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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “That’s from the Barbed Wire” from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her 2019 poems “Eat Your Words” (written for Edible Book Day) and “Etching, Scribbling, Drawing” (written on International Scribble day) at “Recycled Reads” 4/20/19 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “That’s from the Barbed Wire” from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her 2019 poems “Eat Your Words” (written for Edible Book Day) and “Etching, Scribbling, Drawing” (written on International Scribble day) at “Recycled Reads” 4/20/19 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Posterize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, in 3 parts, reading her poetry 10/12/19 at the Georgetown “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library. In part 1, read her poem “Check Your Clock” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, her poem “Other People’s Worlds” from the cc&d v291 7-8/19 book “Of This I am Certain”, then her poem “Queueing in Line and Shaping Your Life” read from the cc&d v292 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “In The Fall”, both of those last two poems also read from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her poem “Know What Planet She’s From” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”. In part 2, she read her prose poem “Dandelions for a Passing Stranger” read from the cc&d 2019 reprints of the May 1996 v79 issue book “Poetry and Prose”, then her poem “Ominous Day” from the cc&d v290 May-June 2019 26-year anniversary issue/book “a Rose in the Dark” that also appears in (and is co-read from) her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her poem “Etching, Scribbling, Drawing” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”. In part 3, she reads her poem “Kind of Like a City” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her poem “Zircon, Gemstones, Baubles, and Bling”from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and it was also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, in 3 parts, reading her poetry 10/12/19 at the Georgetown “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library. In part 1, read her poem “Check Your Clock” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, her poem “Other People’s Worlds” from the cc&d v291 7-8/19 book “Of This I am Certain”, then her poem “Queueing in Line and Shaping Your Life” read from the cc&d v292 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “In The Fall”, both of those last two poems also read from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her poem “Know What Planet She’s From” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”. In part 2, she read her prose poem “Dandelions for a Passing Stranger” read from the cc&d 2019 reprints of the May 1996 v79 issue book “Poetry and Prose”, then her poem “Ominous Day” from the cc&d v290 May-June 2019 26-year anniversary issue/book “a Rose in the Dark” that also appears in (and is co-read from) her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her poem “Etching, Scribbling, Drawing” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”. In part 3, she reads her poem “Kind of Like a City” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her poem “Zircon, Gemstones, Baubles, and Bling”from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and it was also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Join Me”, “Easier and Easier”, “Eliminating the Endangered Species List”, “Etching, Scribbling, Drawing”, and “Didn’t Think Anything of It” from the cc&d 3/21 v307 book “Too Many Humans & Not Enuf Souls...” 3/3/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “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

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Join Me”, “Easier and Easier”, “Eliminating the Endangered Species List”, “Etching, Scribbling, Drawing”, and “Didn’t Think Anything of It” from the cc&d 3/21 v307 book “Too Many Humans & Not Enuf Souls...” 3/3/21, during the usual time (1:00-3:00 PM CST) for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Etching, Scribbling, Drawing” and “Didn’t Think Anything of It” from the “Too Many Humans & Not Enuf Souls...” section of the Scars Publications 1-4 2021 cc&d issue collection book “What Lies on the Other Side”, read 6/2/21 during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” feature reading (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Etching, Scribbling, Drawing” and “Didn’t Think Anything of It” from the “Too Many Humans & Not Enuf Souls...” section of the Scars Publications 1-4 2021 cc&d issue collection book “What Lies on the Other Side”, read 6/2/21 during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” feature reading (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Etching, Scribbling,     Drawing Janet Kuypers 3/27/19 (written on International Scribble Day) When I was little I scribbled inane cartoon characters into a notebook, and thought I was doing something groundbreaking, rebellious, or at least worthy. I thought this was supposed to be fun... When I was a teenager and sure that the world hated me, I scribbled into a journal toward the end of every year; cataloging all the terrible things that happened to me. I actually still have those scribbling journals, I’m sure my trite scribbling will be worth millions one day. As I got older, I tried to scribble my thoughts into a computer. But it’s not the same as taking a notebook to some secluded seating area outdoors, feeling the Florida morning breeze glide past you as you drink the weak coffee that you only drink on occasions like this, to let your mind reveal itself on the page. # Someone asked me to sign a piece of paper today, so I took the pen, found a space to place my name, and then I wondered if the pen would work. So I went to the corner of the page, and started to scribble. Nothing came out at first, then suddenly ink began to flow and I started drawing circles within circles. then I scribbled a few back and forth lines intersecting my circles before I decided to sign my name. I thought about scribbling like that, just letting go for a minute, and it made me smile.

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