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Each Half is the Enemy

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Each Half is the Enemy live 7/17/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Each Half is the Enemy live 7/17/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (S)

See YouTube video of Eric Esden reading the Janet Kuypers poem Each Half is the Enemy live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

See YouTube video of Eric Esden reading the Janet Kuypers poem Each Half is the Enemy live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (posterize filter)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Each Half is the Enemy in Nashville 10/26/13 in her Nashville Halloween feature

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Periodic Table” poems (and two original songs) live in her Chicago 10/20/13 feature Nashville Halloween feature, including this writing

Download this free chapbook of the Nashville Halloween feature, w/ Tag Team and Periodic Table poems in this show, including this poem.

See YouTube video 6/26/16 of Janet Kuypers’ 3 poems, Vent, Each Half is the Enemy, and her Periodic Table poem Vanadium at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry: Spoken & Heard (w/ a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video 6/26/16 of Janet Kuypers’ 3 poems, Vent, Each Half is the Enemy, and her Periodic Table poem Vanadium at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry: Spoken & Heard (filmed with a Sony camera).

See YouTube video from 12/16/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “He Makes me Think About These Things”, “Escape my Brain Somehow”, “Keeps Pounding Against Walls”, “Each Half is the Enemy”, “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, and “Pleiades” (cut off) from her book “Give Me the News” @ the AIPF booth during the Awesmic City Expo (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 12/16/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “He Makes me Think About These Things”, “Escape my Brain Somehow”, “Keeps Pounding Against Walls”, “Each Half is the Enemy”, “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, and “Pleiades” (cut off) from her book “Give Me the News” @ the AIPF booth during the Awesmic City Expo (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

Each Morning

See YouTube video live at the Lake County 2010 Poetry Bomb at Independence Grove forest preserve 04/18/10

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Listen to this poem reading live at the Café, or ORDER this track - or ANY track from the 3 CD set “Live at the Café” at iTunes.

(~:32) in Denver, CO 06/16/07 This film is from the Internet Archive

See YouTube video (:33) in Denver, CO 06/16/07

(~:34) in Denver, CO 06/16/07 This film is from the Internet Archive

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Each Morning”, “Seasons 1998”, “Became a Jungle”, and “Keep Driving” from her performance art poetry book “Chapter 48 (v 1)” live 10/20/18 at “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix T56).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Each Morning”, “Seasons 1998”, “Became a Jungle”, and “Keep Driving” from her performance art poetry book “Chapter 48 (v 1)” live 10/20/18 at “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix 2500).

each of you carry one body each

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ poetry feature “Rap Sheet” live at the Cafe Cabaret at Cafe Ballou in Chicago 6/19/15, with the poems each of you carry one body each, uncuffed and printed, Entering Courtroom 101, Vent, and only option is fighting (filmed from a Canon fs200 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ poetry feature “Rap Sheet” live at the Cafe Cabaret at Cafe Ballou in Chicago 6/19/15, with the poems each of you carry one body each, uncuffed and printed, Entering Courtroom 101, Vent, and only option is fighting (this video was filmed from a Canon PowerShot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Download these poems in the free chapbook “Rap Sheet”, w/ poems performed live 6/19/15 at Cafe Ballou, in the Cafe Cabaret (Chicago)

Download these poems in the free chapbook “Rap Sheet” Expanded Report, with long versions of poems (and a bonus poem) in her “Rap Sheet” show 6/19/15 at Cafe Ballou, in the Cafe Cabaret (Chicago)

Each Trigger Pull

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Too Far” from her “a Woman on the Beach” show, then her micro-prose “Phone Calls from Brian Tolle” from her “Getting Wired” show, both performed from her poetry performance art book “Chapter 48 (v 1)”, and then her poem “Each Trigger Pull” 3/3/19 @ “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Too Far” from her “a Woman on the Beach” show, then her micro-prose “Phone Calls from Brian Tolle” from her “Getting Wired” show, both performed from her poetry performance art book “Chapter 48 (v 1)”, and then her poem “Each Trigger Pull” 3/3/19 @ “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix T56; Posterize).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Too Far” from her “a Woman on the Beach” show, then her micro-prose “Phone Calls from Brian Tolle” from her “Getting Wired” show, both performed from her poetry performance art book “Chapter 48 (v 1)”, and then her poem “Each Trigger Pull” 3/3/19 @ “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Too Far” from her “a Woman on the Beach” show, then her micro-prose “Phone Calls from Brian Tolle” from her “Getting Wired” show, both performed from her poetry performance art book “Chapter 48 (v 1)”, and then her poem “Each Trigger Pull” 3/3/19 @ “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix 2500; Sepia Tone).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poem “Journeys on a Train” as the intro poem to her feature, then her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “Valentine’s Day, Every Day”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Quilled for Poets”, and “Karma and Lollipops” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” in part one of her feature. Then she read her poems “haiku (poet)”, “unbounded”, “oceans”, “eyes”, “Ends of the Earth”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she closes her feature with her poem “Verdant Green” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poem “Journeys on a Train” as the intro poem to her feature, then her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “Valentine’s Day, Every Day”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Quilled for Poets”, and “Karma and Lollipops” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” in part one of her feature. Then she read her poems “haiku (poet)”, “unbounded”, “oceans”, “eyes”, “Ends of the Earth”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she closes her feature with her poem “Verdant Green” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in part one her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poem “Journeys on a Train” as the intro poem to her feature, then her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “Valentine’s Day, Every Day”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Quilled for Poets”, and “Karma and Lollipops” from her book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in part one her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poem “Journeys on a Train” as the intro poem to her feature, then her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “Valentine’s Day, Every Day”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Quilled for Poets”, and “Karma and Lollipops” from her book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video 8/17/19 of Janet Kuypers reading her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” poems “Valentine’s Day, Every Day”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Quilled for Poets” and “Karma and Lollipops” (that were all read during her “Journeys” feature at Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs)as she was guest-hosting the Austin “Open Mic Showcase” at Recycled Reads (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video 8/17/19 of Janet Kuypers reading her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” poems “Valentine’s Day, Every Day”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Quilled for Poets” and “Karma and Lollipops” (that were all read during her “Journeys” feature at Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs)as she was guest-hosting the Austin “Open Mic Showcase” at Recycled Reads (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Vaccinated from What Happens in Wuhan” as the intro poem to “Poetic License open mic 3/1/20”, hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads”, followed by John reading Janet Kuypers’ poem “Each Trigger Pull” from the the Down in the Dirt 3/20 v169 issue/book “Going Off-Grid” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Vaccinated from What Happens in Wuhan” as the intro poem to “Poetic License open mic 3/1/20”, hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads”, followed by John reading Janet Kuypers’ poem “Each Trigger Pull” from the the Down in the Dirt 3/20 v169 issue/book “Going Off-Grid” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

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 v169 “Going 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).

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 v169 “Going Off-Grid” of the the Down in the Dirt magazine February-Aril 2020 issue collection book “Foundations” for “The 2020 #poetrybomb” (Samsung S9).

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 v169 “Going 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 (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).

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 v169 “Going 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 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

Earrings Glow on the Beach

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Earrings Glow on the Beach” at Lake Michigan 9/2/19 in Kenosha, WI (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Earrings Glow on the Beach” at Lake Michigan 9/2/19 in Kenosha, WI (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Cyan filter).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Earrings Glow on the Beach” at Lake Michigan 9/2/19 in Kenosha, WI (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Earrings Glow on the Beach” at Lake Michigan 9/2/19 in Kenosha, WI (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Threshold filter).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earrings Glow on the Beach” (written 8/30, on and for National Beach Day) and “Eleven and Two, plus Eight” (for 8/24, Pluto Demoted Day), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” on 7/23/20 during the Virtual Austin Poetry Society New World Poetry open mic (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earrings Glow on the Beach” (written 8/30, on and for National Beach Day) and “Eleven and Two, plus Eight” (for 8/24, Pluto Demoted Day), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” on 7/23/20 during the Virtual Austin Poetry Society New World Poetry open mic (this video filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

earth (haiku, on Twitter)

See YouTube video 2/19/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poem “earth” in the intro performance to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypershaiku

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers joining people on stage and reading her 6 haiku poems “soul”, “eminence”, “oceans”, “violation”, “exterior” and “earth” in the intro performance 2/19/17 to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (video filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

View or download the free PDF chapbook “Drop the Bomb” 4/30/17 of all of the short Janet Kuypers poems she read from her live 4/30/17 reading in Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb (plus one bonus poem).

See YouTube video from 4/30/17 of Janet Kuypers performing her “Drop the Bomb” poems for Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb, with control, earth, enjoy, unbounded, Just Thinking About It, Kick Someone Out, Lades and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Exhaling Toxic Fumes, Jumping from the Mausoleum, Just to be On the Safe Side, Nobody Finds Me, Bored the Night Before 9/11, energy, errors, rescue, This is Only a Test, You, Only Searching, Ugly Babies need the Most Love, Bimbo, Good Escape, Goth Girl Photographer, Koala Porn, Occupy, On a Downtown Chicago Light Pole, On This Ride, Marne Rifle Poem, No Thank You, He makes me Think about These Things, (and you could hold me), & From Words to Wars (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetrybomb

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ September 2017 Book Release Reading 9/6/17 of Down in the Dirt’s book “Carpool” haiku poems “soul”, “earth”, “lost”, and “jumped”, and then her poems “Exempt from the Draft”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)” and “Only an Observer” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ September 2017 Book Release Reading 9/6/17 of Down in the Dirt’s book “Carpool” haiku poems “soul”, “earth”, “lost”, and “jumped”, and then her poems “Exempt from the Draft”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)” and “Only an Observer” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (Sony, TH).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violation”, “Exterior”, “Eminence”, “Earth”, “Lost”, “Jumped”, “Uphill”, “Essence”, “Upside-Down”, “Enjoy”, “Ghosts”, “You Do What You’re Told”, “Control”, “Enemy”, “Quarrel”, “Xeric”, “Oceans”, “Escape (2017 haiku)”, and “Aflame”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 8/13/19 outside Grant Park with the Millennium Bean in the background in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violation”, “Exterior”, “Eminence”, “Earth”, “Lost”, “Jumped”, “Uphill”, “Essence”, “Upside-Down”, “Enjoy”, “Ghosts”, “You Do What You’re Told”, “Control”, “Enemy”, “Quarrel”, “Xeric”, “Oceans”, “Escape (2017 haiku)”, and “Aflame”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 8/13/19 outside Grant Park with the Millennium Bean in the background in Chicago (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

Earth is a Topiary

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 6/4/16 show “Obey” at Expressions 2016: June is a Woman! in Austin, first reading her haiku poems progress, extend, falling, civil, and greatest, then reading her poems Earth is a Topiary (her 1st of 2 poems where she used a voice modulator to reads parts of her poem in a male voice), On Becoming a Woman (an editing and expansion of her 1999 poem Becoming a Woman), Viewing the Woman in a 19th Century Photograph (an editing of her 1991 poem Photograph, Nineteenth Century and her 2nd of 2 poems where she used a voice modulator to reads parts of her poem in a male voice), Content With Inferior Men, portions of her poem In The Air with slightly altered wording, and Oh, She Was a Woman (an editing of her 1997 poem She Was a Woman) (video filmed from a Sony camera; posted onFacebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 6/4/16 show “Obey” at Expressions 2016: June is a Woman! in Austin, first reading her haiku poems progress, extend, falling, civil, and greatest, then reading her poems Earth is a Topiary (her 1st of 2 poems where she used a voice modulator to reads parts of her poem in a male voice), On Becoming a Woman (an editing and expansion of her 1999 poem Becoming a Woman), Viewing the Woman in a 19th Century Photograph (an editing of her 1991 poem Photograph, Nineteenth Century and her 2nd of 2 poems where she used a voice modulator to reads parts of her poem in a male voice), Content With Inferior Men, portions of her poem In The Air with slightly altered wording, and Oh, She Was a Woman (an editing of her 1997 poem She Was a Woman) (video filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Download all of the show poems in the free chapbook “Obey” 6/4/16 Austin show at Expressions 2016: June is a Woman!

See YouTube video from 8/6/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Earth is a Topiary” (Lumix) from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” at Austin’s “Recycled Reads”.

See YouTube video from 8/6/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Earth is a Topiary” (Sony) from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” at Austin’s “Recycled Reads”.

Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon highlighted on Twitter and Instagram and tumblr

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the 2011 launch date of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, + showing the Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr image for the poem) “Vastness of Just the Right Moon” (written 7/9/19, the day Saturn is closest and brightest to Earth because Saturn was opposite the Sun as seen from the Earth), and her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, on the moonlight theme 7/18/19 at “Thirsty Thursday” in Dripping Springs (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the 2011 launch date of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, + showing the Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr image for the poem) “Vastness of Just the Right Moon” (written 7/9/19, the day Saturn is closest and brightest to Earth because Saturn was opposite the Sun as seen from the Earth), and her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, on the moonlight theme 7/18/19 at “Thirsty Thursday” in Dripping Springs (Panasonic Lumix 2500; Hue C.).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the 2011 launch date of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, + showing the Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr image for the poem) “Vastness of Just the Right Moon” (written 7/9/19, the day Saturn is closest and brightest to Earth because Saturn was opposite the Sun as seen from the Earth), and her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, on the moonlight theme 7/18/19 at “Thirsty Thursday” in Dripping Springs (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the 2011 launch date of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, + showing the Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr image for the poem) “Vastness of Just the Right Moon” (written 7/9/19, the day Saturn is closest and brightest to Earth because Saturn was opposite the Sun as seen from the Earth), and her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, on the moonlight theme 7/18/19 at “Thirsty Thursday” in Dripping Springs (Panasonic Lumix T56; Hue C.).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Juxtaposition We Experience” (written 7/16/19 on the 1969 date Apollo 11 astronauts took off for the Moon), her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, and “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the 2011 launch date of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, + showing the Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr image for the poem), live 7/20/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Juxtaposition We Experience” (written 7/16/19 on the 1969 date Apollo 11 astronauts took off for the Moon), her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, and “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the 2011 launch date of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, + showing the Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr image for the poem), live 7/20/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the second poem she ever wrote, “Moonlight”, and her poems “Juxtaposition We Experience” (written 7/16/19 on the 1969 date Apollo 11 astronauts took off for the Moon) and “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the 2011 launch date of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, + showing the Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr image for the poem), live 7/20/19 at “Recycled Reads” (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the second poem she ever wrote, “Moonlight”, and her poems “Juxtaposition We Experience” (written 7/16/19 on the 1969 date Apollo 11 astronauts took off for the Moon) and “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the 2011 launch date of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, + showing the Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr image for the poem), live 7/20/19 at “Recycled Reads” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia tone).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Enshrined” (written for the 7/20/1969 date man landed on the moon) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” as the ending to the “Poetic License open mic 7/5/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Enshrined” (written for the 7/20/1969 date man landed on the moon) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” as the ending to the “Poetic License open mic 7/5/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (Panasonic Lumix 2500 & Sepia; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Enshrined” (written for the 7/20/1969 date man landed on the moon) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” as the ending to the “Poetic License open mic 7/5/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (Panasonic Lumix 2500 & Threshold; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her bonus July poem “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the launch date in 2011 of the Last Space Shuttle Mission), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” on 7/8/20 (on this event date) as a bonus reading for the “Poetic License open mic 7/5/20 home edition” (Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the launch date in 2011 of the Last Space Shuttle Mission), “Unraveling Two More Moons” (written 7/14, for the day in 1965 of the Mariner 4 flyby of Mars taking the first close-up photos of another planet, and learning about the Mars moons Phobos and Deimos), and “Zeus and Jupiter’s Children” (written 7/15, on the day in 1994 that the Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 collided into Jupiter), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” on 7/18/20 during the Zoom meeting for the Open Mic Showcase (Samsung S9).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the launch date in 2011 of the Last Space Shuttle Mission), “Unraveling Two More Moons” (written 7/14, for the day in 1965 of the Mariner 4 flyby of Mars taking the first close-up photos of another planet, and learning about the Mars moons Phobos and Deimos), and “Zeus and Jupiter’s Children” (written 7/15, on the day in 1994 that the Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 collided into Jupiter), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” on 7/18/20 during the Zoom meeting for the Open Mic Showcase (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Enshrined”, “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon”, and “Juxtaposition we Experience” from the cc&d July 2021 v311 issue/paperback book “Night in the City” at the beginning to start the “Poetic License virtual open mic 7/4/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Enshrined”, “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon”, and “Juxtaposition we Experience” from the cc&d July 2021 v311 issue/paperback book “Night in the City” at the beginning to start the “Poetic License virtual open mic 7/4/21” 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 #janetkuypersinstagram

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Enshrined”, “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon”, and “Juxtaposition we Experience” from the cc&d 5-8/21 issue collection book “What If”; 11/3/21 at the performance art pavilion at the French Market in New Orleans, LA 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 YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Enshrined”, “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon”, and “Juxtaposition we Experience” from the cc&d 5-8/21 issue collection book “What If”; 11/3/21 at the performance art pavilion at the French Market in New Orleans, LA 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 T56 camera and given a Sepia Tone filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Earthrise

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers finalé feature “Night Sky” at the 2019 Texas Night Sky Festival in Driftwood, TX 11/14/19, reading her astronomy-themed poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Earthrise”, (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, “Orion (2019 edit)”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, (from) “Universe... Now in Color”, (from) “Queen of the Night Sky”, and (from) “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”, all with John on guitar (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facbook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers finalé feature “Night Sky” at the 2019 Texas Night Sky Festival in Driftwood, TX 11/14/19, reading her astronomy-themed poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Earthrise”, (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, “Orion (2019 edit)”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, (from) “Universe... Now in Color”, (from) “Queen of the Night Sky”, and (from) “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”, all with John on guitar (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facbook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

View & download the free chapbook Night Sky with the poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Earthrise”, (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, “Orion (2019 edit)”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, (from) “Universe... Now in Color”, (from) “Queen of the Night Sky”, and (from) “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Earthrise”, and select portions of “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, as some of the intro poems to her finale feature & chapbook “Night Sky” at the 11/14/19 Texas Night Sky Festival during her Poetic License open mic 12/1/19, hosting “Poetic License” on 12/1/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Earthrise”, and select portions of “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, as some of the intro poems to her finale feature & chapbook “Night Sky” at the 11/14/19 Texas Night Sky Festival during her Poetic License open mic 12/1/19, hosting “Poetic License” on 12/1/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Our Society, Glossed Over”, then her poems “Earthrise” and (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” (2 poems from her chapbook “Night Sky”) read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, 1/11/20 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 poem “Our Society, Glossed Over”, then her poems “Earthrise” and (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” (2 poems from her chapbook “Night Sky”) read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, live 1/11/20 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 poems “Earthrise”, (from) “Queen of the Night Sky”, and (from) “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail” (recently in her finalé feature & chapbook “Night Sky”) from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, 1/18/20 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” at Recycled Reads (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthrise”, (from) “Queen of the Night Sky”, and (from) “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail” (recently in her finalé feature & chapbook “Night Sky”) from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, 1/18/20 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” at Recycled Reads (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Futility” (written for Psychic Day, the 1st Sunday in August) and “Earthrise” (written 8/23, the 1666 day the first photo of Earth taken from the Moon), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” on 7/23/20 during the Virtual Austin Poetry Society New World Poetry open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Futility” (written for Psychic Day, the 1st Sunday in August) and “Earthrise” (written 8/23, the 1666 day the first photo of Earth taken from the Moon), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” on 7/23/20 during the Virtual Austin Poetry Society New World Poetry open mic (Samsung S9 camera).

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthrise”, and “From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” from the “Performance Art” section of the cc&d August 2021 v312 issue/paperback book “Secrets” to close 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 poems “Earthrise”, and “From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” from the “Performance Art” section of the cc&d August 2021 v312 issue/paperback book “Secrets” to close 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

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthrise”, and “From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” from the “Performance Art” section of the cc&d August 2021 v312 issue/paperback book “Secrets” to close the “Poetic License virtual open mic 8/1/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 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 “Earthrise”, and “From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” from the “Performance Art” section of the cc&d August 2021 v312 issue/paperback book “Secrets” to close the “Poetic License virtual open mic 8/1/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthrise” and “From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” from the cc&d 5-8/21 issue collection book “What If”; 11/3/21 at the performance art pavilion at the French Market in New Orleans, LA 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 YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthrise” and “From Orpheus to Nuking the Moon” from the cc&d 5-8/21 issue collection book “What If”; 11/3/21 at the performance art pavilion at the French Market in New Orleans, LA 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 T56 camera and given a Sepia Tone filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Earth was Alive and Dying

See YouTube video from 4/22/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earth was Alive and Dying” and “Haiku (poet)” at “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown (from a Lumix camera).

See YouTube video from 4/22/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Earth was Alive and Dying” and “Haiku (poet)” at “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown (from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video 10/15/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “Violence There” (from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems”) and “Earth was Alive and Dying” at “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (from a Panasonic Lumix camera).

See YouTube video 10/15/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “Violence There” (from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems”) and “Earth was Alive and Dying” at “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (video filmed from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 11/4/17 show “Finding Where We’re From and the Future” @ “Expressions” in Austin, performing her poems “Barbie”, “Burn It In (reaching the end edit)”, “Earth was Alive and Dying”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)” (this video was filmed from a Lumix camera w/ HA!Man of South Africa music and her projected rotating art display; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersinstagram

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 11/4/17 show “Finding Where We’re From and the Future” @ “Expressions” in Austin, performing her poems “Barbie”, “Burn It In (reaching the end edit)”, “Earth was Alive and Dying”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)” (this video was filmed from a Sony camera w/ HA!Man of South Africa music and her projected rotating art display; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

View the 11/4/17 show poems in the free PDF file chapbook “Finding Where We’re From and the Future” containing the poems “Barbie”, “Burn It In (reaching the end edit)”, “Earth was Alive and Dying”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)”.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ December 2017 Book Release Reading 12/6/17, where she read her Down in the Dirt 12/17 book “the Lighthouse” haiku poems “falling”, “xeric”, and “instead”, and her poem “Earth was Alive and Dying” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ December 2017 Book Release Reading 12/6/17, where she read her Down in the Dirt 12/17 book “the Lighthouse” haiku poems “falling”, “xeric”, and “instead”, and her poem “Earth was Alive and Dying” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video ofJanet Kuypers reading her poem “On The Bridge” 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 “Earth was Alive and Dying” read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” (for Arbor Day), then her poem “Old Stomping Grounds” 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 (P L 2500).

See YouTube video ofJanet Kuypers reading her poem “On The Bridge” 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 “Earth was Alive and Dying” read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” (for Arbor Day), then her poem “Old Stomping Grounds” 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 (P L T56).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her cc&d 4/20 v296 Amazon book “Aesthetic” poems “Zynski’s Manifesto”, “Journalists Revealing the World”, “Opportunity to Share Globally”, “Burning Building (Day of Silence edit)”, “Earth was Alive and Dying”, and “Eat your vegetables, be a proper girl” during the “Poetic License open mic 4/5/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix t56 camera, and was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her cc&d 4/20 v296 Amazon book “Aesthetic” poems “Zynski’s Manifesto”, “Journalists Revealing the World”, “Opportunity to Share Globally”, “Burning Building (Day of Silence edit)”, “Earth was Alive and Dying”, and “Eat your vegetables, be a proper girl” during the “Poetic License open mic 4/5/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 4/26/20 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Hide from the World”, “Zynski’s Manifesto”, “Journalists Revealing the World”, “Opportunity to Share Globally”, “Burning Building (Day of Silence edit)”, “Earth was Alive and Dying”, and “Knowing Panic Becomes a Picnic” from the v296 “Aesthetic” section of the cc&d magazine February-April 2020 issue collection book “Aiming at Immortality” for “The 2020 #poetrybomb” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See Facebook streaming video live from 4/26/20 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Hide from the World”, “Zynski’s Manifesto”, “Journalists Revealing the World”, “Opportunity to Share Globally”, “Burning Building (Day of Silence edit)”, “Earth was Alive and Dying”, and “Knowing Panic Becomes a Picnic” from the v296 “Aesthetic” section of the cc&d magazine February-April 2020 issue collection book “Aiming at Immortality” for “The 2020 #poetrybomb” (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Xenon & PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, “Earth was Alive and Dying”, “Xenogeny”, “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Quiet as a Painting”, “Death takes many forms.”, “Zeal was Unbridled”, and “And I’m Wondering” from the 2020 Scars Publications poetry and art collection book anthology “inside the box” 12/2/20, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed and streamed with a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Xenon & PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, “Earth was Alive and Dying”, “Xenogeny”, “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Quiet as a Painting”, “Death takes many forms.”, “Zeal was Unbridled”, and “And I’m Wondering” from the 2020 Scars Publications poetry and art collection book anthology “inside the box” 12/2/20, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

Earth was Crying

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ 3 poems Visions were Justified, Excuses for Skipping Work and Earth was Crying at Georgetown’s Poetry Plus open mic at Cianfrani’s 3/11/16 (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ 3 poems Visions were Justified, Excuses for Skipping Work and Earth was Crying at Georgetown’s Poetry Plus open mic at Cianfrani’s 3/11/16 (this video was filmed from a Nikon CooPix S7000 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video 9/24/16 of Janet Kuypers saying her poem “Ever Get It Back” in conversation, then reading her poems “Earth was Crying” and “Andrew Hettinger”, then she sang her song “Why” live in downtown Austin’s one-time only reading at Brave New Books (from a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video 9/24/16 of Janet Kuypers saying her poem “Ever Get It Back” in conversation, then reading her poems “Earth was Crying” and “Andrew Hettinger”, then she sang her song “Why” live in downtown Austin’s one-time only reading at Brave New Books (filmed from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers (S) reading her poems “Earth was Crying”, “Keep flying into Death” and “Excuses for Skipping Work” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” 8/6/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a book store affiliated with the Austin Public Library.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers (L) reading her poems “Earth was Crying”, “Keep flying into Death” and “Excuses for Skipping Work” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” 8/6/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a book store affiliated with the Austin Public Library.

Hear SoundCloud audio of Janet Kuypers sharing her poetry from her two books, “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” (w/ her poems “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Earth was Crying”, “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round”, “Ernesto”, “Endings Bring Light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together”) in her Chicago 88.3 FM WZRD Radio interview 8/26/17, Part 1.

See YouTube video of part 1 of the Janet Kuypers interview on WZRD 88.3 FM Chicago Radio 8/24/17, with her reading poetry from her two books “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, including “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Earth was Crying”, “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round”, “Ernesto”, “Endings Bring Light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” (Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersradio #janetkuyperschicago

See YouTube video of part 1 of the Janet Kuypers interview on WZRD 88.3 FM Chicago Radio 8/24/17, with her reading poetry from her two books “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, including “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Earth was Crying”, “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round”, “Ernesto”, “Endings Bring Light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” (Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersradio #janetkuyperschicago

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “December 2017 Book Release Reading” 12/6/17, where she reads from the book “Negative Space” her haiku and short poems “coincidence?”, “translation (2014 haiku)”, “oceans”, “behind”, “out there”, “opposite”, and “addiction”, her micro prose “Driving By His House”, and her poems “Earth was Crying”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “Just by Holding His Hand”, and “Only an Observer” in “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “December 2017 Book Release Reading” 12/6/17, where she reads from the book “Negative Space” her haiku and short poems “coincidence?”, “translation (2014 haiku)”, “oceans”, “behind”, “out there”, “opposite”, and “addiction”, her micro prose “Driving By His House”, and her poems “Earth was Crying”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “Just by Holding His Hand”, and “Only an Observer” in “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

Easier and Easier

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, originally performed in her “Lake County Poetry Bomb” and read from her poetry collection book “Chapter 48 (v 1)”, then her 2019 poems “Easier and Easier” and “Plot and Wait”,, live 3/16/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, originally performed in her “Lake County Poetry Bomb” and read from her poetry collection book “Chapter 48 (v 1)”, then her 2019 poems “Easier and Easier” and “Plot and Wait”, live 3/16/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

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 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 singing “The Bottom Line” (Depeche Mode) with John singing and playing his acoustic guitar, then reading her poems “Jumping Genes, & the Infiltration of my DNA” and “Easier and Easier” from the cc&d January-April 2021 issue collection book “What Lies on the Other Side” to close the “Poetic License virtual open mic 5/2/21” she hosted w/ a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (filmed & streamed w/ a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing “The Bottom Line” (Depeche Mode) with John singing and playing his acoustic guitar, then reading her poems “Jumping Genes, & the Infiltration of my DNA” and “Easier and Easier” from the cc&d January-April 2021 issue collection book “What Lies on the Other Side” to close the “Poetic License virtual open mic 5/2/21” 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 #janetkuypersmusic #janetkuyperssinging #janetkuyperspoeticlicense #janetkuypersinstagram

easy (haiku, on Twitter)

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku easy in Chicago 3/17/14 (C) at the open mic Waiting 4 the Bus

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading many of her poems live (8 haiku poems, 4 poems, and a Periodic Table poem) in Chicago 3/17/14 at the Waiting 4 the Bus open mic INCLUDING THIS HAIKU

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers’ haiku easy @ the pond @ Jan & Palos drives 6/5/15 (Motorola)

See Twitter video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku easy from Down in the Dirt’s Scars Publications book The Hive 5/30/16.

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length haiku “easy” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt Jan./June 2016 issue collection book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/12/16 (Austin; Samsung Galaxy S7).

See Vine video after hearing George Michael died of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length poem “easy” from Scars Publications’ 2016 collection book “the Chamber” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/26/16 (filmed in Austin Texas from a Samsung Galaxy S7).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2017 Book Release Reading 11/1/17, where she read her Down in the Dirt 11/17 book “Monsters” haiku poems “knife”, “easy”, and “ghosts”, and her poems “Ernesto” “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round” and “Verge on Meditation” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2017 Book Release Reading 11/1/17, where she read her Down in the Dirt 11/17 book “Monsters” haiku poems “knife”, “easy”, and “ghosts”, and her poems “Ernesto” “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round” and “Verge on Meditation” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2018 Book Release Reading 10/3/18, where she read her poems “Cast in Stone”, “Death”, “Children, Churches and Daddies”, and “Russians at a Garage Sale” from her “Book Expo 2013 Chicago” reading 11/24/13, then her haiku poems “enemies”, “faith”, “ants and crosses”, “census”, “easy”, “existence”, “falling”, and “eventually”, from her “Unlucky 13 on St. Patrick’s Day” reading 3/17/14 all appearing in her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v 2)”, in Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was recorded from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2018 Book Release Reading 10/3/18, where she read her poems “Cast in Stone”, “Death”, “Children, Churches and Daddies”, and “Russians at a Garage Sale” from her “Book Expo 2013 Chicago” reading 11/24/13, then her haiku poems “enemies”, “faith”, “ants and crosses”, “census”, “easy”, “existence”, “falling”, and “eventually”, from her “Unlucky 13 on St. Patrick’s Day” reading 3/17/14 all appearing in her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v 2)”, in Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was recorded from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

from poems with David Jarvie — eating

See YouTube video live at the Winking Lizard in Ohio 10/10/08

See YouTube video (1:12) from the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Taking Poetry to the Streets, live 03/01/11 at the Café in Chicago

See YouTube video of the intro to the 03/01/11 open mic at the Café Chicago, &poems “Eating”, “Weren’t Even Married”, and “Death Takes Many Forms”

eating slices of white bread

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 new poems brewery, eating slices of white bread and Jumping from the Mausoleum 4/3/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (from a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 new poems brewery, eating slices of white bread and Jumping from the Mausoleum 4/3/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (from a Nikon CoolPix S7000 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “eating slices of white bread”, “One and Six” and “Escaping rapeugees” 8/6/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a book store affiliated with the Austin Public Library (this video was filmed from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “eating slices of white bread”, “One and Six” and “Escaping rapeugees” 8/6/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a book store affiliated with the Austin Public Library (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix camera).

Eat Me Alive

See YouTube video of this in a live performance in Chicago of the “a Very Goth Beach Party” feature 07/03/11 at “Beach Poets”

See YouTube video of the eye cam recording of this in the “a Very Goth Beach Party” feature, live 07/03/11 at “Beach Poets”

See feature-length YouTube video of many poems read 07/03/11 at Beach Poets from the live feature “a Very Goth Beach Party”

See feature-length YouTube video of the eye-cam of the entire show at Beach Poets 07/03/11 from the “a Very Goth Beach Party” feature

Download the chapbook with this writing in a Very Goth Beach Chapbook

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eat Me Alive”, “Anderson” and “One Summer Traveled” from her book “Give Me The News” at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a bookstore affiliated with the Austin Public Library (Panasonic Lumix camera).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eat Me Alive”, “Anderson” and “One Summer Traveled” from her book “Give Me The News” at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a bookstore affiliated with the Austin Public Library (Lumix camera; Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eat Me Alive”, “Anderson” and “One Summer Traveled” from her book “Give Me The News” at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a bookstore affiliated with the Austin Public Library (Lumix camera; Threshold filter).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eat Me Alive”, “Anderson” and “One Summer Traveled” from her book “Give Me The News” at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a bookstore affiliated with the Austin Public Library (Lumix camera; Edge Detection).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eat me Alive”, “Escape My Brain Somehow”, “Broke the Reflection”, “My First Time”, “It’s Someone’s Job”, and “Before I Can Put a Smile on my Face Again” from her v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge” for the 2019 Poetry Bomb 4/29/19 at Circle Brewery (on a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eat me Alive”, “Escape My Brain Somehow”, “Broke the Reflection”, “My First Time”, “It’s Someone’s Job”, and “Before I Can Put a Smile on my Face Again” from her v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge” for the 2019 Poetry Bomb 4/29/19 at Circle Brewery (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia).

Eat your vegetables, be a proper girl

See YouTube video of “Janet Kuypers on Chicago’s WZRD Radio 9/7/19”, where, throughout her interview, Janet Kuypers read her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, our Creed” in both new books, but read from her book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” (starting ~9:40), then from her poem “Orange Clouds and Blood-Red Sunsets” (starting ~21:40), “Ocean’s Call to Dive” (starting ~28:42), “Eat your Vegetables, be a Proper Girl” (starting ~30:02), and “Bronze Sculptures will Crumble to Pieces” (starting ~31:21), from her book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, plus from memory her Periodic Table bonus poem “Arsenic and Syphilis” (starting ~36:33) (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 video camera).

See YouTube video of “Janet Kuypers on Chicago’s WZRD Radio 9/7/19”, where, throughout her interview, Janet Kuypers read her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, our Creed” in both new books, but read from her book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” (starting ~9:40), then from her poem “Orange Clouds and Blood-Red Sunsets” (starting ~21:40), “Ocean’s Call to Dive” (starting ~28:42), “Eat your Vegetables, be a Proper Girl” (starting ~30:02), and “Bronze Sculptures will Crumble to Pieces” (starting ~31:21), from her book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, plus from memory her Periodic Table bonus poem “Arsenic and Syphilis” (starting ~36:33) (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 video camera, and then it was given a Posterize filter).

Hear SoundCloud audio of the full “Janet Kuypers on Chicago’s WZRD Radio 9/7/19”. During her interview, Janet Kuypers read her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, our Creed” in both new books, but read from her book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” (starting ~9:40), then from her poem “Orange Clouds and Blood-Red Sunsets” (starting ~21:40), “Ocean’s Call to Dive” (starting ~28:42), “Eat your Vegetables, be a Proper Girl” (starting ~30:02), and “Bronze Sculptures will Crumble to Pieces” (starting ~31:21), from her book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, plus from memory her Periodic Table bonus poem “Arsenic and Syphilis” (starting ~36:33). Then she read “Escape to Peace” (starting ~39:41) and “Vase of Tulips” (started ~41:52) from her book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”. Later in the interview she read her poems “Elaborate Exaltation” (started ~45:51), “Listen to Life” (started ~46:18), the haiku “nature I” (started ~46:44), “after” (started ~47:12), and “quarrel” (started ~47:31), from her book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”.

Hear SoundCloud audio of all of the poem readings from “Janet Kuypers on Chicago’s WZRD Radio 9/7/19”, where Janet Kuypers read her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, our Creed”, “Orange Clouds and Blood-Red Sunsets”, “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Eat your Vegetables, be a Proper Girl”, “Bronze Sculptures will Crumble to Pieces”, “Arsenic and Syphilis”, “Escape to Peace”, “Vase of Tulips”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “Listen to Life”, “nature I”, “after”, and “quarrel” from 2 new books.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her cc&d 4/20 v296 Amazon book “Aesthetic” poems “Zynski’s Manifesto”, “Journalists Revealing the World”, “Opportunity to Share Globally”, “Burning Building (Day of Silence edit)”, “Earth was Alive and Dying”, and “Eat your vegetables, be a proper girl” during the “Poetic License open mic 4/5/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her cc&d 4/20 v296 Amazon book “Aesthetic” poems “Zynski’s Manifesto”, “Journalists Revealing the World”, “Opportunity to Share Globally”, “Burning Building (Day of Silence edit)”, “Earth was Alive and Dying”, and “Eat your vegetables, be a proper girl” during the “Poetic License open mic 4/5/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix t56 camera, and was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Eat your vegetables, be a proper girl”, written on June 17th - Eat Your Vegetables Day, read at Circle Brewing ON June 17th - Eat Your Vegetables Day - from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” as a bonus reading for the “Poetic License open mic 6/7/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin through a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Eat your vegetables, be a proper girl”, written on June 17th - Eat Your Vegetables Day, read the day after Eat Your Vegetables Day, 6/18/20, at the produce section of the Tech Ridge HEB grocery store, from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” as a bonus reading for the “Poetic License open mic 6/7/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin through a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Eat Your Words poem on Twitter and Instagram and Tumblr

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 3 poetry readings for Community Poetry at Half Price Books 10/2/19. In part 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Ends of the Earth”, then her poems based on The Bible: “Genesis One”, “Genesis Two and Three”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing”, then her poem “Listen to Life”, all read from the cc&d v292 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “In The Fall”. In part 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “Someone Give Me the Answers” and “Their Crutches” from the 3/18/03 poetry show “Death Comes In Threes”, then her poems #8220;Touch (2019 edit)” and Explosive Energy”, all read from the Down in the Dirt v166 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “Climate Change” - then she read her poems “Volumes of Philosophical Masterpieces”, “Just the Right Words”, “Vastness of Just the Right Moon”, and her two Notre Dame poems “Xystus to Foundation” and “Xyresic Flames”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In part 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “”, “Eat Your Words”, “Xenon and PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, and “Kept my Eye on You”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 3 poetry readings for Community Poetry at Half Price Books 10/2/19. In part 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Ends of the Earth”, then her poems based on The Bible: “Genesis One”, “Genesis Two and Three”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing”, then her poem “Listen to Life”, all read from the cc&d v292 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “In The Fall”. In part 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “Someone Give Me the Answers” and “Their Crutches” from the 3/18/03 poetry show “Death Comes In Threes”, then her poems #8220;Touch (2019 edit)” and Explosive Energy”, all read from the Down in the Dirt v166 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “Climate Change” - then she read her poems “Volumes of Philosophical Masterpieces”, “Just the Right Words”, “Vastness of Just the Right Moon”, and her two Notre Dame poems “Xystus to Foundation” and “Xyresic Flames”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In part 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “”, “Eat Your Words”, “Xenon and PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, and “Kept my Eye on You”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Down in the Dirt 4/20 v170 Amazon book “Formative” poems “Xenon & PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, “Quartermaster General, Burying Bodies”, “Quarrel over the Constitution”, “Eat Your Words”, “Zones of Comfort and Taking a Chance”, and “Karma and Lollipops” during the “Poetic License open mic 4/5/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Down in the Dirt 4/20 v170 Amazon book “Formative” poems “Xenon & PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, “Quartermaster General, Burying Bodies”, “Quarrel over the Constitution”, “Eat Your Words”, “Zones of Comfort and Taking a Chance”, and “Karma and Lollipops” during the “Poetic License open mic 4/5/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 4/26/20 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Xenon & PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, then “Quartermaster General, Burying Bodies”, “Quarrel over the Constitution”, “Eat Your Words”, “Zones of Comfort and Taking a Chance”, and “Karma and Lollipops” from the v170 “Formative” section of the Down in the Dirt magazine February-Aril 2020 issue collection book “Foundations” for “The 2020 #poetrybomb” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See Facebook streaming video live from 4/26/20 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Xenon & PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, then “Quartermaster General, Burying Bodies”, “Quarrel over the Constitution”, “Eat Your Words”, “Zones of Comfort and Taking a Chance”, and “Karma and Lollipops” from the v170 “Formative” section of the Down in the Dirt magazine February-Aril 2020 issue collection book “Foundations” for “The 2020 #poetrybomb” (Samsung S9).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Xenon & PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, “Quartermaster General, Burying Bodies”, “Quarrel over the Constitution”, “Eat Your Words”, “Zones of Comfort and Taking a Chance”, “Karma and Lollipops” from the v170 “Formative” section of the Down in the Dirt 2-4 2020 collection book “Foundations” for The Café Gallery 9/29/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Xenon & PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, “Quartermaster General, Burying Bodies”, “Quarrel over the Constitution”, “Eat Your Words”, “Zones of Comfort and Taking a Chance”, “Karma and Lollipops” from the v170 “Formative” section of the Down in the Dirt 2-4 2020 collection book “Foundations” for The Café Gallery 9/29/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (from a Samsung S9 camera).

Echo in my Mind

See YouTube video from 5/27/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ex boyfriends became goldfish”, “I Want” and “Echo in my Mind” in the “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (Lumix camera).

See YouTube video from 5/27/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ex boyfriends became goldfish”, “I Want” and “Echo in my Mind” in the “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (Sony camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 6/3/17 poetry show “Meant to do Big Things” at June is a Woman! in Austin’s the Bahá’í Faith Center, with her poems “you were meant”, “Athena”, “a man calls a woman”, “cover”, “Diane Talking About her Trip to Mexico City”, and “Echo in my Mind”, all to audio of her playing electric bass with a bow while playing an acoustic guitar with a bow (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 6/3/17 poetry show “Meant to do Big Things” at June is a Woman! in Austin’s the Bahá’í Faith Center, with her poems “you were meant”, “Athena”, “a man calls a woman”, “cover”, “Diane Talking About her Trip to Mexico City”, and “Echo in my Mind”, while playing an acoustic guitar with a bow (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Download all of the poems from the free chapbook “Meant to do Big Things” of the poems she performed in her 6/3/17 “Meant to do Big Things” poetry feature/show, including “you were meant”, “Athena”, “a man calls a woman”, “cover”, “Diane Talking About her Trip to Mexico City, “Echo in my Mind”, and the bonus poem “My brain was (2017 Streamline)”.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ (S) August 2017 Book Release Reading 8/2/17 of some of her 2017 book release “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, including her poems “Just one Book”, “Echo in my Mind” and “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ (L) August 2017 Book Release Reading 8/2/17 of some of her 2017 book release “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, including her poems “Just one Book”, “Echo in my Mind” and “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books.

