in an ocean of one” (relating to the Animal Tales poem and appearing in the Scars Publications 2022 book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), “Only Recourse”, and “Under the Sea” (because it was recently drawn by 2 artists into coloring books from both girl and boy perspectives) during the Tablerock Poetry Festival in 2022 at Tablerock of Salado, TX (filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with a b&w Old Film filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersveglife

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Outside of the Door (dreams 5/27/22)”, “Only Recourse”, and her “Periodic Table Poetry” book poem “Technetium”, all in the v329 1/23 cc&d issue/book “Moving Forward” to start her “Poetic License 1/1/23 global open mic” she hosted in a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Outside of the Door (dreams 5/27/22)”, “Only Recourse”, and her “Periodic Table Poetry” book poem “Technetium”, all in the v329 1/23 cc&d issue/book “Moving Forward” to start her “Poetic License 1/1/23 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her cc&d January-April 2023 “a Mural of a Forest” book poems “Outside of the Door (dreams 5/27/22)” and “Only Recourse”, her #metoo Boss Lady’s Editorial “Exactly What I am Celebrating” (which are also in the CyberWit 2023 book “Testament”), her poem “Technetium’s Inner Glow” (which is also in her book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), & “Technetium” + sharing its image (which is also in her book “Periodic Table Poetry”) for the 5/3/23 ‘Community Poetry’ honorary book reading (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera, & posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem

Only Recourse Janet Kuypers 5/4/22 Kittens watched me walk away before I stepped on a plane flying me sixteen hours away to a time zone eleven and a half hours early Stepping off the plane, exhausted I saw hundreds of fish in a long glass aquarium along the floor as they advertised a fish “pedicure” Now, I’ve swam to ocean floor sharks, I’ve had barracuda circling my feet, so, I thought, ‘an all-natural way to feed fish and relieve my feet, what a treat’ So, I sat down as hundreds of fish swam by for a nibble, and I couldn’t stop giggling the entire time Now, I’m a lover of animals I wouldn’t kill them to wear them or eat them, so only years later did I learn from the New Delhi Times “aa bail mujhe maar”: the problem humans caused exploiting thousands of animals to create some extravagant, unneeded, unnecessary niche market These little fish, called Garra rufa, are specially grown in tanks and imported into India, eating human flesh when starved of their plankton and vegetable diet These mistreated fish suffer with systemic bacterial infections for their eyes, mouth, gills, abdomen and their excrement has all this in that water we humans are all charmed into immersing our feet in I mean, some of these foot baths may even cause Hepatitis C and HIV as I said before, what a treat This water was once tested in a shipment where a slew of different bacteria thrived, resistant to most antimicrobial medications, that cause soft tissue infections — and since this isn’t a medical procedure, there’s no oversight whatsoever I put my feet in a tank like this once, thinking I was doing something good for these fish. Silly me. I should remember that when it comes to humans, the first thing they think when it comes to animals is abuse, so, in this case, we should think about how to help these thousands of animals instead. I mean, I believe I am a concerned citizen to help women trapped in physical or sexual abuse, I immerse myself in other cultures to assist all who do not fit the Caucasian mold. And I think being a vegetarian is enough to help all animals on planet Earth, but... I once inadvertently became a willing participant in a system to support the torture and abuse of thousands and thousands and thousands — and I giggled about it the entire time, too. It makes me wonder: did I mistreat the fish I kept in an aquarium, including the Blue Gills from a lake that could have become someone else’s meal? Well, I didn’t starve them, where their only recourse was consuming human flesh... because, really, if we’re all about love, how do we show it if we turn a blind eye to give concern to our comfort instead. Because, of course, giving ourselves comfort is all well and good, but wonder the real cost of a feel-good, step back, and embrace the big picture. Because when we see the good one thing can do, that’s the real comfort — for everyone.

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