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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Nomad’s Choir” vol. 28 issue 1 poem “Other people’s Worlds” that also appears in the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, then her new poem “Until I Choose Life”, live 1/25/20 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Nomad’s Choir” vol. 28 issue 1 poem “Other people’s Worlds” that also appears in the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, then her new poem “Until I Choose Life”, live 1/25/20 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (Posterized Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand” rom her chapbook “Public Access Poetry” but read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, then her “Nomad’s Choir” vol. 28 issue 1 poem “Other people’s Worlds” that also appears in the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, then her new poem “Until I Choose Life”, live 1/25/20 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 “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand” rom her chapbook “Public Access Poetry” but read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, then her “Nomad’s Choir” vol. 28 issue 1 poem “Other people’s Worlds” that also appears in the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, then her new poem “Until I Choose Life”, live 1/25/20 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (Sepia Toned Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Española Lore” and “Until I Choose Life”, live 1/26/20 at Austin’s “Spoken and Heard” at Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Española Lore” and “Until I Choose Life”, live 1/26/20 at Austin’s “Spoken and Heard” at Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2020 Animal Tales poems “Española Lore”, “One Lonesome Whale”, and “Until I Choose Life” during the “Poetic License open mic 2/2/20”, while hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr). |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2020 Animal Tales poems “Española Lore”, “One Lonesome Whale”, and “Until I Choose Life” during the “Poetic License open mic 2/2/20”, while hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr). |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Until I Choose Life” for the “Tablerock poetry festival 2020” 2/6/20 in Salado, TX for the “Tablerock Poetry Festival!” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, & posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). |
See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Until I Choose Life” for the “Tablerock poetry festival 2020” 2/6/20 in Salado, TX for the “Tablerock Poetry Festival!” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, & posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). |
See this YouTube video from 5/8/21 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Until I Choose Life” during the Tablerock Poetry Festival 2021 at Tablerock of Salado, TX (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, & posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersveglife |
See this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Until I Choose Life” during the Tablerock Poetry Festival 2021 at Tablerock of Salado, TX 5/8/21 (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersveglife |
See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her animal-themed poems “One Lonesome Whale”, “Española Lore”, and “Until I Choose Life” from the v186 8/21 Down in the Dirt book “Three Things” 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 #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense |
See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her animal-themed poems “One Lonesome Whale”, “Española Lore”, and “Until I Choose Life” from the v186 8/21 Down in the Dirt book “Three Things” 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 #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense |
Enjoy this YouTube of Janet Kuypers reading her animal-themed poems “One Lonesome Whale”, “Española Lore”, and “Until I Choose Life” from the v186 8/21 Down in the Dirt book “Three Things” 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 with a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense |
Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her animal-themed poems “One Lonesome Whale”, “Española Lore”, and “Until I Choose Life” from the v186 8/21 Down in the Dirt book “Three Things” during the “Poetic License virtual open mic 8/1/21” 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 “Viruses: Entirely Human After All”, “Our Society, Glossed Over”, “One Lonesome Whale”, “Española Lore”, “Until I Choose Life”, and “Knowing that Instant” from the Down in the Dirt magazine 5-8/21 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over” 12/1/21 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 Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Viruses: Entirely Human After All”, “Our Society, Glossed Over”, “One Lonesome Whale”, “Española Lore”, “Until I Choose Life”, and “Knowing that Instant” from the Down in the Dirt magazine 5-8/21 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over” 12/1/21 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 & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with a bubble filter). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading |
Until I Choose LifeJanet Kuypers1/19/20, later portion of poem based on the poem “Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet”, first written in Antarctica, by Whaler’s Harbour
I wiped my saliva all over the inside of my scuba mask so it wouldn’t
the number of white-tipped sharks sleeping in a perfect row along
as my swim mates feared my swimming with so many sharks.
sharks and baby barracuda swarmed my feet. Sure, we took
And with this love, I proudly choose life — I choose life for the
I choose life for Giant Petrels, Storm Petrels, Nasca birds, Finches,
I choose life for the Bison who passed me on the street, and the
and not life. I choose life, because you think I fly in the face
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