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading, reading her “Meant to do Big Things” poems “Athena”, “a man calls a woman”, “Diane Talking About her Trip to Mexico City”, “cover”, & “Echo in my Mind” from the cc&d 1/18 book “the End of the World” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; shared in 2021 on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr; & in 2024 on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading, reading her “Meant to do Big Things” poems “Athena”, “a man calls a woman”, “Diane Talking About her Trip to Mexico City”, “cover”, & “Echo in my Mind” from the cc&d 1/18 book “the End of the World” to people at the bookstore (L56Th).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, with a Hue Cycling filter).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, with a Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with an Edge Detection filter).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Threshold filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ May 2019 Book Release Reading 5/1/19, where she read her Life and Death and everything between poems “Echo in my Mind”, “Erasure Poem: ‘One of the most Hated Women in America’”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Cofounding”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear”, all read from the cc&d September-December 2018 issue and chapbook collection book “This is Where I Live”, during Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ May 2019 Book Release Reading 5/1/19, where she read her Life and Death and everything between poems “Echo in my Mind”, “Erasure Poem: ‘One of the most Hated Women in America’”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Cofounding”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear”, all read from the cc&d September-December 2018 issue and chapbook collection book “This is Where I Live”, during Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Down in the Dirt 4/20 v170 Amazon book “Formative” poems “Xenon & PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, “Quartermaster General, Burying Bodies”, “Quarrel over the Constitution”, “Eat Your Words”, “Zones of Comfort and Taking a Chance”, and “Karma and Lollipops” during the “Poetic License open mic 4/5/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Down in the Dirt 4/20 v170 Amazon book “Formative” poems “Xenon & PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, “Quartermaster General, Burying Bodies”, “Quarrel over the Constitution”, “Eat Your Words”, “Zones of Comfort and Taking a Chance”, and “Karma and Lollipops” during the “Poetic License open mic 4/5/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

Edge of that Massive Impact

Edith’s Lament

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Edith’s Lament” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” during the “Poetic License open mic 9/6/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Edith’s Lament” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” during the “Poetic License open mic 9/6/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

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

Effigy

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 30+ minute podcast recording for WZRD 88.3 Chicago FM Radio, reading her poems from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” — reflecting summer poetry within the book, including her poems “Just One Book” (for 8/9; Book Lovers Day), “Opportunity from Freedom” (written 8/11, the 1833 birthday of Robert G. Ingersoll), her haiku poem “Use Your Mind” and her poem “Just Who May Try to Stop Us” (written 8/20, National Aviation Day), “Just to Craft” (written 8/21, on National Poets Day), “Value of What Money Does” (written 8/24, the 1967 date when, led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party disrupted New York Stock Exchange by throwing dollar bills on the trading floor), “Eleven and Two, plus Eight” (for 8/24, Pluto Demoted Day), “Ominous Day” (for the 8/24 79 A.D. date of the Mount Vesuvius eruption), “Keep Looking Happy” (written 8/26, the the 1920 day the U.S. 19th Amendment was certified, given women the right to vote), “Effigy” (written 8/28, the 1955 day Black teenager Emmett Till was brutally murdered in a lynching, galvanizing the civil rights movement, the 1957 day U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond filibustered to prevent the voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and the 1963 day of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, with Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech), “Everyone is to Blame” (written 8/31, the day in 1888 Mary Ann Burton was murdered, the first known murder by Jack the Ripper; the 1987 day Princess Diana died in a car crash, in front of paparazzi), “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein” (for the 9/1/79 date the Pioneer spacecraft visits Saturn), “No One Will Forget” (for the 9/3/44 date Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last 3-day train from the Westerbork transit camp to theAuschwitz concentration camp), “One With Wildlife” (written 9/4, on National Wildlife Day), “Visiting and Seeing the Signs” (for Grandparents Day, the 1st Sunday after Labor Day), and “The State of the Nation (2016 edit)”, (for 9/17, Constitution Day), recorded 8/3/20 for future WZRD Radio airplay (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers in her 30+ minute podcast recording for WZRD 88.3 Chicago FM Radio, reading her poems from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” — reflecting summer poetry within the book, including her poems “Just One Book”, “Opportunity from Freedom”, “Use Your Mind”, “Just Who May Try to Stop Us”, “Just to Craft”, “Value of What Money Does”, “Eleven and Two, plus Eight”, “Ominous Day”, “Keep Looking Happy”, “Effigy”, “Everyone is to Blame”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, “No One Will Forget”, “One With Wildlife”, “Visiting and Seeing the Signs”, and “The State of the Nation (2016 edit)”, recorded 8/3/20 for future WZRD Radio airplay (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the first poem she ever wrote from memory, “Under the Sea”, then reading her poems “Effigy” (written 8/28, the 1955 day Black teenager Emmett Till was brutally murdered in a lynching, galvanizing the civil rights movement, the 1957 day U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond filibustered to prevent the voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and the 1963 day of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, with Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech), “Keep Looking Happy” (written 8/26, the the 1920 day the U.S. 19th Amendment was certified, given women the right to vote), and “Violent Endeavour” (written for when the first space probe entered another planet’s atmosphere, the Soviet Venera 4 to Venus) from the cc&d August 2020 book “Death Waits Outside” during the “Poetic License open mic 8/2/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading the first poem she ever wrote from memory, “Under the Sea”, then reading her poems “Effigy”, “Keep Looking Happy”, and “Violent Endeavour” from the cc&d August 2020 book “Death Waits Outside” during the “Poetic License open mic 8/2/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 15-minute podcast recording for WZRD 88.3 Chicago FM Radio, reading her poems from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” — reflecting summer poetry within the book, including her poems “Effigy” (written 8/28, the 1955 day Black teenager Emmett Till was brutally murdered in a lynching, galvanizing the civil rights movement, the 1957 day U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond filibustered to prevent the voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and the 1963 day of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, with Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech), “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein” (for the 9/1/79 date the Pioneer spacecraft visits Saturn), “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button” (written 9/1, the 1901 date Vice-President Teddy Roosevelt used the phrase, “Speak softly and carry a big stick”), “Engineering with Creativity” (written 9/3, on National Skyscraper Day), “Onto a Page” (for 9/6, National Read a Book Day), and “The State of the Nation (2016 edit)”, (for 9/17, Constitution Day), recorded 8/9/20 for future WZRD Radio airplay via the mp3 podcast (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers in her 15-minute podcast recording for WZRD 88.3 Chicago FM Radio, reading her poems from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” — reflecting August and September event poetry within the book, including her poems “Effigy”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button”, “Engineering with Creativity”, “Onto a Page”, and “The State of the Nation (2016 edit)”, recorded 8/3/20 for future WZRD Radio airplay (video filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Opportunity from Freedom”, “Just Who May Try to Stop Us”, “Just to Craft”, “Effigy”, “Keep Looking Happy”, and “Violent Endeavour” from the v300 “Death Waits Outside” section of the cc&d 5-8 2020 collection book “One with the Mountain” live 8/5/20 (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Opportunity from Freedom”, “Just Who May Try to Stop Us”, “Just to Craft”, “Effigy”, “Keep Looking Happy”, and “Violent Endeavour” from the v300 “Death Waits Outside” section of the cc&d 5-8 2020 collection book “One with the Mountain” live 8/5/20 (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “My Kind of Town”, “Unmarried Women and Dead Bodies Everywhere”, “Unique Noise”, “X-raying Metal Under my Skin”, “God Eyes”, “Lambs to Heaven’s Gate”, “Effigy”, “You Have No Idea”, “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from the the cyberwit.net 137-page 5½" x 8½" poetry book “Eternal Never Ending Now” early, and at the beginning of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 3/7/21” 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). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “My Kind of Town”, “Unmarried Women and Dead Bodies Everywhere”, “Unique Noise”, “X-raying Metal Under my Skin”, “God Eyes”, “Lambs to Heaven’s Gate”, “Effigy”, “You Have No Idea”, “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from the the cyberwit.net 137-page 5½" x 8½" poetry book “Eternal Never Ending Now” early, and at the beginning of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 3/7/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense #janetkuypersinstagram

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “My Kind of Town”, “Unmarried Women and Dead Bodies Everywhere”, “Unique Noise”, “X-raying Metal Under my Skin”, “God Eyes”, “Lambs to Heaven’s Gate”, “Effigy”, “You Have No Idea”, “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from the the cyberwit.net 137-page 5½" x 8½" poetry book “Eternal Never Ending Now” early, and at the beginning of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 3/7/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

egg drop soup (or a response to a love letter)

Order this iTunes track from the poetry audio CD Hope Chest In The Attic 13 Years of Poetry & Prose ...Or order the entire CD set from iTunes:

Listen to & download this track from the DMJ Art Connection, from the CD set The Things They Did To You”.

See YouTube video live at the Cafe in Chicago 11/03/09

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers mentioning her poem “Evicted Today”, then reading her 3 poems “Egg Drop Soup”, “Quibbling over Religion” and “Before it Occurred to Me” 8/21/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (video filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers mentioning her poem “Evicted Today”, then reading her 3 poems “Egg Drop Soup”, “Quibbling over Religion” and “Before it Occurred to Me” 8/21/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Sony camera).

egg for a week

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video of this in a live performance in Chicago of the “a Very Goth Beach Party” feature 07/03/11 at “Beach Poets”

See YouTube video of the eye cam recording of this in the “a Very Goth Beach Party” feature, live 07/03/11 at “Beach Poets”

See feature-length YouTube video of many poems read 07/03/11 at Beach Poets from the live feature “a Very Goth Beach Party”

See feature-length YouTube video of the eye-cam of the entire show at Beach Poets 07/03/11 from the “a Very Goth Beach Party” feature

Download the chapbook with this writing in a Very Goth Beach Chapbook

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (from a Panasonic Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Hue Cycling).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Edge Det.).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Threshold).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Cartoon).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Sci-Fi).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

eight ball answers all (performance art for 10/7/14 Chicago improvisation show)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing her improv of eight ball answers all live 10/7/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing her improv of eight ball answers all live 10/7/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (S)

Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen poem on Instagram and Twitter

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her new poems “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen” and “Joining the Grave-Robbing Crew” live 1/19/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera). You can also enjoy this YouTube video (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and then given a Sepia Tone filter). You can also enjoy this YouTube video (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; given a Posterize filter). You can also enjoy this YouTube video (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and then given Threshold filter).

Enjoy YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her contest entry poem “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen” (or “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”) 3/30/19 as the runner-up contest poem and the intro to the 2019 Texas Night Sky Poetry Contest presentation and performance in Dripping Springs (this video was filmed fro a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera). Also enjoy this YouTube video (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera w/ a Posterize filter). Also enjoy this YouTube video (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, w/ a Sepia Tone filter). Also enjoy this YouTube video (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

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).

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).

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).

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).

See YouTube video 8/24/19 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Over a Year Away”, “Quantum of Evidence”, and “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen” from her 2019 book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” open mic (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video 8/24/19 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Over a Year Away”, “Quantum of Evidence”, and “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen” from her 2019 book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” open mic (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Posterize filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Threshold filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers finalé feature “Night Sky” at the 2019 Texas Night Sky Festival in Driftwood, TX 11/14/19, reading her astronomy-themed poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Earthrise”, (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, “Orion (2019 edit)”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, (from) “Universe... Now in Color”, (from) “Queen of the Night Sky”, and (from) “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”, all with John on guitar (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facbook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers finalé feature “Night Sky” at the 2019 Texas Night Sky Festival in Driftwood, TX 11/14/19, reading her astronomy-themed poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Earthrise”, (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, “Orion (2019 edit)”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, (from) “Universe... Now in Color”, (from) “Queen of the Night Sky”, and (from) “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”, all with John on guitar (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facbook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

View & download the free chapbook Night Sky with the poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Earthrise”, (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, “Orion (2019 edit)”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, (from) “Universe... Now in Color”, (from) “Queen of the Night Sky”, and (from) “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Earthrise”, and select portions of “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, as some of the intro poems to her finale feature & chapbook “Night Sky” at the 11/14/19 Texas Night Sky Festival during her Poetic License open mic 12/1/19, hosting “Poetic License” on 12/1/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Earthrise”, and select portions of “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, as some of the intro poems to her finale feature & chapbook “Night Sky” at the 11/14/19 Texas Night Sky Festival during her Poetic License open mic 12/1/19, hosting “Poetic License” on 12/1/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Orion”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, and “Universe... Now in Color” in the “Night Sky” section, and her poems “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m wondering” in the Public Access Poetry section, of the cc&d July-December 2018 expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris” for The Café Gallery 9/8/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (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 “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Orion”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, and “Universe... Now in Color” in the “Night Sky” section, and her poems “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m wondering” in the Public Access Poetry section, of the cc&d July-December 2018 expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris” during The Café Gallery 9/8/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen” from the Down in the Dirt 1/21 v179 book “a Stretch of Highway”, “Quantum of Evidence” from the cc&d 1/21 v305 book “You Won’t See Me”, and her fall 2021 poem “jar for my beating heart” at the beginning of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 1/3/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen” from the Down in the Dirt 1/21 v179 book “a Stretch of Highway”, “Quantum of Evidence” from the cc&d 1/21 v305 book “You Won’t See Me”, and her fall 2021 poem “jar for my beating heart” at the beginning of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 1/3/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “nonetheless”, “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Plot and Wait”, “Old Stomping Grounds”, and “Waiting to Take the Plunge” from the “a Stretch of Highway” section of the Scars Publications 1-4 2021 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Excerpts from the Plague Years” (released 4/15/21), read 4/7/21 during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “nonetheless”, “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Plot and Wait”, “Old Stomping Grounds”, and “Waiting to Take the Plunge” from the “a Stretch of Highway” section of the Scars Publications 1-4 2021 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Excerpts from the Plague Years” (released 4/15/21), read 4/7/21 during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video 3/30/22 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry & Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret 3/30/22” feature night in Chicago, where she read her poems (including this one) in her “Taking off the Mask” feature and chapbook (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream 3/30/22 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry & Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret 3/30/22” feature night in Chicago, where she read her poems (including this one) in her “Taking off the Mask” feature and chapbook (this video was filmed & streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a Lava Lamp filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video 3/30/22 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry & Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret 3/30/22” feature night in Chicago, where she read her poems “Vaccinated from What Happens in Wuhan”, “found pandemic haiku”, “Everyone’s Afraid”, “Out to the Horizon”, “jar for my beating heart”, “Because of Fire”, “Underground History”, “Quieting Anechoic Chamber”, “No One Reports for Women”, “like nothing ever happened”, “United We Wonder”, “Knew the Word”, and “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen” in her poetry feature “Taking off the Mask” (this video was filmed from a Samsung S7 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video 3/30/22 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry & Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret 3/30/22” feature night in Chicago, where she read her poems “Vaccinated from What Happens in Wuhan”, “found pandemic haiku”, “Everyone’s Afraid”, “Out to the Horizon”, “jar for my beating heart”, “Because of Fire”, “Underground History”, “Quieting Anechoic Chamber”, “No One Reports for Women”, “like nothing ever happened”, “United We Wonder”, “Knew the Word”, and “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen” in her poetry feature “Taking off the Mask” (this video was filmed from a Samsung S7 camera and zoomed; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading

1864 Mentality in 2024

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Journal Entry” from Canyonlands National Park, + her poems “One Summer: Arizona”, “Edge of that Massive Impact”, & “1864 Mentality in 2024” from the CyberWit 2024 Janet Kuypers poetry book “The Universe is in Your Hands” in front of the grain tower for Circle Brewing Company on 4/28/24 for “the 2024 Poetry Bomb” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera (posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetrybomb #janetkuyperstheuniverseisinyourhands

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Fifty Years of Freedom and Independence” (for TX) & “1864 Mentality in 2024” (for AZ) from the CyberWit 2024 poetry book “The Universe is in Your Hands” on 8/14/24 during her “Poetry Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret with feature Janet Kuypers” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this 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 from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersthecafegallery#janetkuyperstheuniverseisinyourhands

eight people outside (twitter-length poem)

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading a shortened version of her poem Eight People Outside live 9/27/14 on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (Canon)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading a shortened version of her poem Eight People Outside live 9/27/14 on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (Sony)

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku eight people outside as a looping JKPoetryVine video on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (Canon)

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku eight people outside as a looping JKPoetryVine video on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (Sony)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2018 Book Release Reading 11/7/18, reading her “WZRD” poems “civil”, “mirror”, “instead”, “need”, “eight people outside”, “floor”, “of his thirst”, “hold”, “fought”, “strike”, “console”, “relegated”, “extinct”, and “couldn’t”, all from ther 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey”, during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (PL2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2018 Book Release Reading 11/7/18, reading her “WZRD” poems “civil”, “mirror”, “instead”, “need”, “eight people outside”, “floor”, “of his thirst”, “hold”, “fought”, “strike”, “console”, “relegated”, “extinct”, and “couldn’t”, all from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey”, during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (PL2500; Polarize).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2018 Book Release Reading 11/7/18, reading her “WZRD” poems “civil”, “mirror”, “instead”, “need”, “eight people outside”, “floor”, “of his thirst”, “hold”, “fought”, “strike”, “console”, “relegated”, “extinct”, “couldn’t”, “ruminating”, “barbed”, “gone”, “out there”, “knife”, “pet”, “kindness”, “found”, “pleading”, “only”, “humans”, “stagger”, “At the Camp”, “Suicide (heat) Poem”, and “sting”, all from the Janet Kuypers 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey”, during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2018 Book Release Reading 11/7/18, reading her “WZRD” poems “civil”, “mirror”, “instead”, “need”, “eight people outside”, “floor”, “of his thirst”, “hold”, “fought”, “strike”, “console”, “relegated”, “extinct”, “couldn’t”, “ruminating”, “barbed”, “gone”, “out there”, “knife”, “pet”, “kindness”, “found”, “pleading”, “only”, “humans”, “stagger”, “At the Camp”, “Suicide (heat) Poem”, and “sting”, all from the Janet Kuypers 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey”, during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Nerves of a Poet” show poems “fog”, “pant”, and “translation (2014 haiku)”, then her “6 second poems” show poem “eight people outside”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” during the Thom multi-person intro to the “Spoken & Heard” open mic 11/4/18 @ Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Nerves of a Poet” show poems “fog”, “pant”, and “translation (2014 haiku)”, then her “6 second poems” show poem “eight people outside”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” during the Thom multi-person intro to the “Spoken & Heard” open mic 11/4/18 @ Kick Butt Coffee (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera w/ a Hue Cycling).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Nerves of a Poet” show poems “fog”, “pant”, and “translation (2014 haiku)”, then her “6 second poems” show poem “eight people outside”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” during the Thom multi-person intro to the “Spoken & Heard” open mic 11/4/18 @ Kick Butt Coffee (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Polarize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Nerves of a Poet” show poems “fog”, “pant”, and “translation (2014 haiku)”, then her “6 second poems” show poem “eight people outside”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” during the Thom multi-person intro to the “Spoken & Heard” open mic 11/4/18 @ Kick Butt Coffee (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone).

Eight to Sixteen

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem Eight to Sixteen live 10/8/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem Eight to Sixteen live 10/8/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (S)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Eight to Sixteen in her Chicago feature “Nerves of a Poet” live at Café Cabaret at Café Ballou 11/21/14 with music from the HA!Man of South Africa (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Eight to Sixteen in her Chicago feature “Nerves of a Poet” live at Café Cabaret at Café Ballou 11/21/14 with music from the HA!Man of South Africa (S crop glow)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2018 Book Release Reading 11/7/18, where she read her “Nerves of a Poet” poems “Jabbed into an Open Nerve”, “bruised”, “Eight to Sixteen”, “Lord Have Mercy”, “Violent Affair”, “fog”, “pant”, and “translation (2014 haiku)”, all from the Janet Kuypers 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey”, during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2018 Book Release Reading 11/7/18, where she read her “Nerves of a Poet” poems “Jabbed into an Open Nerve”, “bruised”, “Eight to Sixteen”, “Lord Have Mercy”, “Violent Affair”, “fog”, “pant”, and “translation (2014 haiku)”, all from the Janet Kuypers 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey”, during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Posterize).

See YouTube video live 10/19/19 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase”, where Janet Kuypers read poems from a variety of books in multiple rounds to the live audience at the bookstore. In round 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “On This Day” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Eight to Sixteen” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her Periodic Table poem “Einsteinium” from The Cafe Gallery poetry book “the Chosen Few”. In round 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Empty Chocolate Counter” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Lord have Mercy” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Andrew Hettinger” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, In round 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vatican Turned into a Whorehouse” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Star Trek, Star Wars, and Storm Troopers” from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Chess Game Again” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, then her bonus poem “Every Day is Sweetest Day”, written that morning, on Sweetest Day, 10/19/19. In round 4, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vanquished by the Sleeping Giant” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Young Dreams from a Potential Legend” (for her “Bases Loaded” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “All These Reminders” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 5, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Uphill Battles lead to Changing It Up” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Violent Affair” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “She Told Me Her Dreams (one)” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 6, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Knowing Panic Becomes a Picnic” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “People’s Rights Misunderstood”, and “New Vacuum Cleaner” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 1996 v79 book “Poetry and Prose” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video live 10/19/19 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase”, where Janet Kuypers read poems from a variety of books in multiple rounds to the live audience at the bookstore. In round 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “On This Day” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Eight to Sixteen” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her Periodic Table poem “Einsteinium” from The Cafe Gallery poetry book “the Chosen Few”. In round 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Empty Chocolate Counter” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Lord have Mercy” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Andrew Hettinger” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, In round 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vatican Turned into a Whorehouse” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Star Trek, Star Wars, and Storm Troopers” from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Chess Game Again” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, then her bonus poem “Every Day is Sweetest Day”, written that morning, on Sweetest Day, 10/19/19. In round 4, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vanquished by the Sleeping Giant” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Young Dreams from a Potential Legend” (for her “Bases Loaded” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “All These Reminders” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 5, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Uphill Battles lead to Changing It Up” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Violent Affair” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “She Told Me Her Dreams (one)” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 6, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Knowing Panic Becomes a Picnic” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “People’s Rights Misunderstood”, and “New Vacuum Cleaner” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 1996 v79 book “Poetry and Prose” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

Einsteinium (from the “Periodic Table of Poetry” series)
also see this poem at Artvilla

See YouTube video of this “Periodic Table of Poetry” poem read live in Chicago 11/21/12 (Canon) at the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of this “Periodic Table of Poetry” poem read live in Chicago 11/21/12 (Sony) at the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of poems read from Janet Kuypers’ “Periodic Table of Poetry” series, live in Chicago 11/21/12 (Canon) at the Café Gallery (inlcuding this poem)

See YouTube video of poems read from Janet Kuypers’ “Periodic Table of Poetry” series, live in Chicago 11/21/12 (Sony) at the Café Gallery (inlcuding this poem)

Download this poem in the free 11/21/12 “Periodic Poetry” chapbook, w/ the Periodic Table of Poetry poems.

Download this poem in the free 11/21/12 “for War and Country” chapbook (as part of the “Periodic Poetry” chapbook) w/ the Periodic Table of Poetry poems.

See YouTube video of this “Periodic Table of Poetry” poem read live in Chicago 12/12/12 (Canon) at Elizabeth’s Crazy Little Thing

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading 3 “Periodic Table of Poetry” poems (Einsteinium, Neon, & Nickel, recorded from a Canon video camera) read live in Chicago 12/12/12 at Elizabeth’s Crazy Little Thing

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading 3 “Periodic Table of Poetry” poems (Einsteinium, Neon, & Nickel, recorded from a Motorola phone video camera) read live in Chicago 12/12/12 at Elizabeth’s Crazy Little Thing

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this “Periodic Table of Poetry” poem Einsteinium read live in Chicago 7/7/13 at Kitchen Sink’s “What Is It In Your Heart?” open mic & variety show night

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the “Periodic Table of Poetry” poems Tin, Einsteinium & Nobelium live in Chicago 7/7/13 at Kitchen Sink’s “What Is It In Your Heart?” open mic & variety show night (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersperiodictablepoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the “Periodic Table of Poetry” poems Tin, Einsteinium & Nobelium in Chicago 7/7/13 at Kitchen Sink’s “What Is It In Your Heart?” open mic & variety show night (Samsung camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersperiodictablepoetry

See YouTube video (Cps) of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table poem Einsteinium 11/22/15 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 3 poems 11/22/15 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (Canon Power Shot), with Einsteinium (#99, Ununseptium (#99), and Tellurium (#52).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ July 2017 Book Release Reading on 7/5/17, where she read her poems “Einsteinium”, “Ununseptium”, “Tellurium”, “keep”, “found haiku”, and “know” in her “The Chosen Few” book reading @ Austin’s Half Price Books Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersperiodictablepoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ July 2017 Book Release Reading on 7/5/17, where she read her poems “Einsteinium”, “Ununseptium”, “Tellurium”, “keep”, “found haiku”, and “know” in her “The Chosen Few” book reading @ Austin’s Half Price Books Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video live 10/19/19 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase”, where Janet Kuypers read poems from a variety of books in multiple rounds to the live audience at the bookstore. In round 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “On This Day” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Eight to Sixteen” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her Periodic Table poem “Einsteinium” from The Cafe Gallery poetry book “the Chosen Few”. In round 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Empty Chocolate Counter” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Lord have Mercy” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Andrew Hettinger” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, In round 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vatican Turned into a Whorehouse” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Star Trek, Star Wars, and Storm Troopers” from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Chess Game Again” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, then her bonus poem “Every Day is Sweetest Day”, written that morning, on Sweetest Day, 10/19/19. In round 4, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vanquished by the Sleeping Giant” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Young Dreams from a Potential Legend” (for her “Bases Loaded” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “All These Reminders” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 5, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Uphill Battles lead to Changing It Up” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Violent Affair” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “She Told Me Her Dreams (one)” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 6, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Knowing Panic Becomes a Picnic” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “People’s Rights Misunderstood”, and “New Vacuum Cleaner” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 1996 v79 book “Poetry and Prose” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video live 10/19/19 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase”, where Janet Kuypers read poems from a variety of books in multiple rounds to the live audience at the bookstore. In round 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “On This Day” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Eight to Sixteen” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her Periodic Table poem “Einsteinium” from The Cafe Gallery poetry book “the Chosen Few”. In round 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Empty Chocolate Counter” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Lord have Mercy” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Andrew Hettinger” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, In round 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vatican Turned into a Whorehouse” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Star Trek, Star Wars, and Storm Troopers” from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Chess Game Again” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, then her bonus poem “Every Day is Sweetest Day”, written that morning, on Sweetest Day, 10/19/19. In round 4, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vanquished by the Sleeping Giant” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Young Dreams from a Potential Legend” (for her “Bases Loaded” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “All These Reminders” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 5, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Uphill Battles lead to Changing It Up” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Violent Affair” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “She Told Me Her Dreams (one)” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 6, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Knowing Panic Becomes a Picnic” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “People’s Rights Misunderstood”, and “New Vacuum Cleaner” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 1996 v79 book “Poetry and Prose” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v209 7/23 Down in the Dirt issue/book “Lonely Visitor” poems “Einsteinium” (which is also in her book “Periodic Table Poetry”), “Einsteinium from flying through mushroom clouds” (+ its image, which are also in her book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), and “Fermium” (which is also in her book “Periodic Table Poetry”) during her “Poetic License 7/2/23 global open mic” 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). Also enjoy this Facebook live video stream filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Einsteinium from flying through mushroom clouds
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poems “Rhenium: the little element that could”, “Osmium when capitalism prevails”, “Iridium blankets the earth”, “Astatine’s rarity may save us from cancer”, “Francium, of the feline persuasion”, “Radium’s Faint Light”, “Actinium & the next-gen for cancer”, “Protactinium, and voilà... rocks?”, “Curium’s radioactive glitter”, “Berkelium can recycle radioactivity”, “Californium’s a double-edged sword”, “Californium-252: communication, thanks to nuclear”, “Einsteinium from flying through mushroom clouds”, “Nobelium is fought for in transfermium wars”, “Nobelium: war or peace”, “Lawrencium: were we wrong?”, “Rutherfordium, blinked out of existence”, “Meitnerium: For All We Women Must Do”, “Roentgenium, too scarce to waste”, “Copernicium makes the worlds go ‘round”, “Flerovium, doubly magic?”, “Livermorium, vanishing in our grasp”, and “Tennessine is what I get...” (+ showing the images that accompany poems) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry” on 11/2/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v209 7/23 Down in the Dirt issue/book “Lonely Visitor” poems “Einsteinium” (which is also in her book “Periodic Table Poetry”), “Einsteinium from flying through mushroom clouds” (+ its image, which are also in her book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), and “Fermium” (which is also in her book “Periodic Table Poetry”) during her “Poetic License 7/2/23 global open mic” 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). Also enjoy this Facebook live video stream filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Beginning of the Universe”, “Out Toward the Horizon”, “Neodymium magnets up your nose”, “Einsteinium from flying through mushroom clouds”, & “Kiribati” from her manuscript of the CyberWit 2024 Janet Kuypers poetry book “The Universe is in Your Hands” in front of the grain tower for Circle Brewing Company on 4/28/24 for “the 2024 Poetry Bomb” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetrybomb #janetkuyperstheuniverseisinyourhands

Einsteinium’s Mysteries poem on Facebook and Twitter

See this YouTube video 4/25/21 of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table Twitter-length poem “Einsteinium’s Mysteries” for the 2021 Poetry Bomb at the Alamo (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuyperspoetrybomb #janetkuypersperiodictablepoetry

See this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Einsteinium’s Mysteries” for the 2021 Poetry Bomb 4/25/21 at the Alamo (this video was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuyperspoetrybomb

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length Periodic Table poems “Einsteinium’s Mysteries”, “Hydrogen: One On One”, “Lithium Desperation”, and “Helium Rising” from the v185 7/21 Down in the Dirt book “Desert Bloom” during the “Poetic License virtual open mic 7/4/21” 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 #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersinstagram

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length Periodic Table poems “Einsteinium’s Mysteries”, “Hydrogen: One On One”, “Lithium Desperation”, and “Helium Rising” from the v185 7/21 Down in the Dirt book “Desert Bloom” during the “Poetic License virtual open mic 7/4/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Einsteinium’s Mysteries”, “Hydrogen: One On One”, “Lithium Desperation”, “Helium Rising”, and “Versatile Females in Athletics” 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 time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with a bubble filter). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Einsteinium’s Mysteries”, “Hydrogen: One On One”, “Lithium Desperation”, “Helium Rising”, and “Versatile Females in Athletics” 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 (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Beryllium Shimmers”, “Over the Lives”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “On the Surface”, “Einsteinium’s Mysteries”, “Scandium, Held Tightly”, “Lithium Desperation”, “Helium Rising”, “Manganese Growing”, “Manganese can cure us all”, “Just a Little Crazy”, and “Katie” from the Scars Publications 2021 collection book “Regarding Utopia” 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 from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Beryllium Shimmers”, “Over the Lives”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “On the Surface”, “Einsteinium’s Mysteries”, “Scandium, Held Tightly”, “Lithium Desperation”, “Helium Rising”, “Manganese Growing”, “Manganese can cure us all”, “Just a Little Crazy”, and “Katie” from the Scars Publications 2021 collection book “Regarding Utopia” 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 (filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a lava flow filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Elaborate Exaltation poem on Facebook and Instagram and Twitter and Tumblr

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 Instagram poems “Elaborate Exaltation” (then showing the Instagram image for it) and “Exude More in Black” (then showing the Instagram image for it), then her 2019 poem “Escape to Peace” (written on World Environment Day), live 6/15/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 Instagram poems “Elaborate Exaltation” (then showing the Instagram image for it) and “Exude More in Black” (then showing the Instagram image for it), then her 2019 poem “Escape to Peace” (written on World Environment Day), live 6/15/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Instagram poems “Quake” and then showed her Instagram and Twitter image for the poem, “nature I” and then showed her Instagram and Twitter image for the poem, and “Elaborate Exaltatio” and then showed her Facebook and Instagram and Twitter and Tumblr image for the poem, all of which will be in her upcoming (August 2919) poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, twitterverse, Instagram & poetry”, live 6/29/19 while she hosted “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Instagram poems “Quake” and then showed her Instagram and Twitter image for the poem, “nature I” and then showed her Instagram and Twitter image for the poem, and “Elaborate Exaltatio” and then showed her Facebook and Instagram and Twitter and Tumblr image for the poem, all of which will be in her upcoming (August 2919) poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, twitterverse, Instagram & poetry”, live 6/29/19 while she hosted “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Elaborate Exaltation” from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 9/2/19 near Millennium Park in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Elaborate Exaltation” from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 9/2/19 near Millennium Park in Chicago (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

Hear SoundCloud audio of the full “Janet Kuypers on Chicago’s WZRD Radio 9/7/19”. During her interview, Janet Kuypers read her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, our Creed” in both new books, but read from her book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” (starting ~9:40), then from her poem “Orange Clouds and Blood-Red Sunsets” (starting ~21:40), “Ocean’s Call to Dive” (starting ~28:42), “Eat your Vegetables, be a Proper Girl” (starting ~30:02), and “Bronze Sculptures will Crumble to Pieces” (starting ~31:21), from her book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, plus from memory her Periodic Table bonus poem “Arsenic and Syphilis” (starting ~36:33). Then she read “Escape to Peace” (starting ~39:41) and “Vase of Tulips” (started ~41:52) from her book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”. Later in the interview she read her poems “Elaborate Exaltation” (started ~45:51), “Listen to Life” (started ~46:18), the haiku “nature I” (started ~46:44), “after” (started ~47:12), and “quarrel” (started ~47:31), from her book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”.

Hear SoundCloud audio of all of the poem readings from “Janet Kuypers on Chicago’s WZRD Radio 9/7/19”, where Janet Kuypers read her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, our Creed”, “Orange Clouds and Blood-Red Sunsets”, “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Eat your Vegetables, be a Proper Girl”, “Bronze Sculptures will Crumble to Pieces”, “Arsenic and Syphilis”, “Escape to Peace”, “Vase of Tulips”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “Listen to Life”, “nature I”, “after”, and “quarrel” from 2 new books.

See this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “On the Surface”, “Beryllium Shimmers”, “Over the Lives”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “Quesadich in our Underworld”, and “Extra Blade” from the v184 5/21 Down in the Dirt book “Sprung from Grief”, 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

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “On the Surface”, “Beryllium Shimmers”, “Over the Lives”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “Quesadich in our Underworld”, and “Extra Blade” from the v184 May 2021 Down in the Dirt book “Sprung from Grief”, read 6/2/21 during the usual first Wednesdays time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” feature reading (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 “On the Surface”, “Beryllium Shimmers”, “Over the Lives”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “Quesadich in our Underworld”, “Extra Blade”, “Learning More (2020 edit)”, “Vortex Sucks Us In”, and “Bronze Sculptures will Crumble to Pieces” from the Down in the Dirt May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over” 10/6/21 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “On the Surface”, “Beryllium Shimmers”, “Over the Lives”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “Quesadich in our Underworld”, “Extra Blade”, “Learning More (2020 edit)”, “Vortex Sucks Us In”, and “Bronze Sculptures will Crumble to Pieces” from the Down in the Dirt May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over” 10/6/21 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 #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Beryllium Shimmers”, “Over the Lives”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “On the Surface”, “Einsteinium’s Mysteries”, “Scandium, Held Tightly”, “Lithium Desperation”, “Helium Rising”, “Manganese Growing”, “Manganese can cure us all”, “Just a Little Crazy”, and “Katie” from the Scars Publications 2021 collection book “Regarding Utopia” 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 from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Beryllium Shimmers”, “Over the Lives”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “On the Surface”, “Einsteinium’s Mysteries”, “Scandium, Held Tightly”, “Lithium Desperation”, “Helium Rising”, “Manganese Growing”, “Manganese can cure us all”, “Just a Little Crazy”, and “Katie” from the Scars Publications 2021 collection book “Regarding Utopia” 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 (filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a lava flow filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

electricity

See YouTube video of the poem electricity, read by Janet Kuypers (w/ John playing guitar) in her 4/10/15 show “Love” at Poetry’s “Love Letter” (@ Let Them Eat Chocolate) in Chicago (Canon fs200)

See YouTube video of the poem electricity, read by Janet Kuypers (w/ John playing guitar) in her 4/10/15 show “Love” at Poetry’s “Love Letter” (@ Let Them Eat Chocolate) in Chicago (Canon Power Shot)

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 5/7/16 show “Love in the Universe” in her first scheduled feature at Expressions 2016: Reasons to be Cheerful in Austin, first singing (with John singing and on guitar) the Depeche Mode song The Bottom Line (with altered chorus lyrics for heir wedding), then with her poems Pluto, Plutonium & Death (a bonus Periodic Table poem), her haiku universe, observer’s love poem (2016 edit), everything is my home, Wanted To Play, and electricity (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuyperssinging

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 5/7/16 show “Love in the Universe” in her first scheduled feature at Expressions 2016: Reasons to be Cheerful in Austin, first singing (with John singing and on guitar) the Depeche Mode song The Bottom Line (with altered chorus lyrics for heir wedding), then with her poems Pluto, Plutonium & Death (a bonus Periodic Table poem), her haiku universe, observer’s love poem (2016 edit), everything is my home, Wanted To Play, and electricity (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersmusic #janetkuyperssinging

Download all of the show poems in the free chapbook Love in the Universe 5/7/16 at Expressions 2016: Reasons to be Cheerful show in Austin

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Love” show poem “Electricity”, then her “Poetic Shades of Chocolate” show poem “Empty Chocolate Counter”, and then her “Love” show poem “Jihadists and Astrophysics”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” at the “Spoken and Heard” open mic @ Kick Butt Coffee 11/4/18 (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Love” show poem “Electricity”, then her “Poetic Shades of Chocolate” show poem “Empty Chocolate Counter”, and then her “Love” show poem “Jihadists and Astrophysics”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” at the “Spoken and Heard” open mic @ Kick Butt Coffee 11/4/18 (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

electromagnetism

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 9/2/15 show “Like a Lamb to the Slaughter” feature at Poetry At The Gallery Cabaret in Chicago (Canon fs200), with Entering the Lake of Fire, unless it happens to you, Open Book, electromagnetism, an edited version of the poem Everything was Alive and Dying, Death Takes Many Forms, and Under the Sea.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 9/2/15 show “Like a Lamb to the Slaughter” in her feature at Poetry At The Gallery Cabaret in Chicago, with her poems Entering the Lake of Fire, unless it happens to you, Open Book, electromagnetism, an edited version of her poem Everything was Alive and Dying, Death Takes Many Forms, and Under the Sea (filmed from a Canon PowerShot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Get this poem in the free chapbook Like a Lamb to the Slaughter with all of the poems read 9/2/15 at Poetry at the Gallery Cabaret show in Chicago.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 4 poems 9/7/15 at the Chicago open mic Weeds (Canon fs200), w/ Vent, Tin, Entering the Lake of Fire, & electromagnetism.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 4 poems 9/7/15 at the Chicago open mic Weeds (Canon P.S.), with Vent, Tin, Entering the Lake of Fire, & electromagnetism.

See YouTube video 2/11/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “electromagnetism” and “Years, Centuries, Eons” at the “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video 2/11/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “electromagnetism” and “Years, Centuries, Eons” at the “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (video filmed from a Sony camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ July 2017 Book Release Reading 7/5/17 of cc&d’s book “Salvaging America” poems “unless”, “Electromagnetism”, “Open Book”, “Everything is my Home”, and “Orders” in Half Price Books Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypershaiku #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinstagram

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ July 2017 Book Release Reading 7/5/17 of cc&d’s book “Salvaging America” poems “unless”, “Electromagnetism”, “Open Book”, “Everything is my Home”, and “Orders” in Half Price Books Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypershaiku #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “PDQ in Tin Foil (2015 edit)” from her show “Poetic Shades of Chocolate”, then her poems, “Open Book” and “Electromagnetism” from her show “Like a Lamb to the Slaughter”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” at “Poetry Aloud” open mic 11/10/18 (video filmed live from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “PDQ in Tin Foil (2015 edit)” from her show “Poetic Shades of Chocolate”, then her poems, “Open Book” and “Electromagnetism” from her show “Like a Lamb to the Slaughter”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” at “Poetry Aloud” open mic 11/10/18 (video filmed live from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

Elementary, the Coronavirus poem on Facebook and Twitter

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table Twitter Verse poem “Elementary, the Coronavirus” and her poem “Zoos, Big Brains and Opposable Thumbs” from the cc&d July 2020 book “So Much Moon” live 8/27/20 during the Virtual Austin Poetry Society New World Poetry open mic (video streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table Twitter Verse poem “Elementary, the Coronavirus” and her poem “Zoos, Big Brains and Opposable Thumbs” from the cc&d July 2020 book “So Much Moon” live 8/27/20 during the Virtual Austin Poetry Society New World Poetry open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length Periodic Table poems “Carbon Copy”, “Carbon Based Life Forms”, “Carbon may have killed the dinosaurs after all”, “Nitrogen Needs”, “Elementary, the Coronavirus”, “Oxygen Save Me”, “Oxygen Feeds”, “Oxygen: the Price is Right”, “Oxygen makes superionic ice”, “Fluorine Crystalizes”, “Neon in the Air”, “Sodium: Worth your Weight”, and “Magnesium Burn” from the Scars Publications 2021 book release “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry” 4/6/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for and in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length Periodic Table poems “Carbon Copy”, “Carbon Based Life Forms”, “Carbon may have killed the dinosaurs after all”, “Nitrogen Needs”, “Elementary, the Coronavirus”, “Oxygen Save Me”, “Oxygen Feeds”, “Oxygen: the Price is Right”, “Oxygen makes superionic ice”, “Fluorine Crystalizes”, “Neon in the Air”, “Sodium: Worth your Weight”, and “Magnesium Burn” from the Scars Publications 2021 book release “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry” 4/6/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for and in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a Lava Lamp filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Elephants Carry the World

See YouTube video (1:41) live 05/17/11 at the Café in Chicago

See YouTube video from the intro to the 05/17/11 open mic at the Café in Chicago, and her poems End of an Empire, Escape my Brain Somehow, Elephants Carry the World, one by one, the beech trees fell, Before it Occurred to Me, & her short story Stalker

See YouTube video of two mini-features at the 05/17/11 open mic at the Café in Chicago, 1st of her poems End of an Empire, Escape my Brain Somehow, Elephants Carry the World, one by one, the beech trees fell, Before it Occurred to Me, then of her short story Stalker (this was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers

See YouTube video from IPB: the feature 06/29/11 of Impromptu Poetry on the Beach

See feature-length YouTube video of many poems read at Beach Poets from IPB: the Impromptu Poetry on the Beach feature 06/29/11

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Elephants Carry the World”, “Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield” and “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams” @ Austin’s Recycled Reads 3/18/17 (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera, and posted on Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Elephants Carry the World”, “Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield” and “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams” @ Austin’s Recycled Reads 3/18/17 (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera, and posted on Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ July 2017 Book Release Reading 7/5/17, where she read her poems “Elephants Carry the World”, “Update 2011 on the Man who Loved Me”, “Under Constant Supervision” and “You’ve Left Me on Siesta Beach” for her “Revealed” book reading @ Austin’s Half Price Books Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ July 2017 Book Release Reading 7/5/17, where she read her poems “Elephants Carry the World”, “Update 2011 on the Man who Loved Me”, “Under Constant Supervision” and “You’ve Left Me on Siesta Beach” for her “Revealed” book reading @ Austin’s Half Price Books Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Elephants Carry the World” and “Human Construct of Time” from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her “The Periodic Table of Poetry” poem “Oxygen” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth” live at “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown 8/25/18 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Elephants Carry the World” and “Human Construct of Time” from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her “The Periodic Table of Poetry” poem “Oxygen” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth” live at “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown 8/25/18 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poems “You Carried It”, “Now I’m Strong”, and “Elephants Carry the World”, all read from her performance art poetry book “Chapter 48 (v 1)” live 10/20/18 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poems “You Carried It”, “Now I’m Strong”, and “Elephants Carry the World”, all read from her performance art poetry book “Chapter 48 (v 1)” live 10/20/18 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

Elevating the Fetus Goes Against Religion

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Right There, By Your Heart” (plus shared the Slovak translation of the poem, both of which appear in the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling”), her poem “Antimony” from the v327 11/22 cc&d issue/book “Plurality of Nothing” (that also appears in the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Periodic Table Poetry”), plus her poem “Elevating the Fetus Goes Against Religion’s Rights” to start her “Poetic License 11/6/22 global open mic” she hosted in a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Right There, By Your Heart” (plus shared the Slovak translation of the poem, both of which appear in the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling”), her poem “Antimony” from the v327 11/22 cc&d issue/book “Plurality of Nothing” (that also appears in the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Periodic Table Poetry”), plus her poem “Elevating the Fetus Goes Against Religion’s Rights” to start her “Poetic License 11/6/22 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video live 3/23/22 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Flags at Half-Mast”, “Only Pose What I Know”, “Your Government’s Keeping Tabs”, “Elevating the Fetus Goes Against Religion”, “Once You’ve Made Up Your Mind”, “Overturning Against All”, “Oppression: the Ultimate Killer”, “X-ing out lives”, and “Evidence as Testament” (that were edited for this live performance) from her show “Fighting for Justice” live for Wednesday Night Poetry at Kollective Coffee+Tea in Hot Springs, AR (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). This YouTube video of the show was filmed from a Samsung S7 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr. This YouTube video of the show was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr. This Facebook live video stream was also released live during the show, filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersequalityforwomen

Enjoy this YouTube video from 8/9/22 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret with feature Janet Kuypers” feature night in Chicago, where she read her poems “Elevating the Fetus Goes Against Religion” and “Once and Future Rights” from the v335 7/23 cc&d issue/book “Personal Archaeology” & the CyberWit 2023 Janet Kuypers book “Testament” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this YouTube video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr. Also enjoy this YouTube video from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this Facebook live video stream from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr), which was liked & loved on its “Fallen Angel Poetry” page, & liked on its Facebook page & its Instagram page as well as on its “Contemporary Poets, Their Works, Current Poetry Projects, News, Links”, “Poetic of Heart”, “Poetry Super Highway”, & “Poets of Merit & Expression”, “Poets On Fire Worldwide” pages.. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Eleven and Two, plus Eight

See this YouTube video of this poem read live at the 07/19/11 mini-feature night at the Café in Chicago at her feature Astronomy 101

Enjoy this YouTube video 7/19/11 of Janet Kuypers performing her poetry in her feature Astronomy 101 @ Chicago’s the Café (this video post appears on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature

Download this writing in the free 07/19/11 PDF feature chapbook Astronomy 101

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing her observer’s improv (S, based on the poems seven and seven, plus eighteen, observations: nine and six, ten and ten, plus two, eleven and two, plus eight, and observer’s love poem) live 10/7/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers performing her observer’s improv (C, based on the poems seven and seven, plus eighteen, observations: nine and six, ten and ten, plus two, eleven and two, plus eight, and observer’s love poem) live 10/7/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery

See YouTube video (Cfs) of Janet Kuypers reading 4 of her poems 9/16/15 at the Poetry At The Gallery Cabaret open mic in Chicago, Knelt and Cried, Eleven and Two, plus Eight, Timing is Everything and Holding My Hand

See YouTube video (Cps) of Janet Kuypers reading 4 of her poems 9/16/15 at the Poetry At The Gallery Cabaret open mic in Chicago, Knelt and Cried, Eleven and Two, plus Eight, Timing is Everything and Holding My Hand

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Eleven and Two, plus Eight” from her “Astronomy 101” show, her poem “The Way You Tease Me” from her “Janet with HA!” show, and her poem “Ultimate Connectivity: a Bird in the Hand” from her “This Just In” show, all read from her book “Chapter 48 (v2)”, live 9/15/18 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (P L T56).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers< reading her poem “Eleven and Two, plus Eight” from her “Astronomy 101” show, her poem “The Way You Tease Me” from her “Janet with HA!” show, and her poem “Ultimate Connectivity: a Bird in the Hand” from her “This Just In” show, all read from her book “Chapter 48 (v2)”, live 9/15/18 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (P L 2500).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Seven and Seven, Plus Eighteen”, “Observations: Nine and Six” and “Eleven and Two, Plus Eight” in her “Revealed” book reading at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” 11/17/19 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Seven and Seven, Plus Eighteen”, “Observations: Nine and Six” and “Eleven and Two, Plus Eight” in her “Revealed” book reading at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” 11/17/19 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers live at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” 11/17/19 reading poetry in 3 sets from her her “Revealed”. In set 1 she read her poems “Seven and Seven, Plus Eighteen”, “Observations: Nine and Six” and “Eleven and Two, Plus Eight”. In set 2 she read her poems “Scratch the Surface”, “Freedom just Past the Fence” and “Before Taking Over the Controls”. In set 3 she read her poems “Universe... Now In Color”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein” and “Love Affair With The Moon 2012” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers live at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” 11/17/19 reading poetry in 3 sets from her her “Revealed”. In set 1 she read her poems “Seven and Seven, Plus Eighteen”, “Observations: Nine and Six” and “Eleven and Two, Plus Eight”. In set 2 she read her poems “Scratch the Surface”, “Freedom just Past the Fence” and “Before Taking Over the Controls”. In set 3 she read her poems “Universe... Now In Color”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein” and “Love Affair With The Moon 2012” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earrings Glow on the Beach” (written 8/30, on and for National Beach Day) and “Eleven and Two, plus Eight” (for 8/24, Pluto Demoted Day), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” on 7/23/20 during the Virtual Austin Poetry Society New World Poetry open mic (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earrings Glow on the Beach” (written 8/30, on and for National Beach Day) and “Eleven and Two, plus Eight” (for 8/24, Pluto Demoted Day), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” on 7/23/20 during the Virtual Austin Poetry Society New World Poetry open mic (this video filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 30+ minute podcast recording for WZRD 88.3 Chicago FM Radio, reading her poems from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” — reflecting summer poetry within the book, including her poems “Just One Book” (for 8/9; Book Lovers Day), “Opportunity from Freedom” (written 8/11, the 1833 birthday of Robert G. Ingersoll), her haiku poem “Use Your Mind” and her poem “Just Who May Try to Stop Us” (written 8/20, National Aviation Day), “Just to Craft” (written 8/21, on National Poets Day), “Value of What Money Does” (written 8/24, the 1967 date when, led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party disrupted New York Stock Exchange by throwing dollar bills on the trading floor), “Eleven and Two, plus Eight” (for 8/24, Pluto Demoted Day), “Ominous Day” (for the 8/24 79 A.D. date of the Mount Vesuvius eruption), “Keep Looking Happy” (written 8/26, the the 1920 day the U.S. 19th Amendment was certified, given women the right to vote), “Effigy” (written 8/28, the 1955 day Black teenager Emmett Till was brutally murdered in a lynching, galvanizing the civil rights movement, the 1957 day U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond filibustered to prevent the voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and the 1963 day of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, with Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech), “Everyone is to Blame” (written 8/31, the day in 1888 Mary Ann Burton was murdered, the first known murder by Jack the Ripper; the 1987 day Princess Diana died in a car crash, in front of paparazzi), “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein” (for the 9/1/79 date the Pioneer spacecraft visits Saturn), “No One Will Forget” (for the 9/3/44 date Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last 3-day train from the Westerbork transit camp to theAuschwitz concentration camp), “One With Wildlife” (written 9/4, on National Wildlife Day), “Visiting and Seeing the Signs” (for Grandparents Day, the 1st Sunday after Labor Day), and “The State of the Nation (2016 edit)”, (for 9/17, Constitution Day), recorded 8/3/20 for future WZRD Radio airplay (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers in her 30+ minute podcast recording for WZRD 88.3 Chicago FM Radio, reading her poems from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” — reflecting summer poetry within the book, including her poems “Just One Book”, “Opportunity from Freedom”, “Use Your Mind”, “Just Who May Try to Stop Us”, “Just to Craft”, “Value of What Money Does”, “Eleven and Two, plus Eight”, “Ominous Day”, “Keep Looking Happy”, “Effigy”, “Everyone is to Blame”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, “No One Will Forget”, “One With Wildlife”, “Visiting and Seeing the Signs”, and “The State of the Nation (2016 edit)”, recorded 8/3/20 for future WZRD Radio airplay (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 15-minute podcast recording for WZRD 88.3 Chicago FM Radio, reading her poems from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” — reflecting summer poetry within the book, including her poems “Opportunity from Freedom” (written 8/11, the 1833 birthday of Robert G. Ingersoll), “Following in the Footsteps of Genius” (written 8/13, International Left Handers Day), “Once You Found Fame” (written 8/15, the 1914 date a servant of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright murders seven people and sets fire to the living quarters of Wright’s Wisconsin home, Taliesin), “foretell” (written 8/18, the 1783 day the great meteor over Great Britain/British Isles; an unknown object that split into several pieces), “Just Who May Try to Stop Us” (written 8/20, on National Aviation Day), “Just to Craft” (written 8/21, on National Poets Day), “Keep Looking Happy” (written 8/26, the the 1920 day the U.S. 19th Amendment was certified, given women the right to vote), and “Eleven and Two, plus Eight” (for 8/24, Pluto Demoted Day), recorded 8/9/20 for future WZRD Radio airplay via the mp3 podcast (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers in her 15-minute podcast recording for WZRD 88.3 Chicago FM Radio, reading her poems from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” — reflecting August event poetry within the book, including her poems “Opportunity from Freedom”, “Following in the Footsteps of Genius”, “Once You Found Fame”, “foretell”, “Just Who May Try to Stop Us”, “Just to Craft”, “Keep Looking Happy”, and “Eleven and Two, plus Eight”, recorded 8/3/20 for future WZRD Radio airplay (Samsung S9 camera).

