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video See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading some of her poem “Time, Time, Time, See What’s Become of Me” from her 2015 birthday celebration and from her 2014-2015 poetry performance art book “A Year-Long Journey”, then her poems, “Once They were Moved to This Foreign Land” (written on St. Patrick’s Day) and “Vanishing Psycho in the Rear Window” (written 3/12, on National Alfred Hitchcock Day), at “Poetry Aloud” 3/23/19 (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).
video See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading some of her poem “Time, Time, Time, See What’s Become of Me” from her 2015 birthday celebration and from her 2014-2015 poetry performance art book “A Year-Long Journey”, then her poems, “Once They were Moved to This Foreign Land” (written on St. Patrick’s Day) and “Vanishing Psycho in the Rear Window” (written 3/12, on National Alfred Hitchcock Day), at “Poetry Aloud” 3/23/19 (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).
video See YouTube video ofJanet Kuypers reading her poem “Who What Where When Why” originally from her book “Antarctica: Wildlife” but read the edited poem read from her contest-winning poetry in the book “Animal Takes XII 2019”, her poem “Vanishing Psycho in the Rear Window” (written 3/12, on National Alfred Hitchcock Day) read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” during her hosting her the “Poetic License” open mic at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” 8/4/19 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).
video See YouTube video ofJanet Kuypers reading her poem “Who What Where When Why” originally from her book “Antarctica: Wildlife” but read the edited poem read from her contest-winning poetry in the book “Animal Takes XII 2019”, her poem “Vanishing Psycho in the Rear Window” (written 3/12, on National Alfred Hitchcock Day) read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” during her hosting her the “Poetic License” open mic at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” 8/4/19 (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia Tone).
video See YouTube video ofJanet Kuypers reading her poem “Vanishing Psycho in the Rear Window” (written 3/12, on National Alfred Hitchcock Day) read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” during her hosting her the “Poetic License” open mic at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” 8/4/19 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).
video See YouTube video ofJanet Kuypers reading her poem #8220;Vanishing Psycho in the Rear Window” (written 3/12, on National Alfred Hitchcock Day) read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” during her hosting her the “Poetic License” open mic at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” 8/4/19 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Hue Cycling filter).
video See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Vanishing Psycho in the Rear Window”, “Value of Pi”, “Zeal was Unbridled”, and “Xenogeny”, read from the v169 2/20 Down in the Dirt issue/book “Going Off-Grid”, live 3/4/20 in her March 2020 Book Release Reading through “Community Poetry” at Half Price Books in Austin (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).
video See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Vanishing Psycho in the Rear Window”, “Value of Pi”, “Zeal was Unbridled”, and “Xenogeny”, read from the v169 2/20 Down in the Dirt issue/book “Going Off-Grid”, live 3/4/20 in her March 2020 Book Release Reading through “Community Poetry” at Half Price Books in Austin (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).
video See YouTube video from 4/26/20 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Quickly, Life Can Turn”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Vanishing Psycho in the Rear Window”, “Value of π”, “Zeal was Unbridled”, and “Xenogeny” from the v169Going Off-Grid” of the Down in the Dirt February-Aril 2020 issue collection book “Foundations” for “The 2020 #poetrybomb” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).
video See Facebook streaming video live from 4/26/20 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Quickly, Life Can Turn”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Vanishing Psycho in the Rear Window”, “Value of π”, “Zeal was Unbridled”, and “Xenogeny” from the v169Going Off-Grid” of the the Down in the Dirt magazine February-Aril 2020 issue collection book “Foundations” for “The 2020 #poetrybomb” (Samsung S9).
video See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Vain”, “Know Completeness”, “Quickly, Life Can Turn”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Vanishing Psycho in the Rear Window”, “Value of π”, “Zeal was Unbridled”, and “Xenogeny” from the v169Going Off-Grid” section of the Down in the Dirt 2-4 2020 collection book “Foundations” for The Café Gallery 9/22/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).
video See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Vain”, “Know Completeness”, “Quickly, Life Can Turn”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Vanishing Psycho in the Rear Window”, “Value of π”, “Zeal was Unbridled”, and “Xenogeny” from the v169Going Off-Grid” section of the Down in the Dirt 2-4 2020 collection book “Foundations” for The Café Gallery 9/22/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).
video See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Vanishing Psycho in the Rear Window” (written on National Alfred Hitchcock day and read because one of the poets at the Zoom meeting had Alfred Hitchcock artwork on display behind her) during 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 #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense
video See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Vanishing Psycho in the Rear Window” (written on National Alfred Hitchcock day and read because one of the poets at the Zoom meeting had Alfred Hitchcock artwork on display behind her) during 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 #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Vanishing Psycho
in the Rear Window

Janet Leigh/Lee Kuypers
3/12/19
(written on National Alfred Hitchcock day)

ever since leaving the hospital,
everything now comes to you
like some sort of surreal movie
where everything seems so proper
like life exists in black and white

black and white, cut and dry
they’re either too nice to you
or they want to kill you dead
so start strenuously searching
look to see the full-color truth

everyone seems cordial to you
almost too nice, is all you think
when you’re sure they only say
half-truths whenever you ask, so
you know you can trust no one

the harsh punishment you faced
mentally from those who claimed
to love you now still fills you with
more terror and more suspense,
wondering how everything ends

you stay behind the camera lens
you try to record everything to
cover your tracks and stay out of
the limelight — you think it works
but they turn to you nonetheless

so beware your dear old mommy
stay clear of anyone or anything
who may try to do you in — avoid
high places where someone may
push you to your death — but still

your danger my come from above,
so beware the birds circling like
mass daggers above — beware —
you know that you are hunted
now being one who knows too much

even avoid strangers on a train
because the lady can vanish in a flash
and no one will know your malaise
and your misery are like m for murder,
even in the privacy of your own home

so double lock all of your doors
hope you’ve covered all your bases
blinds stay closed, close the drapes
put towels under the bathroom door
and just try to relax in the shower


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