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Watch this YouTube video of this poem read live at the 07/19/11 mini-feature night at the Café in Chicago at her feature Astronomy 101

Enjoy this YouTube video 7/19/11 of Janet Kuypers performing her poetry in her feature Astronomy 101 @ Chicago’s the Café (on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature

Download this writing in the free 7/19/11 PDF “Astronomy 101” feature chapbook from a live show at the Café in Chicago which includes the poems “Orion”, “Envision It in the Night Sky”, “Travel through Space”, “Moonlight”, “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, “Universe... Now In Color ”, and “Eleven and Two, plus Eight”.

See YouTube video from 12/16/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “He Makes me Think About These Things”, “Escape my Brain Somehow”, “Keeps Pounding Against Walls”, “Each Half is the Enemy”, “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, and “Pleiades” (cut off) from her book “Give Me the News” @ the AIPF booth during the Awesmic City Expo (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 12/16/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “He Makes me Think About These Things”, “Escape my Brain Somehow”, “Keeps Pounding Against Walls”, “Each Half is the Enemy”, “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, and “Pleiades” (cut off) from her book “Give Me the News” @ the AIPF booth during the Awesmic City Expo (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr)..

See YouTube video 11/17/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” from her “Astronomy 101” show, then her poem “Vengeful Phone” from her “Overheard Conversations” show, and “Quitting is Always an Option” from her “Listening In” show, all read from her book “Chapter 48 (v2)” @ “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video 11/17/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” from her “Astronomy 101” show, then her poem “Vengeful Phone” from her “Overheard Conversations” show, and “Quitting is Always an Option” from her “Listening In” show, all read from her book “Chapter 48 (v2)” @ “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers finalé feature “Night Sky” at the 2019 Texas Night Sky Festival in Driftwood, TX 11/14/19, reading her astronomy-themed poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Earthrise”, (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, “Orion (2019 edit)”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, (from) “Universe... Now in Color”, (from) “Queen of the Night Sky”, and (from) “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”, all with John on guitar (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facbook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers finalé feature &“Night Sky” at the 2019 Texas Night Sky Festival in Driftwood, TX 11/14/19, reading her astronomy-themed poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Earthrise”, (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, “Orion (2019 edit)”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, (from) “Universe... Now in Color”, (from) “Queen of the Night Sky”, and (from) “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”, all with John on guitar (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facbook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

View & download the free chapbook Night Sky with the poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Earthrise”, (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, “Orion (2019 edit)”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, (from) “Universe... Now in Color”, (from) “Queen of the Night Sky”, and (from) “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Earthrise”, and select portions of “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, as some of the intro poems to her finale feature & chapbook “Night Sky” at the 11/14/19 Texas Night Sky Festival during her Poetic License open mic 12/1/19, hosting “Poetic License” on 12/1/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Earthrise”, and select portions of “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, as some of the intro poems to her finale feature & chapbook “Night Sky” at the 11/14/19 Texas Night Sky Festival during her Poetic License open mic 12/1/19, hosting “Poetic License” on 12/1/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Our Society, Glossed Over”, then her poems “Earthrise” and (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” (2 poems from her chapbook “Night Sky”) read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, live 1/11/20 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Our Society, Glossed Over”, then her poems “Earthrise” and (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” (2 poems from her chapbook “Night Sky”) read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, 1/11/20 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “guard” (written 9/26, on and for National Situational Awareness Day), then her poems “Vampires and Blood-Sucking Mosquitos Alike” (written 10/6, on and for Garlic Lover’s Day), “From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” (for mid-October’s Astronomy Day), “Kill with Impunity” (written 10/7, on and for the 1900 birthday of Heinrich Himmler), “Octopi and Brains” and “Octopi Target McDonald’s” (for 10/8, World Octopus Day), “Because of Fire” (written 10/8, on and for the start of the 1871 Great Chicago Fire, that lasted 2 days), “Judging the Chicago Seven” (written 10/9, on and for the day of the beginning of the 1969 trial against the Chicago Seven), and “‘the Robot Zombie Witch Girl’ revisited” (for 10/10, National Zombie Day) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 10/6/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was 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 haiku “guard”, then her poems “Vampires and Blood-Sucking Mosquitos Alike”, “From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, “Kill with Impunity”, “Octopi and Brains” and “Octopi Target McDonald’s”, “Because of Fire”, “Judging the Chicago Seven”, and “‘the Robot Zombie Witch Girl’ revisited” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 10/6/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera).

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthrise”, and “From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” from the “Performance Art” section of the cc&d August 2021 v312 issue/paperback book “Secrets” to close the “Poetic License virtual open mic 8/1/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthrise”, and “From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” from the “Performance Art” section of the cc&d August 2021 v312 issue/paperback book “Secrets” to close the “Poetic License virtual open mic 8/1/21” 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 #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthrise”, and “From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” from the “Performance Art” section of the cc&d August 2021 v312 issue/paperback book “Secrets” to close the “Poetic License virtual open mic 8/1/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthrise”, and “From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” from the “Performance Art” section of the cc&d August 2021 v312 issue/paperback book “Secrets” to close the “Poetic License virtual open mic 8/1/21” 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, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthrise” and “From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” from the cc&d 5-8/21 issue collection book “What If”; 11/3/21 at the performance art pavilion at the French Market in New Orleans, LA 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; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthrise” and “From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” from the cc&d 5-8/21 issue collection book “What If”; 11/3/21 at the performance art pavilion at the French Market in New Orleans, LA on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given a Sepia Tone filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon Janet Kuypers edited 07/14/11 based on 2005 prose piece “the Moon & Astronomy”, written for her show “How Do I Get There” scientists have have come up with theories in guessing how this planet got a moon that it may have formed off a collision with a rogue planet they call Orpheus, or Thea, and that when the moon first formed it was much, much closer to Earth than it is today that it may have been only 14,000 miles away and not at it’s current almost 240,000 mile distance NASA’s Artist-in-Residence Laurie Anderson learned from scientists at NASA that during the cold war they considered setting off nuclear bombs on the dark side of the moon because, you see, no one sees that side of the moon but astronomers now estimate that because of gravity’s change the moon every year is an inch and a half farther away from the earth If you remember the moon looking so big when you looked at it in the night sky when you were younger well, you may have been right