See this YouTube video (posted 7/13/22, a Wednesday like The Café Gallery open mic dates) of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Quieting Anechoic Chamber” and “Eleven and Two, plus Eight” from 2 performance art sections of the v323 7/22 cc&d issue/book “Heart of the House” when visiting Chicago 6/23/22 for The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See this YouTube video (posted 7/12/22, a Tuesday like The Café open mic dates) of Janet Kuypers reading her “Quieting Anechoic Chamber” and “Eleven and Two, plus Eight” from 2 performance art sections of the v323 7/22 cc&d issue/book “Heart of the House” when visiting Chicago 6/23/22 for The Café Gallery Book Reading series (filmed from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Quiet for a While”, “Push Your Button”, “Under My Fingers”, “Only Occasionally”, “Quieting Anechoic Chamber”, and “Eleven and Two, plus Eight” from the cc&d 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Wall” on 11/2/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). This video was also filed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera and given a Hue Cycling filter; and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Eleven Days

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Oh, the book is Better than the Movie”, “Vessel to Spread the Word”, and “Otherwise Reigned Supreme” from the Down in the Dirt 11/20 v177 book “Pipe Dreams”, then her short poem “Eleven Days” from the cc&d 11/20 v303 book “What He’s Trying to Paint” to close the “Poetic License virtual open mic 11/1/20” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page in front of the New Orleans Public Library (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Oh, the book is Better than the Movie”, “Vessel to Spread the Word”, and “Otherwise Reigned Supreme” from the Down in the Dirt 11/20 v177 book “Pipe Dreams”, then her short poem “Eleven Days” from the cc&d 11/20 v303 book “What He’s Trying to Paint” to close the “Poetic License virtual open mic 11/1/20” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page in front of the New Orleans Public Library (video filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics”, “Up for the Challenge”, “Eleven Days”, “Quenched Bloodlust”, “Only Certain People”, and “Extension of “Him”” from the part 3 of the Scars Publications cc&d 9-12 2020 issue collection book “Roll the Bones” 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 #janetkuypersinstagram

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics”, “Up for the Challenge”, “Eleven Days”, “Quenched Bloodlust”, “Only Certain People”, and “Extension of “Him”” from the Scars Publications cc&d 9-12 2020 issue collection book “Roll the Bones” 3/3/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading

Eliminate All Rapists

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eliminate All Rapists” and “Expecting Rights after Losing Rights” which are all also slated to appear in section 1 of the CyberWit.net 2023 Janet Kuypers poetry book “Testament”) during her “Poetic License 1/1/23 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eliminate All Rapists” and “Expecting Rights after Losing Rights” which are all also slated to appear in section 1 of the CyberWit.net 2023 Janet Kuypers poetry book “Testament”) during her “Poetic License 1/1/23 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “I wrote this in the dark” book poems “Sulfur, Suddenly” + sharing its image (which is also in her book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), “Fighting for Freedom on Christmas” (which is also in the book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”) and her poems “Kerning, Ballots, and Women’s Rights” “Vote Changing: the System’s Solution” “Eliminate All Rapists” “Revelation One: One-Four” “Revelation One: Five-Eight” and “Revelation One: Eleven” (which are also in the CyberWit 2023 book “Testament”) for the 5/3/23 ‘Community Poetry’ honorary book reading (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Unless it’s about suppressing life”, “Just Checking my Religions”, “Vote Changing: the System’s Solution”, “Queueing as Defeatists, But Fighting for Freedom”, “Use Any Angle”, “Eliminate All Rapists”, “Old Enough to Choose”, “X and Y, and what’s Seizing the Sexes”, and “Information Carries Weight” from the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Testament” in her poetry feature “Bringing women’s Battles to the Beach” during the “Beach Poets and Janet Kuypers feature on 7/2/23” in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Samsung S7; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this YouTube video filmed from a Samsung S7 camera with a Hue Cycling filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature #janetkuyperswomensrights

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Unless it’s about suppressing life”, “Just Checking my Religions”, “Vote Changing: the System’s Solution”, “Queueing as Defeatists, But Fighting for Freedom”, “Use Any Angle”, and “Eliminate All Rapists” from the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Testament” in her poetry feature “Bringing women’s Battles to the Beach” during the “Beach Poets and Janet Kuypers feature on 7/2/23” in Chicago (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this YouTube video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Hue Cycling filter (on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature #janetkuypersfeminism #janetkuyperswomensrights

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eliminate all Rapists” (for her 2023 CyberwWit book “Testament”) and “Uniqueness Finds Love” (for her 2024 CyberWit poetry book “The Universe is in Your Hands”), both read live at Wednesday Night Poetry in Hot Springs, AR on 8/7/24 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream of this reading in Hot Springs, AR on 8/7/24 (filmed & streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera; linked on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperstheuniverseisinyourhands

Eliminating the Endangered Species List

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Gouge Out Their Eyes” within her “This is a Poem About” chapbook and read from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her 2019 poems “Eliminating the Endangered Species List” (written on National Panda Day) and “Kind of Like a City” at “Recycled Reads” in Austin 4/20/19 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Gouge Out Their Eyes” within her “This is a Poem About” chapbook and read from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her 2019 poems “Eliminating the Endangered Species List” (written on National Panda Day) and “Kind of Like a City” at “Recycled Reads” in Austin 4/20/19 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Value of π” (written on 3/14, on & for π day) and “Eliminating the Endangered Species List” (written on 3/16, on & for National Panda Day), both read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her prose poem “Exactly Where She Belonged (dreams 2/29/20)”, during the “Poetic License open mic 3/1/20”, while hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Value of π” (written on 3/14, on & for π day) and “Eliminating the Endangered Species List” (written on 3/16, on & for National Panda Day), both read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her prose poem “Exactly Where She Belonged (dreams 2/29/20)”, during the “Poetic License open mic 3/1/20”, while hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and 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 poem “Eliminating the Endangered Species List” 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” 5/27/21 at Austin Poetry Society’s “New World Poetry” open mic (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Eliminating the Endangered Species List” 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” 5/27/21 at Austin Poetry Society’s “New World Poetry” open mic; (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Elixirs of the gods

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Elixirs of the gods”, “Gods want their life to end”, and “Justice” from the v101 11/22 Down in the Dirt issue/book “Reaching for the Stars” (that are also slated to appear in the 2023 CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Testament”) on 11/2/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Elixirs of the gods”, “Gods want their life to end”, and “Justice” from the v101 11/22 Down in the Dirt issue/book “Reaching for the Stars” (that are also slated to appear in the 2023 CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Testament”) on 11/2/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “The Paths Less Traveled” book poems “Elixirs of the gods”, “Gods want their life to end”, and “Justice” (all also slated for section 2 of the CyberWit.net 2023 book “Testament”), and closing with her poem “middle eastern man in front of me” on 3/1/23 (the 1st Wednesday of the month, 1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). This was also released as a Facebook live video stream (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

elusive (haiku, on Twitter)

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (S) her poem elusive from her “Partial Nudity” book release feature live 6/18/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (C) her poem elusive from her “Partial Nudity” book release feature live 6/18/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading hr dark matter haiku elusive 6/5/15 @ palm fronds @ the end of Jan drive. (Motorola)

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku “elusive” 12/3/16 as a JKPoetryVine video in Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt v139 9/10 2016 book “the Relic, the Effort, the Yell”.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Beach Poets bonus feature at the Armadillo’s Pillow” reading poetry from 2 books, including her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” from her 2019 poetry books “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” and “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “nonetheless”, “brittle”, “brain”, “Quiver in Thought”, “Opens the Way”, “Became a Circus”, and “Listen to Life”, all read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her haiku and poems “know”, “extinct”, “This is Only a Test”, “elusive”, “Vase of Tulips”, “That Dress”, “Escape to Peace”, and “Uncharted Land” from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” as the feature to the “Beach Poets 9/1/19 with Janet Kuypers” in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Beach Poets bonus feature at the Armadillo’s Pillow” reading poetry from 2 books, including her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” from her 2019 poetry books “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” and “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “nonetheless”, “brittle”, “brain”, “Quiver in Thought”, “Opens the Way”, “Became a Circus”, and “Listen to Life”, all read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her haiku and poems “know”, “extinct”, “This is Only a Test”, “elusive”, “Vase of Tulips”, “That Dress”, “Escape to Peace”, and “Uncharted Land” from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” as the feature to the “Beach Poets 9/1/19 with Janet Kuypers” in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Beach Poets bonus feature at the Armadillo’s Pillow” reading poetry from 2 books, including her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” from her 2019 poetry books “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” and “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “nonetheless”, “brittle”, “brain”, “Quiver in Thought”, “Opens the Way”, “Became a Circus”, and “Listen to Life”, all read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her haiku and poems “know”, “extinct”, “This is Only a Test”, “elusive”, “Vase of Tulips”, and “That Dress” from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” as the feature to the “Beach Poets 9/1/19 with Janet Kuypers” in Chicago (this video was filmed live from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Beach Poets bonus feature at the Armadillo’s Pillow” reading poetry from 2 books, including her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” from her 2019 poetry books “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” and “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “nonetheless”, “brittle”, “brain”, “Quiver in Thought”, “Opens the Way”, “Became a Circus”, and “Listen to Life”, all read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her haiku and poems “know”, “extinct”, “This is Only a Test”, “elusive”, “Vase of Tulips”, and “That Dress” from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” as the feature to the “Beach Poets 9/1/19 with Janet Kuypers” in Chicago (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Posterize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

elusive imaginary creature

See YouTube video 2/25/17 of Janet Kuypers saying her haiku “universe”, then reading her poems “elusive imaginary creature” and “violence and peace both work” for “Poetry Aloud” at the Georgetown Public Library (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers

See YouTube video 2/25/17 of Janet Kuypers saying her haiku “universe”, then reading her poems “elusive imaginary creature” and “violence and peace both work” for “Poetry Aloud” at the Georgetown Public Library this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing her poem “Made any Difference”, then reading her poems “jihadists and astrophysics” and “elusive imaginary creature” @ Austin’s Recycled Reads 3/18/17 (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing her poem “Made any Difference”, then reading her poems “jihadists and astrophysics” and “elusive imaginary creature” @ Austin’s Recycled Reads 3/18/17 (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video 6/18/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “escape” and her poems “Learning More”, “Oriental” and “Elusive Imaginary Creature” for Austin “Kick Butt Poetry” open mic (from a Lumix camera).

See YouTube video 6/18/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “escape” and her poems “Learning More”, “Oriental” and “Elusive Imaginary Creature” for Austin “Kick Butt Poetry” open mic (from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video 8/22/17 of the Janet Kuypers show “This Just In”, with her poems “Protecting Peace can Put you in Prison”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “erasure poem: A Poetic History”, “Just One Book”, “Newspaper Ink’s the Blood of a Dying Species”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “Yearning to Break Free” and “Just By Holding His Hand (extreme 2016 sestina variation)” (video from a Panasonic Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video 8/22/17 of the Janet Kuypers show “This Just In”, with her poems “Protecting Peace can Put you in Prison”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “erasure poem: A Poetic History”, “Just One Book”, “Newspaper Ink’s the Blood of a Dying Species”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “Yearning to Break Free” and “Just By Holding His Hand (extreme 2016 sestina variation)” (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ September 2017 Book Release Reading 9/6/17 from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems”, with “Verge on Meditation”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Newspaper Ink’s the Blood of a Dying Species”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “The Truth is Out There”, & “Visions Were Justified” in Community Poetry (video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ September 2017 Book Release Reading 9/6/17 from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems”, with “Verge on Meditation”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Newspaper Ink’s the Blood of a Dying Species”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “The Truth is Out There”, & “Visions Were Justified” in Community Poetry (video filmed from a Canon camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

Embracing History, Race, and Creole Soul

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v348 8/24 cc&d issue/book “Pandora’s Box” & the CyberWit.net Summer 2024 Janet Kuypers poetry book “The Universe is in Your Hands” poems “On a Mission for This Reprieve”, “Using Bamboo and “Embracing” the West”, & “Embracing History, Race, and Creole Soul” to start her “Poetic License 8/4/24 global open mic” she hosted through Zoom & a Facebook event page (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream (Samsung S9 camera; Color Film filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperstheuniverseisinyourhands #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

emergency room stories

See YouTube video (1:49) from the 2011 6" x 9" ISBN# book Sexism and Other Stories, live 02/22/11 at the Café in Chicago

See YouTube video of the intro to the 02/22/11 open mic at the Café Chicago, & her poetry in 2011 books, including this poem

eminence (haiku, on Twitter and Instagram)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “eminence” that led into her two poems “Zenith of the Night Sky” and “Unique Noise” 2/11/17 at the “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “eminence” that led into her two poems “Zenith of the Night Sky” and “Unique Noise” 2/11/17 at the “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video 2/19/17 of Janet Kuypers reading “eminence”, her haiku poem in the intro performance to the Austin “Kick Butt Poetry” open mic (this video filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers joining people on stage and reading her 6 haiku poems “soul”, “eminence”, “oceans”, “violation”, “exterior” and “earth” in the intro performance 2/19/17 to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (video filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ September 2017 Book Release Reading 9/6/17 of cc&d’s book “a Pick for the Future” poems “eminence”, “Mapping the Way to True Love” and “Years, Centuries, Eons” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ September 2017 Book Release Reading 9/6/17 of cc&d’s book “a Pick for the Future” poems “eminence”, “Mapping the Way to True Love” and “Years, Centuries, Eons” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 4/4/18 “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading, reading from the cc&d September-December 2017 issue collection book “Language of Untamed Spirit” her poem “Zenith of the Night Sky”, her haiku “eminence”, her short prose “Driving by His House”, and her poem “erasure poem: a Poetic History” at the only “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” event, which she hosted during National Poetry Month (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 4/4/18 “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading, reading from the cc&d September-December 2017 issue collection book “Language of Untamed Spirit” her poem “Zenith of the Night Sky”, her haiku “eminence”, her short prose “Driving by His House”, and her poem “erasure poem: a Poetic History” at the only “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” event, which she hosted during National Poetry Month (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given an Edge Detection filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 4/4/18 “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading, reading from the cc&d September-December 2017 issue collection book “Language of Untamed Spirit” her poem “Zenith of the Night Sky”, her haiku “eminence”, her short prose “Driving by His House”, and her poem “erasure poem: a Poetic History” at the only “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” event, which she hosted during National Poetry Month (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given a Posterize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 4/4/18 “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading, reading from the cc&d September-December 2017 issue collection book “Language of Untamed Spirit” her poem “Zenith of the Night Sky”, her haiku “eminence”, her short prose “Driving by His House”, and her poem “erasure poem: a Poetic History” at the only “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” event, which she hosted during National Poetry Month (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given a Threshold filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violation”, “Exterior”, “Eminence”, “Earth”, “Lost”, “Jumped”, “Uphill”, “Essence”, “Upside-Down”, “Enjoy”, “Ghosts”, “You Do What You’re Told”, “Control”, “Enemy”, “Quarrel”, “Xeric”, “Oceans”, “Escape (2017 haiku)”, and “Aflame”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 8/13/19 outside Grant Park with the Millennium Bean in the background in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violation”, “Exterior”, “Eminence”, “Earth”, “Lost”, “Jumped”, “Uphill”, “Essence”, “Upside-Down”, “Enjoy”, “Ghosts”, “You Do What You’re Told”, “Control”, “Enemy”, “Quarrel”, “Xeric”, “Oceans”, “Escape (2017 haiku)”, and “Aflame”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 8/13/19 outside Grant Park with the Millennium Bean in the background in Chicago (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

Emperor Assassinations and Partisan Politics

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Once Again Regain our Humanity” (written 12/9, on and for the 1941 date the “Subsequent Nuremberg trials” begin with the “Doctors’ trial”, of physicians and officers involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder through euthanasia), “Zealots Intentions” (written 12/10, on and for the anniversary of the 1520 date Martin Luther burned his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine at Wittenberg’s Elster Gate), “Top of the Mountain” (for 12/11, International Mountain Day), “Emperor Assassinations and Partisan Politics” (written 12/11, on and for the anniversary of the 969 date Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas is assassinated by his wife Theophano and her lover, the later Emperor John I Tzimiskes), “Knowing a Mastery of Poetry” (written 12/12, on and for the anniversary of the 1889 death of British Poet Robert Browning, b 7 May 1812), and “Every Soul Celebrates” (for 12/13, Saturnalia), from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 12/9/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Once Again Regain our Humanity”, “Zealots Intentions”, “Top of the Mountain”, “Emperor Assassinations and Partisan Politics”, “Knowing a Mastery of Poetry”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 12/9/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “holding my hand”, “Cerium-141: “one of the more prolific fission products of the atom bomb””, “Emperor Assassinations and Partisan Politics”, and “Knowing a Mastery of Poetry” from the Down in the Dirt 12/21 v190 book “Lifeboat” 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 “holding my hand”, “Cerium-141: “one of the more prolific fission products of the atom bomb””, “Emperor Assassinations and Partisan Politics”, and “Knowing a Mastery of Poetry” from the Down in the Dirt 12/21 v190 book “Lifeboat” 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

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems poems “Emperor Assassinations and Partisan Politics”, “Queen, Decapitated”, and “Vaulted to Silhouette the Sky” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” 4/6/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for and in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Emperor Assassinations and Partisan Politics”, “Queen, Decapitated”, and “Vaulted to Silhouette the Sky” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” 4/6/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for and in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (video filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a Lava Lamp filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers

Emphatic One

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Emphatic One” and “Khrushchev” from the cc&d 9/20 v301 book “The Zero Sum of Talking Heads” 9/8/20 during the Spoken Word Paris/Spoken Word Online open mic (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Emphatic One” and “Khrushchev” from the cc&d 9/20 v301 book “The Zero Sum of Talking Heads” 9/8/20 during the Spoken Word Paris/Spoken Word Online open mic (filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Emphatic One” (written 9/23 on and for Equal Pay Day) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)”, then her poem “You Have No Idea” live 9/22/20 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 poem “Emphatic One” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)”, then her poem “You Have No Idea” live 9/22/20 during Spoken Word Paris / Spoken Word Online (filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Khrushchev” and “Emphatic One” as her closing poems from the “The Zero Sum of Talking Heads” section of the Scars Publications cc&d 9-12 2020 issue collection book anthology “Roll the Bones” for The Café Gallery 2/23/21 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series 2020+ (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “A Woman Talking About Her Rapist Friend”, “Emphatic One”, and “Quenching Anybody’s Thirst” from the book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling” to close her “Poetic License 7/2/23 global open mic” 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). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Empty Chocolate Counter

See YouTube video of the 6/20/15 Janet Kuypers show “Poetic Shades of Chocolate” in 10 Shades of Chocolate in 10 Shades of Chocolate in Chicago, w/ the poems Under his Bed, oxygen to flame the fire, Fuming in the Morning, PDQ in Tin Foil 2015, melted marshmallow 2015, grandmother charged with murder 2015, Before Taking Over the Controls 2015, and Empty Chocolate Counter (this video was filmed from a Canon fs200 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersinstagram

See YouTube video of the 6/20/15 Janet Kuypers show “Poetic Shades of Chocolate” in 10 Shades of Chocolate in 10 Shades of Chocolate in Chicago, w/ the poems Under his Bed, oxygen to flame the fire, Fuming in the Morning, PDQ in Tin Foil 2015, melted marshmallow 2015, grandmother charged with murder 2015, Before Taking Over the Controls 2015, and Empty Chocolate Counter (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers

Download these poems in the free PDF file downloadable chapbook Poetic Shades of Chocolate which contains poems read 6/20/15 at 10 Shades of Chocolate show in Chicago

See YouTube video from 5/3/17 of Janet Kuypers’ May 2017 Book Release Reading at Half Price Books, where she said her haiku “uphill” then read her prose “Driving by his House” in “Hands that Hurt”, then her poems “Medication” and “Empty Chocolate Counter” in “Things Found in Books” (this video filmed from a Sony camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video from 5/3/17 of Janet Kuypers’ May 2017 Book Release Reading at Half Price Books, where she said her haiku “uphill” then read her prose “Driving by his House” in “Hands that Hurt”, then her poems “Medication” and “Empty Chocolate Counter” in “Things Found in Books” (this video filmed from a Lumix camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Love” show poem “Electricity”, then her “Poetic Shades of Chocolate” show poem “Empty Chocolate Counter”, and then her “Love” show poem “Jihadists and Astrophysics”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” at the “Spoken and Heard” open mic @ Kick Butt Coffee 11/4/18 (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Love” show poem “Electricity”, then her “Poetic Shades of Chocolate” show poem “Empty Chocolate Counter”, and then her “Love” show poem “Jihadists and Astrophysics”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” at the “Spoken and Heard” open mic @ Kick Butt Coffee 11/4/18 (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video live 10/19/19 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase”, where Janet Kuypers read poems from a variety of books in multiple rounds to the live audience at the bookstore. In round 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “On This Day” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Eight to Sixteen” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her Periodic Table poem “Einsteinium” from The Cafe Gallery poetry book “the Chosen Few”. In round 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Empty Chocolate Counter” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Lord have Mercy” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Andrew Hettinger” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, In round 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vatican Turned into a Whorehouse” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Star Trek, Star Wars, and Storm Troopers” from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Chess Game Again” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, then her bonus poem “Every Day is Sweetest Day”, written that morning, on Sweetest Day, 10/19/19. In round 4, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vanquished by the Sleeping Giant” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Young Dreams from a Potential Legend” (for her “Bases Loaded” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “All These Reminders” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 5, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Uphill Battles lead to Changing It Up” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Violent Affair” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “She Told Me Her Dreams (one)” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 6, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Knowing Panic Becomes a Picnic” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “People’s Rights Misunderstood”, and “New Vacuum Cleaner” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 1996 v79 book “Poetry and Prose” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video live 10/19/19 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase”, where Janet Kuypers read poems from a variety of books in multiple rounds to the live audience at the bookstore. In round 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “On This Day” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Eight to Sixteen” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her Periodic Table poem “Einsteinium” from The Cafe Gallery poetry book “the Chosen Few”. In round 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Empty Chocolate Counter” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Lord have Mercy” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Andrew Hettinger” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, In round 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vatican Turned into a Whorehouse” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Star Trek, Star Wars, and Storm Troopers” from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Chess Game Again” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, then her bonus poem “Every Day is Sweetest Day”, written that morning, on Sweetest Day, 10/19/19. In round 4, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vanquished by the Sleeping Giant” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Young Dreams from a Potential Legend” (for her “Bases Loaded” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “All These Reminders” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 5, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Uphill Battles lead to Changing It Up” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Violent Affair” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “She Told Me Her Dreams (one)” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 6, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Knowing Panic Becomes a Picnic” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “People’s Rights Misunderstood”, and “New Vacuum Cleaner” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 1996 v79 book “Poetry and Prose” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

end (haiku, on Twitter)

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku end live 2/26/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku end live 2/26/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (S)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem end (originally in her books Partial Nudity and 100 Haikus) live 12/17/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem end (originally in her books 100 Haikus and Partial Nudity) live 12/17/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, posterize)

See Vine-styled video through facebook of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “end” in Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt v139 Book “the Relic, the Effort, the Yell” at Angeli’s in NOLA 10/29/16.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

Ending a Relationship (in haiku form)

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See Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku Ending a Relationship in Down in the Dirt’s Scars Publications book 6 Feet Under as a looping JKPoetryVine 5/30/16.

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length haiku “Ending a Relationship” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt Jan./June 2016 issue collection book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/6/16 (this video filmed in Austin TX from a Samsung Galaxy S7).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

Ending It with Alexa poem on Instagram and Twitter

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her new poems “Quantum of Evidence”, “Lawyering can Lead to Leading the Country”, and “Ending it with Alexa” live 1/19/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her new poems “Quantum of Evidence”, “Lawyering can Lead to Leading the Country”, and “Ending it with Alexa” live 2/16/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and given an Edge Detection filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her new poems “Quantum of Evidence”, “Lawyering can Lead to Leading the Country”, and “Ending it with Alexa” live 2/16/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and then given a Hue Cycling filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her new poems “Quantum of Evidence”, “Lawyering can Lead to Leading the Country”, and “Ending it with Alexa” live 2/16/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and then given Threshold filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Ending it with Alexa” from her book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, her poem “Exploring Evolution” from her book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, and her Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poem “Silver from Vegas” (/47, Ag) at Austinn’s Open Mic Showcase 9/21/19 at Recycles Reads (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Ending it with Alexa” from her book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, her poem “Exploring Evolution” from her book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, and her Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poem “Silver from Vegas” (/47, Ag) at Austinn’s Open Mic Showcase 9/21/19 at Recycles Reads (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia).

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Dreams 2/3/19”, “Ending It with Alexa”, “Genesis Twenty-Two”, and “Niobium 92 & Solar System Secrets” from the cc&d 1-4/22 issue collection book “Unfinished Business” on 8/3/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Dreams 2/3/19”, “Ending It with Alexa”, “Genesis Twenty-Two”, and “Niobium 92 & Solar System Secrets” from the cc&d 1-4/22 issue collection book “Unfinished Business” on 8/3/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

endings bring light

See YouTube video 12/3/16 with Janet Kuypers in her show “Akitu” at Expressions: Festive Seasons in Austin reading her poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” to live electric bass w/ bow (this video was filmed from a Canon PowerShot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video 12/3/16 with Janet Kuypers in her show “Akitu” at Expressions: Festive Seasons in Austin reading her poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” to live electric bass w/ bow (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow

View or download the free PDF chapbook Akitu with “open flame for the celebration” “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, & “Everyone Celebrates Together”.

Hear SoundCloud audio of Janet Kuypers sharing her poetry from her two books, “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” (w/ her poems “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Earth was Crying”, “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round”, “Ernesto”, “Endings Bring Light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together”) in her Chicago 88.3 FM WZRD Radio interview 8/26/17, Part 1.

See YouTube video of part 1 of the Janet Kuypers interview on WZRD 88.3 FM Chicago Radio 8/24/17, with her reading poetry from her two books “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, including “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Earth was Crying”, “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round”, “Ernesto”, “Endings Bring Light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” (Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersradio #janetkuyperschicago

See YouTube video of part 1 of the Janet Kuypers interview on WZRD 88.3 FM Chicago Radio 8/24/17, with her reading poetry from her two books “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, including “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Earth was Crying”, “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round”, “Ernesto”, “Endings Bring Light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” (Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersradio #janetkuyperschicago

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ December 2017 Book Release Readings 12/6/17 from the cc&d 12/17 book “Flawed Cadaver”, with her Akitu poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ December 2017 Book Release Readings 12/6/17 from the cc&d 12/17 book “Flawed Cadaver”, with her Akitu poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Endings Bring Light” (written on and for 12/21, the Winter/December Solstice) and “Christmas Eve” (for Christmas Eve) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)”, then her singing her poem “Made Any Difference” with John on guitar (performed because it is one of the poems appearing in her 2021 poetry book “Eternal Never Ending Now”), during the “Spoken World Paris/Online” open mic 12/22/20 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersinstagram

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Endings Bring Light” (written on and for 12/21, the Winter/December Solstice) and “Christmas Eve” (for Christmas Eve) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)”then her singing her poem “Made Any Difference” with John on guitar (performed because it is one of the poems appearing in her 2021 poetry book “Eternal Never Ending Now”), during the “Spoken World Paris/Online” open mic 12/22/20 (this video was filmed and streamed with a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers

End of an Empire

See YouTube video (1:22) live 05/17/11 at the Café in Chicago

See YouTube video from the intro to the 05/17/11 open mic at the Café in Chicago, and her poems End of an Empire, Escape my Brain Somehow, Elephants Carry the World, one by one, the beech trees fell, Before it Occurred to Me, & her short story Stalker

See YouTube video of two mini-features at the 05/17/11 open mic at the Café in Chicago, 1st of her poems End of an Empire, Escape my Brain Somehow, Elephants Carry the World, one by one, the beech trees fell, Before it Occurred to Me, then of her short story Stalker (this was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers

See YouTube video from 1/7/18 of Janet Kuypers in Austin reading her poems “Terrorism Intelligence”, “End of an Empire”, and “Escape My Brain Somehow” from her book “Give Me the News” at “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 1/7/18 of Janet Kuypers in Austin reading her poems “Terrorism Intelligence”, “End of an Empire”, and “Escape My Brain Somehow” from her book “Give Me the News” at “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Just Can’t Breathe”, “Dentist in Iraq”, and “End of an Empire” from her v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge” for the 2019 Poetry Bomb 4/29/19 at Circle Brewery (on a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Just Can’t Breathe”, “Dentist in Iraq”, and “End of an Empire” from her v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge” for the 2019 Poetry Bomb 4/29/19 at Circle Brewery (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia).

End of the Universe

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v346 6/24 31st anniversary cc&d issue/book “Timepiece” poems “Beginning of the Universe” & “End of the Universe” (which also appear as the first and last poems in the Summer 2024 release of the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “The Universe is in Your Hands”) to start her “Poetic License 6/2/24 global open mic” she hosted through Zoom & a Facebook event page (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream (from a Samsung S9 camera w/ a Starburst filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstheuniverseisinyourhands #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

ends (haiku, on Twitter)

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (C) her poem ends from her “Partial Nudity” book release feature live 6/18/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (S) her poem ends from her “Partial Nudity” book release feature live 6/18/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

ends of the earth poem on Instagram and Twitter

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table poems “Neodymium” originally read in her Nashville “Tag Team Reading and read from her v5 cc&d poetry book “On the Edge”, then her poems “Ends of the Earth”, and “Killing, Loving, and the Power of Women” live 2/3/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table poems “Neodymium” originally read in her Nashville “Tag Team Reading and read from her v5 cc&d poetry book “On the Edge”, then her poems “Ends of the Earth”, and “Killing, Loving, and the Power of Women” live 2/3/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poem “Journeys on a Train” as the intro poem to her feature, then her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “Valentine’s Day, Every Day”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Quilled for Poets”, and “Karma and Lollipops” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” in part one of her feature. Then she read her poems “haiku (poet)”, “unbounded”, “oceans”, “eyes”, “Ends of the Earth”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she closes her feature with her poem “Verdant Green” (video filed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poem “Journeys on a Train” as the intro poem to her feature, then her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “Valentine’s Day, Every Day”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Quilled for Poets”, and “Karma and Lollipops” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” in part one of her feature. Then she read her poems “haiku (poet)”, “unbounded”, “oceans”, “eyes”, “Ends of the Earth”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she closes her feature with her poem “Verdant Green” (video filed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in part two her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poems “haiku (poet)”, “unbounded”, “oceans”, “eyes”, “Ends of the Earth”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she closes her feature with her poem “Verdant Green” (this video was filed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in part two her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poems “haiku (poet)”, “unbounded”, “oceans”, “eyes”, “Ends of the Earth”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she closes her feature with her poem “Verdant Green” (this video was filed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Plot and Wait”, “Ends of the Earth”, and “Keeps Repeating”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 9/2/19 at the 7' tall Mike Ditka bobblehead statue on display in Millennium Park in Chicago (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Plot and Wait”, “Ends of the Earth”, and “Keeps Repeating”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 9/2/19 at the 7' tall Mike Ditka bobblehead statue on display in Millennium Park in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 3 poetry readings for Community Poetry at Half Price Books 10/2/19. In part 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Ends of the Earth”, then her poems based on The Bible: “Genesis One”, “Genesis Two and Three”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing”, then her poem “Listen to Life”, all read from the cc&d v292 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “In The Fall”. In part 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “Someone Give Me the Answers” and “Their Crutches” from the 3/18/03 poetry show “Death Comes In Threes”, then her poems #8220;Touch (2019 edit)” and Explosive Energy”, all read from the Down in the Dirt v166 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “Climate Change” - then she read her poems “Volumes of Philosophical Masterpieces”, “Just the Right Words”, “Vastness of Just the Right Moon”, and her two Notre Dame poems “Xystus to Foundation” and “Xyresic Flames”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In part 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “”, “Eat Your Words”, “Xenon and PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, and “Kept my Eye on You”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 3 poetry readings for Community Poetry at Half Price Books 10/2/19. In part 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Ends of the Earth”, then her poems based on The Bible: “Genesis One”, “Genesis Two and Three”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing”, then her poem “Listen to Life”, all read from the cc&d v292 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “In The Fall”. In part 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “Someone Give Me the Answers” and “Their Crutches” from the 3/18/03 poetry show “Death Comes In Threes”, then her poems #8220;Touch (2019 edit)” and Explosive Energy”, all read from the Down in the Dirt v166 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “Climate Change” - then she read her poems “Volumes of Philosophical Masterpieces”, “Just the Right Words”, “Vastness of Just the Right Moon”, and her two Notre Dame poems “Xystus to Foundation” and “Xyresic Flames”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In part 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “”, “Eat Your Words”, “Xenon and PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, and “Kept my Eye on You”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ominous Day”, “Being God”, “Poem About This”, “ends of the earth”, and (from) “Sometimes It’s Not”, then her prose “Imaging Friends and Loved ones”, then her poems “keyboard” and “quake”, and her prose “Scars”, all read from the Scars Publications 2019 collection book “Art House”, during her January 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ominous Day”, “Being God”, “Poem About This”, “ends of the earth”, and (from) “Sometimes It’s Not”, then her prose “Imaging Friends and Loved ones”, then her poems “keyboard” and “quake”, and her prose “Scars”, all read from the Scars Publications 2019 collection book “Art House”, during her January 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ends of the earth”, “Listen to Life”, “Amber Beads”, her prose “Driving By His House”, and her poems “Andrew Hettinger”, “Death”, “Anything for the Liquor Fix”, “Chess Game Again”, and “Children, Churches, and Daddies”, in set 4 from the cc&d July-December 2018 expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris” during the “Poetic License open mic 6/7/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin through a Facebook event page (this video was from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ends of the earth”, “Listen to Life”, “Queueing in Line and Shaping Your Life”, “Amber Beads”, her prose “Driving By His House”, and her poems “Andrew Hettinger”, “Death”, “Anything for the Liquor Fix”, “Chess Game Again”, and “Children, Churches, and Daddies”, in set 4 from the cc&d July-December 2018 expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris” during the “Poetic License open mic 6/7/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (from a Samsung S9 camera).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ends of the earth”, “Listen to Life”, “Queueing in Line and Shaping Your Life”, and and “Keep Our Country and Save Ourselves” from the cc&d July-December 2018 issue collection book “Imagery of Place” live 8/5/20 in her Tuesday night “Builders Book Club” reading (this video was streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ends of the earth”, “Listen to Life”, “Queueing in Line and Shaping Your Life”, and and “Keep Our Country and Save Ourselves” from the cc&d July-December 2018 issue collection book “Imagery of Place” live 8/5/20 in her Tuesday night “Builders Book Club” reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

enemies (haiku, on Twitter)

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku enemies in Chicago 3/17/14 (C) at the open mic Waiting 4 the Bus

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading many of her poems live (8 haiku poems, 4 poems, and a Periodic Table poem) in Chicago 3/17/14 at the Waiting 4 the Bus open mic INCLUDING THIS HAIKU

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem enemies (originally in her books Partial Nudity and 100 Haikus) live 12/17/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem enemies (originally in her books 100 Haikus and Partial Nudity) live 12/17/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, posterize)

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length poem “enemies” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt 1/17 v141 issue “Ice King” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 1/13/17 (filmed in Austin Texas at   BJ’s Brewhouse from a Samsung Galaxy S7).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers joining Thom & others on stage and reading her 5 haiku poems “enjoy”, “lost”, “unbounded”, “upside-down” and “enemies” in the intro performance 3/19/17 to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (Canon Power Shot SX60 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers joining Thom & others on stage and reading her 5 haiku poems “enjoy”, “lost”, “unbounded”, “upside-down” and “enemies” in the intro performance 3/19/17 to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, reading her poems “Years, Centuries, Eons”, “violation”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “unbounded”, and “quarrel” from the cc&d 9/12 2017 issue collection book anthology “Language of Untamed Spirit”, before reading her 3 haiku poems “eventually”, “enemies” and “blood” from the 2017 Scars Publications poetry and prose collection book anthology “On a Rainy Day” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, reading her poems “Years, Centuries, Eons”, “violation”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “unbounded”, and “quarrel” from the cc&d 9/12 2017 issue collection book anthology “Language of Untamed Spirit”, before reading her 3 haiku poems “eventually”, “enemies” and “blood” from the 2017 Scars Publications poetry and prose collection book anthology “On a Rainy Day” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “falling”, “Arsenic and Syphilis”, “love”, ““Jimbo””, and “enemies” from the cc&d v252 issue book “Beyond the Gates” during the Thom multi-person intro 8/12/18 to Austin’s Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “falling”, “Arsenic and Syphilis”, “love”, ““Jimbo””, and “enemies” from the cc&d v252 issue book “Beyond the Gates” during the Thom multi-person intro 8/12/18 to Austin’s Kick Butt Poetry (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Hue Cycling filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “falling”, “Arsenic and Syphilis”, “love”, ““Jimbo””, and “enemies” from the cc&d v252 issue book “Beyond the Gates” during the Thom multi-person intro 8/12/18 to Austin’s Kick Butt Poetry (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Posterize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “falling”, “Arsenic and Syphilis”, “love”, ““Jimbo””, and “enemies” from the cc&d v252 issue book “Beyond the Gates” during the Thom multi-person intro 8/12/18 to Austin’s Kick Butt Poetry (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2018 Book Release Reading 10/3/18, where she read her poems “Cast in Stone”, “Death”, “Children, Churches and Daddies”, and “Russians at a Garage Sale” from her “Book Expo 2013 Chicago” reading 11/24/13, then her haiku poems “enemies”, “faith”, “ants and crosses”, “census”, “easy”, “existence”, “falling”, and “eventually”, from her “Unlucky 13 on St. Patrick’s Day” reading 3/17/14 all appearing in her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v 2)”, in Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was recorded from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2018 Book Release Reading 10/3/18, where she read her poems “Cast in Stone”, “Death”, “Children, Churches and Daddies”, and “Russians at a Garage Sale” from her “Book Expo 2013 Chicago” reading 11/24/13, then her haiku poems “enemies”, “faith”, “ants and crosses”, “census”, “easy”, “existence”, “falling”, and “eventually”, from her “Unlucky 13 on St. Patrick’s Day” reading 3/17/14 all appearing in her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v 2)”, in Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was recorded from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “enemies” and “universe” from her v5 cc&d poetry collection book “On the Edge”, live 3/31/19 through “Spoken and Heard” at Kick Butt Coffee (this show intro video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “enemies” and “universe” from her v5 cc&d poetry collection book “On the Edge”, live 3/31/19 through “Spoken and Heard” at Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera), and given a Posterize filter.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “enemies” and “universe” from her v5 cc&d poetry collection book “On the Edge”, live 3/31/19 through “Spoken and Heard” at Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and given a Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “enemies” and “universe” from her v5 cc&d poetry collection book “On the Edge”, live 3/31/19 through “Spoken and Heard” at Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera), and given a Threshold filter.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

enemy (haiku, on Twitter and Instagram)

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video 7/23/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poem “enemy” during the intro performance to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (this video was filmed from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video 7/23/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 haiku poems “escape”, “brain” and “enemy”, & later her poem “Cast in Stone” w/ people on stage for the intro performance to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (S).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 2/7/18 “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading, reading from “Renegade Winter” her haiku “enemy” and her poems “a Happy Ending to Everything” and “a Crack in the Glass”, then from the poetry from the cc&d September-December 2017 issue collection book “Language of Untamed Spirit” she read her poems “erasure poem: The Meaning of Art” and “Dilemmas in Gift Giving”, then she read from the poetry and prose collection anthology “On a Rainy Day” she read her poems “Smelling Sulfur on 9/11”, “Orders”, and “the Battle at Hand” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 2/7/18 “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading, reading from “Renegade Winter” her haiku “enemy” and her poems “a Happy Ending to Everything” and “a Crack in the Glass”, then from the poetry from the cc&d September-December 2017 issue collection book “Language of Untamed Spirit” she read her poems “erasure poem: The Meaning of Art” and “Dilemmas in Gift Giving”, then she read from the poetry and prose collection anthology “On a Rainy Day” she read her poems “Smelling Sulfur on 9/11”, “Orders”, and “the Battle at Hand” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 7/4/18 of Janet Kuypers’ July 2018 Book Release Reading, where she read her Down in the Dirt Jan.-Apr. 2018 issue collection book “At Midnight” poems “You Were Meant”, “enemy”, “A Happy Ending to Everything”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “judge”, “quarrel”, “Every Street Corner”, and “Poem About This”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypershaiku #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video from 7/4/18 of Janet Kuypers’ July 2018 Book Release Reading, where she read her Down in the Dirt Jan.-Apr. 2018 issue collection book “At Midnight” poems “You Were Meant”, “enemy”, “A Happy Ending to Everything”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “judge”, “quarrel”, “Every Street Corner”, and “Poem About This”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (P L T56; Sepia Tone).

