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Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers starting her “Poetry Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret with feature Janet Kuypers” and reading her poem “Big Shoulders: This Was Her Home” from the a href="http://www.cyberwit.net" target="blank">CyberWit 2024 poetry book “The Universe is in Your Hands” in Chicago on 8/14/24 (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a YouTube video that was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix FZ300 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr. Also enjoy this as a YouTube video that was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix FZ300 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr. Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypers #janetkuypersthecafegallery #janetkuyperstheuniverseisinyourhands

Big Shoulders: This Was Her Home Janet Kuypers 2/1/24 This poet went to Carl Sandburg high, but her friend Brian lived further south, and one summer day she sat in his car as he excitedly told her he wanted to show her something... She didn’t know where they were going; her tension mounted as his anticipation grew, driving her farther south and east than either one of their high schools. Remember, this was back in the day when Tinley Park was not congested and there were still abandoned blocks before the town was under construction and ugly buildings littered the landscape... Brian finally pulled over, told her to get out of the car, and they walked though gravel until trees cleared at one small spot along the horizon. He stopped. “Stop, look over there,” he said as he pointed his fingers to the tiny space between the trees. This poet from Carl Sandburg high saw the skyline of downtown Chicago, with high-rises glistening like diamonds in the rough. This Chicago skyline was just south of where Carl Sandburg once lived. This poet smiled, stared a while, and made the decision right then and there that this was her destination. This was where she was meant to be. She was not there yet, but this stormy, brawling, city of big shoulders, this was her home.

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