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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Quignogs: make Someday Today” (written 9/15, on a holiday for “Someday”), “Keep Looking for Hope” (written 9/16, on Anne Bradstreet Day, the day the British poet Anne Bradstreet passed way in 1672; b. 1612), “Bamboo” (for World Bamboo Day, 9/18), and “Only Man on Earth” (written 9/21, on the International Day of Peace) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” 9/15/20 during the Spoken Word Paris/Spoken Word Online open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Quignogs: make Someday Today”, “Keep Looking for Hope”, “Bamboo”, and “Only Man on Earth” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” 9/15/20 during the Spoken Word Paris/Spoken Word Online open mic (video filmed and streamed w/ a Samsung S9 camera).

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Edith’s Lament”, “Only Man on Earth”, and “Known for my Poetry” from the cc&d September 2021 v313 issue/paperback book “Choices” at the beginning to start the “Poetic License virtual open mic 9/5/21” 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 #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Edith’s Lament”, “Only Man on Earth”, and “Known for my Poetry” from the cc&d September 2021 v313 issue/paperback book “Choices” at the beginning to start the “Poetic License virtual open mic 9/5/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Edith’s Lament”, “Only Man on Earth”, “Quignogs: make Someday Today”, and “Known for my Poetry” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book “The World Outside” 1/5/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Edith’s Lament”, “Only Man on Earth”, “Quignogs: make Someday Today”, and “Known for my Poetry” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book “The World Outside” 1/5/22 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 lamp filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Only Man on Earth Janet Kuypers 9/21/19, written on the International Day of Peace I took the expressway and this guy comes down the on-ramp and comes right across into my lane in his pickup truck and I’m looking out my passenger window right at him and he is staring straight ahead I hit my horn I slam my brakes I swerve to the left as this guy in his pickup truck drives right across three lanes like he owns the highway, like he’s the only man on Earth I got off the expressway and on this side street another guy coming the other way turns left right in front of me I slam on my brakes and so does he but he stops in my lane gives my that dopey, “Oops sorry, I’m an idiot” smile and eventually gets out of my way so I can actually go on I finally stop my car walk to a door step inside and the room is quiet but for one woman singing an Italian Opera suddenly, I could breathe again and suddenly, I felt peace after the woman finished singing I thanked her then asked her what she was singing she told me she had no idea well, okay, either way I thanked her again turned away and started to hum because it is possible to feel peace on this one day and I started to smile

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