See YouTube video from 7/4/18 of Janet Kuypers’ July 2018 Book Release Reading, where she read her Down in the Dirt Jan.-Apr. 2018 issue collection book “At Midnight” poems “You Were Meant”, “enemy”, “A Happy Ending to Everything”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “judge”, “quarrel”, “Every Street Corner”, and “Poem About This”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypershaiku #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video from 7/4/18 of Janet Kuypers’ July 2018 Book Release Reading, where she read her Down in the Dirt Jan.-Apr. 2018 issue collection book “At Midnight” poems “You Were Meant”, “enemy”, “A Happy Ending to Everything”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “judge”, “quarrel”, “Every Street Corner”, and “Poem About This”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (P L 2500; Threshold).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violation”, “Exterior”, “Eminence”, “Earth”, “Lost”, “Jumped”, “Uphill”, “Essence”, “Upside-Down”, “Enjoy”, “Ghosts”, “You Do What You’re Told”, “Control”, “Enemy”, “Quarrel”, “Xeric”, “Oceans”, “Escape (2017 haiku)”, and “Aflame”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 8/13/19 outside Grant Park with the Millennium Bean in the background in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violation”, “Exterior”, “Eminence”, “Earth”, “Lost”, “Jumped”, “Uphill”, “Essence”, “Upside-Down”, “Enjoy”, “Ghosts”, “You Do What You’re Told”, “Control”, “Enemy”, “Quarrel”, “Xeric”, “Oceans”, “Escape (2017 haiku)”, and “Aflame”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 8/13/19 outside Grant Park with the Millennium Bean in the background in Chicago (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

energy (haiku, on Twitter)

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku energy live 3/26/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku energy live 3/26/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (S)

See Facebook live video on 4/30/17 of the first part of Janet Kuypers’ “Drop the Bomb” poem series she read for Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb, with the ending of Kick Someone Out, Lades and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Exhaling Toxic Fumes, Jumping from the Mausoleum, Just to be On the Safe Side, Nobody Finds Me, Bored the Night Before 9/11, energy, errors, rescue, This is Only a Test, You, Only Searching, Ugly Babies need the Most Love, Bimbo, Good Escape, Goth Girl Photographer, Koala Porn, Occupy, On a Downtown Chicago Light Pole, On This Ride, and Marne Rifle Poem (from a Samsung Galaxy S7 smart phone).

See YouTube video on 4/30/17 of the first part of Janet Kuypers’ “Drop the Bomb” poem series she read for Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb, with the ending of Kick Someone Out, Lades and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Exhaling Toxic Fumes, Jumping from the Mausoleum, Just to be On the Safe Side, Nobody Finds Me, Bored the Night Before 9/11, energy, errors, rescue, This is Only a Test, You, Only Searching, Ugly Babies need the Most Love, Bimbo, Good Escape, Goth Girl Photographer, Koala Porn, Occupy, On a Downtown Chicago Light Pole, On This Ride, and Marne Rifle Poem (facebook live video with a Threshold filter).

View or download the free PDF chapbook “Drop the Bomb” 4/30/17 of all of the short Janet Kuypers poems she read from her live 4/30/17 reading in Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb (plus one bonus poem).

See YouTube video from 4/30/17 of Janet Kuypers performing her “Drop the Bomb” poems for Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb, with control, earth, enjoy, unbounded, Just Thinking About It, Kick Someone Out, Lades and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Exhaling Toxic Fumes, Jumping from the Mausoleum, Just to be On the Safe Side, Nobody Finds Me, Bored the Night Before 9/11, energy, errors, rescue, This is Only a Test, You, Only Searching, Ugly Babies need the Most Love, Bimbo, Good Escape, Goth Girl Photographer, Koala Porn, Occupy, On a Downtown Chicago Light Pole, On This Ride, Marne Rifle Poem, No Thank You, He makes me Think about These Things, (and you could hold me), & From Words to Wars (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetrybomb

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

Engineering with Creativity

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 15-minute podcast recording for WZRD 88.3 Chicago FM Radio, reading her poems from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” — reflecting summer poetry within the book, including her poems “Effigy” (written 8/28, the 1955 day Black teenager Emmett Till was brutally murdered in a lynching, galvanizing the civil rights movement, the 1957 day U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond filibustered to prevent the voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and the 1963 day of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, with Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech), “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein” (for the 9/1/79 date the Pioneer spacecraft visits Saturn), “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button” (written 9/1, the 1901 date Vice-President Teddy Roosevelt used the phrase, “Speak softly and carry a big stick”), “Engineering with Creativity” (written 9/3, on National Skyscraper Day), “Onto a Page” (for 9/6, National Read a Book Day), and “The State of the Nation (2016 edit)”, (for 9/17, Constitution Day), recorded 8/9/20 for future WZRD Radio airplay via the mp3 podcast (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers in her 15-minute podcast recording for WZRD 88.3 Chicago FM Radio, reading her poems from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” — reflecting August and September event poetry within the book, including her poems “Effigy”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button”, “Engineering with Creativity”, “Onto a Page”, and “The State of the Nation (2016 edit)”, recorded 8/3/20 for future WZRD Radio airplay (video filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button”, and “Engineering with Creativity” from the Down in the Dirt 9/20 v175 book “In the Singularity” during the “Poetic License open mic 9/6/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button”, and “Engineering with Creativity” from the Down in the Dirt 9/20 v175 book “In the Singularity” during the “Poetic License open mic 9/6/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Boron from the Big Bang”, “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button”, “Engineering with Creativity”, “One With Wildlife”, “Onto a Page”, “Explore your Imagination”, “You’ve Tucked us Women Away”, and “Keep Looking for Hope” from the v175 “In the Singularity” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” 1/6/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Boron from the Big Bang”, “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button”, “Engineering with Creativity”, “One With Wildlife”, “Onto a Page”, “Explore your Imagination”, “You’ve Tucked us Women Away”, and “Keep Looking for Hope” from the v175 “In the Singularity” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” 1/6/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading

enjoy (haiku, on Twitter and Instagram)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers joining Thom & others on stage and reading her 5 haiku poems “enjoy”, “lost”, “unbounded”, “upside-down” and “enemies” in the intro performance 3/19/17 to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers joining Thom & others on stage and reading her 5 haiku poems “enjoy”, “lost”, “unbounded”, “upside-down” and “enemies” in the intro performance 3/19/17 to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (Canon Power Shot SX60 camera).

View or download the free PDF chapbook “Drop the Bomb” 4/30/17 of all of the short Janet Kuypers poems she read from her live 4/30/17 reading in Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb (plus one bonus poem).

See YouTube video from 4/30/17 of Janet Kuypers performing her “Drop the Bomb” poems for Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb, with control, earth, enjoy, unbounded, Just Thinking About It, Kick Someone Out, Lades and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Exhaling Toxic Fumes, Jumping from the Mausoleum, Just to be On the Safe Side, Nobody Finds Me, Bored the Night Before 9/11, energy, errors, rescue, This is Only a Test, You, Only Searching, Ugly Babies need the Most Love, Bimbo, Good Escape, Goth Girl Photographer, Koala Porn, Occupy, On a Downtown Chicago Light Pole, On This Ride, Marne Rifle Poem, No Thank You, He makes me Think about These Things, (and you could hold me), & From Words to Wars (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetrybomb

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “December 2017 Book Release Reading” 12/6/17, where she reads from the Scars book “On a Rainy Day” her poems “Newspaper Ink’s the Blood of a Dying Species” and “Viewing the Woman in a 19th Century Photograph”, plus her haiku poems “census”, “gone”, and “enjoy” in “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “December 2017 Book Release Reading” 12/6/17, where she reads from the Scars book “On a Rainy Day” her poems “Newspaper Ink’s the Blood of a Dying Species” and “Viewing the Woman in a 19th Century Photograph”, plus her haiku poems “census”, “gone”, and “enjoy” in “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violation”, “Exterior”, “Eminence”, “Earth”, “Lost”, “Jumped”, “Uphill”, “Essence”, “Upside-Down”, “Enjoy”, “Ghosts”, “You Do What You’re Told”, “Control”, “Enemy”, “Quarrel”, “Xeric”, “Oceans”, “Escape (2017 haiku)”, and “Aflame”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 8/13/19 outside Grant Park with the Millennium Bean in the background in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violation”, “Exterior”, “Eminence”, “Earth”, “Lost”, “Jumped”, “Uphill”, “Essence”, “Upside-Down”, “Enjoy”, “Ghosts”, “You Do What You’re Told”, “Control”, “Enemy”, “Quarrel”, “Xeric”, “Oceans”, “Escape (2017 haiku)”, and “Aflame”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 8/13/19 outside Grant Park with the Millennium Bean in the background in Chicago (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

Enough is Enough (The Universe is in your Hands edit)

Enough So Far
This poem is in the Starite Cafe

Enough’s Enough

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this piece in the live show the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! at Chicago’s Gallery Cabaret 20121003 (Canon)

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this piece in the live show the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! at Chicago’s Gallery Cabaret 20121003 (Kodak)

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! full live show at Gallery Cabaret in Chicago 20121003 (Canon), including this piece

See YouTube video of most of the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! full live show at Gallery Cabaret in Chicago 20121003 (Kodak) including this piece

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this piece in the live show the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! at Chicago’s Gallery Cabaret 20121003 (Samsung)

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this poem 10/12/12 at Poetry Love Letters in Chicago (filmed with the Sony video camera)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Enough’s Enough in Chicago 8/19/13 at Waiting4the Bus in Chicago (Canon)

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers reading Enough’s Enough, My Kind of Town, Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield, and Foreign Farmer live in Chicago at Waiting4the Bus 8/19/13 (Canon, Film Age - Older)

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers reading poems Enough’s Enough, My Kind of Town, Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield, and Foreign Farmer live in Chicago at Waiting4the Bus 8/19/13 (Samsung)

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers reading poems Enough’s Enough, My Kind of Town, Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield, and Foreign Farmer live in Chicago at Waiting4the Bus 8/19/13 (Canon)

See YouTube video 3/21/17 for World Poetry Day of Janet Kuypers’ “Lengthy World Poems on World Poetry Day” at Austin’s Half Price Books, with her poems “Freedom just past the Fence”, “My Kind of Town”, “Been a World Leader”, “Enough’s Enough”, “The Little Differences” and an edited “Communication 2012” (Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video 3/21/17 for World Poetry Day of Janet Kuypers’ “Lengthy World Poems on World Poetry Day” at Austin’s Half Price Books, with her poems “Freedom just past the Fence”, “My Kind of Town”, “Been a World Leader”, “Enough’s Enough”, “The Little Differences” and an edited “Communication 2012” (Canon Power Shot SX60 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers Chicago poet reading her poem “Enough’s Enough” from her “Janet with HA!” show, her poem “Original Snowbirds” from her “This Just In” show, and her poem “Only Choice is to Build” from her “Life and Death and Everything Between” show, all read from her book “Chapter 48 (v2)”, live 9/15/18 at “Recycled Reads” (PLT56).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers Chicago poet reading her poem “Enough’s Enough” from her “Janet with HA!” show, her poem “Original Snowbirds” from her “This Just In” show, and her poem “Only Choice is to Build” from her “Life and Death and Everything Between” show, all read from her book “Chapter 48 (v2)”, live 9/15/18 at “Recycled Reads” (PL2500).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poetry in multiple rounds live 11/9/19 at the Grace Heritage Center for the Georgetown “Poetry Aloud“ open mic. In round 1 she read her poem “Depth of Field” from her poetry book “Revealed”, then her Poetry Aloud inspired poems “Undulating Nexus” and “Just too High for Just one Man”. In round 2 she reads her poems “Been a World Leader”, “Enough’s Enough”, and “My kind of Town” from her poetry book “Revealed”, accompanied by Ron on guitar. In round 3 she reads her poem “Loving Four” from her poetry book “Revealed”, accompanied by Ron on guitar. (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poetry in multiple rounds live 11/9/19 at the Grace Heritage Center for the Georgetown “Poetry Aloud“ open mic. In round 1 she read her poem “Depth of Field” from her poetry book “Revealed”, then her Poetry Aloud inspired poems “Undulating Nexus” and “Just too High for Just one Man”. In round 2 she reads her poems “Been a World Leader”, “Enough’s Enough”, and “My kind of Town” from her poetry book “Revealed”, accompanied by Ron on guitar. In round 3 she reads her poem “Loving Four” from her poetry book “Revealed”, accompanied by Ron on guitar. (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Been a World Leader” and “Enough’s Enough” from the Down in the Dirt 6/22 v195 issue/book “Bridge” on 6/1/22, the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (this video was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a b&w Old Film filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Been a World Leader” and “Enough’s Enough” from the Down in the Dirt 6/22 v195 issue/book “Bridge” on 6/1/22, the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Been a World Leader” and “Enough’s Enough” from the Down in the Dirt 6/22 v195 issue/book “Bridge” during her “Poetic License global open mic 6/5/22” she hosted in a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with an Old b&w Film filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Been a World Leader” and “Enough’s Enough” from the Down in the Dirt 6/22 v195 issue/book “Bridge” during her “Poetic License global open mic 6/5/22” 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 #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Else”, “Surviving the Apocalypse”, “Know You”, “Quenching Anybody’s Thirst”, “Worth Something”, “Everyone Has a Choice”, “Zach Makes Me Think About These Things”, “Been a World Leader”, and “Enough’s Enough” from section 2 of the Down in the Dirt 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Final Frontier” on 10/5/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Else”, “Surviving the Apocalypse”, “Know You”, “Quenching Anybody’s Thirst”, “Worth Something”, “Everyone Has a Choice”, “Zach Makes Me Think About These Things”, “Been a World Leader”, and “Enough’s Enough” from section 2 of the from the Down in the Dirt 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Final Frontier” on 10/5/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enshrined poem on facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the 2011 launch date of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, + showing the Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr image for the poem) “Vastness of Just the Right Moon” (written 7/9/19, the day Saturn is closest and brightest to Earth because Saturn was opposite the Sun as seen from the Earth), and her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, on the moonlight theme 7/18/19 at “Thirsty Thursday” in Dripping Springs (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the 2011 launch date of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, + showing the Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr image for the poem) “Vastness of Just the Right Moon” (written 7/9/19, the day Saturn is closest and brightest to Earth because Saturn was opposite the Sun as seen from the Earth), and her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, on the moonlight theme 7/18/19 at “Thirsty Thursday” in Dripping Springs (Panasonic Lumix 2500; Hue C.).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the 2011 launch date of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, + showing the Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr image for the poem) “Vastness of Just the Right Moon” (written 7/9/19, the day Saturn is closest and brightest to Earth because Saturn was opposite the Sun as seen from the Earth), and her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, on the moonlight theme 7/18/19 at “Thirsty Thursday” in Dripping Springs (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the 2011 launch date of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, + showing the Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr image for the poem) “Vastness of Just the Right Moon” (written 7/9/19, the day Saturn is closest and brightest to Earth because Saturn was opposite the Sun as seen from the Earth), and her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, on the moonlight theme 7/18/19 at “Thirsty Thursday” in Dripping Springs (Panasonic Lumix T56; Hue C.).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Juxtaposition We Experience” (written 7/16/19 on the 1969 date Apollo 11 astronauts took off for the Moon), her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, and “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the 2011 launch date of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, + showing the Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr image for the poem), live 7/20/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Juxtaposition We Experience” (written 7/16/19 on the 1969 date Apollo 11 astronauts took off for the Moon), her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, and “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon” (written 7/8/19, the 2011 launch date of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, + showing the Twitter, Instagram, and tumblr image for the poem), live 7/20/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Kuiper Belt Ferryman” (for New Horizons space probe photographing Pluto and Charon 7/13/15), her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, and her poem “Europa and Ganymede Calling” live 7/20/19 at “Recycled Reads” (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Kuiper Belt Ferryman” (for New Horizons space probe photographing Pluto and Charon 7/13/15), her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, and her poem “Europa and Ganymede Calling” live 7/20/19 at “Recycled Reads” (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Enshrined” (for 7/20, Space Exploration Day) and “Magnificent Desolation” (for 7/20, the day in 1969 of the Apollo 11 moon landing), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” on 7/18/20 during the Zoom meeting for the Open Mic Showcase (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Enshrined” (for 7/20, Space Exploration Day) and “Magnificent Desolation” (for 7/20, the day in 1969 of the Apollo 11 moon landing), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” on 7/18/20 during the Zoom meeting for the Open Mic Showcase (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her bonus July poem “Enshrined” (for 7/20, Space Exploration Day), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” on 7/20/20 (on this event date) as a bonus reading for the “Poetic License open mic 7/5/20 home edition” (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Enshrined”, “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon”, and “Juxtaposition we Experience” from the cc&d July 2021 v311 issue/paperback book “Night in the City” at the beginning to start the “Poetic License virtual open mic 7/4/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Enshrined”, “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon”, and “Juxtaposition we Experience” from the cc&d July 2021 v311 issue/paperback book “Night in the City” at the beginning to start the “Poetic License virtual open mic 7/4/21” 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 #janetkuypersinstagram

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Enshrined”, “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon”, and “Juxtaposition we Experience” from the cc&d 5-8/21 issue collection book “What If”; 11/3/21 at the performance art pavilion at the French Market in New Orleans, LA 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 YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Enshrined”, “Earthly Gravitational Bond to the Moon”, and “Juxtaposition we Experience” from the cc&d 5-8/21 issue collection book “What If”; 11/3/21 at the performance art pavilion at the French Market in New Orleans, LA 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 T56 camera and given a Sepia Tone filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

entering courtroom 101

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ poetry feature “Rap Sheet” (Cfs) live at the Cafe Cabaret at Cafe Ballou in Chicago 6/19/15, with the poems each of you carry one body each, uncuffed and printed, Entering Courtroom 101, Vent, and only option is fighting (filmed from a Canon fs200 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ poetry feature “Rap Sheet” live at the Cafe Cabaret at Cafe Ballou in Chicago 6/19/15, with the poems each of you carry one body each, uncuffed and printed, Entering Courtroom 101, Vent, and only option is fighting (this video was filmed from a Canon PowerShot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Download these poems in the free chapbook “Rap Sheet”, w/ poems performed live 6/19/15 at Cafe Ballou, in the Cafe Cabaret (Chicago)

Download these poems in the free chapbook “Rap Sheet” Expanded Report, with long versions of poems (and a bonus poem) in her “Rap Sheet” show 6/19/15 at Cafe Ballou, in the Cafe Cabaret (Chicago)

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v341 1/24 cc&d issue/book “The Cosmos is a Lonely Place” poems “Entering Courtroom 101” (+ show image 1), “Only Option is Fighting” (+ show image 2), + her “Periodic Table Poetry” poem “Zirconium” (+ show image 1) and her “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry” poem “Zirconium Brilliance” (+ show image 1 & 2) to start her “Poetic License 1/7/24 global open mic” she hosted in a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr.) Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream (filmed & streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a Paper Tear filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Entering the Lake of Fire

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 9/2/15 show “Like a Lamb to the Slaughter” feature at Poetry At The Gallery Cabaret in Chicago (Canon fs200), with Entering the Lake of Fire, unless it happens to you, Open Book, electromagnetism, an edited version of the poem Everything was Alive and Dying, Death Takes Many Forms, and Under the Sea.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 9/2/15 show “Like a Lamb to the Slaughter” in her feature at Poetry At The Gallery Cabaret in Chicago (Canon Power Shot), with her poems Entering the Lake of Fire, unless it happens to you, Open Book, electromagnetism, an edited version of her poem Everything was Alive and Dying, Death Takes Many Forms, and Under the Sea.

Get this poem in the free chapbook Like a Lamb to the Slaughter with all of the poems read 9/2/15 at Poetry at the Gallery Cabaret show in Chicago.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 4 poems 9/7/15 at the Chicago open mic Weeds (Canon fs200), w/ Vent, Tin, Entering the Lake of Fire, & electromagnetism.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 4 poems 9/7/15 at the Chicago open mic Weeds (Canon P.S.), with Vent, Tin, Entering the Lake of Fire, & electromagnetism.

See YouTube video live of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Entering the Lake of Fire from memory 10/8/15 with music from the HA!Man of South Africa at Uncommon Ground in Chicago (Canon fs200)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems Entering the Lake of Fire & New To Chicago from memory 10/8/15 with music from the HA!Man of South Africa at Uncommon Ground in Chicago (Cfs)

See YouTube video (Cps) of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Entering the Lake of Fire 11/22/15 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 3 poems 11/22/15 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (Canon Power Shot), with Us, Actually Touching, Entering the Lake of Fire, & Unique Noise.

See YouTube video 4/27/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Entering the Lake of Fire in her first appearance/interview on Austin’s KOOP 91.7 FM radio (from a Canon P.S.).

See YouTube video 4/27/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Entering the Lake of Fire in her first appearance/interview on Austin’s KOOP 91.7 FM radio (from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video 4/27/16 of part 2 of the Janet Kuypers interview (with her reading her two poems Entering the Lake of Fire and Us, Actually Touching), in her first appearance on Austin’s KOOP 91.7 FM radio (Canon P.S.).

See YouTube video 4/27/16 of part 2 of the Janet Kuypers interview (with her reading her two poems “Entering the Lake of Fire” and “Us, Actually Touching”), in her first appearance on Austin’s KOOP 91.7 FM radio (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersradio #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video on 3/20/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Entering the Lake of Fire” with live jazz music for “Austin Rhythm Fire” at Southern Hospitality Catering & Dining (from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

Enjoy this YouTube video from 3/20/17 of Janet Kuypers’ 2017 Austin Rhythm Fire show, reading her poems “Keeping a Record of Going Too Far”, “Yearning to Break Free”, “Entering the Lake of Fire” and “Only an Observer” with live jazz music for “Austin Rhythm Fire” at Southern Hospitality Catering & Dining (this video was filmed with a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video on 3/20/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Keeping a Record of Going Too Far”, “Yearning to Break Free”, “Entering the Lake of Fire” and “Only an Observer” with live jazz music for “Austin Rhythm Fire” at Southern Hospitality Catering & Dining (filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera, & given a Sepia Tone filter).

Enjoy this YouTube video from 3/20/17 of Janet Kuypers’ 2017 Austin Rhythm Fire show, reading her poems “Keeping a Record of Going Too Far”, “Yearning to Break Free”, “Entering the Lake of Fire” and “Only an Observer” with live jazz music for “Austin Rhythm Fire” at Southern Hospitality Catering & Dining (this video was filmed with a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video on 3/20/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Keeping a Record of Going Too Far”, “Yearning to Break Free”, “Entering the Lake of Fire” and “Only an Observer” with live jazz music for “Austin Rhythm Fire” at Southern Hospitality Catering & Dining (video filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60, & given a Posterize filter).

See YouTube video on 3/20/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Keeping a Record of Going Too Far”, “Yearning to Break Free”, “Entering the Lake of Fire” and “Only an Observer” with live jazz music for “Austin Rhythm Fire” at Southern Hospitality Catering & Dining (video filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60, & given a Threshold filter).

View or download the free PDF chapbook “2017 Austin Rhythm Fire” with her poems “Keeping a Record of Going Too Far”, “Yearning to Break Free”, “Entering the Lake of Fire” and “Only an Observer” performed in her 3/20/17 show.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ Book Release Reading 4/5/17 of cc&d book poetry in Austin’s National Poetry Month Community Poetry at Half Price Books, including “Viewing the Woman in a 19th Century Photograph” from the Statue, “I’m Really Going This Time” from Give What You Can, “Human Construct of Time” from Sea Drift, “White Knuckled” from Forever Bound, “Entire Town’s Baseball Team” from Suggested Torture, “Jabbed in an Open Nerve” from Idea, “Observing Theories of the Universe” from Idea, and “Entering the Lake of Fire” from Nighttime City (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ Book Release Reading 4/5/17 of cc&d book poetry in Austin’s National Poetry Month Community Poetry at Half Price Books, including “Viewing the Woman in a 19th Century Photograph” from the Statue, “I’m Really Going This Time” from Give What You Can, “Human Construct of Time” from Sea Drift, “White Knuckled” from Forever Bound, “Entire Town’s Baseball Team” from Suggested Torture, “Jabbed in an Open Nerve” from Idea, “Observing Theories of the Universe” from Idea, and “Entering the Lake of Fire” from Nighttime City (this video filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera and given a Posterize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Pluto, Plutonium & Death” and “Everything is my Home” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” 8/6/17 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” open mic (Sony camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Pluto, Plutonium & Death” and “Everything is my Home” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” 8/6/17 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” open mic (Panasonic Lumix).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exude More in Black”, “Every Heartbeat”,“Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Just Made the Choice”, “Noble Cause”, “Polymath in the Making”, “ Vacuum of Space”, and “Enticing Whirling Darkness” from the cc&d October 2021 v314 issue/paperback book “Nihilism for Dummies” 10/6/21 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 live video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exude More in Black”, “Every Heartbeat”,“Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Just Made the Choice”, “Noble Cause”, “Polymath in the Making”, “ Vacuum of Space”, and “Enticing Whirling Darkness” from the cc&d October 2021 v314 issue/paperback book “Nihilism for Dummies” 10/6/21 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 YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Vacuum of Space”, and “Until I Get a Chance” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book “The World Outside” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 1/2/22” 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). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Vacuum of Space”, and “Until I Get a Chance” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book “The World Outside” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 1/2/22” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with a color tear filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Vacuum of Space”, and “Until I Get a Chance” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book “The World Outside” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 1/2/22” 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). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Entering the War Room

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 3/4/17 poetry show “Exploring Spring” at “Spring Awakenings” in Austin reading her poems “Spring”, “Entering the War Room”, “Job that Only Paid the Bills”, “Killing the Survivor Bug”, “Springtime”, and “Original Snowbirds” with video for the music, &s accompanying bird sounds (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 3/4/17 poetry show “Exploring Spring” at “Spring Awakenings” in Austin reading her poems “Spring”, “Entering the War Room”, “Job that Only Paid the Bills”, “Killing the Survivor Bug”, “Springtime”, and “Original Snowbirds” with video for the music, &s accompanying bird sounds (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

View or download the free PDF chapbook Exploring Spring of her poems “Spring”, “Entering the War Room”, “Job that Only Paid the Bills”, “Killing the Survivor Bug”, “Springtime”, and “Original Snowbirds” performed in her 3/4/17 show.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 3/11/17 reading her poems “Spring” and “Entering the War Room” at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 3/11/17 reading her poems “Spring” and “Entering the War Room” at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video from 12/14/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Every Soul Celebrates”, “Entering the War Room”, and “Job that Only Paid the Bills” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” @ “the Hole in the Wall” in Austin for AIPF’s pre-party reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 12/14/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Every Soul Celebrates”, “Entering the War Room”, and “Job that Only Paid the Bills” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” @ “the Hole in the Wall” in Austin for AIPF’s pre-party reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Quell the Vibrancy” (+ sharing show images 1 & 2), “Entering the War Room” (+ sharing image), & “Job that Only Paid the Bills” (+ sharing images 1 & 2) from the Down in the Dirt 9-12/23 book “Instant Karma” to close her “Poetic License 2/4/24 global open mic” through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this Facebook live video stream (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with a Starburst filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enticing Whirling Darkness

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Burned into these Nightmares with a Pen” (written 10/20, on and for the National Day on Writing), “Moonlight”” (for 10/20, Observe the Moon night), “Polymath in the Making” (written 10/21, on and for Celebration of the Mind Day), “Oscar the Grouch and the Recycle Nazi” (written 10/22, on and for Clean Up the Earth Day), “Kept Religion out of Politics” (written 10/28 on and for the Separation of Church and State Day), “Enticing Whirling Darkness” (written 10/27, on and for the birthdate of Sylvia Plath), “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail” (written 10/29, on and for the 1808 birthday of Roman astronomer Caterina Scarpellini), “Veins Burn Blue with Greatness” (written 10/29, on and for the birthday in 1825 of the last Queen of Romania, Marie Alexandra Victoria), “Jails Almost Broke Me” (written 10/30, on and for the the 1885 birthdate of poet Ezra Pound), “This Halloween” (for Halloween), and “Who I Was Supposed to Be (dreams 10/31/19)” (written 10/31, on Halloween) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 10/27/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Burned into these Nightmares with a Pen”, “Moonlight”, “Polymath in the Making”, “Oscar the Grouch and the Recycle Nazi”, “Kept Religion out of Politics”, “Enticing Whirling Darkness”, “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”, “Veins Burn Blue with Greatness”, “Jails Almost Broke Me”, “This Halloween”, and “Who I Was Supposed to Be (dreams 10/31/19)” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 10/27/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera w/ a Posterize filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Burned into these Nightmares with a Pen”, “Moonlight”, “Polymath in the Making”, “Oscar the Grouch and the Recycle Nazi”, “Kept Religion out of Politics”, “Enticing Whirling Darkness”, “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”, “Veins Burn Blue with Greatness”, “Jails Almost Broke Me”, “This Halloween”, and “Who I Was Supposed to Be (dreams 10/31/19)” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 10/27/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series(filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera w/ a Threshold filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Burned into these Nightmares with a Pen”, “Moonlight”, “Polymath in the Making”, “Oscar the Grouch and the Recycle Nazi”, “Kept Religion out of Politics”, “Enticing Whirling Darkness”, “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”, “Veins Burn Blue with Greatness”, “Jails Almost Broke Me”, “This Halloween”, and “Who I Was Supposed to Be (dreams 10/31/19)” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 10/27/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exude More in Black”, “Every Heartbeat”,“Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Just Made the Choice”, “Noble Cause”, “Polymath in the Making”, “ Vacuum of Space”, and “Enticing Whirling Darkness” from the cc&d October 2021 v314 issue/paperback book “Nihilism for Dummies” 10/6/21 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 live video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exude More in Black”, “Every Heartbeat”,“Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Just Made the Choice”, “Noble Cause”, “Polymath in the Making”, “ Vacuum of Space”, and “Enticing Whirling Darkness” from the cc&d October 2021 v314 issue/paperback book “Nihilism for Dummies” 10/6/21 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 YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Noble Cause” from the Scars Publications 2021 collection book “Regarding Utopia”, then her poem “Enticing Whirling Darkness” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book “The World Outside”, then her poem “Burned into these Nightmares with a Pen” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21b Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 12/5/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera with a color tear filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Noble Cause” from the Scars Publications 2021 collection book “Regarding Utopia”, then her poem “Enticing Whirling Darkness” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book “The World Outside”, then her poem “Burned into these Nightmares with a Pen” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21b Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 12/5/21” 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). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Noble Cause” from the Scars Publications 2021 collection book “Regarding Utopia”, then her poem “Enticing Whirling Darkness” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book “The World Outside”, then her poem “Burned into these Nightmares with a Pen” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21b Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 12/5/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with a color tear filter; posted on Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Noble Cause” from the Scars Publications 2021 collection book “Regarding Utopia”, then her poem “Enticing Whirling Darkness” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book “The World Outside”, then her poem “Burned into these Nightmares with a Pen” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21b Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 12/5/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

entire town’s baseball team

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Entire Town’s Baseball Team (in the chapbook “Bases Loaded”) 4/26/15 (C) at Chicago’s 2015 Poetry Bomb (at Wrigley Field) filmed with a Canon Power Shot

See this YouTube video 4/26/15 of the Janet Kuypers show “Bases Loaded” poetry at Wrigley Field for the 2015 Poetry Bomb in Chicago, of poems relating to baseball, including her poems “Entire Town’s Baseball Team”, “New to Chicago (2015 baseball edition)”, “Even Got to First Base”, “One, Two, Three Strikes You’re Out”, “Somebody’s Scoring Somewhere”, “Bases Loaded”, and “Young Dreams from a Potential Legend” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Download this poem in the free chapbook “Bases Loaded” w/ poems read on 4/26/15 at the 2015 Poetry Bomb in Chicago

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Entire Town’s Baseball Team live 4/29/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon fs200)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Entire Town’s Baseball Team live 4/29/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon Power Shot)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ Book Release Reading 4/5/17 of cc&d book poetry in Austin’s National Poetry Month Community Poetry at Half Price Books, including “Viewing the Woman in a 19th Century Photograph” from the Statue, “I’m Really Going This Time” from Give What You Can, “Human Construct of Time” from Sea Drift, “White Knuckled” from Forever Bound, “Entire Town’s Baseball Team” from Suggested Torture, “Jabbed in an Open Nerve” from Idea, “Observing Theories of the Universe” from Idea, and “Entering the Lake of Fire” from Nighttime City (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ Book Release Reading 4/5/17 of cc&d book poetry in Austin’s National Poetry Month Community Poetry at Half Price Books, including “Viewing the Woman in a 19th Century Photograph” from the Statue, “I’m Really Going This Time” from Give What You Can, “Human Construct of Time” from Sea Drift, “White Knuckled” from Forever Bound, “Entire Town’s Baseball Team” from Suggested Torture, “Jabbed in an Open Nerve” from Idea, “Observing Theories of the Universe” from Idea, and “Entering the Lake of Fire” from Nighttime City (this video filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera and given a Posterize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Bases Loaded” poems “Entire Town’s Baseball Team”, “Even Got to First Base”, and “One, Two, Three Strikes You’re Out”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” at “Recycled Reads” open mic 11/4/18 (video filmed live from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Bases Loaded” poems “Entire Town’s Baseball Team”, “Even Got to First Base”, and “One, Two, Three Strikes You’re Out”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” at “Recycled Reads” open mic 11/4/18 (video filmed live from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

Enveloping Fog

Envision It in the Night Sky

See YouTube video of this poem read live at the 07/19/11 mini-feature night at the Café in Chicago at her feature Astronomy 101

Enjoy this YouTube video 7/19/11 of Janet Kuypers performing her poetry in her feature Astronomy 101 @ Chicago’s the Café (this video post appears on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature

Download this writing in the free 07/19/11 PDF feature chapbook Astronomy 101

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/17/18 reading her poems “Envision It in the Night Sky”, “Travel Through Space”, and “The Moon” from her “Astronomy 101” show, all read from her book “Chapter 48 (v2)” “Recycled Reads” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/17/18 reading her poems “Envision It in the Night Sky”, “Travel Through Space”, and “The Moon” from her “Astronomy 101” show, all read from her book “Chapter 48 (v2)” “Recycled Reads” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers finalé feature “Night Sky” at the 2019 Texas Night Sky Festival in Driftwood, TX 11/14/19, reading her astronomy-themed poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Earthrise”, (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, “Orion (2019 edit)”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, (from) “Universe... Now in Color”, (from) “Queen of the Night Sky”, and (from) “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”, all with John on guitar (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facbook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers finalé feature “Night Sky” at the 2019 Texas Night Sky Festival in Driftwood, TX 11/14/19, reading her astronomy-themed poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Earthrise”, (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, “Orion (2019 edit)”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, (from) “Universe... Now in Color”, (from) “Queen of the Night Sky”, and (from) “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”, all with John on guitar (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facbook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

View & download the free chapbook Night Sky with the poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Earthrise”, (from) “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, “Orion (2019 edit)”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, (from) “Universe... Now in Color”, (from) “Queen of the Night Sky”, and (from) “Quest Beyond an Icy Tail”.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Orion”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, and “Universe... Now in Color” in the “Night Sky” section, and her poems “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m wondering” in the Public Access Poetry section, of the cc&d July-December 2018 expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris” for The Café Gallery 9/8/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (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 “Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, “Moonlight”, “Orion”, “Envision it in the Night Sky”, and “Universe... Now in Color” in the “Night Sky” section, and her poems “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m wondering” in the Public Access Poetry section, of the cc&d July-December 2018 expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris” during The Café Gallery 9/8/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera).

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Hydrogen: One Against One”, “Hydrogen to Nothing”, “Universe... Now In Color”, “Envision It in the Night Sky”, “Under your Total Control”, “Know You Only Got Me”, “Feel Comfortable”, and “Good Escape” from the v195 5/22 Down in the Dirt book “In Plain View” 5/4/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for and in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (video from a Samsung S9 camera with a b&w Old Film filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Hydrogen: One Against One”, “Hydrogen to Nothing”, “Universe... Now In Color”, “Envision It in the Night Sky”, “Under your Total Control”, “Know You Only Got Me”, “Feel Comfortable”, and “Good Escape” from the v195 5/22 Down in the Dirt book “In Plain View” 5/4/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for and in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Hydrogen: One Against One”, “Hydrogen to Nothing”, “Universe... Now In Color”, “Envision It in the Night Sky”, “Under your Total Control”, “Ever Since You Got Me”, “Know You Only Got Me”, “Feel Comfortable”, “Now That You Got Me”, and “Good Escape” from the Down in the Dirt 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Final Frontier” on 9/7/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Hydrogen: One Against One”, “Hydrogen to Nothing”, “Universe... Now In Color”, “Envision It in the Night Sky”, “Under your Total Control”, “Ever Since You Got Me”, “Know You Only Got Me”, “Feel Comfortable”, “Now That You Got Me”, and “Good Escape” from the Down in the Dirt 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Final Frontier” on 9/7/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersbookreading

Equality Doesn’t Mean Removing Rights

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her two Twitter Verse Periodic Table poems “Sodium: Worth your Weight” (+ displaying the image for the poem) and “Sodium turns into quantum tornadoes” (+ displaying the image for the poem) from the v199 9/22 Down in the Dirt book “Tracks” (that also appears in the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), then her poem “White Knuckled” (plus showing her Slovak translation of the poem) from the v199 9/22 Down in the Dirt book “Tracks” that also appears in the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling”), plus her new poem “Equality Doesn’t Mean Removing Rights” during her “Poetic License 9/4/22 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her two Twitter Verse Periodic Table poems “Sodium: Worth your Weight” (+ displaying the image for the poem) and “Sodium turns into quantum tornadoes” (+ displaying the image for the poem) from the v199 9/22 Down in the Dirt book “Tracks” (that also appears in the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), then her poem “White Knuckled” (plus showing her Slovak translation of the poem) from the v199 9/22 Down in the Dirt book “Tracks” that also appears in the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling”), plus her new poem “Equality Doesn’t Mean Removing Rights” during her “Poetic License 9/4/22 global open mic” 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 #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Equality Doesn’t Mean Removing Rights” and “Journalisming the Story of Equal Rights” from the books “Floating Island” and “Testament” for the 4/5/23 ‘Community Poetry’ honorary book reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr). This video is also a Facebook live video stream (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, & Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperswomensrights

Enjoy this YouTube video from 8/12/23 of Janet Kuypers during her lead feature “Closing the Book on Women’s Rights” at Tangible Books in Chicago, where she read her poems “Equality Doesn’t Mean Removing Rights”, “It Really Is All About Choice”, “Key, you see”, “Jihad Against Free Choice”, “Only Considering Women’s Rights”, “Fear for Their Safety”, and “Expecting Rights after Losing Rights” from the CyberWit 2023 Janet Kuypers book “Testament” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this YouTube video (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this YouTube video (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this YouTube video (filmed from a Samsung S9 camera with a Sepia Tone filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry#janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersfeminism #janetkuyperswomensrights

Equality for Women

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Flooded War Memories” (by request), “Equality for Women” (written on and for International Women’s Day, 3/14), and “Check your Beliefs at the Door” live 3/16/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Flooded War Memories” (by request), “Equality for Women” (written on and for International Women’s Day, 3/14), and “Check your Beliefs at the Door” live 3/16/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Posterize).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Flooded War Memories” (by request), “Equality for Women” (written on and for International Women’s Day, 3/14), and “Check your Beliefs at the Door” live 3/16/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Flooded War Memories” (by request), “Equality for Women” (written on and for International Women’s Day, 3/14), and “Check your Beliefs at the Door” live 3/16/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia Tone).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “The One at Mardi Gras” and “Equality for Women” (written on 3/8 for International Women’s Day), both read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her Periodic Table Twitter Verse poem “Strontium shows Schrödinger’s cat”, during the “Poetic License open mic 3/1/20”, while hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera and also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “The One at Mardi Gras” and “Equality for Women” (written on 3/8 for International Women’s Day), both read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her Periodic Table Twitter Verse poem “Strontium shows Schrödinger’s cat”, during the “Poetic License open mic 3/1/20”, while hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “March Forth”, “Equality for Women”, “Vortexes Indenting our World”, and “Oppression on Every Front”, read from the 2/20 v295 cc&d issue/book “Another Lifetime”, live 3/4/20 in her March 2020 Book Release Reading through “Community Poetry” at Half Price Books in Austin (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “March Forth”, “Equality for Women”, “Vortexes Indenting our World”, and “Oppression on Every Front”, read from the 2/20 v295 cc&d issue/book “Another Lifetime”, live 3/4/20 in her March 2020 Book Release Reading through “Community Poetry” at Half Price Books in Austin (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 4/26/20 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “March Forth”, “Equality for Women”, “Vortexes Indenting our World”, “Once They were Moved to This Foreign Land”, and “Oppression on Every Front” from the v296 “Another Lifetime” section of the cc&d magazine February-April 2020 issue collection book “Aiming at Immortality” for the “2020 #poetrybomb” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See Facebook streaming video live from 4/26/20 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “March Forth”, “Equality for Women”, “Vortexes Indenting our World”, “Once They were Moved to This Foreign Land”, and “Oppression on Every Front” from the v296 “Another Lifetime” section of the cc&d magazine February-April 2020 issue collection book “Aiming at Immortality” for the “2020 #poetrybomb” (Samsung S9 camera live film; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

Equality Manifesto

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing her poem “Victim” originally read in her show “Energy with Poetry and Music and read from her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v2)”, then her 2019 poems “Evil is Tricky”, and “Equality Manifesto” (written on the same calendar date as the publication date of The Communist Manifesto, 4//26) live 3/16/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing her poem “Victim” originally read in her show “Energy with Poetry and Music and read from her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v2)”, then her 2019 poems “Evil is Tricky”, and “Equality Manifesto” (written on the same calendar date as the publication date of The Communist Manifesto, 4//26) live 3/16/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Equality Manifesto” (written February 26th, for the anniversary of the publication of the Communist Manifesto), read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Content with Inferior Men” read from her cc&d volume 2 poetry collection book “a Wake-Up Call from Tradition”, then, from the same book, sings her poem/song “Where I Belong” (melody based on the Depeche Mode song “Home”), 2/15/20 at the Austin “Open Mic Showcase” at Recycled Reads (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Equality Manifesto” (written February 26th, for the anniversary of the publication of the Communist Manifesto), read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Content with Inferior Men” read from her cc&d volume 2 poetry collection book “a Wake-Up Call from Tradition”, then, from the same book, sings her poem/song “Where I Belong” (melody based on the Depeche Mode song “Home”), 2/15/20 at the Austin “Open Mic Showcase” at Recycled Reads (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Fighting for Freedom on Christmas”, “Equality Manifesto”, and “Jumping Genes, & the Infiltration of my DNA” from the cc&d 2/21 v306 book “More Softly than the Thunder” for The Café Gallery 2/9/21 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera w/ a Sepia Tone filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Fighting for Freedom on Christmas”, “Equality Manifesto”, and “Jumping Genes, & the Infiltration of my DNA” from the cc&d 2/21 v306 book “More Softly than the Thunder” for The Café Gallery 2/9/21 Book Reading (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Fighting for Freedom on Christmas”, “Equality Manifesto”, and “Quickly Judged” from the “More Softly than the Thunder” section of the Scars Publications 1-4 2021 cc&d issue collection book “What Lies on the Other Side”, read 4/7/21 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 #janetkuypersinstagram

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Fighting for Freedom on Christmas”, “Equality Manifesto”, and “Quickly Judged” from the “More Softly than the Thunder” section of the Scars Publications 1-4 2021 cc&d issue collection book “What Lies on the Other Side” read 4/7/21 during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” feature reading (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersinstagram

Equinox Concert

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Española Lore”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Equinox Concert”, “On a Mission for This Reprieve”, “One Summer: California”, and “For Far Too Many Years” from the CyberWit 2024 Janet Kuypers poetry book “The Universe is in Your Hands” in front of the grain tower for Circle Brewing Company on 4/28/24 for “the 2024 Poetry Bomb” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetrybomb #janetkuyperstheuniverseisinyourhands

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v349 9/24 cc&d issue/book “Autumn” & the CyberWit Summer 2024 Janet Kuypers poetry book “The Universe is in Your Hands” poems “September 11, 2001 (The Universe is in your Hands edit)” (+ showing NYC city skyline image & 9/6/09 WTC construction image 4623), “Equinox Concert” (+ showing an Aurora Borealis image), & “Just Far Enough to Feel Free” (+ showing a tandem-free 6/18/07 skydiving image) to start her “Poetic License 9/1/24 global open mic” she hosted through Zoom & a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera w/ a Bad Signal-B filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstheuniverseisinyourhands #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

erasure poem: a Declaration of Female Freedom

See YouTube video from 3/19/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, “Games We Play” and “erasure poem: a Declaration of Female Freedom” live at Austin’s Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video from 3/19/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, “Games We Play” and “erasure poem: a Declaration of Female Freedom” live at Austin’s Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” (filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” with train sounds (from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” with train sounds (filmed from a Sony camera).

View or download the free PDF chapbook Erasure Poems of her poems “Spring”, “Entering the War Room”, “Job that Only Paid the Bills”, “Killing the Survivor Bug”, “Springtime”, and “Original Snowbirds” performed in her 4/1/17 show.

See YouTube (L) video of Janet Kuypers 9/9/17 reading her poems “New Beginnings: getting married to my knight in shining armor”, “Only Choice is to Build” and “erasure poem: A Declaration of Female Freedom” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” @ “Poetry Aloud”.

See YouTube (S) video of Janet Kuypers 9/9/17 reading her poems “New Beginnings: getting married to my knight in shining armor”, “Only Choice is to Build” and “erasure poem: A Declaration of Female Freedom” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” @ “Poetry Aloud”.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2017 Book Release Readings 10/4/17 from the cc&d 10/17 “Forbidden”, with Erasure Poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History”, & her haiku “unbounded” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2017 Book Release Readings 10/4/17 from the cc&d 10/17 “Forbidden”, with Erasure Poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History”, & her haiku “unbounded” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

erasure poem: a Poetic History

See YouTube video from 4/2/17 of Janet Kuypers reading a portion of her short story “Crazy”, then reading her poems “All Men Have Secrets”, “High Roller” and “erasure poem: a Poetic History” at “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video from 4/2/17 of Janet Kuypers reading a portion of her short story “Crazy”, then reading her poems “All Men Have Secrets”, “High Roller” and “erasure poem: a Poetic History” at “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (this video was filmed from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video from 4/15/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “On All Fours”, “Know You” and “erasure poem: a Poetic History” at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video from 4/15/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “On All Fours”, “Know You” and “erasure poem: a Poetic History” at Austin’s “Recycled Reads”; (Sony, Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” (filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” with train sounds (from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” with train sounds (filmed from a Sony camera).

View or download the free PDF chapbook Erasure Poems of her poems “Spring”, “Entering the War Room”, “Job that Only Paid the Bills”, “Killing the Survivor Bug”, “Springtime”, and “Original Snowbirds” performed in her 4/1/17 show.

See YouTube video from 8/12/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “erasure poem: a Poetic History” and “Queen ISIS” for her book release “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” at “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown (Sony).

See YouTube video from 8/12/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “erasure poem: a Poetic History” and “Queen ISIS” for her book release “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” at “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown (Lumix).

See YouTube video 8/22/17 of the Janet Kuypers show “This Just In”, with her poems “Protecting Peace can Put you in Prison”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “erasure poem: A Poetic History”, “Just One Book”, “Newspaper Ink’s the Blood of a Dying Species”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “Yearning to Break Free” and “Just By Holding His Hand (extreme 2016 sestina variation)” (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video 8/22/17 of the Janet Kuypers show “This Just In”, with her poems “Protecting Peace can Put you in Prison”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “erasure poem: A Poetic History”, “Just One Book”, “Newspaper Ink’s the Blood of a Dying Species”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “Yearning to Break Free” and “Just By Holding His Hand (extreme 2016 sestina variation)” (Lumix)

See YouTube video 8/23/17 of Janet Kuypers’ poem “Knew I Had to be Ready”, then her show “Under My Skin”, with her poems “Protecting Peace can Put you in Prison”, “Ernesto”, “Quivering against the Invading Enemy”, “The Truth Is Out There”, “x-raying metal under my skin”, “X-rays and broken hearts”, “unique noise”, “erasure poem: A Poetic History”, “Just One Book”, and “Returning to Georgetown” (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video 8/23/17 of the Janet Kuypers’ poem “Knew I Had to be Ready”, then her show “Under My Skin”, with her poems “Protecting Peace can Put you in Prison”, “Ernesto”, “Quivering against the Invading Enemy”, “The Truth Is Out There”, “x-raying metal under my skin”, “X-rays and broken hearts”, “unique noise”, “erasure poem: A Poetic History”, “Just One Book”, and “Returning to Georgetown” (from a Panasonic Lumix camera; Hard Light filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2017 Book Release Readings 10/4/17 from the cc&d 10/17 “Forbidden”, with Erasure Poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History”, & her haiku “unbounded” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2017 Book Release Readings 10/4/17 from the cc&d 10/17 “Forbidden”, with Erasure Poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History”, & her haiku “unbounded” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 4/4/18 “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading, reading from the cc&d September-December 2017 issue collection book “Language of Untamed Spirit” her poem “Zenith of the Night Sky”, her haiku “eminence”, her short prose “Driving by His House”, and her poem “erasure poem: a Poetic History” at the only “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” event, which she hosted during National Poetry Month (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 4/4/18 “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading, reading from the cc&d September-December 2017 issue collection book “Language of Untamed Spirit” her poem “Zenith of the Night Sky”, her haiku “eminence”, her short prose “Driving by His House”, and her poem “erasure poem: a Poetic History” at the only “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” event, which she hosted during National Poetry Month (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given an Edge Detection filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 4/4/18 “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading, reading from the cc&d September-December 2017 issue collection book “Language of Untamed Spirit” her poem “Zenith of the Night Sky”, her haiku “eminence”, her short prose “Driving by His House”, and her poem “erasure poem: a Poetic History” at the only “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” event, which she hosted during National Poetry Month (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given a Posterize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 4/4/18 “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading, reading from the cc&d September-December 2017 issue collection book “Language of Untamed Spirit” her poem “Zenith of the Night Sky”, her haiku “eminence”, her short prose “Driving by His House”, and her poem “erasure poem: a Poetic History” at the only “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” event, which she hosted during National Poetry Month (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given a Threshold filter).

erasure poem: corner stone against slavery

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Vegetarian Stands by the Meat Sale”, “Floating Away with the Tide” and “erasure poem: Corner Stone Against Slavery” @ Austin’s Recycled Reads 3/18/17 (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Vegetarian Stands by the Meat Sale”, “Floating Away with the Tide” and “erasure poem: Corner Stone Against Slavery” @ Austin’s Recycled Reads 3/18/17 (video filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera with a Threshold filter).

See YouTube video live 3/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “erasure poem: Corner Stone Against Slavery” on World Poetry Day at Austin’s Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoem

See YouTube video live 3/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “erasure poem: Corner Stone Against Slavery” on World Poetry Day at Austin’s Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoem

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” (filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” with train sounds (from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” with train sounds (filmed from a Sony camera).

View or download the free PDF chapbook Erasure Poems of her poems “Spring”, “Entering the War Room”, “Job that Only Paid the Bills”, “Killing the Survivor Bug”, “Springtime”, and “Original Snowbirds” performed in her 4/1/17 show.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 9/23/17 reading her poem “Marry you in Autumn”, then her poems “erasure poem: Corner Stone Against Slavery” and “One of the Most Hated Women in America” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” at Georgetown Public Library’s “Poetry Aloud” (L).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 9/23/17 reading her poem “Marry you in Autumn”, then her poems “erasure poem: Corner Stone Against Slavery” and “One of the Most Hated Women in America” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” at Georgetown Public Library’s “Poetry Aloud” (S).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2017 Book Release Readings 10/4/17 from the cc&d 10/17 “Forbidden”, with Erasure Poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History”, & her haiku “unbounded” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2017 Book Release Readings 10/4/17 from the cc&d 10/17 “Forbidden”, with Erasure Poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History”, & her haiku “unbounded” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

erasure poem: the Meaning of Art

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” (filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” with train sounds (from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” with train sounds (filmed from a Sony camera).

View or download the free PDF chapbook Erasure Poems of her poems “Spring”, “Entering the War Room”, “Job that Only Paid the Bills”, “Killing the Survivor Bug”, “Springtime”, and “Original Snowbirds” performed in her 4/1/17 show.

See YouTube video 5/13/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Planting Palm Tree Seeds”, “You Moved from Island to Island” and “erasure poem: the Meaning of Art” at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (Lumix).

See YouTube video 5/13/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Planting Palm Tree Seeds”, “You Moved from Island to Island” and “erasure poem: the Meaning of Art” at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (Sony).

See YouTube video 8/24/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her “erasure poem: the Meaning of Art” at the Art Institute of Chicago courtyard (Sony).

See YouTube video 8/24/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her “erasure poem: the Meaning of Art” at the Art Institute of Chicago courtyard (Sony; Thresh).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2017 Book Release Readings 10/4/17 from the cc&d 10/17 “Forbidden”, with Erasure Poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History”, & her haiku “unbounded” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2017 Book Release Readings 10/4/17 from the cc&d 10/17 “Forbidden”, with Erasure Poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History”, & her haiku “unbounded” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 2/7/18 “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading, reading from “Renegade Winter” her haiku “enemy” and her poems “a Happy Ending to Everything” and “a Crack in the Glass”, then from the poetry from the cc&d September-December 2017 issue collection book “Language of Untamed Spirit” she read her poems “erasure poem: The Meaning of Art” and “Dilemmas in Gift Giving”, then she read from the poetry and prose collection anthology “On a Rainy Day” she read her poems “Smelling Sulfur on 9/11”, “Orders”, and “the Battle at Hand” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 2/7/18 “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading, reading from “Renegade Winter” her haiku “enemy” and her poems “a Happy Ending to Everything” and “a Crack in the Glass”, then from the poetry from the cc&d September-December 2017 issue collection book “Language of Untamed Spirit” she read her poems “erasure poem: The Meaning of Art” and “Dilemmas in Gift Giving”, then she read from the poetry and prose collection anthology “On a Rainy Day” she read her poems “Smelling Sulfur on 9/11”, “Orders”, and “the Battle at Hand” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” (filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” with train sounds (from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 4/1/17 poetry show “Erasure Poems” at “National Poetry Month” for Expressions in Austin reading her poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History” with train sounds (filmed from a Sony camera).

View or download the free PDF chapbook Erasure Poems of her poems “Spring”, “Entering the War Room”, “Job that Only Paid the Bills”, “Killing the Survivor Bug”, “Springtime”, and “Original Snowbirds” performed in her 4/1/17 show.

See Janet Kuypers’ YouTube video 5/14/17 reading her poems “On an Airplane With a Frequent Flyer”, “False Suicide” and “One of the Most Hated Women in America” with accompanying live music from Rich Xperience at the “Kick Butt Poetry” open mic in Austin (Lumix).

See Janet Kuypers’ YouTube video 5/14/17 reading her poems “On an Airplane With a Frequent Flyer”, “False Suicide” and “One of the Most Hated Women in America” with accompanying live music from Rich Xperience at the “Kick Butt Poetry” open mic in Austin (Sony).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 9/23/17 reading her poem “Marry you in Autumn”, then her poems “erasure poem: Corner Stone Against Slavery” and “One of the Most Hated Women in America” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” at Georgetown Public Library’s “Poetry Aloud” (L).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 9/23/17 reading her poem “Marry you in Autumn”, then her poems “erasure poem: Corner Stone Against Slavery” and “One of the Most Hated Women in America” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” at Georgetown Public Library’s “Poetry Aloud” (S).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2017 Book Release Readings 10/4/17 from the cc&d 10/17 “Forbidden”, with Erasure Poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History”, & her haiku “unbounded” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2017 Book Release Readings 10/4/17 from the cc&d 10/17 “Forbidden”, with Erasure Poems “the Meaning of Art”, “Corner Stone Against Slavery”, “a Declaration of Female Freedom”, “One of the Most Hated Women in America”, and “a Poetic History”, & her haiku “unbounded” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Found Poem”, “Found Haiku” and “Quoting Twitter with a Found Haiku” from the book “Unlocking the Word”, them her poem “Erasure Poem: ‘One of the most Hated Women in America’” from her “Life and Death and Everything Between” show, read from her book “Chapter 48 (v2)”, live 9/15/18 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Found Poem”, “Found Haiku” and “Quoting Twitter with a Found Haiku” from the book “Unlocking the Word”, them her poem “Erasure Poem: ‘One of the most Hated Women in America’” from her “Life and Death and Everything Between” show, read from her book “Chapter 48 (v2)”, live 9/15/18 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, with a Hue Cycling filter).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, with a Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with an Edge Detection filter).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Threshold filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ May 2019 Book Release Reading 5/1/19, where she read her Life and Death and everything between poems “Echo in my Mind”, “Erasure Poem: ‘One of the most Hated Women in America’”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Cofounding”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear”, all read from the cc&d September-December 2018 issue and chapbook collection book “This is Where I Live”, during Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ May 2019 Book Release Reading 5/1/19, where she read her Life and Death and everything between poems “Echo in my Mind”, “Erasure Poem: ‘One of the most Hated Women in America’”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Cofounding”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear”, all read from the cc&d September-December 2018 issue and chapbook collection book “This is Where I Live”, during Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Erbium (poem from the “Periodic Table of Poetry” series)
also see this poem at Artvilla

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Periodic Table poem Erbium in her this Poetry is Money feature, live in Chicago 7/7/14 at “Waiting 4 the Bus” (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Periodic Table poem Erbium in her this Poetry is Money feature, live in Chicago 7/7/14 at “Waiting 4 the Bus” (S)

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Before Locked Doors” book poems “Erbium” (which is also in the book “Periodic Table Poetry”, + showing the “7/7/14” show images 1 & 2), & “Erbium and REEs from fly ash” (which is also in the book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”, + showing “3/30/22” show images 1 & 2, and poem image) during her “Poetic License 10/6/24 global open mic” she hosted through Zoom & a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera w/ an oversun filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Erbium and REEs from fly ash
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Enjoy this YouTube video from 3/30/22 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry & Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret 3/30/22” feature night in Chicago, where she read 36 of her Twitter-length Periodic Table poems (including this one) as her select “Twitter Verse periodic Table Poetry” poems from her book “Twitter Verse periodic Table Poetry” in her “Twitter Verse periodic Table Poetry” feature (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream from 3/30/22 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry & Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret 3/30/22” feature night in Chicago, where she read 36 of her Twitter-length Periodic Table poems (including this one) as her select “Twitter Verse periodic Table Poetry” poems from her book “Twitter Verse periodic Table Poetry” in her “Twitter Verse periodic Table Poetry” feature (this video was filmed & streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a Lava Lamp filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Before Locked Doors” book poems “Erbium” (which is also in the book “Periodic Table Poetry”, + showing the “7/7/14” show images 1 & 2), & “Erbium and REEs from fly ash” (which is also in the book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”, + showing “3/30/22” show images 1 & 2, and poem image) during her “Poetic License 10/6/24 global open mic” she hosted through Zoom & a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter/X, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera w/ an oversun filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Ernesto

See YouTube video from 3/25/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ernesto” and “Just Thinking About It” on the theme of circles that she wrote FOR this reading at the “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video from 3/25/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ernesto” and “Just Thinking About It” on the theme of circles that she wrote FOR this reading at the “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers

See YouTube video from 4/15/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ernesto”, “You Are a Force” and “One by One the Beech Trees Fell” at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (Sony camera).

See YouTube video from 4/15/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ernesto”, “You Are a Force” and “One by One the Beech Trees Fell” at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (Sony; Edge Detect).

Hear SoundCloud audio of Janet Kuypers sharing her poetry from her two books, “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” (w/ her poems “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Earth was Crying”, “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round”, “Ernesto”, “Endings Bring Light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together”) in her Chicago 88.3 FM WZRD Radio interview 8/26/17, Part 1.

See YouTube video of part 1 of the Janet Kuypers interview on WZRD 88.3 FM Chicago Radio 8/24/17, with her reading poetry from her two books “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, including “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Earth was Crying”, “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round”, “Ernesto”, “Endings Bring Light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” (Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersradio #janetkuyperschicago

See YouTube video of part 1 of the Janet Kuypers interview on WZRD 88.3 FM Chicago Radio 8/24/17, with her reading poetry from her two books “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, including “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Earth was Crying”, “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round”, “Ernesto”, “Endings Bring Light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” (Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersradio #janetkuyperschicago

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Verge on Meditation”, “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round” and “Ernesto” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” 8/23/17 at Waukegan (IL) Beach (video filmed from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Verge on Meditation”, “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round” and “Ernesto” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” 8/23/17 at Waukegan (IL) Beach (Sony camera w/ a Cartoon filter).

See YouTube video 8/23/17 of Janet Kuypers’ poem “Knew I Had to be Ready”, then her show “Under My Skin”, with her poems “Protecting Peace can Put you in Prison”, “Ernesto”, “Quivering against the Invading Enemy”, “The Truth Is Out There”, “x-raying metal under my skin”, “X-rays and broken hearts”, “unique noise”, “erasure poem: A Poetic History”, “Just One Book”, and “Returning to Georgetown” (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video 8/23/17 of the Janet Kuypers’ poem “Knew I Had to be Ready”, then her show “Under My Skin”, with her poems “Protecting Peace can Put you in Prison”, “Ernesto”, “Quivering against the Invading Enemy”, “The Truth Is Out There”, “x-raying metal under my skin”, “X-rays and broken hearts”, “unique noise”, “erasure poem: A Poetic History”, “Just One Book”, and “Returning to Georgetown” (from a Panasonic Lumix camera; Hard Light filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2017 Book Release Reading 11/1/17, where she read her Down in the Dirt 11/17 book “Monsters” haiku poems “knife”, “easy”, and “ghosts”, and her poems “Ernesto” “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round” and “Verge on Meditation” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2017 Book Release Reading 11/1/17, where she read her Down in the Dirt 11/17 book “Monsters” haiku poems “knife”, “easy”, and “ghosts”, and her poems “Ernesto” “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round” and “Verge on Meditation” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ March 2019 Book Release Reading 3/6/19, where she read her “Under My Skin” show poems “Ernesto”, “Quivering Against the Invading Enemy”, and “X-Rays and Broken Hearts”, all from her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v2)”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ March 2019 Book Release Reading 3/6/19, where she read her “Under My Skin” poems “Ernesto”, “Quivering Against the Invading Enemy”, and “X-Rays and Broken Hearts”, all from her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v2)”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ March 2019 Book Release Reading 3/6/19, where she read her “Under My Skin” show poems “Ernesto”, “Quivering Against the Invading Enemy”, and “X-Rays and Broken Hearts”, all from her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v2)”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ March 2019 Book Release Reading 3/6/19, where she read her “Under My Skin” poems “Ernesto”, “Quivering Against the Invading Enemy”, and “X-Rays and Broken Hearts”, all from her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v2)”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Posterize).

errors (haiku, on Twitter)

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku errors live 3/26/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon camera)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku errors live 3/26/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony camera)

See Facebook live video on 4/30/17 of the first part of Janet Kuypers’ “Drop the Bomb” poem series she read for Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb, with the ending of Kick Someone Out, Lades and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Exhaling Toxic Fumes, Jumping from the Mausoleum, Just to be On the Safe Side, Nobody Finds Me, Bored the Night Before 9/11, energy, errors, rescue, This is Only a Test, You, Only Searching, Ugly Babies need the Most Love, Bimbo, Good Escape, Goth Girl Photographer, Koala Porn, Occupy, On a Downtown Chicago Light Pole, On This Ride, and Marne Rifle Poem (from a Samsung Galaxy S7 smart phone).

See YouTube video on 4/30/17 of the first part of Janet Kuypers’ “Drop the Bomb” poem series she read for Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb, with the ending of Kick Someone Out, Lades and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Exhaling Toxic Fumes, Jumping from the Mausoleum, Just to be On the Safe Side, Nobody Finds Me, Bored the Night Before 9/11, energy, errors, rescue, This is Only a Test, You, Only Searching, Ugly Babies need the Most Love, Bimbo, Good Escape, Goth Girl Photographer, Koala Porn, Occupy, On a Downtown Chicago Light Pole, On This Ride, and Marne Rifle Poem (facebook live video with a Threshold filter).

View or download the free PDF chapbook “Drop the Bomb” 4/30/17 of all of the short Janet Kuypers poems she read from her live 4/30/17 reading in Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb (plus one bonus poem).

See YouTube video from 4/30/17 of Janet Kuypers performing her “Drop the Bomb” poems for Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb, with control, earth, enjoy, unbounded, Just Thinking About It, Kick Someone Out, Lades and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Exhaling Toxic Fumes, Jumping from the Mausoleum, Just to be On the Safe Side, Nobody Finds Me, Bored the Night Before 9/11, energy, errors, rescue, This is Only a Test, You, Only Searching, Ugly Babies need the Most Love, Bimbo, Good Escape, Goth Girl Photographer, Koala Porn, Occupy, On a Downtown Chicago Light Pole, On This Ride, Marne Rifle Poem, No Thank You, He makes me Think about These Things, (and you could hold me), & From Words to Wars (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetrybomb

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

escape (2014 haiku, on Twitter)

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (C) her poem escape from her “Partial Nudity” book release feature live 6/18/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (S) her poem escape from her “Partial Nudity” book release feature live 6/18/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers book release feature “Partial Nudity” (CONTAINING THIS POEM) live 6/18/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers’ escape haiku 6/4/15 (derived from her poem the muse, the messiah) @ the gazebo (Motorola)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Escape live 7/22/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago, from the October 2009 v201 issue of cc&d (filmed with a Canon fs200)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Escape live 7/22/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago, from the October 2009 v201 issue of cc&d (filmed with a Canon Power Shot)

See YouTube video in Chicago of Janet Kuypers hosting the poetry open mic 7/22/15 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery, with her reading this piece

See YouTube video from 5/6/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems (Lumix) “keep”, “escape”, “force”, “drowning”, “oceans” and “destroy” in her “Haiku on the Fly” reading (from a Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypershaiku #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video from 5/6/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “keep”, “escape”, “force”, “drowning”, “oceans” and “destroy” in her “Haiku on the Fly” reading (filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypershaiku #janetkuyperspoetry

View or download the free PDF chapbook “Haiku on the Fly” of her poems “bruised”, “bruised”, “blood”, “choke”, “can’t get you”, “bear”, “defenses”, “feel”, “fit”, “keep”, “escape”, “force”, “drowning”, “oceans” and “destroy” (of haiku poems read from 5/6/17 in Austin).

See YouTube video 6/18/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “escape” and her poems “Learning More”, “Oriental” and “Elusive Imaginary Creature” for Austin “Kick Butt Poetry” open mic (from a Lumix camera).

See YouTube video 6/18/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “escape” and her poems “Learning More”, “Oriental” and “Elusive Imaginary Creature” for Austin “Kick Butt Poetry” open mic (from a Sony camera).

See Janet Kuypers’ YouTube video of her reading her haiku poems “escape”, “force” and “destroy”, then later reading her haiku poems “form” and “hold” 7/2/17 in the intro performance to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (video filmed from a Sony camera).

See Janet Kuypers’ YouTube video of her reading her haiku poems “escape”, “force” and “destroy”, then later reading her haiku poems “form” and “hold” 7/2/17 in the intro performance to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (Sony camera video given a Threshold filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ September 2017 Book Release Reading 9/6/17 of Down in the Dirt’s book “Random Thoughts” haiku poems “oceans”, “gone”, “bruised”, “out there”, “judge”, “escape”, “ever get it back”, “opposite”, and “need”, and then her poems “Oh, She Was a Woman” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ September 2017 Book Release Reading 9/6/17 of Down in the Dirt’s book “Random Thoughts” haiku poems “oceans”, “gone”, “bruised”, “out there”, “judge”, “escape”, “ever get it back”, “opposite”, and “need”, and then her poems “Oh, She Was a Woman” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

escape (2017 haiku, on Twitter and Instagram)

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video 7/23/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poem “essence” during the intro performance to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (this video was filmed from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video 7/23/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 haiku poems “escape”, “brain” and “enemy”, & later her poem “Cast in Stone” w/ people on stage for the intro performance to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (S).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ March 2018 Book Release Reading 3/7/18, where she read her cc&d 3/18 book “The False Portrait” haiku poem “escape”, and then her “Finding Peace” performance art poems “Protecting Peace can Put you in Prison” “Really Physically Heal (2017 edit)”, “Keeping the Peace and Coming to Peace” and “On a High Horse Like This” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ March 2018 Book Release Reading 3/7/18, where she read her cc&d 3/18 book “The False Portrait” haiku poem “escape”, and then her “Finding Peace” performance art poems “Protecting Peace can Put you in Prison” “Really Physically Heal (2017 edit)”, “Keeping the Peace and Coming to Peace” and “On a High Horse Like This” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 5/2/18 “May 2018 Book Release Reading” Austin feature reading, reading from the cc&d January-April 2018 issue collection book “Not a Trace” haiku poems “brain”, “escape”, and “don’t”, plus her poems “Xerostomia” & “Utopia Never Happened” from her show “Our Cultural Independence and Achieving Global Freedom” at “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 5/2/18 “May 2018 Book Release Reading” Austin feature reading, reading from the cc&d January-April 2018 issue collection book “Not a Trace” haiku poems “brain”, “escape”, and “don’t”, plus her poems “Xerostomia” & “Utopia Never Happened” from her show “Our Cultural Independence and Achieving Global Freedom” at “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ December 2018 Book Release Reading 12/5/18, where she read her haiku poems “escape”, “knowing”, and “He’s an Escapist”, and then her poem “The Way You Tease Me”, all from the Scars Publications 2018 collection book “Still Life” during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinstagram

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ December 2018 Book Release Reading 12/5/18, where she read her haiku poems “escape”, “knowing”, and “He’s an Escapist”, and then her poem “The Way You Tease Me”, all from the Scars Publications 2018 collection book “Still Life” during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinstagram

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violation”, “Exterior”, “Eminence”, “Earth”, “Lost”, “Jumped”, “Uphill”, “Essence”, “Upside-Down”, “Enjoy”, “Ghosts”, “You Do What You’re Told”, “Control”, “Enemy”, “Quarrel”, “Xeric”, “Oceans”, “Escape (2017 haiku)”, and “Aflame”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 8/13/19 outside Grant Park with the Millennium Bean in the background in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violation”, “Exterior”, “Eminence”, “Earth”, “Lost”, “Jumped”, “Uphill”, “Essence”, “Upside-Down”, “Enjoy”, “Ghosts”, “You Do What You’re Told”, “Control”, “Enemy”, “Quarrel”, “Xeric”, “Oceans”, “Escape (2017 haiku)”, and “Aflame”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 8/13/19 outside Grant Park with the Millennium Bean in the background in Chicago (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

Escape

See YouTube video (studio session 03/16/09)

See YouTube video Live at Disenfranchised Doggerel (camera #1, Chicago, 07/31/09)

See YouTube video Live at Disenfranchised Doggerel (camera #2, Chicago, 07/31/09)

Enjoy the 7/31/09 archive video from camera #1 of Janet Kuypers’ show “Disenfranchised Doggerel” at Chicago’s Mercury Cafe, which includes this poem (on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature

Enjoy the 7/31/09 archive video of “Disenfranchised Doggerel”, Janet Kuypers’ show at Chicago’s Mercury Cafe (from camera #1 ), which includes this poem (on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, & Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersfeature

See YouTube video (:28, 06/12/07, live at the Winking Lizard in Macedonia Ohio 07/24/09)

See YouTube video of Joffre Stewart reading Janet Kuypers’ poem Escape live 9/14/15 at the open mic Weeds in Chicago, from the October 2009 v201 issue of cc&d (filmed with a Canon Power Shot camera)

Escape My Brain Somehow

See YouTube video (1:08) live 05/17/11 at the Café in Chicago

See YouTube video from the intro to the 05/17/11 open mic at the Café in Chicago, and her poems End of an Empire, Escape my Brain Somehow, Elephants Carry the World, one by one, the beech trees fell, Before it Occurred to Me, & her short story Stalker

See YouTube video of two mini-features at the 05/17/11 open mic at the Café in Chicago, 1st of her poems End of an Empire, Escape my Brain Somehow, Elephants Carry the World, one by one, the beech trees fell, Before it Occurred to Me, then of her short story Stalker (this was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers

See YouTube video read live 1/16/12 at Waiting4the Bus’ Café Ballou open mic in Chicago (from the Samsung)

See YouTube video read live 1/16/12 at Waiting4the Bus’ Café Ballou open mic in Chicago (from the Sony)

See YouTube video from 12/16/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “He Makes me Think About These Things”, “Escape my Brain Somehow”, “Keeps Pounding Against Walls”, “Each Half is the Enemy”, “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, and “Pleiades” (cut off) from her book “Give Me the News” @ the AIPF booth during the Awesmic City Expo (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 12/16/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “He Makes me Think About These Things”, “Escape my Brain Somehow”, “Keeps Pounding Against Walls”, “Each Half is the Enemy”, “from Orpheus to Nuking the Moon”, and “Pleiades” (cut off) from her book “Give Me the News” @ the AIPF booth during the Awesmic City Expo (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 1/7/18 of Janet Kuypers in Austin reading her poems “Terrorism Intelligence”, “End of an Empire”, and “Escape My Brain Somehow” from her book “Give Me the News” at “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 1/7/18 of Janet Kuypers in Austin reading her poems “Terrorism Intelligence”, “End of an Empire”, and “Escape My Brain Somehow” from her book “Give Me the News” at “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eat me Alive”, “Escape My Brain Somehow”, “Broke the Reflection”, “My First Time”, “It’s Someone’s Job”, and “Before I Can Put a Smile on my Face Again” from her v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge” for the 2019 Poetry Bomb 4/29/19 at Circle Brewery (on a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eat me Alive”, “Escape My Brain Somehow”, “Broke the Reflection”, “My First Time”, “It’s Someone’s Job”, and “Before I Can Put a Smile on my Face Again” from her v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge” for the 2019 Poetry Bomb 4/29/19 at Circle Brewery (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia).

Escape to Peace

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 Instagram poems “Elaborate Exaltation” (then showing the Instagram image for it) and “Exude More in Black” (then showing the Instagram image for it), then her 2019 poem “Escape to Peace” (written on World Environment Day), live 6/15/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 Instagram poems “Elaborate Exaltation” (then showing the Instagram image for it) and “Exude More in Black” (then showing the Instagram image for it), then her 2019 poem “Escape to Peace” (written on World Environment Day), live 6/15/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Beach Poets bonus feature at the Armadillo’s Pillow” reading poetry from 2 books, including her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” from her 2019 poetry books “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” and “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “nonetheless”, “brittle”, “brain”, “Quiver in Thought”, “Opens the Way”, “Became a Circus”, and “Listen to Life”, all read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her haiku and poems “know”, “extinct”, “This is Only a Test”, “elusive”, “Vase of Tulips”, “That Dress”, “Escape to Peace”, and “Uncharted Land” from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” as the feature to the “Beach Poets 9/1/19 with Janet Kuypers” in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Beach Poets bonus feature at the Armadillo’s Pillow” reading poetry from 2 books, including her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” from her 2019 poetry books “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” and “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “nonetheless”, “brittle”, “brain”, “Quiver in Thought”, “Opens the Way”, “Became a Circus”, and “Listen to Life”, all read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her haiku and poems “know”, “extinct”, “This is Only a Test”, “elusive”, “Vase of Tulips”, “That Dress”, “Escape to Peace”, and “Uncharted Land” from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” as the feature to the “Beach Poets 9/1/19 with Janet Kuypers” in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia).

Hear SoundCloud audio of the full “Janet Kuypers on Chicago’s WZRD Radio 9/7/19”. During her interview, Janet Kuypers read her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, our Creed” in both new books, but read from her book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” (starting ~9:40), then from her poem “Orange Clouds and Blood-Red Sunsets” (starting ~21:40), “Ocean’s Call to Dive” (starting ~28:42), “Eat your Vegetables, be a Proper Girl” (starting ~30:02), and “Bronze Sculptures will Crumble to Pieces” (starting ~31:21), from her book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, plus from memory her Periodic Table bonus poem “Arsenic and Syphilis” (starting ~36:33). Then she read “Escape to Peace” (starting ~39:41) and “Vase of Tulips” (started ~41:52) from her book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”. Later in the interview she read her poems “Elaborate Exaltation” (started ~45:51), “Listen to Life” (started ~46:18), the haiku “nature I” (started ~46:44), “after” (started ~47:12), and “quarrel” (started ~47:31), from her book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”.

Hear SoundCloud audio of all of the poem readings from “Janet Kuypers on Chicago’s WZRD Radio 9/7/19”, where Janet Kuypers read her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, our Creed”, “Orange Clouds and Blood-Red Sunsets”, “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Eat your Vegetables, be a Proper Girl”, “Bronze Sculptures will Crumble to Pieces”, “Arsenic and Syphilis”, “Escape to Peace”, “Vase of Tulips”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “Listen to Life”, “nature I”, “after”, and “quarrel” from 2 new books.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poem “Magnesium Burn” (that won 3rd place in a contest sponsored by and appearing in “Chemistry and Engineering News”), her editorial “Weighing on my Soul” (read from the cc&d 1-6 2019 issue collection book “a Revolution of Modern Life”), and her poem “Escape to Peace” (written on and for World Environment Day) from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” live 9/14/19 at “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; it was also linked on Facebook,Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poem “Magnesium Burn” (that won 3rd place in a contest sponsored by and appearing in “Chemistry and Engineering News”), her editorial “Weighing on my Soul” (read from the cc&d 1-6 2019 issue collection book “a Revolution of Modern Life”), and her poem “Escape to Peace” (written on and for World Environment Day) from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” live 9/14/19 at “Poetry Aloud” in Georgetown (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone filter; it was also linked on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her editorial “Weighing on my Soul” (read from the cc&d 1-6 2019 issue collection book “a Revolution of Modern Life”), and her poem “Escape to Peace” (written on and for World Environment Day) from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” live 9/14/19 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and linked on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her editorial “Weighing on my Soul” (read from the cc&d 1-6 2019 issue collection book “a Revolution of Modern Life”), and her poem “Escape to Peace” (written on and for World Environment Day) from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” live 9/14/19 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter, video also linked on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Cesium for Certainty”, “Voluptuous, and Intelligent Too”, “Escape to Peace”, “Sledgehammers and Cheers”, “Orange Clouds and Blood-Red Sunsets”, “Kept my Eye on You”, “Vanquished by the Sleeping Giant”, and “Feeling of False Ownership” from the Down in the Dirt 6/20 book “Existential Threats” during the “Poetic License open mic 6/7/20 home edition” she hosted through a Facebook event page (from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Cesium for Certainty”, “Voluptuous, and Intelligent Too”, “Escape to Peace”, “Sledgehammers and Cheers”, “Orange Clouds and Blood-Red Sunsets”, “Kept my Eye on You”, “Vanquished by the Sleeping Giant”, and “Feeling of False Ownership” from the Down in the Dirt 6/20 book “Existential Threats” during the “Poetic License open mic 6/7/20 home edition” she hosted through a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Cesium for Certainty”, “Voluptuous, and Intelligent Too”, “Escape to Peace”, “Sledgehammers and Cheers”, “Orange Clouds and Blood-Red Sunsets”, “Kept my Eye on You”, “Vanquished by the Sleeping Giant”, and “Feeling of False Ownership” from the v172 “Existential Threats” section of the Down in the Dirt 5-8 2020 collection book “Outside the Box” live 8/25/20 for The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Cesium for Certainty”, “Voluptuous, and Intelligent Too”, “Escape to Peace”, “Sledgehammers and Cheers”, “Orange Clouds and Blood-Red Sunsets”, “Kept my Eye on You”, “Vanquished by the Sleeping Giant”, and “Feeling of False Ownership” from the v172 “Existential Threats section of the Down in the Dirt 5-8 2020 collection book “Outside the Box” live 8/25/20 for The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed live and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).

Escaping Every Cage
see portions of this poem on Artvilla, read by Oz Hardwick in “Other Voices”.
Listen

See YouTube video of JUST Escaping Every Cage in the “a Very Goth Beach Party” feature 07/03/11 at Chicago’s “Beach Poets”

See YouTube video of JUST Escaping Every Cage from the lip cam in the live feature 07/03/11 at Chicago’s “Beach Poets”

See YouTube video of Escaping Every Cage and Labeled Me Again in the 07/03/11 Beach Poets “a Very Goth Beach Party” feature

See YouTube video of Escaping Every Cage and Labeled Me Again from the lip cam live 07/03/11 at Chicago’s “Beach Poets”

See feature-length YouTube video of many poems read 07/03/11 at Beach Poets from the live feature “a Very Goth Beach Party”

See feature-length YouTube video of the eye-cam of the entire show at Beach Poets 07/03/11 from the “a Very Goth Beach Party” feature

Download the chapbook with this writing in a Very Goth Beach Chapbook

(4:35, 07/03/11) Or See YouTube video Live in Chicago at the Café

See feature-length YouTube video 07/05/11 of Janet Kuypers performing her poetry @ Chicago’s the Café

See YouTube video of the intro to the 07/05/11 open mic at the Café in Chicago, with poems and her Close Cover Before Striking poems

Listen to a DMJ Art Connection release of music to this poem, read by Oz Hardwick

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Escaping Every Cage 10/6/15 at Quenchers open mic in Chicago (Cfs)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Escaping Every Cage 10/6/15 at Quenchers open mic in Chicago (Cps)

See YouTube video (Cfs) of Janet Kuypers reading 5 poems: Once Wanted You as my Friend, Escaping Every Cage, and a Scars medley (based on parts of the prose poem Scars and the poems Scars 1997 and Scars 2000, then Too Far and Children, Churches and Daddies 10/6/15 at Quenchers open mic in Chicago

See YouTube video (Cps) of Janet Kuypers reading 5 poems: Once Wanted You as my Friend, Escaping Every Cage, and a Scars medley (based on parts of the prose poem Scars and the poems Scars 1997 and Scars 2000, then Too Far and Children, Churches and Daddies 10/6/15 at Quenchers open mic in Chicago

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Raped With Words”, “Trying to Change Fate” and “Escaping Every Cage” from her book “Let Me See You Stripped” 10/21/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Raped With Words”, “Trying to Change Fate” and “Escaping Every Cage” from her book “Let Me See You Stripped” 10/21/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic (from a Panasonic Lumix camera then given a Black & White filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Raped With Words”, “Trying to Change Fate” and “Escaping Every Cage” from her book “Let Me See You Stripped” 10/21/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic (from a Panasonic Lumix camera, then given a Posterize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Raped With Words”, “Trying to Change Fate” and “Escaping Every Cage” from her book “Let Me See You Stripped” 10/21/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic (from a Panasonic Lumix camera, then given a Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Escaping Every Cage” (with her mini-poem “Labeled me Again” inside it) and her haiku poem “hold” from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her poem “Moonlight” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth” at “Poetry Aloud” 8/25/18 (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Escaping Every Cage” (with her mini-poem “Labeled me Again” inside it) and her haiku poem “hold” from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her poem “Moonlight” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth” at “Poetry Aloud” 8/25/18 (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

Escaping rapeugees

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2 new poems Escaping rapeugees and Kinds of Torture 2/21/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2 new poems Escaping rapeugees and Kinds of Torture 2/21/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Nikon CoolPix S7000 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “eating slices of white bread”, “QLG 647” and “Escaping rapeugees” 8/6/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a book store affiliated with the Austin Public Library (this video was filmed from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “eating slices of white bread”, “One and Six” and “Escaping rapeugees” 8/6/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a book store affiliated with the Austin Public Library (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix camera).

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Escaping Rapeugees”, “Objectifiable 2021”, “Killing, Loving, and the Power of Women”, “from In the Air”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Meitnerium: For All We Women Must Do”, “Extension of “Him””, “Keep Looking Happy”, “Vacuum of Space”, “Voluptuous, and Intelligent Too”, “Unmarried Women and Dead Bodies Everywhere”, “the Measuring Scale”, and “Oh, She Was a Woman” from the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling” during the “Beach Poets bonus week with Janet Kuypers feature” 6/26/22 in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature#janetkuypersfeminism #shatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poetry from the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling” during the “Beach Poets bonus week with Janet Kuypers feature” 6/26/22 in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Hue Cycling filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature#janetkuypersfeminism #shatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poetry from the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling” during the “Beach Poets bonus week with Janet Kuypers feature” 6/26/22 in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature#janetkuypersfeminism #shatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poetry from the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling” during the “Beach Poets bonus week with Janet Kuypers feature” 6/26/22 in Chicago (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Coslow’s”, “Escaping Rapeugees”, and “Like Nothing Ever Happened” from the book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling” to close her “Poetic License 8/6/23 global open mic” through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersfeminism #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way we Can

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way we Can” (written on Wernher von Braun’s birthday, 3/23), “Zeal was Unbridled” (written the calendar day, 3/19, Adolf Hitler signed the Nero Decree), and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” (written on the anniversary of the Reichstag fire, 2/27) live 4/20/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (from a from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way we Can” (written on Wernher von Braun’s birthday, 3/23), “Zeal was Unbridled” (written the calendar day, 3/19, Adolf Hitler signed the Nero Decree), and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” (written on the anniversary of the Reichstag fire, 2/27) live 4/20/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Hue Cycling).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way we Can” (written on Wernher von Braun’s birthday, 3/23), “Zeal was Unbridled” (written the calendar day, 3/19, Adolf Hitler signed the Nero Decree), and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” (written on the anniversary of the Reichstag fire, 2/27) live 4/20/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Posterize).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way we Can” (written on Wernher von Braun’s birthday, 3/23), “Zeal was Unbridled” (written the calendar day, 3/19, Adolf Hitler signed the Nero Decree), and “We Didn’t Start the Fire” (written on the anniversary of the Reichstag fire, 2/27) live 4/20/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone).

See YouTube video ofJanet Kuypers reading her poem “Ocean’s Call to Dive” 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 “Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way We Can” (written on Werner Von Braun’s birthday) read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Learning how Love Lasts” 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).

See YouTube video ofJanet Kuypers reading her poem “Ocean’s Call to Dive” 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 “Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way We Can” (written on Werner Von Braun’s birthday) read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Learning how Love Lasts” 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 (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her micro-prose “Tanya’s Story”, then her poems “Zircon, Gemstones, Baubles and Bling”, “Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way we Can”, “Zucchini Versus Sausage: different choices today”, “Vibrations Echo”, “Unlocking History, One Asteroid at a Time”, and “Glacial Ice” from the 3/21 Down in the Dirt v181 book “Prayers and Bullets” 3/3/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersinstagram

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her micro-prose “Tanya’s Story”, then her poems “Zircon, Gemstones, Baubles and Bling”, “Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way we Can”, “Zucchini Versus Sausage: different choices today”, “Vibrations Echo”, “Unlocking History, One Asteroid at a Time”, and “Glacial Ice” from the 3/21 Down in the Dirt v181 book “Prayers and Bullets” 3/3/21, during the usual time 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 “Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way we Can” and “Unlocking History, One Asteroid at a Time” from the “Prayers and Bullets” section of the Scars Publications 1-4 2021 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Excerpts from the Plague Years”, read 6/2/21 during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” feature reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersinstagram

See this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way we Can” and “Unlocking History, One Asteroid at a Time” from the “Prayers and Bullets” section of the Scars Publications 1-4 2021 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Excerpts from the Plague Years”, 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). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way we Can”, “Keeps Repeating”, and “Ethical Thing to Do” Scars Publications 2022 collection book “Regarding Utopia” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License global open mic 3/6/22” 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). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way we Can”, “Keeps Repeating”, and “Ethical Thing to Do” from the Scars Publications 2022 collection book “Regarding Utopia” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License global open mic 3/6/22” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with a color tear filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Española Lore

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Vanishing Scars” for William Stafford and to highlight her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems”, then her poem “Dance Among the Ashes” from her 2019 book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her new poem “Española Lore”, live 1/26/20 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Vanishing Scars” for William Stafford and to highlight her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems”, then her poem “Dance Among the Ashes” from her 2019 book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her new poem “Española Lore”, live 1/26/20 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 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 “Española Lore” for the “Tablerock poetry festival 2020” 2/6/20 in Salado, TX for the “Tablerock Poetry Festival!” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, & posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Española Lore” for the “Tablerock poetry festival 2020” 2/6/20 in Salado, TX for the “Tablerock Poetry Festival!” (from a 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 “Española Lore” accepted for publication in the “2021 Animal Tales Anthology”, 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, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersveglife

See this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Española Lore” accepted for publication in the “2021 Animal Tales Anthology”, during the Tablerock Poetry Festival 2021 at Tablerock of Salado, TX 5/8/21 (video filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #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

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Española Lore”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Equinox Concert”, “On a Mission for This Reprieve”, “One Summer: California”, and “For Far Too Many Years” from the CyberWit 2024 Janet Kuypers poetry book “The Universe is in Your Hands” in front of the grain tower for Circle Brewing Company on 4/28/24 for “the 2024 Poetry Bomb” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetrybomb #janetkuyperstheuniverseisinyourhands

from the poems about mom - Especially at Breakfast

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Published in Deep South (1996, New Zealand)

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especially at breakfast - in Norwegian

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This poem is published with a series of poem about Kuypers’ mother
in the Starite Cafe

See YouTube video Published in her book Close Cover Before Striking, read (for future audio CD release) 06/28/11 on WZRD radio, from the main camera

See YouTube video Published in her book Close Cover Before Striking, read (for future audio CD release) 06/28/11 on WZRD radio, from the mini camera

See feature-length YouTube video 06/26/11 of the majority of the WZRD radio show with her reading poetry (including this poem) from the main camera

See feature-length YouTube video 06/26/11 of ~45 minutes of the WZRD radio show with her reading poetry (including this poem) from the mini cam

essence (haiku, on Twitter and Instagram)

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video 3/5/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poem “essence” during the intro performance to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypershaiku

See YouTube video 3/5/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 haiku poems “much”, “need” and “essence”w/ people on stage during the intro performance to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypershaiku

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violation”, “Exterior”, “Eminence”, “Earth”, “Lost”, “Jumped”, “Uphill”, “Essence”, “Upside-Down”, “Enjoy”, “Ghosts”, “You Do What You’re Told”, “Control”, “Enemy”, “Quarrel”, “Xeric”, “Oceans”, “Escape (2017 haiku)”, and “Aflame”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 8/13/19 outside Grant Park with the Millennium Bean in the background in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violation”, “Exterior”, “Eminence”, “Earth”, “Lost”, “Jumped”, “Uphill”, “Essence”, “Upside-Down”, “Enjoy”, “Ghosts”, “You Do What You’re Told”, “Control”, “Enemy”, “Quarrel”, “Xeric”, “Oceans”, “Escape (2017 haiku)”, and “Aflame”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 8/13/19 outside Grant Park with the Millennium Bean in the background in Chicago (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

Etched into that Tombstone

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this poem 10/31/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this poem 10/31/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony)

See YouTube video of Kuypers hosting the open mic 10/31/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago, inlcuding this poem

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Etched into that Tombstone” and “Only an Observer” 9/10/16 at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (Canon Power Shot).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Etched into that Tombstone” and “Only an Observer” 9/10/16 at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (from a Sony).

Etching, Scribbling, Drawing

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 musician Ron Kewin playing his song “Scribbles And Weak Coffee” on acoustic guitar at the Georgetown Poetry Festival 10/19/19, that is based on this poem

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

Eternal Never Ending Now

See YouTube video of open mic host Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 poems “Eternal Never-Ending Now” in the intro for starting off the first “Poetic License” open mic she hosted at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” 6/2/19 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of open mic host Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 poems “Eternal Never-Ending Now” in the intro for starting off the first “Poetic License” open mic she hosted at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” 6/2/19 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 poem “Eternal Never Ending Now” as a poem from her upcoming (August 2919) poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, twitterverse, Instagram & poetry” for the intro while hosting the “Poetry Aloud” 6/29/19open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 poem “Eternal Never Ending Now” as a poem from her upcoming (August 2919) poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, twitterverse, Instagram & poetry” for the intro while hosting the “Poetry Aloud” 6/29/19 open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video 8/13/19 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry at the Gallery Cabaret 8/13/19”, where she read her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her 2019 books, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” poems “We Didn’t Start the Fire”, “Vortexes Indenting our World”, and “March Forth”. Then she read her new poem “Journeys on a Train” poem about the Chicago L train, and then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “haiku (poet)”, “Popular and Useless”, “Quickly Judged”, “Metamorphosis”, “Old Stomping Grounds”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now”, during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video 8/13/19 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry at the Gallery Cabaret 8/13/19”, where she read her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her 2019 books, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” poems “We Didn’t Start the Fire”, “Vortexes Indenting our World”, and “March Forth”. Then she read her new poem “Journeys on a Train” poem about the Chicago L train, and then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “haiku (poet)”, “Popular and Useless”, “Quickly Judged”, “Metamorphosis”, “Old Stomping Grounds”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now”, during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poem “Journeys on a Train” as the intro poem to her feature, then her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “Valentine’s Day, Every Day”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Quilled for Poets”, and “Karma and Lollipops” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” in part one of her feature. Then she read her poems “haiku (poet)”, “unbounded”, “oceans”, “eyes”, “Ends of the Earth”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she closes her feature with her poem “Verdant Green” (video filed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poem “Journeys on a Train” as the intro poem to her feature, then her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “Valentine’s Day, Every Day”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Quilled for Poets”, and “Karma and Lollipops” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” in part one of her feature. Then she read her poems “haiku (poet)”, “unbounded”, “oceans”, “eyes”, “Ends of the Earth”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she closes her feature with her poem “Verdant Green” (video filed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in part two her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poems “haiku (poet)”, “unbounded”, “oceans”, “eyes”, “Ends of the Earth”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she closes her feature with her poem “Verdant Green” (this video was filed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in part two her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poems “haiku (poet)”, “unbounded”, “oceans”, “eyes”, “Ends of the Earth”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she closes her feature with her poem “Verdant Green” (this video was filed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Posterize filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Threshold filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Eternal Never Ending Now” from the 2019 Georgetown issue of “Blue Hole”, edited from the poem appearing in her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 10/19/19 at the Georgetown Poetry Festival (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Eternal Never Ending Now” from the 2019 Georgetown issue of “Blue Hole”, edited from the poem appearing in her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 10/19/19 at the Georgetown Poetry Festival (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video, In honor of her poetry published in issues of “The Enigmatist” and “Blue Hole”, of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 “Blue Hole” poem “Eternal Never Ending Now” ; (read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”), her 2016 “The Enigmatist” poem (from) “the Burning” (appearing in her Texas Nafas Poetry chapbook “Public Access Poetry” and read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”), and for her 2018 “The Enigmatist” poem “Eyes”, her expanded 2015 poem “Eyes” (read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “A Year-Long Journey”), live 1/12/20 at Austin’s “Poetry at Parsons” reading (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video, In honor of her poetry published in issues of “The Enigmatist” and “Blue Hole”, of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 “Blue Hole” poem “Eternal Never Ending Now” ; (read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”), her 2016 “The Enigmatist” poem (from) “the Burning” (appearing in her Texas Nafas Poetry chapbook “Public Access Poetry” and read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”), and for her 2018 “The Enigmatist” poem “Eyes”, her expanded 2015 poem “Eyes” (read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “A Year-Long Journey”), live 1/12/20 at Austin’s “Poetry at Parsons” reading (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Qualms with a Headache”, “Extra Blade”, and “XTC from Found “Candy””, then she finished the open mic with her poem “Eternal Never Ending Now”, all read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, live at the “Poetic License open mic 2/2/20”, while hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; and also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Qualms with a Headache”, “Extra Blade”, and “XTC from Found “Candy””, then she finished the open mic with her poem “Eternal Never Ending Now”, all read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, live at the “Poetic License open mic 2/2/20”, while hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; and were also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

Enjoy this Dave Gecic YouTube video from his Dave Gecic Facebook live stream 1/11/21, which started with a 45+-minute interview with Janet Kuypers, capped off with her reading her poems “Protecting Peace can Put you in Prison”, “You Have No Idea”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now”, following by a Terry Jacobus phone interview and Dave Gecic reading poetry from Bob Trombello, who died just over one year ago (this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersinstagram

See a Dave Gecic Facebook live video stream FROM 1/11/21, which started with a 45+-minute interview with Janet Kuypers, capped off with her reading her poems “Protecting Peace can Put you in Prison”, “You Have No Idea”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now”, following by a Terry Jacobus phone interview and Dave Gecic reading poetry from Bob Trombello, who died just over one year ago.

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers during the Dave Gecic Facebook live stream 1/11/21, which started with a 45+-minute interview with Janet Kuypers, capped off with her reading her poems “Protecting Peace can Put you in Prison”, “You Have No Idea”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersinstagram

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers during the Dave Gecic Facebook live stream 1/11/21, which started with a 45+-minute interview with Janet Kuypers, capped off with her reading her poems “Protecting Peace can Put you in Prison”, “You Have No Idea”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersinstagram

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “My Kind of Town”, “Unmarried Women and Dead Bodies Everywhere”, “Unique Noise”, “X-raying Metal Under my Skin”, “God Eyes”, “Lambs to Heaven’s Gate”, “Effigy”, “You Have No Idea”, “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from the the cyberwit.net 137-page 5½" x 8½" poetry book “Eternal Never Ending Now” early, and at the beginning of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 3/7/21” 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). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “My Kind of Town”, “Unmarried Women and Dead Bodies Everywhere”, “Unique Noise”, “X-raying Metal Under my Skin”, “God Eyes”, “Lambs to Heaven’s Gate”, “Effigy”, “You Have No Idea”, “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from the the cyberwit.net 137-page 5½" x 8½" poetry book “Eternal Never Ending Now” early, and at the beginning of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 3/7/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense #janetkuypersinstagram

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “My Kind of Town”, “Unmarried Women and Dead Bodies Everywhere”, “Unique Noise”, “X-raying Metal Under my Skin”, “God Eyes”, “Lambs to Heaven’s Gate”, “Effigy”, “You Have No Idea”, “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from the the cyberwit.net 137-page 5½" x 8½" poetry book “Eternal Never Ending Now” early, and at the beginning of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 3/7/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Never Ending Now”, “On This Day”, “jar for my beating heart”, and “Universe’s Lost Love” from the cc&d June 2021 v310 28-year anniversary issue/paperback book “Falling”, read 6/2/21 during the usual first Wednesdays time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” feature reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersinstagram

See this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Never Ending Now”, “On This Day”, “jar for my beating heart”, and “Universe’s Lost Love” from the cc&d June 2021 v310 28-year anniversary issue/paperback book “Falling”, 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

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Never Ending Now”, “On This Day”, and “Uncharted Land” from the cc&d May-August 2021 issue collection book “What If” 10/6/21 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Never Ending Now”, “On This Day”, and “Uncharted Land” from the cc&d 5-8/21 issue collection book “What If” 10/6/21 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “People Forget Politics”, “Exploring Evolution”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from the Scars Publications 2021 collection book “Regarding Utopia” 2/2/22 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 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 “People Forget Politics”, “Exploring Evolution”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from the Scars Publications 2021 collection book “Regarding Utopia” 2/2/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a lava flow filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Oh, the book is Better than the Movie” (written 11/1, on and for National Authors Day), “Keep Your Chin Up”” (written 11/3, on and for Cliché Day), “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics” (written 11/4, on and for King Tut Day, the day his tomb was discovered in 1922), “Queen of the Night Sky” (written 11/6, on and for the day credited with the 1572 observation of the supernova SN 1572 (Tycho’s Supernova/Tycho’s Nova), “Opened the Door for All” (written 11/7, on and for the 1867 birthday of Marie Curie), “Vessel to Spread the Word” (written 11/5, on and for the the birthday of American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox (11/5/1860-10/30/1919), “x-raying metal under my skin” (for 11/8, X-Ray Day / International Day of Radiology), “Otherwise Reigned Supreme” (written 11/8, on and for the birthday of American poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox b11/5/1860, d10/30/1919), and “Just too High for Just one Man” (written 11/9, on on his 1934 birthday, for Carl Sagan Day) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 11/3/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series the night of the U.S. Presidential election (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Oh, the book is Better than the Movie”, “Keep Your Chin Up”, “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics”, “Queen of the Night Sky”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Vessel to Spread the Word”, “x-raying metal under my skin”, “Otherwise Reigned Supreme”, and “Just too High for Just one Man” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 11/3/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See the YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics”, “Up for the Challenge”, “Lost Cross”, “Quenched Bloodlust”, “Underground History”, and “Extension of “Him”” from the cc&d 11/20 v303 book “What He’s Trying to Paint” live 11/4/20 in honor of “Comunity Poetry” (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 “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics”, “Up for the Challenge”, “Lost Cross”, “Quenched Bloodlust”, “Underground History”, and “Extension of “Him”” from the cc&d 11/20 v303 book “What He’s Trying to Paint” live 11/4/20 in honor of “Comunity Poetry” (video filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics”, “Up for the Challenge”, “Eleven Days”, “Quenched Bloodlust”, “Only Certain People”, and “Extension of “Him”” from the part 3 of the Scars Publications cc&d 9-12 2020 issue collection book “Roll the Bones” 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 #janetkuypersinstagram

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics”, “Up for the Challenge”, “Eleven Days”, “Quenched Bloodlust”, “Only Certain People”, and “Extension of “Him”” from the Scars Publications cc&d 9-12 2020 issue collection book “Roll the Bones” 3/3/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics” for the CyberWit 2024 poetry book “The Universe is in Your Hands” to people gathering for the Christina Culverhouse art display event at Stars Cafe inn Austin, TX on 7/21/24 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera). Also, enjoy this as a YouTube video of this poem reading filmed from a Samsung S9 camera; these videos are posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuyperstheuniverseisinyourhands

eternal struggle

See YouTube video of the Cutting Room Floor at the Palos Park Public Library 10/07/09

or see the full 10/07/09 Video at the Palos Park Public Library of the Cutting Room Floor via the Internet Archive

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

Listen to & download this track from the DMJ Art Connection

See YouTube video read live 11/20/11 at the Café open mic in Chicago

See YouTube video of the entire Janet Kuypers show “hmm” live 11/20/11 at the Café open mic in Chicago

Ethical Thing to Do

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Unwind and Revere Yourself” (written on the 4th Saturday in November, on and for International Aura Day), “Evolving with Mutant Genes” (written 11/24, on and for the 1859 publication date of the Charles Darwin book “The Origin of Species”), “Yes, For Our Future Too” (written on and for Thanksgiving), and “Ethical Thing to Do”(written 11/28, on and for the day of the 1781 Zong massacre, where a British slave ship crew murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” live during the 11/21/20 “Open Mic Showcase” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Ethical Thing to Do” (written 11/28, on and for the day of the 1781 Zong massacre, where a British slave ship crew murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” live 11/21/20 during the Open Mic Showcase Zoom meeting (from a Samsung S9 camera).

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Keep Your Chin Up”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Just so Others can Feel”, “Over Hazardous Land”, and “Ethical Thing to Do” from the cc&d November 2021 v315 issue/paperback book “Down and Inside” 11/3/21 at the performance art pavilion at the French Market in New Orleans, LA 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 YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Keep Your Chin Up”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Just so Others can Feel”, “Over Hazardous Land”, and “Ethical Thing to Do” from the cc&d November 2021 v315 issue/paperback book “Down and Inside” 11/3/21 at the performance art pavilion at the French Market in New Orleans, LA 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 T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Our Society, Glossed Over” and “Do the Dead Still Live” from the Scars Publications Down in the Dirt magazine May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over”, then her poem “Ethical Thing to Do” from the Scars Publications November 2021 cc&d v315 issue/book “Down and Inside” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 11/7/21” 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 #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Our Society, Glossed Over” and “Do the Dead Still Live” from the Scars Publications Down in the Dirt magazine May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over”, then her poem “Ethical Thing to Do” from the Scars Publications November 2021 cc&d v315 issue/book “Down and Inside” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 11/7/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera and given a Triangle filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Our Society, Glossed Over” and “Do the Dead Still Live” from the Scars Publications Down in the Dirt magazine May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over”, then her poem “Ethical Thing to Do” from the Scars Publications November 2021 cc&d v315 issue/book “Down and Inside” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 11/7/21” 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 #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Our Society, Glossed Over” and “Do the Dead Still Live” from the Scars Publications Down in the Dirt magazine May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over”, then her poem “Ethical Thing to Do” from the Scars Publications November 2021 cc&d v315 issue/book “Down and Inside” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 11/7/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Ethical Thing to Do” from the Scars Publications Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book anthology “The World Outside” 3/2/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Keep Your Chin Up”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Just so Others can Feel”, “Over Hazardous Lands”, and “Ethical Thing to Do” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book anthology “The World Outside” 3/2/22 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 from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way we Can”, “Keeps Repeating”, and “Ethical Thing to Do” Scars Publications 2022 collection book “Regarding Utopia” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License global open mic 3/6/22” 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). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Escaping the Atmosphere Any Way we Can”, “Keeps Repeating”, and “Ethical Thing to Do” from the Scars Publications 2022 collection book “Regarding Utopia” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License global open mic 3/6/22” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with a color tear filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Etiquette for Tattooing Thigh “Bracelets”

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Etiquette for Tattooing Thigh Bracelets (C) at the open mic Waiting 4 the Bus 9/15/14 at Jaks Tap in Chicago

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Etiquette for Tattooing Thigh Bracelets (C) at the open mic Waiting 4 the Bus 9/15/14 at Jaks Tap in Chicago

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 1 poem and 2 pieces of prose (including this piece) at the open mic Waiting 4 the Bus 9/15/14 in Chicago (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 1 poem and 2 pieces of prose (including this piece) at the open mic Waiting 4 the Bus 9/15/14 in Chicago (S)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her poem “Opposite” in conversation, then reading her poem “Etiquette for Tattooing Thigh “Bracelets”” (from her book “Part of My Pain”) 9/10/16 at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (Canon Power Shot).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her poem “Opposite” in conversation, then reading her poem “Etiquette for Tattooing Thigh “Bracelets”” (from her book “Part of My Pain”) 9/10/16 at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (from a Sony).

Eugene’s limit

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers reading her poem Eugene’s Limit in her 3/20/15 show “Resistance is Futile” at Ch Fi 2015 in Chicago (Canon Power Shot)

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers reading her poem Eugene’s Limit in her 3/20/15 show “Resistance is Futile” at Ch Fi 2015 in Chicago (Canon fs200)

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers 3/20/15 show “Resistance is Futile” at Ch Fi 2015 in Chicago, of poems relating to Star Trek including this poem (filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers 3/20/15 show “Resistance is Futile” at Ch Fi 2015 in Chicago, of poems relating to Star Trek including this poem (filmed from a Canon fs200 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem

Download this poem in the free chapbook “Resistance is Futile”, of poems read on 3/21/15 at the Ch Fi 2015 convention in Chicago, with this poem.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Resistance is Futile” poems “Red Matter”, and “Eugene’s Limit”, then her “Imzadi” poem “Kinds of Interference”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” at “Recycled Reads” open mic 11/4/18 (this video was recorded live from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Resistance is Futile” poems “Red Matter”, and “Eugene’s Limit”, then her “Imzadi” poem “Kinds of Interference”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” at “Recycled Reads” open mic 11/4/18 (this video was recorded live from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v210 8/23 Down in the Dirt issue/book “At the Zoo” poems “one oh two destruction instructions: self-destructive”, “Eugene’s limit”, and “Full Stop” during her “Poetic License 8/6/23 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Europa and Ganymede Calling

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Unraveling Two More Moons” (written 7/14/19, the day in 1965 of the Mariner 4 flyby of Mars taking the first close-up photos of another planet, and learning about the Mars moons Phobos and Deimos), and “Europa and Ganymede Calling”, live 7/20/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Unraveling Two More Moons” (written 7/14/19, the day in 1965 of the Mariner 4 flyby of Mars taking the first close-up photos of another planet, and learning about the Mars moons Phobos and Deimos), and “Europa and Ganymede Calling”, live 7/20/19 at “Poetry Aloud” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Kuiper Belt Ferryman” (for New Horizons space probe photographing Pluto and Charon 7/13/15), her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, and her poem “Europa and Ganymede Calling” live 7/20/19 at “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Kuiper Belt Ferryman” (for New Horizons space probe photographing Pluto and Charon 7/13/15), her facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr poem “Enshrined”, and her poem “Europa and Ganymede Calling” live 7/20/19 at “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Until all the Pieces Connect” (written 12/6, on and for the day of the 1893 birth of English poet Sylvia Townsend Warner, which is also the 1746 birth of Scottish poet and songwriter Lady Grizel Bailli), “Europa and Ganymede Calling” (written 12/6, on and for the 2017 date of plate tectonics discovery on Jupiter’s moon Europa), “Other Side” and “Broke the Reflection” (for the 12/7 date Pearl Harbor was attacked), “Letter 09/16/06” (for 12/7, Letter Writing Day), “Childhood Memories Six” (for 12/8, the 1980 date John Lennon was assassinated), and “Ornaments from my Childhood” (written 12/7, on and for National Christmas Tree Day), from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 12/8/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Until all the Pieces Connect”, “Europa and Ganymede Calling”, “Other Side”, “Broke the Reflection”, “Letter 09/16/06”, “Childhood Memories Six”, and “Ornaments from my Childhood”, from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 12/8/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Europa and Ganymede Calling” and “Unraveling Two More Moons” from the v185 7/21 Down in the Dirt book “Desert Bloom”, read 10/6/21 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Europa and Ganymede Calling” and “Unraveling Two More Moons” from the v185 7/21 Down in the Dirt book “Desert Bloom”, read 10/6/21 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 and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Europa and Ganymede Calling”, “Unraveling Two More Moons”, “Vastness of Just the right Moon”, and “Zeus and Jupiter’s Children” from the Down in the Dirt magazine May-August 2021 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 “Europa and Ganymede Calling”, “Unraveling Two More Moons”, “Vastness of Just the right Moon”, & “Zeus and Jupiter’s Children” from the Down in the Dirt 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

Europium (from the “Periodic Table of Poetry” series)
also see this poem at Artvilla
as well as Poetry Life & Times Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 (through paper.li)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Periodic Table poem Europium in her Opening Act feature (with music by the HA!Man of South Africa, with “insectal reflection”), live in Chicago 10/4/13 (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading this Periodic Table poem Europium in her Opening Act feature (with music by the HA!Man of South Africa, with “insectal reflection”), live in Chicago 10/4/13 (S)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading eleven Periodic Table poems in her show “Opening Act” with music from the HA!Man of South Africa in Chicago, including this poem (Canon camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypers #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersperiodictablepoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 9 Periodic Table poems in her show “Opening Act” with music from the HA!Man of South Africa in Chicago, including this poem (Sony; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypers #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersperiodictablepoetry

Europium in Euros
Twitter-length poem on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

Enjoy this YouTube video from 3/30/22 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry & Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret 3/30/22” feature night in Chicago, where she read 36 of her Twitter-length Periodic Table poems (including this one) as her select “Twitter Verse periodic Table Poetry” poems from her book “Twitter Verse periodic Table Poetry” in her “Twitter Verse periodic Table Poetry” feature (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream from 3/30/22 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry & Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret 3/30/22” feature night in Chicago, where she read 36 of her Twitter-length Periodic Table poems (including this one) as her select “Twitter Verse periodic Table Poetry” poems from her book “Twitter Verse periodic Table Poetry” in her “Twitter Verse periodic Table Poetry” feature (this video was filmed & streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a Lava Lamp filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Evaluation

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her second set of poetry at her “Unread” Beach Poets feature 7/26/15 in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Canon fs200 camera), w/ the poems lava (lamp) at a rolling boil, low-end lipo, Octopi Target McDonald’s, organic sex toy, Basic Investment Question, Pinchy, Opening Our Own Doors, Saving Yourself, Protect Ourselves from Ourselves, Uneven Ground Beneath my Feet, and Evaluation.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her second set of poetry at her “Unread” Beach Poets feature 7/26/15 in Chicago, w/ the poems lava (lamp) at a rolling boil, low-end lipo, Octopi Target McDonald’s, organic sex toy, Basic Investment Question, Pinchy, Opening Our Own Doors, Saving Yourself, Protect Ourselves from Ourselves, Uneven Ground Beneath my Feet, and Evaluation (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her cc&d 1-4/24 book “In the Moment” book poems “Evaluation” (+ showing “Unread” 7/26/15 show image 1) & “Vent” (+ showing “Rap Sheet” 6/19/15 show image 2) during her “Poetic License 5/5/24 global open mic” through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with a Charcoal filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

even got to first base

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Even Got to First Base (in the chapbook “Bases Loaded”) 4/26/15 (C) at Chicago’s 2015 Poetry Bomb (at Wrigley Field) filmed with a Canon Power Shot

See this YouTube video 4/26/15 of the Janet Kuypers show “Bases Loaded” poetry at Wrigley Field for the 2015 Poetry Bomb in Chicago, of poems relating to baseball, including her poems “Entire Town’s Baseball Team”, “New to Chicago (2015 baseball edition)”, “Even Got to First Base”, “One, Two, Three Strikes You’re Out”, “Somebody’s Scoring Somewhere”, “Bases Loaded”, and “Young Dreams from a Potential Legend” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Download this poem in the free chapbook “Bases Loaded” w/ poems read on 4/26/15 at the 2015 Poetry Bomb in Chicago

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Bases Loaded” poems “Entire Town’s Baseball Team”, “Even Got to First Base”, and “One, Two, Three Strikes You’re Out”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” at “Recycled Reads” open mic 11/4/18 (video filmed live from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Bases Loaded” poems “Entire Town’s Baseball Team”, “Even Got to First Base”, and “One, Two, Three Strikes You’re Out”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” at “Recycled Reads” open mic 11/4/18 (video filmed live from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

Even if Only (dreams 4/15/19)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Vengeful Phone” from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her 2019 poems “Even if Only (dreams 4/15/19)” and “from Looking for a Worthy Adversary” (edited on World Theater 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 “Vengeful Phone” from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her 2019 poems “Even if Only (dreams 4/15/19)” and “from Looking for a Worthy Adversary” (edited on World Theater day) at “Recycled Reads” 4/20/19 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 9/14/19 reading her poems “Even if Only (dreams 4/15/19)” and “Others Kill for Us” from her 2019 book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poem “Iron Bloodied Eyelids”, live at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” open mic (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 9/14/19 reading her poems “Even if Only (dreams 4/15/19)” and “Others Kill for Us” from her 2019 book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poem “Iron Bloodied Eyelids”, live at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” open mic (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Exploring Evolution” read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, “Even if Only (dreams 4/15/19)” from her 2019 book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, and her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poem “Magnesium Burn” (#12, Mg, that won 3rd place in a contest sponsored by and appearing in “Chemistry and Engineering News”), during her Poetic License open mic 10/6/19, hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Exploring Evolution” read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, “Even if Only (dreams 4/15/19)” from her 2019 book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, and her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poem “Magnesium Burn” (#12, Mg, that won 3rd place in a contest sponsored by and appearing in “Chemistry and Engineering News”), during her Poetic License open mic 10/6/19, hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Victims of Violence for Lending a Hand”, “Quote Unquote Holiday for us Beer Drinkers”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Even if Only (dreams 4/15/19)” from the April 2021 v182 issue of Down in the Dirt’s paperback book “i am not alone” 4/7/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” feature reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersinstagram

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Victims of Violence for Lending a Hand”, “Quote Unquote Holiday for us Beer Drinkers”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Even if Only (dreams 4/15/19)” from the April 2021 v182 issue of Down in the Dirt’s paperback book “i am not alone” 4/7/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoetry

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Victims of Violence for Lending a Hand”, “Quote Unquote Holiday for us Beer Drinkers”, and “Even if Only (dreams 4/15/19)” from the Scars Publications 1-4 2021 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Excerpts from the Plague Years” 7/20/21 for “The Café Gallery 7/20/21 Book Reading” in The Café Gallery Book Reading series 2020+ (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Victims of Violence for Lending a Hand”, “Quote Unquote Holiday for us Beer Drinkers”, and “Even if Only (dreams 4/15/19)” from the Scars Publications 1-4 2021 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Excerpts from the Plague Years” 7/20/21 for “The Café Gallery 7/20/21 Book Reading” in The Café Gallery Book Reading series 2020+ (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

even if the pope claims it (twitter-length poem)

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length poem even if the Pope claims it from v247 of cc&d magazine (titled “a ink in the Chain”) live 2/12/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length poem even if the Pope claims it from v247 of cc&d magazine (titled “a ink in the Chain”) live 2/12/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (S)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2017 Book Release Reading 11/1/17, where she reads from her book “Twitterati” her poems “Poverty in America”, “Oklahoma water-surfing”, “Zach makes me Think about these Things”, “Mechanical Soldiers”, “Fingers Black”, “You Cannot Burn Me”, “Opening Our Own Doors”, “Guantanamo Bay”, “Even if the Pope Claims It”, “Quenching Anybody’s Thirst”, “From Words to Wars”, “Money Became an Abstract”, “Where does the Love Go”, “Spent”, and “Cast in Stone” in “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2017 Book Release Reading 11/1/17, where she reads from her book “Twitterati” her poems “Poverty in America”, “Oklahoma water-surfing”, “Zach makes me Think about these Things”, “Mechanical Soldiers”, “Fingers Black”, “You Cannot Burn Me”, “Opening Our Own Doors”, “Guantanamo Bay”, “Even if the Pope Claims It”, “Quenching Anybody’s Thirst”, “From Words to Wars”, “Money Became an Abstract”, “Where does the Love Go”, “Spent”, and “Cast in Stone” in “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

Evening Sea of Sacred Poetry poem on facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Evening Sea of Sacred Poetry”, “Vagary to not only Dream”, and “Known for my Poetry” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” live 9/24/20 during the Virtual Austin Poetry Society New World Poetry open mic (video 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 “Evening Sea of Sacred Poetry”, “Vagary to not only Dream”, and “Known for my Poetry” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” live 9/24/20 during the Virtual Austin Poetry Society New World Poetry open mic (streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Dear Diary”, “Evening Sea of Sacred Poetry”, “Only find our Roots”, and “Just a Little Crazy” from the v186 8/21 Down in the Dirt book “Roman Remains” during 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; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Dear Diary”, “Evening Sea of Sacred Poetry”, “Only find our Roots”, and “Just a Little Crazy” from the v186 8/21 Down in the Dirt book “Roman Remains” during the “Poetic License virtual open mic 9/5/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Dear Diary”, “Evening Sea of Sacred Poetry”, “Vagary to not only Dream”, and “Van can See the Blood (dreams 9/28/19)” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” 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 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 “Dear Diary”, “Evening Sea of Sacred Poetry”, “Vagary to not only Dream”, and “Van can See the Blood (dreams 9/28/19)” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” 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

Even Though I Didn’t See It

Even With no Wish Bone (vegetarian Thanksgiving poem, with haiku verses)

See YouTube video 9/12/15 of Janet Kuypers at Chicago’s the Art Colony open mic reading her poems Just Making Face After Face, Tired of Trying, Bitter Suburbs, Pock-Marked Molehills, Dead Grass Fires, Ever Consumed Goat, Even With no Wish Bone, and The Power to Tell Her / The Power To See Her (filmed with a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video 9/12/1 of Janet Kuypers at Chicago’s the Art Colony open mic reading her poems Just Making Face After Face, Tired of Trying, Bitter Suburbs, Pock-Marked Molehills, Dead Grass Fires, Ever Consumed Goat, Even With no Wish Bone, and The Power to Tell Her / The Power To See Her (from a Canon Power Shot, w/ a heat wave filter).

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading the 1st haiku verse of her poem Even With no Wish Bone as a looping JKPoetryVine video (on Thanksgiving, 11/26/15, Samsung, in Austin exas)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

eventually (haiku, on Twitter)

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku eventually in Chicago 3/17/14 (C) at the open mic Waiting 4 the Bus

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading many of her poems live (8 haiku poems, 4 poems, and a Periodic Table poem) in Chicago 3/17/14 at the Waiting 4 the Bus open mic INCLUDING THIS HAIKU

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku eventually as a looping JKPoetryVine video in Chicago 3/17/14 at the open mic Waiting 4 the Bus (Canon, hard light, green filter)

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku eventually as a looping JKPoetryVine video in Chicago 3/17/14 at the open mic Waiting 4 the Bus (C)

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length poem “eventually” from Scars Publications’ 1/17Down in the Dirt v141 issue “Ice King” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 1/12/17 (filmed in Austin Texas from a Samsung Galaxy S7).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ June 2017 Book Release Reading 6/7/17, where she read Down in the Dirt’s book “Study in Black” poems “One and Six” “feel”, “eventually” and “Translation”, then cc&d’s book “Things Found in Books” poems “Oxygen to Flame the Fire”, “Fuming in the Morning” & “Vanishing Scars” for “Community Poetry” @ Austin’s Half Price Books (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ June 2017 Book Release Reading 6/7/17, where she read Down in the Dirt’s book “Study in Black” poems “One and Six” “feel”, “eventually” and “Translation”, then cc&d’s book “Things Found in Books” poems “Oxygen to Flame the Fire”, “Fuming in the Morning” & “Vanishing Scars” for “Community Poetry” @ Austin’s Half Price Books (video from a Sony camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, reading her poems “Years, Centuries, Eons”, “violation”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “unbounded”, and “quarrel” from the cc&d 9/12 2017 issue collection book anthology “Language of Untamed Spirit”, before reading her 3 haiku poems “eventually”, “enemies” and “blood” from the 2017 Scars Publications poetry and prose collection book anthology “On a Rainy Day” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, reading her poems “Years, Centuries, Eons”, “violation”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “unbounded”, and “quarrel” from the cc&d 9/12 2017 issue collection book anthology “Language of Untamed Spirit”, before reading her 3 haiku poems “eventually”, “enemies” and “blood” from the 2017 Scars Publications poetry and prose collection book anthology “On a Rainy Day” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “census”, “eventually”, “universe”, and “judge” from the cc&d v252 issue book “Beyond the Gates” during the Thom multi-person intro 7/29/18 to Austin’s Kick Butt Poetry (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “census”, “eventually”, “universe”, and “judge” from the cc&d v252 issue book “Beyond the Gates” during the Thom multi-person intro 7/29/18 to Austin’s Kick Butt Poetry (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Posterize).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “census”, “eventually”, “universe”, and “judge” from the cc&d v252 issue book “Beyond the Gates” during the Thom multi-person intro 7/29/18 to Austin’s Kick Butt Poetry (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “census”, “eventually”, “universe”, and “judge” from the cc&d v252 issue book “Beyond the Gates” during the Thom multi-person intro 7/29/18 to Austin’s Kick Butt Poetry (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Threshold).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2018 Book Release Reading 10/3/18, where she read her poems “Cast in Stone”, “Death”, “Children, Churches and Daddies”, and “Russians at a Garage Sale” from her “Book Expo 2013 Chicago” reading 11/24/13, then her haiku poems “enemies”, “faith”, “ants and crosses”, “census”, “easy”, “existence”, “falling”, and “eventually”, from her “Unlucky 13 on St. Patrick’s Day” reading 3/17/14 all appearing in her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v 2)”, in Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was recorded from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2018 Book Release Reading 10/3/18, where she read her poems “Cast in Stone”, “Death”, “Children, Churches and Daddies”, and “Russians at a Garage Sale” from her “Book Expo 2013 Chicago” reading 11/24/13, then her haiku poems “enemies”, “faith”, “ants and crosses”, “census”, “easy”, “existence”, “falling”, and “eventually”, from her “Unlucky 13 on St. Patrick’s Day” reading 3/17/14 all appearing in her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v 2)”, in Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was recorded from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “census” and “eventually” from her v5 cc&d poetry collection book “On the Edge”, live 3/31/19 through “Spoken and Heard” at Kick Butt Coffee (this show intro video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “census” and “eventually” from her v5 cc&d poetry collection book “On the Edge”, live 3/31/19 through “Spoken and Heard” at Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and given a Posterize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “census” and “eventually” from her v5 cc&d poetry collection book “On the Edge”, live 3/31/19 through “Spoken and Heard” at Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and given a Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku poems “census” and “eventually” from her v5 cc&d poetry collection book “On the Edge”, live 3/31/19 through “Spoken and Heard” at Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and given a Threshold filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

Ever Be

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this poem at the open mic Waiting 4 the Bus 5/19/14 in Chicago (from the Canon)

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading 3 poems (including this one) at the open mic Waiting 4 the Bus 5/19/14 in Chicago (Posterized)

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading 3 poems (including this one) at the open mic Waiting 4 the Bus 5/19/14 in Chicago (Canon)

Ever Consumed Goat

See YouTube video 9/12/1 of Janet Kuypers at Chicago’s the Art Colony open mic reading her poems Just Making Face After Face, Tired of Trying, Bitter Suburbs, Pock-Marked Molehills, Dead Grass Fires, Ever Consumed Goat, Even With no Wish Bone, and The Power to Tell Her / The Power To See Her (from a Canon Power Shot, w/ a heat wave filter).

See YouTube video 9/12/15 of Janet Kuypers at Chicago’s the Art Colony open mic reading her poems Just Making Face After Face, Tired of Trying, Bitter Suburbs, Pock-Marked Molehills, Dead Grass Fires, Ever Consumed Goat, Even With no Wish Bone, and The Power to Tell Her / The Power To See Her (filmed with a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video 3/21/17 for World Poetry Day of Janet Kuypers’ set of “Short World Poems on World Poetry Day” at Austin’s Half Price Books, with her poems “Every Street Corner”, “Our Lady of Mercy”, “shoe prints on the toilet seat”, “unclean left hands”, “Get His Product to Town”, “Ever Consumed Goat”, “Moros y Christianos”, “middle eastern man in front of me”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Poverty in America”, “Flying to China”, “Building Houses out of Pallets” and “Everyone Has a Choice” (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video 3/21/17 for World Poetry Day of Janet Kuypers’ set of “Short World Poems on World Poetry Day” at Austin’s Half Price Books, with her poems “Every Street Corner”, “Our Lady of Mercy”, “shoe prints on the toilet seat”, “unclean left hands”, “Get His Product to Town”, “Ever Consumed Goat”, “Moros y Christianos”, “middle eastern man in front of me”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Poverty in America”, “Flying to China”, “Building Houses out of Pallets” and “Everyone Has a Choice” (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

Ever Elusive Happiness

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v347 7/74 cc&d issue/book “Liberty” poems “Choices We Make” (+ images 1, 2, & 3), “Only Eating Human Flesh” (+ The Universe is in Your Hands front cover image & poem image), “Otherwise Never-ending Saver of Life” (+ Arecibo images 1 & 2, & bamboo images 1 & 2), & “Ever Elusive Happiness” (+ Bay of Bengal image), which also appear in the CyberWit.net Summer 2024 Janet Kuypers poetry book “The Universe is in Your Hands”, to start her “Poetic License 7/7/24 global open mic” she hosted through Zoom & a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera w/ a Color Film filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstheuniverseisinyourhands #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Ever Expanding Spaces (twitter-length poem)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Ever Expanding Spaces at the open mic 7/4/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (video filmed from the Canon camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Ever Expanding Spaces at the open mic 7/4/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago (this video was filmed from the Sony camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length poem Ever Expanding Spaces live 1/29/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length poem Ever Expanding Spaces live 1/29/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (S)

See Vine-styled video through facebook of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku like twitter-length poem “Ever Expanding Spaces” in Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt v139 Book “the Relic, the Effort, the Yell” in New Orleans 10/30/16.

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku Ever Expanding Spaces 12/3/16 as a JKPoetryVine video in Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt v139 9/10 2016 book “the Relic, the Effort, the Yell”.

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku “Ever Expanding Spaces” from Scars Publications’ Jul./Dec. 2016 Down in the Dirt Issue book “Edible Red” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 1/16/17 (in Austin Texas, from a Samsung Galaxy S7).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (from a Panasonic Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Hue Cycling).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Edge Det.).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Threshold).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Cartoon).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Sci-Fi).

Ever Felt Safe

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Outsider”, “Precariously Balance”, and “Ever Felt Safe”, all in honor of Brian Lamont/Grosz live 5/25/19 at “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee in Austin (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Outsider”, “Precariously Balance”, and “Ever Felt Safe”, all in honor of Brian Lamont/Grosz live 5/25/19 at “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee in Austin (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Outsider”, “Precariously Balance”, and “Ever Felt Safe”, all in honor of Brian Lamont/Grosz live 5/25/19 at “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee in Austin (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Outsider”, “Precariously Balance”, and “Ever Felt Safe”, all in honor of Brian Lamont/Grosz live 5/25/19 at “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee in Austin (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ June 2019 Book Release Reading 6/5/19, where she read her Tiananmen Square poem “'Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom” she wrote on 6/2/19, then her poem “Ever Felt Safe” for the Brian Lamont dedication (that will appear in her book “(pheromemes) haiku, twitterverse, Instagram & poetry”, released August 2019), then her cc&d v290 May-June 2019 26-year anniversary issue/book “a Rose in the Dark” poems “Ominous Day”, “Bamboo” and “Like Nothing Ever Happened”, during Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; appearing on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ June 2019 Book Release Reading 6/5/19, where she read her Tiananmen Square poem “'Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom” she wrote on 6/2/19, then her poem “Ever Felt Safe” for the Brian Lamont dedication (that will appear in her book “(pheromemes) haiku, twitterverse, Instagram & poetry”, released August 2019), then her cc&d v290 May-June 2019 26-year anniversary issue/book “a Rose in the Dark” poems “Ominous Day”, “Bamboo” and “Like Nothing Ever Happened”, during Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; appearing on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading<

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Venezuela was Mowed Down by Tanks”, “Bolt of Lightning”, “Unchecked Electricity”, “Precariously Balance”, “Ever Felt Safe”, “Exude more in Black”, and “Xtc from Found “Candy””, from the May 2021 v183 issue of Down in the Dirt’s paperback book “Alone Time”, read 5/5/21 during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” feature reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersinstagram

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Venezuela was Mowed Down by Tanks”, “Bolt of Lightning”, “Unchecked Electricity”, “Precariously Balance”, “Ever Felt Safe”, “Exude more in Black”, and “Xtc from Found “Candy””, from the May 2021 v183 issue of Down in the Dirt’s paperback book “Alone Time”, read 5/5/21 during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” feature reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersinstagram

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Precariously Balance”, “Ever Felt Safe”, “Exude more in Black”, and “xtc from Found “Candy”” from the Down in the Dirt magazine May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over” at the end of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 10/3/21” 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 poems “Precariously Balance”, “Ever Felt Safe”, “Exude more in Black”, and “xtc from Found “Candy”” from the Down in the Dirt magazine May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over” at the end of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 10/3/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (video from a Samsung S9 camera with a triangle filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Precariously Balance”, “Ever Felt Safe”, “Exude more in Black”, and “xtc from Found “Candy”” from the Down in the Dirt magazine May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over” at the end of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 10/3/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was originally filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with a triangle, then released given a Sepia Tone filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Precariously Balance”, “Ever Felt Safe”, “Exude more in Black”, and “xtc from Found “Candy”” from the Down in the Dirt magazine May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over” at the end of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 10/3/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Ever Get It Back (Twitter-length poem)

See YouTube video on 9/11/16 of Janet Kuypers saying her poem Ever Get It Back in conversation, then reading her 2 poems September 11, 2001 and Smelling Sulfur on Nine One One at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (video filmed from the Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video on 9/11/16 of Janet Kuypers saying her poem Ever Get It Back in conversation, then reading her 2 poems September 11, 2001 and Smelling Sulfur on Nine One One at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (video filmed from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video 9/24/16 of Janet Kuypers saying her poem “Ever Get It Back” in conversation, then reading her poems “Earth was Crying” and “Andrew Hettinger”, then she sang her song “Why” live in downtown Austin’s one-time only reading at Brave New Books (filmed from a Sony camera).

See YouTube video 9/24/16 of Janet Kuypers saying her poem “Ever Get It Back” in conversation, then reading her poems “Earth was Crying” and “Andrew Hettinger”, then she sang her song “Why” live in downtown Austin’s one-time only reading at Brave New Books (from a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ September 2017 Book Release Reading 9/6/17 of Down in the Dirt’s book “Random Thoughts” haiku poems “oceans”, “gone”, “bruised”, “out there”, “judge”, “escape”, “ever get it back”, “opposite”, and “need”, and then her poems “Oh, She Was a Woman” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ September 2017 Book Release Reading 9/6/17 of Down in the Dirt’s book “Random Thoughts” haiku poems “oceans”, “gone”, “bruised”, “out there”, “judge”, “escape”, “ever get it back”, “opposite”, and “need”, and then her poems “Oh, She Was a Woman” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Opposite” and “Ever Get it Back”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 9/2/19 at the 7' tall Mike Ditka bobblehead statue on display in Millennium Park in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Opposite” and “Ever Get it Back”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 9/2/19 at the 7' tall Mike Ditka bobblehead statue on display in Millennium Park in Chicago (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera & given a Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Posterize filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Threshold filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

ever leave me

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem ever leave me live 7/25/15 on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (Cfs200, FlCrSat)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem ever leave me live 7/25/15 on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (Cfs)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers (wrapped in VHS tape) in her 8/14/15 show “Farewell Chicago” in her final scheduled feature at Poetry’s “Love Letter” (while living in Chicago) in Chicago (Canon fs200), with her poems Chicago, Breaking Their Heart, change (2015 edit), Planting Palm Tree Seeds, Shared Air, Other Souls, and ever leave me.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers (wrapped in VHS tape) in her 8/14/15 show “Farewell Chicago” in her final scheduled feature at Poetry’s “Love Letter” (while living in Chicago) in Chicago (Canon Power Shot), with her poems Chicago, Breaking Their Heart, change (2015 edit), Planting Palm Tree Seeds, Shared Air, Other Souls, and ever leave me.

Download poems in the free chapbook Farewell Chicago of this & other poems read 8/14/15 at a live Chicago show

See YouTube video from 1/3/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems White Knuckled, Women’s Very Existence and Burn It In from her book Rape, Sexism, Life & Death and her poem ever leave me from the cc&d book When the Walls are Paper Thin at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video 1/3/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems White Knuckled, Women’s Very Existence and Burn It In from her book Rape, Sexism, Life & Death and her poem ever leave me from the cc&d book When the Walls are Paper Thin at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Nikon Coolpix S7000 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr)./font>

ever since my childhood (poem on Twitter and Instagram)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her poems “ever was in real life” and “ever since my childhood” from memory during Thom’s multi-person intro 6/10/18 to “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her poems “ever was in real life” and “ever since my childhood” from memory during Thom’s multi-person intro 6/10/18 to “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with an Edge Detection filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her poems “ever was in real life” and “ever since my childhood” from memory during Thom’s multi-person intro 6/10/18 to “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Hue Cycling filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her poems “ever was in real life” and “ever since my childhood” from memory during Thom’s multi-person intro 6/10/18 to “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, then given a Posterize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her poems “ever was in real life” and “ever since my childhood” from memory during Thom’s multi-person intro 6/10/18 to “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, then given a Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her poems “ever was in real life” and “ever since my childhood” from memory during Thom’s multi-person intro 6/10/18 to “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, then given a Threshold filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “ever since my childhood” 9/25/18 during the Chicago open mic she guest hosted for Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “ever since my childhood” 9/25/18 during the Chicago open mic she guest hosted for Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video live 6/30/19 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “quarrel”, her twitter and Instagram poem “Ever was in Real Life”, her twitter and Instagram poem “Ever Since my Childhood”, and her Instagram and twitter haiku “After” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” during the multi-person intro at “Spoken and Heard” in Austin (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video live 6/30/19 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “quarrel”, her twitter and Instagram poem “Ever was in Real Life”, her twitter and Instagram poem “Ever Since my Childhood”, and her Instagram and twitter haiku “After” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” during the multi-person intro at “Spoken and Heard” in Austin (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone).

See the YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ever since my childhood”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Just too High for Just one Man”, “Evolving with Mutant Genes”, and “Yes, For Our Future Too” from the Down in the Dirt 11/20 v177 book “Pipe Dreams”; live 11/4/20 in honor of “Comunity Poetry” (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ever since my childhood”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Just too High for Just one Man”, “Evolving with Mutant Genes”, and “Yes, For Our Future Too” from the Down in the Dirt 11/20 v177 book “Pipe Dreams” live 11/4/20 in honor of “Comunity Poetry” (this video filmed and streamed with a Samsung S9 camera).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Quickly, Life Can Turn”, “ ever since my childhood”, “Genesis Twenty-Three”, “Genesis Forty-Four”, “Know Completeness”, “unsung”, “Magnesium Burn”, and “Everyone Will React” from the Scars Publications flash fiction and art collection book “2020 in a Flash” (released that day) for The Café Gallery 11/24/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Quickly, Life Can Turn”, “ ever since my childhood”, “Genesis Twenty-Three”, “Genesis Forty-Four”, “Know Completeness”, “unsung”, “Magnesium Burn”, and “Everyone Will React” from the Scars Publications flash fiction and art collection book “2020 in a Flash” (released that day) for The Café Gallery 11/24/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See the YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ever since my childhood”, “Oh, the book is Better than the Movie”, “Vessel to Spread the Word”, “Otherwise Reigned Supreme”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Just too High for Just one Man”, “Evolving with Mutant Genes”, and “Yes, For Our Future Too” from the v177 book “Pipe Dreams” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” for The Café Gallery 1/19/21 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ever since my childhood”, “Oh, the book is Better than the Movie”, “Vessel to Spread the Word”, “Otherwise Reigned Supreme”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Just too High for Just one Man”, “Evolving with Mutant Genes”, and “Yes, For Our Future Too” from the v177 book “Pipe Dreams” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” for The Café Gallery 1/19/21 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading   #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Ever Since You Got Me (from the “this poem is about...” series)

See YouTube video of this poem read live in her Pilsen feature “Games We Play” 3/17/12 at Café Mestizo (music from Francois Le Roux, the HA!man of South Africa)

Enjoy this feature-length YouTube video of many poems read 3/17/12 at Café Mestizo from the live feature “Games We Play”, including this poem (posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of this poem read live in her Pilsen feature “Games We Play” 3/17/12 at Café Mestizo (music from Francois Le Roux, the HA!man of South Africa) Or watch the above (blurred) video intro in facebook

See blurred YouTube video of this poem read live in her Pilsen feature “Games We Play” 3/17/12 at Café Mestizo (music from Francois Le Roux, the HA!man of South Africa)

You can also watch the above (blurred) video intro on facebook

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2017 Book Release Reading 11/1/17, where she reads from her book “Part of my Pain” her poems “Good Escape”, “In These Times”, “Part of my Pain”, “Now That You Got Me”, “Ever Since you Got Me”, “Know You Only Got Me”, “Push Your Button”, “How People Interpret my Words”, and “Observer’s Love Poem” in “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2017 Book Release Reading 11/1/17, where she reads from her book “Part of my Pain” her poems “Good Escape”, “In These Times”, “Part of my Pain”, “Now That You Got Me”, “Ever Since you Got Me”, “Know You Only Got Me”, “Push Your Button”, “How People Interpret my Words”, and “Observer’s Love Poem” in “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her prose “Letter 09/16/06” and her poems “Ever Since You Got Me” and “Love Affair with the Moon 2012” from her book “Chapter 48 (v2)” live 10/20/18 at “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix 2500).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her prose “Letter 09/16/06” and her poems “Ever Since You Got Me” and “Love Affair with the Moon 2012” from her book “Chapter 48 (v2)” live 10/20/18 at “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix T56).

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Hydrogen: One Against One”, “Hydrogen to Nothing”, “Universe... Now In Color”, “Envision It in the Night Sky”, “Under your Total Control”, “Ever Since You Got Me”, “Know You Only Got Me”, “Feel Comfortable”, “Now That You Got Me”, and “Good Escape” from the Down in the Dirt 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Final Frontier” on 9/7/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Hydrogen: One Against One”, “Hydrogen to Nothing”, “Universe... Now In Color”, “Envision It in the Night Sky”, “Under your Total Control”, “Ever Since You Got Me”, “Know You Only Got Me”, “Feel Comfortable”, “Now That You Got Me”, and “Good Escape” from the Down in the Dirt 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Final Frontier” on 9/7/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersbookreading

ever was in real life (poem on Twitter and Instagram)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her poems “ever was in real life” and “ever since my childhood” from memory during Thom’s multi-person intro 6/10/18 to “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her poems “ever was in real life” and “ever since my childhood” from memory during Thom’s multi-person intro 6/10/18 to “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with an Edge Detection filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her poems “ever was in real life” and “ever since my childhood” from memory during Thom’s multi-person intro 6/10/18 to “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Hue Cycling filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her poems “ever was in real life” and “ever since my childhood” from memory during Thom’s multi-person intro 6/10/18 to “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, then given a Posterize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her poems “ever was in real life” and “ever since my childhood” from memory during Thom’s multi-person intro 6/10/18 to “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, then given a Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her poems “ever was in real life” and “ever since my childhood” from memory during Thom’s multi-person intro 6/10/18 to “Spoken and Heard” @ Kick Butt Coffee (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, then given a Threshold filter).

See YouTube video live 6/30/19 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “quarrel”, her twitter and Instagram poem “Ever was in Real Life”, her twitter and Instagram poem “Ever Since my Childhood”, and her Instagram and twitter haiku “After” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” during the multi-person intro at “Spoken and Heard” in Austin (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video live 6/30/19 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “quarrel”, her twitter and Instagram poem “Ever was in Real Life”, her twitter and Instagram poem “Ever Since my Childhood”, and her Instagram and twitter haiku “After” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” during the multi-person intro at “Spoken and Heard” in Austin (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone).

Every Day is Sweetest Day

See YouTube video live 10/19/19 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase”, where Janet Kuypers read poems from a variety of books in multiple rounds to the live audience at the bookstore. In round 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “On This Day” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Eight to Sixteen” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her Periodic Table poem “Einsteinium” from The Cafe Gallery poetry book “the Chosen Few”. In round 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Empty Chocolate Counter” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Lord have Mercy” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Andrew Hettinger” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, In round 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vatican Turned into a Whorehouse” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Star Trek, Star Wars, and Storm Troopers” from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Chess Game Again” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, then her bonus poem “Every Day is Sweetest Day”, written that morning, on Sweetest Day, 10/19/19. In round 4, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vanquished by the Sleeping Giant” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Young Dreams from a Potential Legend” (for her “Bases Loaded” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “All These Reminders” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 5, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Uphill Battles lead to Changing It Up” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Violent Affair” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “She Told Me Her Dreams (one)” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 6, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Knowing Panic Becomes a Picnic” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “People’s Rights Misunderstood”, and “New Vacuum Cleaner” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 1996 v79 book “Poetry and Prose” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video live 10/19/19 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase”, where Janet Kuypers read poems from a variety of books in multiple rounds to the live audience at the bookstore. In round 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “On This Day” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Eight to Sixteen” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her Periodic Table poem “Einsteinium” from The Cafe Gallery poetry book “the Chosen Few”. In round 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Empty Chocolate Counter” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Lord have Mercy” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Andrew Hettinger” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, In round 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vatican Turned into a Whorehouse” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Star Trek, Star Wars, and Storm Troopers” from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “Chess Game Again” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”, then her bonus poem “Every Day is Sweetest Day”, written that morning, on Sweetest Day, 10/19/19. In round 4, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Vanquished by the Sleeping Giant” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Young Dreams from a Potential Legend” (for her “Bases Loaded” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “All These Reminders” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 5, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Uphill Battles lead to Changing It Up” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poem “Violent Affair” (for her “Nerves of a Poet” feature) from her poetry book “a year long Journey”, and then her poem “She Told Me Her Dreams (one)” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 2008 v184 book “That was the Time”. In round 6, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Knowing Panic Becomes a Picnic” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “People’s Rights Misunderstood”, and “New Vacuum Cleaner” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 1996 v79 book “Poetry and Prose” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “One Would be Chosen” (written 10/12 for the 1492 date Christopher Columbus Discovers America), “Farmer” and “Verdant Green” (for 10/12, National Farmers Day), “Vacuum of Space” (written 10/11, on and for the day in 1984 when astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan boarded the Space Shuttle Challenger as the first American woman to perform a space walk), “No Bother” (written 10/13, on and for Good Samaritan Day), “Valkyrie attempts” (written 10/14 on 1944 date of the suicide of Erwin Rommel), “Everyone Will React” (written the 3rd Tuesday of October, on and for National Face Your Fears Day), “Know they are Loved” (written 10/16, on and for Global Cat Day), “You Don’t Expect It” (written 10/17, on and for World Trauma Day), “Violent Endeavour” (written 10/18, on the 1967 date the first space probe entered another planet’s atmosphere (Soviet Venera 4 to Venus), “Know they are Loved”, and “Every Day is Sweetest Day” (written the 3rd Saturday of October, on and for Sweetest Day) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 10/20/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “One Would be Chosen”, “Farmer”, “Verdant Green”, “Vacuum of Space”, “No Bother”, “Valkyrie attempts”, “Everyone Will React”, “Know they are Loved”, “You Don’t Expect It”, “Violent Endeavour”, and “Every Day is Sweetest Day” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 10/20/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera).

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Manganese Growing”, “Manganese can cure us all”, “One Would be Chosen”, “Every Day is Sweetest Day”, “Katie”, “Know they are Loved”, “Burned into these Nightmares with a Pen”, “Futility”, “You Don’t Expect It”, and “Undulating Nexus” from the v188 8/21 Down in the Dirt book “Skeletons” 10/6/21 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 #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Manganese Growing”, “Manganese can cure us all”, “One Would be Chosen”, “Every Day is Sweetest Day”, “Katie”, “Know they are Loved”, “Burned into these Nightmares with a Pen”, “Futility”, “You Don’t Expect It”, and “Undulating Nexus” from the v188 8/21 Down in the Dirt book “Skeletons” 10/6/21 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 live video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Every Day is Sweetest Day”, “Know Peace and Rise to Power”, and “Expand and Save Yourselves” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 2/6/22” 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). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Every Day is Sweetest Day”, “Know Peace and Rise to Power”, and “Expand and Save Yourselves” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 2/6/22” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with an old b&w film filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Every Heartbeat

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Uncharted Land” from the cc&d June 2021 v310 28-year anniversary issue/paperback book “Falling”, then her poem “Every Heartbeat”, then her Twitter-length Periodic Table poem “Gadolinium, Save us from Our Mistakes” at the beginning of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 6/6/21” 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 #janetkuyperspoeticlicense #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Uncharted Land” from the cc&d June 2021 v310 28-year anniversary issue/paperback book “Falling”, then her poem “Every Heartbeat”, then her Twitter-length Periodic Table poem “Gadolinium, Save us from Our Mistakes” at the beginning of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 6/6/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoeticlicense #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exude More in Black”, “Every Heartbeat”,“Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Just Made the Choice”, “Noble Cause”, “Polymath in the Making”, “ Vacuum of Space”, and “Enticing Whirling Darkness” from the cc&d October 2021 v314 issue/paperback book “Nihilism for Dummies” 10/6/21 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 live video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exude More in Black”, “Every Heartbeat”,“Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Just Made the Choice”, “Noble Cause”, “Polymath in the Making”, “ Vacuum of Space”, and “Enticing Whirling Darkness” from the cc&d October 2021 v314 issue/paperback book “Nihilism for Dummies” 10/6/21 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 YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exude More in Black” (+ image) and “Every Heartbeat” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book anthology “The World Outside” 2/2/22 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 from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exude More in Black” (+ image) and “Every Heartbeat” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book anthology “The World Outside” 2/2/22 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 flow filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video live 3/23/22 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems (including this one) from her show “Behind the Mask” with chapbook “Behind the Mask” live for Wednesday Night Poetry at Kollective Coffee+Tea in Hot Springs, AR (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream 3/23/22 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems (including this one) from her show “Behind the Mask” (and “Behind the Mask” chapbook) live at Wednesday Night Poetry in Hot Springs, AR (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera and given a lava lamp filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Every Minute I Can Get

See YouTube video live at the Café in Chicago 03/23/10

See YouTube video (with the “line drawing” filter) live at the Café in Chicago 03/23/10

See YouTube video (recorded with a metallic filter) live at the Café in Chicago 03/23/10

See YouTube video (with the Pastel Sketch filter) live at the Café in Chicago 03/23/10

See YouTube video of the open mic intro at the Café in Chicago 03/23/10 & the poem Every Minute I Can Get

Everyone is to Blame

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 30+ minute podcast recording for WZRD 88.3 Chicago FM Radio, reading her poems from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” — reflecting summer poetry within the book, including her poems “Just One Book” (for 8/9; Book Lovers Day), “Opportunity from Freedom” (written 8/11, the 1833 birthday of Robert G. Ingersoll), her haiku poem “Use Your Mind” and her poem “Just Who May Try to Stop Us” (written 8/20, National Aviation Day), “Just to Craft” (written 8/21, on National Poets Day), “Value of What Money Does” (written 8/24, the 1967 date when, led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party disrupted New York Stock Exchange by throwing dollar bills on the trading floor), “Eleven and Two, plus Eight” (for 8/24, Pluto Demoted Day), “Ominous Day” (for the 8/24 79 A.D. date of the Mount Vesuvius eruption), “Keep Looking Happy” (written 8/26, the the 1920 day the U.S. 19th Amendment was certified, given women the right to vote), “Effigy” (written 8/28, the 1955 day Black teenager Emmett Till was brutally murdered in a lynching, galvanizing the civil rights movement, the 1957 day U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond filibustered to prevent the voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and the 1963 day of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, with Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech), “Everyone is to Blame” (written 8/31, the day in 1888 Mary Ann Burton was murdered, the first known murder by Jack the Ripper; the 1987 day Princess Diana died in a car crash, in front of paparazzi), “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein” (for the 9/1/79 date the Pioneer spacecraft visits Saturn), “No One Will Forget” (for the 9/3/44 date Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last 3-day train from the Westerbork transit camp to theAuschwitz concentration camp), “One With Wildlife” (written 9/4, on National Wildlife Day), “Visiting and Seeing the Signs” (for Grandparents Day, the 1st Sunday after Labor Day), and “The State of the Nation (2016 edit)”, (for 9/17, Constitution Day), recorded 8/3/20 for future WZRD Radio airplay (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers in her 30+ minute podcast recording for WZRD 88.3 Chicago FM Radio, reading her poems from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” — reflecting summer poetry within the book, including her poems “Just One Book”, “Opportunity from Freedom”, “Use Your Mind”, “Just Who May Try to Stop Us”, “Just to Craft”, “Value of What Money Does”, “Eleven and Two, plus Eight”, “Ominous Day”, “Keep Looking Happy”, “Effigy”, “Everyone is to Blame”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, “No One Will Forget”, “One With Wildlife”, “Visiting and Seeing the Signs”, and “The State of the Nation (2016 edit)”, recorded 8/3/20 for future WZRD Radio airplay (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone is to Blame” (written 8/31, the day in 1888 Mary Ann Burton was murdered, the first known murder by Jack the Ripper; the 1987 day Princess Diana died in a car crash, in front of paparazzi) and “Voyager” (written for the August 25, 2012 date NASA’s Voyager 1 started the Interstellar Mission into the unknown), and her haiku poem “Use Your Mind” (written 8/20, on National Aviation Day) from the Down in the Dirt August 2020 book “Drowning in the Darkness” during the “Poetic License open mic 8/2/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone is to Blame” and “Voyager”, and her haiku poem “Use Your Mind” from the Down in the Dirt August 2020 book “Drowning in the Darkness” during the “Poetic License open mic 8/2/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Following in the Footsteps of Genius”, “Once You Found Fame”, “Value of What Money Does”, “Everyone is to Blame”, “Voyager”, “Use Your Mind”, “Exploited Color in Books”, “foretell” from the v174 “Drowning in the Darkness” section of the Down in the Dirt 5-8 2020 collection book “Outside the Box” live 8/25/20 for The Café Gallery 8/25/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Following in the Footsteps of Genius”, “Once You Found Fame”, “Value of What Money Does”, “Everyone is to Blame”, “Voyager”, “Use Your Mind”, “Exploited Color in Books”, “foretell” from the v174 “Drowning in the Darkness section of the Down in the Dirt 5-8 2020 collection book “Outside the Box” live 8/25/20 for The Café Gallery 8/25/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).

Everyone’s Afraid

See this YouTube video 4/25/21 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Everyone’s Afraid” for the 2021 Poetry Bomb at the Alamo (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuyperspoetrybomb

See this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Everyone’s Afraid” for the 2021 Poetry Bomb 4/25/21 at the Alamo (this video was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuyperspoetrybomb

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Everyone᾿s Afraid” during the “Poetic License virtual open mic 5/2/21” 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 #janetkuypersinstagram

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Everyone᾿s Afraid” during the “Poetic License virtual open mic 5/2/21” she hosted w/ a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed w/ a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone’s Afraid”, then her poem “You Have No Idea” from the proof copy of the from the cc&d June 2021 v310 28-year anniversary issue/paperback book (released 6/1/21) “Falling”, during the 5/30/21 Austin open mic Spoken and Heard (this video was filmed with a Charcoal filter from a Samsung S9 camera and given a Sepia Tone filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone’s Afraid”, then her poem “You Have No Idea” from the proof copy of the from the cc&d June 2021 v310 28-year anniversary issue/paperback book (released 6/1/21) “Falling”, during the 5/30/21 Austin open mic Spoken and Heard (this video was filmed with a Charcoal filter and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video 5/30/21 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Everyone’s Afraid” live 5/23/21 at Kick Butt Coffee open mic Spoken and Heard” in Austin (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Everyone’s Afraid” during the 5/30/21 Austin open mic Spoken and Heard (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera and given a Hue Cycling filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem

Enjoy this YouTube video 3/30/22 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry & Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret 3/30/22” feature night in Chicago, where she read her poems (including this one) in her “Taking off the Mask” feature and chapbook (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream 3/30/22 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry & Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret 3/30/22” feature night in Chicago, where she read her poems (including this one) in her “Taking off the Mask” feature and chapbook (this video was filmed & streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a Lava Lamp filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video 3/30/22 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry & Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret 3/30/22” feature night in Chicago, where she read her poems “Vaccinated from What Happens in Wuhan”, “found pandemic haiku”, “Everyone’s Afraid”, “Out to the Horizon”, “jar for my beating heart”, “Because of Fire”, “Underground History”, “Quieting Anechoic Chamber”, “No One Reports for Women”, “like nothing ever happened”, “United We Wonder”, “Knew the Word”, and “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen” in her poetry feature “Taking off the Mask” (this video was filmed from a Samsung S7 camera and zoomed; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video 3/30/22 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry & Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret 3/30/22” feature night in Chicago, where she read her poems “Vaccinated from What Happens in Wuhan”, “found pandemic haiku”, “Everyone’s Afraid”, “Out to the Horizon”, “jar for my beating heart”, “Because of Fire”, “Underground History”, “Quieting Anechoic Chamber”, “No One Reports for Women”, “like nothing ever happened”, “United We Wonder”, “Knew the Word”, and “Eighteen and Eight, Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen” in her poetry feature “Taking off the Mask” (this video was filmed from a Samsung S7 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersbookreading

Everyone Will React

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Urine and Fireworks”, “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor”, and “Everyone Will React” from the cc&d July 2020 book “So Much Moon” during the “Poetic License open mic 7/5/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Urine and Fireworks”, “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor”, and “Everyone Will React” from the cc&d July 2020 book “So Much Moon” during the “Poetic License open mic 7/5/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 & Sepia; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Urine and Fireworks”, “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor”, and “Everyone Will React” from the cc&d July 2020 book “So Much Moon” during the “Poetic License open mic 7/5/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 & Threshold; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Urine and Fireworks”, “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor”, and “Everyone Will React” from the cc&d July 2020 book “So Much Moon” during the “Poetic License open mic 7/5/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Magnificent Desolation” “Kill Us for Our Beliefs”, “Zoos, Big Brains and Opposable Thumbs”, “Vaguely Crafted Verses”, “Urine and Fireworks” “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Everyone Will React” from the v299 “So Much Moon” section of the cc&d 5-8 2020 collection book “One with the Mountain” live 8/5/20 (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Magnificent Desolation” “Kill Us for Our Beliefs” “Zoos, Big Brains and Opposable Thumbs”, “Vaguely Crafted Verses”, “Urine and Fireworks” “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Everyone Will React” from the v299 “So Much Moon” section of the cc&d 5-8 2020 collection book “One with the Mountain” live 8/5/20 (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “One Would be Chosen” (written 10/12 for the 1492 date Christopher Columbus Discovers America), “Farmer” and “Verdant Green” (for 10/12, National Farmers Day), “Vacuum of Space” (written 10/11, on and for the day in 1984 when astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan boarded the Space Shuttle Challenger as the first American woman to perform a space walk), “No Bother” (written 10/13, on and for Good Samaritan Day), “Valkyrie attempts” (written 10/14 on 1944 date of the suicide of Erwin Rommel), “Everyone Will React” (written the 3rd Tuesday of October, on and for National Face Your Fears Day), “Know they are Loved” (written 10/16, on and for Global Cat Day), “You Don’t Expect It” (written 10/17, on and for World Trauma Day), “Violent Endeavour” (written 10/18, on the 1967 date the first space probe entered another planet’s atmosphere (Soviet Venera 4 to Venus), “Know they are Loved”, and “Every Day is Sweetest Day” (written the 3rd Saturday of October, on and for Sweetest Day) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 10/20/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “One Would be Chosen”, “Farmer”, “Verdant Green”, “Vacuum of Space”, “No Bother”, “Valkyrie attempts”, “Everyone Will React”, “Know they are Loved”, “You Don’t Expect It”, “Violent Endeavour”, and “Every Day is Sweetest Day” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 10/20/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Quickly, Life Can Turn”, “ ever since my childhood”, “Genesis Twenty-Three”, “Genesis Forty-Four”, “Know Completeness”, “unsung”, “Magnesium Burn”, and “Everyone Will React” from the Scars Publications flash fiction and art collection book “2020 in a Flash” (released that day) for The Café Gallery 11/24/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Quickly, Life Can Turn”, “ ever since my childhood”, “Genesis Twenty-Three”, “Genesis Forty-Four”, “Know Completeness”, “unsung”, “Magnesium Burn”, and “Everyone Will React” from the Scars Publications flash fiction and art collection book “2020 in a Flash” (released that day) for The Café Gallery 11/24/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Will React”, “brittle”, “Your Burden”, “Under Our Own Feet”, “Quiet as a Painting”, “Until all the Pieces Connect”, “Understand the Power”, “Usual Conquest Style”, “Exploit the Island”, and “Kiribati” from the v178 issue of the Down in the Dirt magazine 12/20 book “Spartacus” 12/2/20, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Will React”, “brittle”, “Your Burden”, “Under Our Own Feet”, “Quiet as a Painting”, “Until all the Pieces Connect”, “Understand the Power”, “Usual Conquest Style”, “Exploit the Island”, and “Kiribati” from the v178 issue of the Down in the Dirt magazine 12/20 book “Spartacus” 12/2/20, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed and streamed with a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Hide from the World”, “Knowing Panic Becomes a Picnic”, “filed under fiction”, “Everyone Will React”, “Violent Endeavour”, and “Rushed” from the 2020 Scars Publications poetry and art collection book anthology “Vote Early, Read Often” 1/6/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Hide from the World”, “Knowing Panic Becomes a Picnic”, “filed under fiction”, “Everyone Will React”, “Violent Endeavour”, and “Rushed” from the 2020 Scars Publications poetry and art collection book anthology “Vote Early, Read Often” 12/2/20, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed and streamed with a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “nonetheless” from the Down in the Dirt 1/21 v179 book “a Stretch of Highway”, then her poems “brittle” and “Everyone Will React” from the v178 “Spartacus” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” for The Café Gallery 1/27/21 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “nonetheless” from the Down in the Dirt 1/21 v179 book “a Stretch of Highway”, then her poems “brittle” and “Everyone Will React” from the v178 “Spartacus” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” for The Café Gallery 1/27/21 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera & given a Hue Cycling filter, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “nonetheless” from the Down in the Dirt 1/21 v179 book “a Stretch of Highway”, then her poems “brittle” and “Everyone Will React” from the v178 “Spartacus” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” for The Café Gallery 1/27/21 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed from a iPhone 10 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “nonetheless” from the Down in the Dirt 1/21 v179 book “a Stretch of Highway”, then her poems “brittle” and “Everyone Will React” from the v178 “Spartacus” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” for The Café Gallery 1/27/21 Book Reading (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Every Soul Celebrates

See YouTube video 12/3/16 with Janet Kuypers in her show “Akitu” at Expressions: Festive Seasons in Austin reading her poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” to live electric bass w/ bow (this video was filmed from a Canon PowerShot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video 12/3/16 with Janet Kuypers in her show “Akitu” at Expressions: Festive Seasons in Austin reading her poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” to live electric bass w/ bow (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow

View or download the free PDF chapbook Akitu with “open flame for the celebration” “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, & “Everyone Celebrates Together”.

See YouTube video from 5/27/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “yearning to break free”, “Every Soul Celebrates” and “Stairs” in the “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (filmed with a Lumix camera).

See YouTube video from 5/27/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “yearning to break free”, “Every Soul Celebrates” and “Stairs” in the “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (filmed with a Sony camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ December 2017 Book Release Readings 12/6/17 from the cc&d 12/17 book “Flawed Cadaver”, with her Akitu poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ December 2017 Book Release Readings 12/6/17 from the cc&d 12/17 book “Flawed Cadaver”, with her Akitu poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video from 12/14/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Every Soul Celebrates”, “Entering the War Room”, and “Job that Only Paid the Bills” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” @ “the Hole in the Wall” in Austin for AIPF’s pre-party reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 12/14/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Every Soul Celebrates”, “Entering the War Room”, and “Job that Only Paid the Bills” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” @ “the Hole in the Wall” in Austin for AIPF’s pre-party reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video 12/16/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, and “Utopia Never Happened” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” @ the AIPF booth during the Awesmic City Expo (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video 12/16/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, and “Utopia Never Happened” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” @ the AIPF booth during the Awesmic City Expo (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Once Again Regain our Humanity” (written 12/9, on and for the 1941 date the “Subsequent Nuremberg trials” begin with the “Doctors’ trial”, of physicians and officers involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder through euthanasia), “Zealots Intentions” (written 12/10, on and for the anniversary of the 1520 date Martin Luther burned his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine at Wittenberg’s Elster Gate), “Top of the Mountain” (for 12/11, International Mountain Day), “Emperor Assassinations and Partisan Politics” (written 12/11, on and for the anniversary of the 969 date Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas is assassinated by his wife Theophano and her lover, the later Emperor John I Tzimiskes), “Knowing a Mastery of Poetry” (written 12/12, on and for the anniversary of the 1889 death of British Poet Robert Browning, b 7 May 1812), and “Every Soul Celebrates” (for 12/13, Saturnalia), from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 12/9/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Once Again Regain our Humanity”, “Zealots Intentions”, “Top of the Mountain”, “Emperor Assassinations and Partisan Politics”, “Knowing a Mastery of Poetry”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 12/9/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Every Street Corner

See YouTube video 3/21/17 for World Poetry Day of Janet Kuypers’ set of “Short World Poems on World Poetry Day” at Austin’s Half Price Books, with her poems “Every Street Corner”, “Our Lady of Mercy”, “shoe prints on the toilet seat”, “unclean left hands”, “Get His Product to Town”, “Ever Consumed Goat”, “Moros y Christianos”, “middle eastern man in front of me”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Poverty in America”, “Flying to China”, “Building Houses out of Pallets” and “Everyone Has a Choice” (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video 3/21/17 for World Poetry Day of Janet Kuypers’ set of “Short World Poems on World Poetry Day” at Austin’s Half Price Books, with her poems “Every Street Corner”, “Our Lady of Mercy”, “shoe prints on the toilet seat”, “unclean left hands”, “Get His Product to Town”, “Ever Consumed Goat”, “Moros y Christianos”, “middle eastern man in front of me”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Poverty in America”, “Flying to China”, “Building Houses out of Pallets” and “Everyone Has a Choice” (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 10/8/17 singing and reading her poem “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2017 Dripping Springs edit)”, then reading her poem “Every Street Corner” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, and then singing the Bree Sharp Song “America” with John on guitar at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (Sony).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 10/8/17 singing and reading her poem “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2017 Dripping Springs edit)”, then reading her poem “Every Street Corner” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, and then singing the Bree Sharp Song “America” with John on guitar at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (Lumix).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ April 2018 Book Release Reading 4/4/18, where she first read her haiku “He’s An Escapist” from the 4/18 book “War of Water” from cc&d, then she read her Down in the Dirt 3/18 book “My Name Is Nobody” haiku and short poems “judge”, “quarrel”, “Every Street Corner”, and “Poem About This”, before reading her longer poem “Quivering against the Invading Enemy”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ April 2018 Book Release Reading 4/4/18, where she first read her haiku “He’s An Escapist” from the 4/18 book “War of Water” from cc&d, then she read her Down in the Dirt 3/18 book “My Name Is Nobody” haiku and short poems “judge”, “quarrel”, “Every Street Corner”, and “Poem About This”, before reading her longer poem “Quivering against the Invading Enemy”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and then it was given an Edge Detection filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ April 2018 Book Release Reading 4/4/18, where she first read her haiku “He’s An Escapist” from the 4/18 book “War of Water” from cc&d, then she read her Down in the Dirt 3/18 book “My Name Is Nobody” haiku and short poems “judge”, “quarrel”, “Every Street Corner”, and “Poem About This”, before reading her longer poem “Quivering against the Invading Enemy”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Posterize).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ April 2018 Book Release Reading 4/4/18, where she first read her haiku “He’s An Escapist” from the 4/18 book “War of Water” from cc&d, then she read her Down in the Dirt 3/18 book “My Name Is Nobody” haiku and short poems “judge”, “quarrel”, “Every Street Corner”, and “Poem About This”, before reading her longer poem “Quivering against the Invading Enemy”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Threshold).

See YouTube video from 7/4/18 of Janet Kuypers’ July 2018 Book Release Reading, where she read her Down in the Dirt Jan.-Apr. 2018 issue collection book “At Midnight” poems “You Were Meant”, “enemy”, “A Happy Ending to Everything”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “judge”, “quarrel”, “Every Street Corner”, and “Poem About This”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypershaiku #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video from 7/4/18 of Janet Kuypers’ July 2018 Book Release Reading, where she read her Down in the Dirt Jan.-Apr. 2018 issue collection book “At Midnight” poems “You Were Meant”, “enemy”, “A Happy Ending to Everything”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “judge”, “quarrel”, “Every Street Corner”, and “Poem About This”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (P L T56; Sepia Tone).

See YouTube video from 7/4/18 of Janet Kuypers’ July 2018 Book Release Reading, where she read her Down in the Dirt Jan.-Apr. 2018 issue collection book “At Midnight” poems “You Were Meant”, “enemy”, “A Happy Ending to Everything”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “judge”, “quarrel”, “Every Street Corner”, and “Poem About This”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypershaiku #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video from 7/4/18 of Janet Kuypers’ July 2018 Book Release Reading, where she read her Down in the Dirt Jan.-Apr. 2018 issue collection book “At Midnight” poems “You Were Meant”, “enemy”, “A Happy Ending to Everything”, “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams”, “judge”, “quarrel”, “Every Street Corner”, and “Poem About This”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (P L 2500; Threshold).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Every Street Corner”, “Women’s Very Existence”, “Who What Where When Why”, and “Ocean’s Call to Dive” from the Scars Publications 2018 collections book “Accept Apart”, plus her poem “On the Bridge” from the full-color photography and poetry book “Antarctica: Wildlife”, live 1/2/19 at her. “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Every Street Corner”, “Women’s Very Existence”, “Who What Where When Why”, and “Ocean’s Call to Dive” from the Scars Publications 2018 collections book “Accept Apart”, plus her poem “On the Bridge” from the full-color photography and poetry book “Antarctica: Wildlife”, live 1/2/19 at her. “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, then zoomed in closer; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Every Street Corner”, “Women’s Very Existence”, “Who What Where When Why”, and “Ocean’s Call to Dive” from the Scars Publications 2018 collections book “Accept Apart”, plus her poem “On the Bridge” from the full-color photography and poetry book “Antarctica: Wildlife”, live 1/2/19 at her. “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Every Street Corner”, “Women’s Very Existence”, “Who What Where When Why”, and “Ocean’s Call to Dive” from the Scars Publications 2018 collections book “Accept Apart”, plus her poem “On the Bridge” from the full-color photography and poetry book “Antarctica: Wildlife”, live 1/2/19 at her. “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books” Austin feature reading (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; zoomed).

everyday objects equal performance art

See YouTube video from 1/14/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “everyday objects equal performance art”), and“Women’s Very Existence” at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 1/14/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “everyday objects equal performance art”), and“Women’s Very Existence” at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Dilemmas in Gift Giving”, “everyday objects equal performance art” and “Just By Holding His Hand (extreme 2016 sestina variation)” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” 8/6/17 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” open mic (Sony).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Dilemmas in Gift Giving”, “everyday objects equal performance art” and “Just By Holding His Hand (extreme 2016 sestina variation)” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” 8/6/17 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ March 2018 Book Release Reading 3/7/18, where she read her Down in the Dirt 3/18 book “Dear Reader” poems “everyday objects equal performance art”, “Queen of Multimedia for a reason”, and “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ March 2018 Book Release Reading 3/7/18, where she read her Down in the Dirt 3/18 book “Dear Reader” poems “everyday objects equal performance art”, “Queen of Multimedia for a reason”, and “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

everyone (haiku, on Twitter)

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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku everyone live 3/26/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku everyone live 3/26/14 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (S)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem everyone (originally in her books Partial Nudity and 100 Haikus) live 12/17/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem everyone (originally in her books 100 Haikus and Partial Nudity) live 12/17/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, posterize)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ December 2017 Book Release Readings 12/6/17 from the cc&d 12/17 book “Flawed Cadaver”, with her Akitu poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ December 2017 Book Release Readings 12/6/17 from the cc&d 12/17 book “Flawed Cadaver”, with her Akitu poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

Everyone Celebrates Together

See YouTube video 12/3/16 with Janet Kuypers in her show “Akitu” at Expressions: Festive Seasons in Austin reading her poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” to live electric bass w/ bow (this video was filmed from a Canon PowerShot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video 12/3/16 with Janet Kuypers in her show “Akitu” at Expressions: Festive Seasons in Austin reading her poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” to live electric bass w/ bow (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow

View or download the free PDF chapbook Akitu with “open flame for the celebration” “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, & “Everyone Celebrates Together”.

Hear SoundCloud audio of Janet Kuypers sharing her poetry from her two books, “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” (w/ her poems “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Earth was Crying”, “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round”, “Ernesto”, “Endings Bring Light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together”) in her Chicago 88.3 FM WZRD Radio interview 8/26/17, Part 1.

See YouTube video of part 1 of the Janet Kuypers interview on WZRD 88.3 FM Chicago Radio 8/24/17, with her reading poetry from her two books “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, including “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Earth was Crying”, “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round”, “Ernesto”, “Endings Bring Light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” (Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersradio #janetkuyperschicago

See YouTube video of part 1 of the Janet Kuypers interview on WZRD 88.3 FM Chicago Radio 8/24/17, with her reading poetry from her two books “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, including “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand”, “Original Snowbirds”, “Earth was Crying”, “Just Thinking About It”, “Political Merry-Go-Round”, “Ernesto”, “Endings Bring Light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” (Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersradio #janetkuyperschicago

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ December 2017 Book Release Readings 12/6/17 from the cc&d 12/17 book “Flawed Cadaver”, with her Akitu poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ December 2017 Book Release Readings 12/6/17 from the cc&d 12/17 book “Flawed Cadaver”, with her Akitu poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “endings bring light”, and “Everyone Celebrates Together” in Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Celebrates Together” first in her ”Akitu” poetry feature and read from her poetry book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, then her poem “Holding Hands (expanded extreme Sestina variation)” originally from cc&d v252 issue/book “Beyond the Gates” and read from her cc&d v5 poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her 2019 poem “Learning how Love Lasts” (written on her parent’s wedding anniversary) 2/23/19 while she hosted “Poetry Aloud” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Celebrates Together” first performed in her ”Akitu” poetry feature and read from her poetry book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, then her poem “Holding Hands (expanded extreme Sestina variation)” originally from cc&d v252 issue/book “Beyond the Gates” and read from her cc&d v5 poetry book “On the Edge”, then her 2019 poem “Learning how Love Lasts” (written on her parent’s wedding anniversary) 2/23/19 while she hosted “Poetry Aloud” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Celebrates Together”, “A New Life”, and “Check Your Clock”, all read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, live 12/28/19 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Celebrates Together”, “A New Life”, and “Check Your Clock”, all read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, live 12/28/19 at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

Everyone Else

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this poem at the open mic 6/20/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)

See YouTube video of Kuypers’ open mic 6/20/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago, which includes this poem

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Else”, “Surviving the Apocalypse”, “Know You”, “Quenching Anybody’s Thirst”, “Worth Something”, “Everyone Has a Choice”, and “Zach Makes Me Think About These Things” from the Down in the Dirt 6/22 v195 issue/book “Bridge” on 6/1/22, the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Else”, “Surviving the Apocalypse”, “Know You”, “Quenching Anybody’s Thirst”, “Worth Something”, “Everyone Has a Choice”, and “Zach Makes Me Think About These Things” from the Down in the Dirt 6/22 v195 issue/book “Bridge” on 6/1/22, the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (this video was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a b&w Old Film filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Else”, “Surviving the Apocalypse”, “Know You”, “Quenching Anybody’s Thirst”, “Worth Something”, “Everyone Has a Choice”, “Zach Makes Me Think About These Things”, “Been a World Leader”, and “Enough’s Enough” from section 2 of the from the Down in the Dirt 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Final Frontier” on 10/5/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (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 “Everyone Else”, “Surviving the Apocalypse”, “Know You”, “Quenching Anybody’s Thirst”, “Worth Something”, “Everyone Has a Choice”, “Zach Makes Me Think About These Things”, “Been a World Leader”, and “Enough’s Enough” from section 2 of the Down in the Dirt 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Final Frontier” on 10/5/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading

everyone else does it
This poem is in the Starite Cafe

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See YouTube video C Ra McGuirt reading live at the 2009 Cana-Dixie Union 05/09/09, Memphis

See YouTube video live in Death ‘n’ Rebirth 07/11/10 at Beach Poets

Enjoy the full video of the Beach Poets Death ‘n’ Rebirth 7/11/10 show from archive.org... (on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersmusic #janetkuyperssinging #janetkuyperschicago #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature

View or download the free PDF file chapbook “Death ‘n’ Rebirth” with all of the writing in the live “Death ‘n’ Rebirth” show, including the song “What We Need In Life”, the poems “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Everyone Else Does It”, “King of the Universe” + commentary, “Are They Invincible”, “Left with a Hole”, portions of the poem “How Do I Explain It” with commentary, “Motions on the Planet”, “ Ten and Two, Plus Eight”, and the song “My Love for You Will Stay the Same”.

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poems “More than we Should Have” from her “the Cutting Room Floor” show, and her poem “Everyone Else Does It” from her “Death & Rebirth” show, both read from her poetry performance art book “Chapter 48 (v 1)” @ “Recycled Reads” 12/15/18 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Chicago poet Janet Kuypers reading her poems “More than we Should Have” from her “the Cutting Room Floor” show, and her poem “Everyone Else Does It” from her “Death & Rebirth” show, both read from her poetry performance art book “Chapter 48 (v 1)” @ “Recycled Reads” 12/15/18 (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Threshold filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “How to Please a Woman” from her “a Woman on the Beach” show, “More than we Should Have” from her “the Cutting Room Floor” show, and then her poem “Everyone Else Does It” from her “Death & Rebirth” show, all performed from her poetry performance art book “Chapter 48 (v 1)” 12/15/18 @ “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “How to Please a Woman” from her “a Woman on the Beach” show, “More than we Should Have” from her “the Cutting Room Floor” show, and then her poem “Everyone Else Does It” from her “Death & Rebirth” show, all performed from her poetry performance art book “Chapter 48 (v 1)” 12/15/18 @ “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

Everyone Has a Choice

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this poem 8/29/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (from the Canon)

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this poem 8/29/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (from the Sony)

See YouTube video of Kuypers’ open mic 8/29/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago, including this poem

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (C) her poem Everyone Has a Choice read from the book Partial Nudity live 7/2/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (S) her poem Everyone Has a Choice read from the book Partial Nudity live 7/2/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers hosting the open mic 7/2/14 WHERE SHE READS THIS POEM at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago

See YouTube video 3/21/17 for World Poetry Day of Janet Kuypers’ set of “Short World Poems on World Poetry Day” at Austin’s Half Price Books, with her poems “Every Street Corner”, “Our Lady of Mercy”, “shoe prints on the toilet seat”, “unclean left hands”, “Get His Product to Town”, “Ever Consumed Goat”, “Moros y Christianos”, “middle eastern man in front of me”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Poverty in America”, “Flying to China”, “Building Houses out of Pallets” and “Everyone Has a Choice” (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video 3/21/17 for World Poetry Day of Janet Kuypers’ set of “Short World Poems on World Poetry Day” at Austin’s Half Price Books, with her poems “Every Street Corner”, “Our Lady of Mercy”, “shoe prints on the toilet seat”, “unclean left hands”, “Get His Product to Town”, “Ever Consumed Goat”, “Moros y Christianos”, “middle eastern man in front of me”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Poverty in America”, “Flying to China”, “Building Houses out of Pallets” and “Everyone Has a Choice” (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See 3/4/18 YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “My Future Job Options”, “Us, Actually Touching” and “Everyone Has a Choice” from her book “Part of my Pain” at “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See 3/4/18 YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “My Future Job Options”, “Us, Actually Touching” and “Everyone Has a Choice” from her book “Part of my Pain” at “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Else”, “Surviving the Apocalypse”, “Know You”, “Quenching Anybody’s Thirst”, “Worth Something”, “Everyone Has a Choice”, and “Zach Makes Me Think About These Things” from the Down in the Dirt 6/22 v195 issue/book “Bridge” on 6/1/22, the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Else”, “Surviving the Apocalypse”, “Know You”, “Quenching Anybody’s Thirst”, “Worth Something”, “Everyone Has a Choice”, and “Zach Makes Me Think About These Things” from the Down in the Dirt 6/22 v195 issue/book “Bridge” on 6/1/22, the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (this video was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a b&w Old Film filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Else”, “Surviving the Apocalypse”, “Know You”, “Quenching Anybody’s Thirst”, “Worth Something”, “Everyone Has a Choice”, “Zach Makes Me Think About These Things”, “Been a World Leader”, and “Enough’s Enough” from section 2 of the from the Down in the Dirt 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Final Frontier” on 10/5/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (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 “Everyone Else”, “Surviving the Apocalypse”, “Know You”, “Quenching Anybody’s Thirst”, “Worth Something”, “Everyone Has a Choice”, “Zach Makes Me Think About These Things”, “Been a World Leader”, and “Enough’s Enough” from section 2 of the Down in the Dirt 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Final Frontier” on 10/5/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading

Every Step (poem on Twitter and Instagram)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers speaking her Instagram-length poems “Every Step” and “Brittle”, then reading her poems “Been a World Leader” and “My Kind of Town” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth”, then her poem “Loving Four” from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge” at “Poetry Aloud” 8/11/18 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers speaking her Instagram-length poems “Every Step” and “Brittle”, then reading her poems “Been a World Leader” and “My Kind of Town” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth”, then her poem “Loving Four” from the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge” at “Poetry Aloud” 8/11/18 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “every step” 9/25/18 during the Chicago open mic she guest hosted for Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “every step” 9/25/18 during the Chicago open mic she guest hosted for Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ February 2019 Book Release Reading 2/6/19, where she read her haiku and short poems “Every Step”, “Left Living”, and “knees”, then her “Seeing Things Differently” show poems “He Told Me His Dreams 1”, “He Told Me His Dreams 4”, “He Told Me His Dreams 9”, “Headache”, “Helping Men in Public Places”, “Last Before Extinction”, and “Packing” from the Down in the Dirt v. 162 January/February 2019 ISBN# book “Fallen Kingdom”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ February 2019 Book Release Reading 2/6/19, where she read her haiku and short poems “Every Step”, “Left Living”, and “knees”, then her “Seeing Things Differently” show poems “He Told Me His Dreams 1”, “He Told Me His Dreams 4”, “He Told Me His Dreams 9”, “Headache”, “Helping Men in Public Places”, “Last Before Extinction”, and “Packing” from the Down in the Dirt v. 162 1-2/19 ISBN# book “Fallen Kingdom”, in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ July 2019 Book Release Reading 7/3/19, where she read her poems “Quarrel Over the Constitution”, “Quartermaster General, Burying Bodies”, and her Twitter / Instagram / Tumblr poem “Just Names”, along with the online image for the poem (all of which will appear in her upcoming poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” for many holidays and annual events), plus her Twitter and Instagram poem “every step”, her Twitter and Instagram haiku “left living”, her haiku “mirror”, and her Twitter and Instagram bonus line haiku “our differences”, from the Down in the Dirt 1-6 2019 issue and chapbooks collection book “The Flickering Light”, during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ July 2019 Book Release Reading 7/3/19, where she read her poems “Quarrel Over the Constitution”, “Quartermaster General, Burying Bodies”, and her Twitter / Instagram / Tumblr poem “Just Names”, along with the online image for the poem (all of which will appear in her upcoming poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” for many holidays and annual events), plus her Twitter and Instagram poem “every step”, her Twitter and Instagram haiku “left living”, her haiku “mirror”, and her Twitter and Instagram bonus line haiku “our differences”, from the Down in the Dirt 1-6 2019 issue and chapbooks collection book “The Flickering Light”, during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “every step”, “knees”, “mirror”, and “keyboard” from the Down in the Dirt 1-6 2019 issue and chapbooks collection book “The Flickering Light” during the multi-person intro 9/15/19 at “Spoken and Heard” in Austin (Panasonic Lumix T56 video camera, posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “every step”, “knees”, “mirror”, and “keyboard” from the Down in the Dirt 1-6 2019 issue and chapbooks collection book “The Flickering Light” during the multi-person intro 9/15/19 at “Spoken and Heard” in Austin (Panasonic Lumix T56 video w/ Sepia; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “the 2020 flash fiction date book” writing (with some writing from her show “Death Comes in Threes”), “Genesis 28”, “In every car accident, there are actually three crashes”, “knees”, “Fences and Straight Jackets”, “Wrapping up the Harness”, “Elvira Doe”, “Every Step”, “Death comes in waves of threes”, and “Poem About This” during the “Poetic License open mic 5/3/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr).

See Facebook live video of Janet Kuypers reading her “the 2020 flash fiction date book” writing (with some writing from her show “Death Comes in Threes”), “Genesis 28”, “In every car accident, there are actually three crashes”, “knees”, “Fences and Straight Jackets”, “Wrapping up the Harness”, “Elvira Doe”, “Every Step”, “Death comes in waves of threes”, and “Poem About This” during the “Poetic License open mic 5/3/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (from a Samsung S9 camera).

Everything Else Falls Away

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this piece in the live show the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! at Chicago’s Gallery Cabaret 20121003 (Canon)

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this piece in the live show the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! at Chicago’s Gallery Cabaret 20121003 (Kodak)

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers with the music of HA! full live show at Gallery Cabaret in Chicago 20121003 (Canon), including this piece

everything is my home

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 5/7/16 show “Love in the Universe” in her first scheduled feature at Expressions 2016: Reasons to be Cheerful in Austin, first singing (with John singing and on guitar) the Depeche Mode song The Bottom Line (with altered chorus lyrics for heir wedding), then with her poems Pluto, Plutonium & Death (a bonus Periodic Table poem), her haiku universe, observer’s love poem (2016 edit), everything is my home, Wanted To Play, and electricity (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuyperssinging

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 5/7/16 show “Love in the Universe” in her first scheduled feature at Expressions 2016: Reasons to be Cheerful in Austin, first singing (with John singing and on guitar) the Depeche Mode song The Bottom Line (with altered chorus lyrics for heir wedding), then with her poems Pluto, Plutonium & Death (a bonus Periodic Table poem), her haiku universe, observer’s love poem (2016 edit), everything is my home, Wanted To Play, and electricity (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersmusic #janetkuyperssinging

Download all of the show poems in the free chapbook Love in the Universe 5/7/16 at Expressions 2016: Reasons to be Cheerful show in Austin

See YouTube video 11/20/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everything is my Home”, “the Battle at Hand” & “Us, Actually Touching”, then Joe & Janet w/ her poem “Under the Sea” @ the Austin’s Kick Butt Poetry open mic (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr)..

See YouTube video 11/20/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everything is my Home”, “the Battle at Hand” & “Us, Actually Touching”, then Joe & Janet w/ her poem “Under the Sea” @ the Austin’s Kick Butt Poetry open mic (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ July 2017 Book Release Reading 7/5/17 of cc&d’s book “Salvaging America” poems “unless”, “Electromagnetism”, “Open Book”, “Everything is my Home”, and “Orders” in Half Price Books Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypershaiku #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ July 2017 Book Release Reading 7/5/17 of cc&d’s book “Salvaging America” poems “unless”, “Electromagnetism”, “Open Book”, “Everything is my Home”, and “Orders” in Half Price Books Community Poetry (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypershaiku #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinstagram

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Pluto, Plutonium & Death” and “Everything is my Home” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” 8/6/17 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” open mic (Panasonic Lumix).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Pluto, Plutonium & Death” and “Everything is my Home” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” 8/6/17 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” open mic (Sony camera).

Everything is New

See YouTube video Kuypers and C Ra McGuirt, Memphis, at the 2009 Cana-Dixie Union 05/09/09

Everything Lives With Her (from 09/02/06)

Everything Was Alive and Dying
also see this poem at Spilled Ink
see this poem at the Open Scroll
See this poem in the Starite Cafe

Listen in different versions: on the 5 CD set the Chaotic Collection

Listen to the DMJ Art Connection, off the CD Indian Flux or Listen to & download this from the DMJ Art Connection

Listen to the CD recording of this piece from the CD (used for the show) Changing Gears

Get this studio track from the CD release based on the first Janet Kuypers performance art show (at Red Lion 8/14/97) Seeing Things Differently

See this archive.org film (8:28, 05/15/07)

See YouTube video (8:06, 05/15/07)

See YouTube video (6:32) live at Changing Gears 06/17/03

See the entire performance of the live show Changing Gears 06/17/03, hosted by the Internet Archive

See YouTube video (3:22) from the Poetry Fest 2006 Lake County Poets Society practice performance, live 08/22/06

see the entire performance at the Lake County 08/22/06 Prep Show live, via the Internet Archive

Listen to the full show or the poem read live as the final scheduled feature 08/26/06 for the Society of Professional Journalists show thru Chicago Poetry Fest ‘06.

Order this iTunes track: from Chaots in Motion (a 6 CD set)...Or order the entire CD set from iTunes CD:

See YouTube video of this poem read live in Chicago 09/12/03 at the “the Cycle of Life” DvA art gallery show

Or See FULL video from the Internet Archive of the whole live the Cycle of Life DvA art gallery 09/12/03 Chicago show

Listen to the live track (1:54, 09/12/03) to the studio track (1:32, 10/25/06) from the DvA Art Gallery Chicago 09/12/03 performance The Cycle of Life.

See YouTube video (8:58) in Chicago w/ the HA!man of South Africa on cello, the Café 10/05/10

See YouTube video (8:00) live 10/08/10 at the Chicago Public Library (Avalon Branch), with cello from the HAman of South Africa

See YouTube video 03/05/11 from the TV camera in Lake Villa at Swing State, live in her show Letting it All Out

See YouTube video (6:47, of just the poem) 03/05/11 in Lake Villa at Swing State, live in her “Visual Nonsense” show Letting it All Out

See YouTube video of Kuypers from the TV monitor in the “Letting it All Out” show, live in Lake Villa 03/05/11 at Swing State

See YouTube video (34:48) to the Letting it All Out show, live in Lake Villa’s Swing State 03/05/11 with this piece

See YouTube video Published in her book Close Cover Before Striking, read (for future audio CD release) 06/28/11 on WZRD radio, from the main camera

See YouTube video Published in her book Close Cover Before Striking, read (for future audio CD release) 06/28/11 on WZRD radio, from the mini camera

See feature-length YouTube video 06/26/11 of the majority of the WZRD radio show with her reading poetry (including this poem) from the main camera

See feature-length YouTube video 06/26/11 of ~45 minutes of the WZRD radio show with her reading poetry (including this poem) from the mini cam

See YouTube video of this Kuypers reading the poem live 1/26/13 on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (Canon)

See YouTube video from IPB: the feature 06/29/11 of Impromptu Poetry on the Beach

See feature-length YouTube video of many poems read at Beach Poets from IPB: the Impromptu Poetry on the Beach feature 06/29/11

Order this iTunes track from the poetry music CD the Elements ...Or order the entire CD set from iTunes:

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading the poem Everything was Alive and Dying live 8/28/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table poem Everything Was Alive and Dying from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Everything Was Alive and Dying from her book Finally, Literature for the Snotty and Elite live 11/20/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (S)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 2 sets of 3 poems each, including the poems Death is a Dog, Everything Was Alive and Dying and Fantastic Car Crash in set 1, and Too Far, the Burning and Under the Sea in set 2, 8/11/15 at Quenchers open mic in Chicago (Canon fs200)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading 2 sets of 3 poems each, including the poems Death is a Dog, Everything Was Alive and Dying and Fantastic Car Crash in set 1, and Too Far, the Burning and Under the Sea in set 2, 8/11/15 at Quenchers open mic in Chicago (Canon Power Shot)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 9/2/15 show “Like a Lamb to the Slaughter” feature at Poetry At The Gallery Cabaret in Chicago (Canon fs200), with Entering the Lake of Fire, unless it happens to you, Open Book, electromagnetism, an edited version of the poem Everything was Alive and Dying, Death Takes Many Forms, and Under the Sea.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 9/2/15 show “Like a Lamb to the Slaughter” in her feature at Poetry At The Gallery Cabaret in Chicago (Canon Power Shot), with her poems Entering the Lake of Fire, unless it happens to you, Open Book, electromagnetism, an edited version of her poem Everything was Alive and Dying, Death Takes Many Forms, and Under the Sea.

Get this poem in the free chapbook Like a Lamb to the Slaughter with all of the poems read 9/2/15 at Poetry at the Gallery Cabaret show in Chicago.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems Everything was Alive and Dying and On a High Horse Like This 1/10/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems Everything was Alive and Dying and On a High Horse Like This 1/10/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Nikon Cool Pix S7000 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying part of her poem Everything was Alive and Dying about bad dreams, then listing 2016 Republican candidates for President 4/3/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (Canon Power Shot, Edge Detection filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying part of her poem Everything was Alive and Dying about bad dreams, then listing 2016 Republican candidates for President 4/3/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (Canon Power Shot, w/ a Hue Cycling filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying part of her poem Everything was Alive and Dying about bad dreams, then listing 2016 Republican candidates for President 4/3/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (Canon Power Shot, w/ a Threshold filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying part of her poem Everything was Alive and Dying about bad dreams, then listing 2016 Republican candidates for President 4/3/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (from a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ June 2017 Book Release Reading 6/7/17, where she read her poems “Everything was Alive and Dying” and “On a High Horse Like This” for her “Bon Voyage!” book reading @ Austin’s Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ June 2017 Book Release Reading 6/7/17, where she read her poems “Everything was Alive and Dying” and “On a High Horse Like This” for her “Bon Voyage!” book reading @ Austin’s Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everything was Alive and Dying” and “Communication” from her performance art collection book “Chapter 38 v1” before the official beginning 4/29/18 of the Austin installment of the 2018 Poetry Bomb at the Baylor Street Art Wall (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetrybomb

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everything was Alive and Dying” and “Communication” from her performance art collection book “Chapter 38 v1” before the official beginning 4/29/18 of the Austin installment of the 2018 Poetry Bomb at the Baylor Street Art Wall (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetrybomb

See YouTube video 11/17/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everything was Alive and Dying” and “On a High Horse Like This” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth” at “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video 11/17/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everything was Alive and Dying” and “On a High Horse Like This” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth” at “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)

See YouTube video (Sony) of Janet Kuypers performing her poem “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)” in the lotus position for her 8/6/16 show “Thoughts on Peace” at Expressions (of Peace)! in Austin’s the Bahá’í Center.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 8/6/16 show “Thoughts on Peace” at Expressions (of Peace)! in Austin reading her poem “Queen ISIS (battling for peace)”, then portions of her editorial from cc&d’s v249 book Invisible Ink “Choices We Make”, then her poems “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)” and “On a High Horse Like This” (from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 8/6/16 show “Thoughts on Peace” at Expressions (of Peace)! in Austin reading her poem “Queen ISIS (battling for peace)”, then portions of her editorial from cc&d’s v249 book Invisible Ink “Choices We Make”, then her poems “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)” and “On a High Horse Like This”, accompanied by rainforest sounds, all while sitting in the lotus position (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature

Download all of the show poems in the free PDF file download chapbook Thoughts on Peace with this poem and more!

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Part of my Pain” (from her book “Part of My Pain”), and (read together) “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)” and “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)” 9/10/16 at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (Sony).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Part of my Pain” (from her book “Part of My Pain”), and (read together) “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)” and “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)” 9/10/16 at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (Sony, hue cycling).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2 poems together as one “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)” and “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)” 9/10/16 at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (Cps).

See YouTube video live 9/26/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Jumping, Flying”, “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2017 Dripping Springs edit)”, “Poem About This”, “For Far Too Many Years”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)”, “Juxtaposition, or Irony?”, “Quieted Soul”, “The Page”, “Other Souls”, “yearning to break free”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)”, from her show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” with chapbook “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” performed during the feature performance at In One Ear in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video live 9/26/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Jumping, Flying”, “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2017 Dripping Springs edit)”, “Poem About This”, “For Far Too Many Years”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)”, “Juxtaposition, or Irony?”, “Quieted Soul”, “The Page”, “Other Souls”, “yearning to break free”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)”, from her show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” with chapbook “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” performed during the feature performance at In One Ear in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; B&W).

See YouTube video live 9/26/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Jumping, Flying”, “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2017 Dripping Springs edit)”, “Poem About This”, “For Far Too Many Years”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)”, “Juxtaposition, or Irony?”, “Quieted Soul”, “The Page”, “Other Souls”, “yearning to break free”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)”, from her show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” with chapbook “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” performed during the feature performance at In One Ear in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix T56; Sepia Tone).

See YouTube video live 9/26/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Jumping, Flying”, “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2017 Dripping Springs edit)”, “Poem About This”, “For Far Too Many Years”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)”, “Juxtaposition, or Irony?”, “Quieted Soul”, “The Page”, “Other Souls”, “yearning to break free”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)”, from her show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” with chapbook “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” performed during the feature performance at In One Ear in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video live 9/26/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Jumping, Flying”, “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2017 Dripping Springs edit)”, “Poem About This”, “For Far Too Many Years”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)”, “Juxtaposition, or Irony?”, “Quieted Soul”, “The Page”, “Other Souls”, “yearning to break free”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)”, from her show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” with chapbook “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” performed during the feature performance at In One Ear in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix 2500; Threshold).

See YouTube video live 9/26/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Jumping, Flying”, “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2017 Dripping Springs edit)”, “Poem About This”, “For Far Too Many Years”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)”, “Juxtaposition, or Irony?”, “Quieted Soul”, “The Page”, “Other Souls”, “yearning to break free”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)”, from her show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” with chapbook “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” performed during the feature performance at In One Ear in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix 2500;n Edge Det.).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “And I’m Wondering”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, and “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)” from her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v2)” live 10/8/18 at The Buzz Mill’s “Fort to Famous” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “And I’m Wondering”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, and “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)” from her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v2)” live 10/8/18 at The Buzz Mill’s “Fort to Famous” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera camera).

Enjoy this YouTube video from 4/29/23 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)” performed with background acoustic percussion during the 2023 Animal Tales for the Tablerock Poetry Festival at Tablerock of Salado, TX (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). You can also enjoy this YouTube video that video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersfeature #janetkuypersveglife

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v208 6/23 Down in the Dirt issue/book “Some Things Are Universal” poems “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2016 edit)”, “The Truth Is Out There”, and “Everything was Alive and Dying {2016 cruelty to animals edition}” during her “Poetic License 6/4/23 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream of flipped video that was broadcast live during the open mic, filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersveglife #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 7/2/16 show “Voting for Change” at Expressions 2016: Poets Parliament! in Austin reading her poems True Happiness in the New Millennium (2016 edit), Orders, The State of the Nation (2016 edit), Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit), and a Great American (2016 edit) (this video was filmed from a Canon fs200 video camera for simultaneous television broadcast on stage; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 7/2/16 show “Voting for Change” at Expressions 2016: Poets Parliament! in Austin reading her poems True Happiness in the New Millennium (2016 edit), Orders, The State of the Nation (2016 edit), Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit), and a Great American (2016 edit) (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 7/2/16 show “Voting for Change” at Expressions 2016: Poets Parliament! in Austin reading her poems True Happiness in the New Millennium (2016 edit), Orders, The State of the Nation (2016 edit), Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit), and a Great American (2016 edit) (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers

Download all of the show poems in the free PDF file download chapbook Voting for Change

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Part of my Pain” (from her book “Part of My Pain”), and (read together) “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)” and “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)” 9/10/16 at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (Sony).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Part of my Pain” (from her book “Part of My Pain”), and (read together) “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)” and “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)” 9/10/16 at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (Sony, hue cycling).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2 poems together as one “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)” and “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)” 9/10/16 at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (Cps).

See YouTube video live 9/26/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Jumping, Flying”, “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2017 Dripping Springs edit)”, “Poem About This”, “For Far Too Many Years”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)”, “Juxtaposition, or Irony?”, “Quieted Soul”, “The Page”, “Other Souls”, “yearning to break free”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)”, from her show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” with chapbook “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” performed during the feature performance at In One Ear in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video live 9/26/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Jumping, Flying”, “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2017 Dripping Springs edit)”, “Poem About This”, “For Far Too Many Years”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)”, “Juxtaposition, or Irony?”, “Quieted Soul”, “The Page”, “Other Souls”, “yearning to break free”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)”, from her show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” with chapbook “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” performed during the feature performance at In One Ear in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; B&W).

See YouTube video live 9/26/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Jumping, Flying”, “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2017 Dripping Springs edit)”, “Poem About This”, “For Far Too Many Years”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)”, “Juxtaposition, or Irony?”, “Quieted Soul”, “The Page”, “Other Souls”, “yearning to break free”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)”, from her show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” with chapbook “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” performed during the feature performance at In One Ear in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix T56; Sepia Tone).

See YouTube video live 9/26/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Jumping, Flying”, “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2017 Dripping Springs edit)”, “Poem About This”, “For Far Too Many Years”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)”, “Juxtaposition, or Irony?”, “Quieted Soul”, “The Page”, “Other Souls”, “yearning to break free”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)”, from her show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” with chapbook “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” performed during the feature performance at In One Ear in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video live 9/26/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Jumping, Flying”, “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2017 Dripping Springs edit)”, “Poem About This”, “For Far Too Many Years”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)”, “Juxtaposition, or Irony?”, “Quieted Soul”, “The Page”, “Other Souls”, “yearning to break free”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)”, from her show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” with chapbook “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” performed during the feature performance at In One Ear in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix 2500; Threshold).

See YouTube video live 9/26/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ocean’s Call to Dive”, “Jumping, Flying”, “True Happiness in the New Millennium (2017 Dripping Springs edit)”, “Poem About This”, “For Far Too Many Years”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)”, “Juxtaposition, or Irony?”, “Quieted Soul”, “The Page”, “Other Souls”, “yearning to break free”, and “I’m not sick but I’m not well (Future Imperfect edit)”, from her show “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” with chapbook “to the Bottom of the Earth and Back” performed during the feature performance at In One Ear in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix 2500;n Edge Det.).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “And I’m Wondering”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, and “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)” from her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v2)” live 10/8/18 at The Buzz Mill’s “Fort to Famous” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “And I’m Wondering”, “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 cruelty to animals edition)”, and “Everything was Alive and Dying (2016 political edit)” from her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v2)” live 10/8/18 at The Buzz Mill’s “Fort to Famous” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera camera).

Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m wondering”, all read from her Scars Publications bonus cc&d chapbook “Public Access Poetry”, of poems that were performed during her appearance on a half-hour long Texas Nafas Poetry 2020 television show (that will air 3/1/20 on tv), live at the Poetry Aloud open mic at the Grace Heritage Center 12/14/19 (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m wondering”, all read from her Scars Publications bonus cc&d chapbook “Public Access Poetry”, of poems that were performed during her appearance on a half-hour long Texas Nafas Poetry 2020 television show (that will air 3/1/20 on tv), live at the Poetry Aloud open mic at the Grace Heritage Center 12/14/19 (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, originally from her Scars Publications bonus cc&d chapbook “Public Access Poetry” but appearing in and read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris” - read because this day was also her 25-year anniversary of being a vegetarian - as one of the readings in her January 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books in Austin (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, originally from her Scars Publications bonus cc&d chapbook “Public Access Poetry” but appearing in and read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris” - read because this day was also her 25-year anniversary of being a vegetarian - as one of the readings in her January 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books in Austin (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Public Access Poetry” poems “Fantastic Car Crash” and “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)” from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, 1/18/20 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” at Recycled Reads (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Public Access Poetry” poems “Fantastic Car Crash” and “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)” from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, 1/18/20 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” at Recycled Reads (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera/Sepia Tone; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her new poem “One Lonesome Whale”, then her poems “Fantastic Car Crash” and “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, originally from her Scars Publications bonus cc&d chapbook “Public Access Poetry” but appearing in and read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, 1/18/20 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” at Recycled Reads (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her new poem “One Lonesome Whale”, then her poems “Fantastic Car Crash” and “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, originally from her Scars Publications bonus cc&d chapbook “Public Access Poetry” but appearing in and read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”, 1/18/20 at Austin’s “Open Mic Showcase” at Recycled Reads (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera/ Hue Cycling; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video when Janet Kuypers was featured in a half-hour Texas Nafas Poetry television show February 1st, 2020 (2/1/20, or 20200201), where, while being interviewed about her poetry, Janet Kuypers read her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “the Burning”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Us, Actually Touching”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m Wondering” (this DVD of the entire TV show was also posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

Download for free or read online the PDF chapbook “Public Access Poetry”, including her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “the Burning”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Us, Actually Touching”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, “Death Takes Many Forms (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)” (bonus poem), “Ultimate Connectivity: a bird in the hand” (bonus poem), and “And I’m wondering”.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers watching her feature on a half-hour “Texas Nafas Poetry” TV show February 1st, 2020 (2/1/20, or 20200201), watching her interview and her poem readings of “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “the Burning”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Us, Actually Touching”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m Wondering” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers watching her feature on a half-hour “Texas Nafas Poetry” TV show February 1st, 2020 (2/1/20, or 20200201), watching her interview and her poem readings of “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “the Burning”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Us, Actually Touching”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m Wondering” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers watching the second airing of her half-hour “Texas Nafas Poetry” TV show 5/30/20, watching her interview and her poem readings of “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “the Burning”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Us, Actually Touching”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m Wondering” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

For everyone outside of Austin, TX (and who cannot see Public Access TV in Austin), enjoy this live Facebook streaming video of the Texas Nafas Poetry show, interviewing poet Janet Kuypers (airing 5/30/20). During this TV show interview, Janet Kuypers read her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “the Burning”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Us, Actually Touching”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m wondering”, all read from assorted Janet Kuypers poetry books.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Close Cover Before Striking” for public access television in her 2020 “Nafas” interview/poetry show, for “8 poems, 8 days, 8 invites” poems for The Russian Almanac #PeetMeNotLeave (posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperstv

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers watching the second airing of her half-hour “Texas Nafas Poetry” TV show 11/19/20, watching her interview and her poem readings of “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “the Burning”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Us, Actually Touching”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m Wondering” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperstv

For everyone outside of Austin, TX (and anyone who cannot see Public Access TV in Austin during the live re-broadcast), enjoy this live Facebook streaming video of the Texas Nafas Poetry show, interviewing poet Janet Kuypers that was re-broadcast 11/19/20. During this TV show interview, Janet Kuypers read her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “the Burning”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Us, Actually Touching”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m wondering”, all read from assorted Janet Kuypers poetry books. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperstv

For everyone outside of Austin, TX (and anyone who cannot see Public Access TV in Austin during the live re-broadcast), enjoy this live Facebook streaming video of the Texas Nafas Poetry show, interviewing poet Janet Kuypers that was re-broadcast 1/7/21. During this TV show interview, Janet Kuypers read her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “the Burning”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Us, Actually Touching”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m wondering”, all read from assorted Janet Kuypers poetry books. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperstv

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers watching the fourth airing of her half-hour “Texas Nafas Poetry” TV show 1/7/21, watching her interview and her poem readings of “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “the Burning”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Us, Actually Touching”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m Wondering” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuyperstv

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers watching the fifth airing of her half-hour “Texas Nafas Poetry” TV show 3/22/21, watching her interview and her poem readings of “the Burning”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Us, Actually Touching”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m Wondering” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuyperspoetryshow   #janetkuyperstv

For everyone outside of Austin, TX (and anyone who cannot see Public Access TV stations in Austin during the live re-broadcast), everyone can now enjoy this live Facebook streaming video of the Texas Nafas Poetry show, interviewing poet Janet Kuypers that was re-broadcast 3/22/21. During this TV show interview, Janet Kuypers read her poems “the Burning”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Us, Actually Touching”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m wondering”, all read from assorted Janet Kuypers Scars Publications poetry books. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuyperstv

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her animal rights-themed poems “Last Before Extinction”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, and “On a High Horse Like This” from the cyberwit.net 137-page 5½" x 8½" Janet Kuypers poetry book “Eternal Never Ending Now” for “The Café Gallery 3/9/21 Book Reading” in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her animal rights-themed poems “Last Before Extinction”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, and “On a High Horse Like This” from the cyberwit.net 137-page 5½" x 8½" Janet Kuypers book “Eternal Never Ending Now” for “The Café Gallery 3/9/21 Book Reading” in The Café Gallery Book Reading series 2020+ (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Enjoy the Facebook live video stream of the majority of the 10/18/21 television re-broadcast of the Janet Kuypers Texas Nafas TV show that aired on Austin Public Access TV at 1:00 PM CST, interviewing Janet Kuypers and her poem readings of “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “the Burning”, “Fantastic Car Crash”, “Everything Was Alive And Dying (12/8/19 studio TV show recording)”, “Us, Actually Touching”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, and “And I’m Wondering”.

Everything Was Alive And Dying
(Oz Hardwick edit)

See Facebook video of Janet Kuypers listening to 5 Towns Radio (based in the U.K.) on January 26th, 2020 (or 1/26/20, or 20200126), where host Trevor Wainwright hosted a show highlighting a reading by Oz Hardwick of her poem “Everything Was Alive And Dying (Oz Hardwick edit)” to music from Dave Jackson of the DMJ Art Connection, along with commentary about both Oz and her, as well as details about the significance of this poem (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers listening to 5 Towns Radio (based in the U.K.) on January 26th, 2020 (or 1/26/20, or 20200126), where host Trevor Wainwright hosted a show highlighting a reading by Oz Hardwick of her poem “Everything Was Alive And Dying (Oz Hardwick edit)” to music from Dave Jackson of the DMJ Art Connection, along with commentary about both Oz and her, as well as details about the significance of this poem (Samsung S9 camera with a Sepia Tone filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 4/26/20 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Everything Was Alive And Dying (Oz Hardwick edit)” from the U.K. 5 Towns Radio reading at the end of the cc&d magazine February-April 2020 issue collection book “Aiming at Immortality” for “The 2020 #poetrybomb” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See Facebook streaming video live from 4/26/20 of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Everything Was Alive And Dying (Oz Hardwick edit)” from the U.K. 5 Towns Radio reading at the end of the cc&d magazine February-April 2020 issue collection book “Aiming at Immortality” for “The 2020 #poetrybomb” (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

Evicted Today

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See the video from YouTube read from cc&d (v213), the 10/10 issue and the 6" x 9" ISBN# book Out of the Web, live at the Café in Chicago 10/12/10

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers mentioning her poem “Evicted Today”, then reading her 3 poems “Egg Drop Soup”, “Quibbling over Religion” and “Before it Occurred to Me” 8/21/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (video filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers mentioning her poem “Evicted Today”, then reading her 3 poems “Egg Drop Soup”, “Quibbling over Religion” and “Before it Occurred to Me” 8/21/16 at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Sony camera).

Evidence as Testament

Enjoy this YouTube video live 3/23/22 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Flags at Half-Mast”, “Only Pose What I Know”, “Your Government’s Keeping Tabs”, “Elevating the Fetus Goes Against Religion”, “Once You’ve Made Up Your Mind”, “Overturning Against All”, “Oppression: the Ultimate Killer”, “X-ing out lives”, and “Evidence as Testament” (that were edited for this live performance) from her show “Fighting for Justice” live for Wednesday Night Poetry at Kollective Coffee+Tea in Hot Springs, AR (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). This YouTube video of the show was filmed from a Samsung S7 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr. This YouTube video of the show was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr. This Facebook live video stream was also released live during the show, filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersequalityforwomen

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v336 8/23 cc&d issue/book “Stolen Stars” poems “Evidence as Testament” (which is also in the 2023 CyberWit.net book “Testament”), “Germanium: We Would Never Survive” (which is also in her book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), and “Germanium” (which is also in her book “Periodic Table Poetry”) to start her “Poetic License 8/6/23 global open mic” she hosted in a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). This was also released as a Facebook live video stream (filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

evil (haiku, on Twitter)

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (C) her poem evil from her “Partial Nudity” book release feature live 6/18/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading (S) her poem evil from her “Partial Nudity” book release feature live 6/18/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku evil from cc&d’s Scars Publications book a Perfect Solitude as a looping JKPoetryVine video after Poetry Plus in Georgetown 5/27/16.

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku evil from cc&d’s Scars Publications book a Perfect Solitude as a looping JKPoetryVine video after Poetry Plus in Georgetown 5/27/16.

See Twitter video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku evil from Down in the Dirt’s v137 Scars Publications book The Hive 5/30/16.

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “evil” from Scars Publications’ cc&d Jan./June 2016 collection book Clouds over he Moon as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/3/16.

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length haiku “evil” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt Jan./June 2016 issue collection book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/12/16 (Austin; Samsung Galaxy S7).

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length poem “evil” from Scars Publications’ 2016 collection book “the Chamber” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/25/16 (filmed in Austin Texas from a Samsung Galaxy S7).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

Evil Floats

See YouTube video John Yotko reading live, the 2009 Cana-Dixie Union 05/09/09, Memphis

See YouTube video (studio session 03/16/09)

Evil is Tricky

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing her poem “Victim” originally read in her show “Energy with Poetry and Music and read from her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v2)”, then her 2019 poems “Evil is Tricky”, and “Equality Manifesto” (written on the same calendar date as the publication date of The Communist Manifesto, 4//26) live 3/16/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers singing her poem “Victim” originally read in her show “Energy with Poetry and Music and read from her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v2)”, then her 2019 poems “Evil is Tricky”, and “Equality Manifesto” (written on the same calendar date as the publication date of The Communist Manifesto, 4//26) live 3/16/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Evil is Tricky”, “popular and useless”, and “Xynotyro: It’s Not Ricotta” from the Scars Publications 2/22 v192 issue of Down in the Dirt, “And I Disappear” 2/2/22 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 from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Evil is Tricky”, “popular and useless”, and “Xynotyro: It’s Not Ricotta” from the Scars Publications 2/22 v192 issue of Down in the Dirt, “And I Disappear” 2/2/22 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 flow filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Evil is Tricky” and “popular and useless” from the Scars Publications Down in the Dirt magazine 1-4/22 issue collection book “The Ice that Was” to close her “Poetic License global open mic 6/5/22” 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

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Evil is Tricky” and “popular and useless” from the Scars Publications Down in the Dirt magazine 1-4/22 issue collection book “The Ice that Was” during her “Poetic License global open mic 6/5/22” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with an Old b&w Film filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Lanthanum: the shoulders of giants” (+ shared the image from the online release of the poem), “Carbon may have killed the dinosaurs after all” (+ shared the image from the online release of the poem), “Carbon”, “Learning how Love Lasts”, “Evil is Tricky”, “Barium Dateline”, “popular and useless”, “Gold for the foolish at heart ” (+ shared the image from the online release of the poem), and “Xynotyro: It’s Not Ricotta” from the Down in the Dirt 1-4/22 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “The Ice that Was” on 7/6/22, the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersperiodictablepoetry #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Lanthanum: the shoulders of giants” (+ shared the image from the online release of the poem), “Carbon may have killed the dinosaurs after all” (+ shared the image from the online release of the poem), “Carbon”, “Learning how Love Lasts”, “Evil is Tricky”, “Barium Dateline”, “popular and useless”, “Gold for the foolish at heart ” (+ shared the image from the online release of the poem), and “Xynotyro: It’s Not Ricotta” from the Down in the Dirt 1-4/22 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “The Ice that Was” on 7/6/22, the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (this video was filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a b&w Old Film filter). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuypersperiodictablepoetry #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Evil of What They’ve Done

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v206 4/23 Down in the Dirt issue/book “Floating Island” poems “Oganesson, bending time inside” (which is also in her book “Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poetry”), “Potassium Chloride” (which is also in her book “Periodic Table Poetry”), “Only If She Had a Choice” and “Evil of What They’ve Done” (which is also in the 2023 CyberWit.net book “Testament”) during her “Poetic License 4/2/23 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). This was also a Facebook live video stream (on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypers #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuyperspoeticlicense #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperswomensrights

Enjoy this YouTube video on 8/9/23 of Janet Kuypers during her “Poetry Open Mic at The Gallery Cabaret with feature Janet Kuypers” feature night in Chicago, where she read her poems “Evil of What They’ve Done”, “After All We’ve Accomplished”, “On a Sunday after a Sermon”, “Question and Answer time”, “Using the Nazi Approach to Women’s Right”, and “Oh No — is Art not Safe from Big Brother?” in her poetry feature “Into the Spotlight” of women’s rights poems from the CyberWit 2023 Janet Kuypers book “Testament”, performed just after the anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this YouTube video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this YouTube video filmed from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). This (now deleted) Facebook live video stream was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr) before it was deleted, was liked & loved on its Facebook page & its “Fallen Angel Poetry” page, & was liked on its Instagram page & its “Poetic of Heart”, “Poetry Super Highway”, & “Poets of Merit & Expression” pages. #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypers #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeminism #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Enjoy this YouTube” video on 8/12/23 of Janet Kuypers on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio, where during her interview on the air she read her “Testament” book poems “Journalisming the Story of Equal Rights”, “Kerning, Ballots, and Women’s Rights”, portions of the poem “Quickly Washing Away Women’s Rights”, and as a bonus, the first poem she performed in her “Into the Spotlight” Chicago feature, “Evil of What They’ve Done” (this video was filmed live in studio from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this YouTube” video filmed live in studio from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). This (now deleted) Facebook live video stream from this radio show interview was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr, loved on its Facebook page, liked from its “GAS: Poetry, Art & Music” (as well as images 1, 2, 3, & 4), on its Instagram page, liked & commented on this on its LinkedIn page, & liked on its “ Audio Video Poetry/Songs Online Out Loud...Listen In”, “Austin Artmosphere Artists”, “Poetry Super Highway”, & “Poets On Fire Worldwide” pages too. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersradio Download all of the poems shared during this radio show interview in the free chapbook ““Testament” on WZRD”, w/ poems read on 8/12/23 WZRD 88.3 FM radio

Evolving, Connecting and Confounding

View or download the free PDF chapbook Beginning Anew with her 2017 poems “only choice is to build”, “our futures”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, and “optimizing your odds” performed in her 1/7/17 show.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 1/7/17 show “Beginning Anew” at “New Year, New Poems” in Austin reading her poems “only choice is to build”, “our futures”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, and “optimizing your odds” to live guitar (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shotcamera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 1/7/17 show “Beginning Anew” at “New Year, New Poems” in Austin reading her poems “only choice is to build”, “our futures”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, and “optimizing your odds” to live guitar (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 1/8/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems “only choice is to build”, “our futures” and “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding” into each other w/ John on acoustic guitar live at Austin’s Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 1/8/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems “only choice is to build”, “our futures” and “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding” into each other w/ John on acoustic guitar live at Austin’s Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 1/21/17 reading her poems “The Truth Is Out There”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, and “Saving Fingers and Scooping Ice Cream” at the “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 1/21/17 reading her poems “The Truth Is Out There”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, and “Saving Fingers and Scooping Ice Cream” at the “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video 6/11/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Tapes the Key Hole”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding” and “How Much For Your Poem” at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” open mic (Sony).

See YouTube video 6/11/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Tapes the Key Hole”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding” and “How Much For Your Poem” at Georgetown’s “Poetry Aloud” open mic (Lumix).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ August 2017 Book Release Reading 8/2/17 of cc&d’s book “While the Waves Crashed” poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Our Futures”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding” and “optimizing your odds” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (Sony).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ August 2017 Book Release Reading 8/2/17 of cc&d’s book “While the Waves Crashed” poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Our Futures”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding” and “optimizing your odds” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (Lumix).

See YouTube video 12/16/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, and “Utopia Never Happened” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” @ the AIPF booth during the Awesmic City Expo (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video 12/16/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “open flame for the celebration”, “Every Soul Celebrates”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, and “Utopia Never Happened” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” @ the AIPF booth during the Awesmic City Expo (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Hue Cyc.).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera Sepia).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Edge D.).

See YouTube video 9/26/18 of the Janet Kuypers Chicago show “Life and Death and Everything Between” during Poetry at The Gallery Cabaret, where she read her poems “Only Choice is to Build”, “Marry you in Autumn”, “Violations tested”, “Echo in my Mind”, “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much”, “erasure poem: ‘One of the Most Hated Women in America’”, “Build Your Own Cross”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Confounding”, “Only Half the Story”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Threshold).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ May 2019 Book Release Reading 5/1/19, where she read her Life and Death and everything between poems “Echo in my Mind”, “Erasure Poem: ‘One of the most Hated Women in America’”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Cofounding”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear”, all read from the cc&d September-December 2018 issue and chapbook collection book “This is Where I Live”, during Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ May 2019 Book Release Reading 5/1/19, where she read her Life and Death and everything between poems “Echo in my Mind”, “Erasure Poem: ‘One of the most Hated Women in America’”, “Being God”, “Evolving, Connecting and Cofounding”, and “Only Voice He Could Hear”, all read from the cc&d September-December 2018 issue and chapbook collection book “This is Where I Live”, during Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Evolving with Mutant Genes

See the YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ever since my childhood”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Just too High for Just one Man”, “Evolving with Mutant Genes”, and “Yes, For Our Future Too” from the Down in the Dirt 11/20 v177 book “Pipe Dreams”; live 11/4/20 in honor of “Comunity Poetry” (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ever since my childhood”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Just too High for Just one Man”, “Evolving with Mutant Genes”, and “Yes, For Our Future Too” from the Down in the Dirt 11/20 v177 book “Pipe Dreams” live 11/4/20 in honor of “Comunity Poetry” (this video filmed and streamed with a Samsung S9 camera).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Unwind and Revere Yourself” (written on the 4th Saturday in November, on and for International Aura Day), “Evolving with Mutant Genes” (written 11/24, on and for the 1859 publication date of the Charles Darwin book “The Origin of Species”), “Yes, For Our Future Too” (written on and for Thanksgiving), and “Ethical Thing to Do”(written 11/28, on and for the day of the 1781 Zong massacre, where a British slave ship crew murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea to claim insurance), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” live during the 11/21/20 “Open Mic Showcase” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Unwind and Revere Yourself”, “Evolving with Mutant Genes”, and “Yes, For Our Future Too” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” live 11/21/20 during the Open Mic Showcase Zoom meeting (Samsung S9 camera).

See the YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ever since my childhood”, “Oh, the book is Better than the Movie”, “Vessel to Spread the Word”, “Otherwise Reigned Supreme”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Just too High for Just one Man”, “Evolving with Mutant Genes”, and “Yes, For Our Future Too” from the v177 book “Pipe Dreams” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” for The Café Gallery 1/19/21 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ever since my childhood”, “Oh, the book is Better than the Movie”, “Vessel to Spread the Word”, “Otherwise Reigned Supreme”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Just too High for Just one Man”, “Evolving with Mutant Genes”, and “Yes, For Our Future Too” from the v177 book “Pipe Dreams” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” for The Café Gallery 1/19/21 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading   #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Exactly Where She Belonged (dreams 2/29/20)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Value of π” (written on 3/14, on & for π day) and “Eliminating the Endangered Species List” (written on 3/16, on & for National Panda Day), both read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her prose poem “Exactly Where She Belonged (dreams 2/29/20)”, during the “Poetic License open mic 3/1/20”, while hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Value of π” (written on 3/14, on & for π day) and “Eliminating the Endangered Species List” (written on 3/16, on & for National Panda Day), both read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her prose poem “Exactly Where She Belonged (dreams 2/29/20)”, during the “Poetic License open mic 3/1/20”, while hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr.

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Gallium”, “Viruses: Entirely Human After All”, “Our Society, Glossed Over”, “Knowing that Instant”, “Do the Dead Still Live”, and “Exactly Where She Belonged (dreams2/29/20)” from the v186 8/21 Down in the Dirt book “Three Things” 9/1/21 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Gallium”, “Viruses: Entirely Human After All”, “Our Society, Glossed Over”, “Knowing that Instant”, “Do the Dead Still Live”, and “Exactly Where She Belonged (dreams2/29/20)” from the v186 8/21 Down in the Dirt book “Three Things” 9/1/21 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; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersinstagram

Enjoy this YouTube video of Chicago “The Café Gallery” poetry open mic host Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Exactly Where She Belonged (dreams 2/29/20)” from the Down in the Dirt magazine August 2021 v186 issue/paperback book “Three Things” 8/6/21 in front of the Café in Chicago and uploaded to YouTube 10/5/21 (a Tuesday date the Café was open for the poetry open mic) for The Café Gallery Book Reading series 2020+ (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Enjoy this YouTube video of Chicago “The Café Gallery” poetry open mic host Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Exactly Where She Belonged (dreams 2/29/20)” from the Down in the Dirt magazine August 2021 v186 issue/paperback book “Three Things” 8/6/21 in front of the Café in Chicago and uploaded to YouTube 9/28/21 (a Tuesday date the Café was open for the poetry open mic) for The Café Gallery Book Reading series 2020+ (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Gallium Anticipation”, “Gallium”, “Nickel the Demon”, “Hydrogen Cyanide Escape”, “Do the Dead Still Live”, “Carbon Based Life Forms”, and “Exactly Where She Belonged (dreams2/29/20)” from the Down in the Dirt magazine May-August 2021 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 #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Gallium Anticipation”, “Gallium”, “Hydrogen Cyanide Escape”, “Do the Dead Still Live”, “Carbon Based Life Forms”, and “Exactly Where She Belonged (dreams2/29/20)” from the Down in the Dirt 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

ex boyfriends became goldfish

See YouTube video 3/13/16 of Janet Kuypers (Cps) reading her 2 new poems The Measuring Scale from her book The Average Guy’s Guide (to feminism) and ex boyfriends became goldfish at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry.

See YouTube video 3/13/16 of Janet Kuypers (Nikon) reading her 2 new poems The Measuring Scale from her book The Average Guy’s Guide (to feminism) and ex boyfriends became goldfish at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry.

See YouTube video from 5/27/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ex boyfriends became goldfish”, “I Want” and “Echo in my Mind” in the “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (Lumix camera).

See YouTube video from 5/27/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “ex boyfriends became goldfish”, “I Want” and “Echo in my Mind” in the “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (Sony camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers (S) reading her poems “knowing and lurking for eons”, “QLG 647” and “ex boyfriends became goldfish” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” 8/6/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a book store affiliated with the Austin Public Library.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers (L) reading her poems “knowing and lurking for eons”, “QLG 647” and “ex boyfriends became goldfish” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” 8/6/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a book store affiliated with the Austin Public Library.

Excuses for Skipping Work

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ 3 poems Visions were Justified, Excuses for Skipping Work and Earth was Crying at Georgetown’s Poetry Plus open mic at Cianfrani’s 3/11/16 (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ 3 poems Visions were Justified, Excuses for Skipping Work and Earth was Crying at Georgetown’s Poetry Plus open mic at Cianfrani’s 3/11/16 (this video was filmed from a Nikon CooPix S7000 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 8/28/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems “Excuses for Skipping Work”, “Without Religion” and “Perversion” @ Austin’s open mic Kick Butt Poetry (filmed with a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video from 8/28/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems “Excuses for Skipping Work”, “Without Religion” and “Perversion” @ Austin’s open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed with a Sony camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers (S) reading her poems “Earth was Crying”, “Keep flying into Death” and “Excuses for Skipping Work” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” 8/6/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a book store affiliated with the Austin Public Library.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers (L) reading her poems “Earth was Crying”, “Keep flying into Death” and “Excuses for Skipping Work” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” 8/6/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a book store affiliated with the Austin Public Library.

Excuses to Ignore me (twitter-length poem)

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her first set of poetry at her “Unread” Beach Poets feature 7/26/15 in Chicago (with John strumming on an acoustic guitar), including the poems Excuses to Ignore me, Photo Studio Packages, Grinning from Ear to Ear, Get His Product to Town, Really Do Drive like Madmen, Exposed Ankles, Pork Skins, Jet Puffed, Goblins on Top of the Bus, Fit Together Like That, Fake Face, Know what I know, Pistol Case, I have to Explain, and Jack, Charles, Michael (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her first set of poetry at her “Unread” Beach Poets feature 7/26/15 in Chicago (filmed from a Canon fs200, with John strumming on an acoustic guitar), including the poems Excuses to Ignore me, Photo Studio Packages, Grinning from Ear to Ear, Get His Product to Town, Really Do Drive like Madmen, Exposed Ankles, Pork Skins, Jet Puffed, Goblins on Top of the Bus, Fit Together Like That, Fake Face, Know what I know, Pistol Case, I have to Explain, and Jack, Charles, Michael.

Exempt from the Draft

See YouTube video 11/12/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exempt from the Draft” and “Two Minutes With Ayn Rand” at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (Canon Power Shot).

See YouTube video 11/12/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exempt from the Draft” and “Two Minutes With Ayn Rand” at “Poetry Aloud” open mic at the Georgetown Public Library (on a Sony camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her 3 poems “Exempt from the Draft”, “Been a World Leader” and “the Way you Tease me” 11/13/16 (with background music from the HA!Man of South Africa, &#entering the ruines”) at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers saying her 3 poems “Exempt from the Draft”, “Been a World Leader” and “the Way you Tease me” 11/13/16 (with background music from the HA!Man of South Africa, &#entering the ruines”) at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exempt from the Draft”, “just to be on the safe side” and “Kinds of Torture” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” 8/6/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a book store affiliated with the Austin Public Library (L).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exempt from the Draft”, “just to be on the safe side” and “Kinds of Torture” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” 8/6/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a book store affiliated with the Austin Public Library (S).

Hear SoundCloud audio of Janet Kuypers sharing her poetry from her two books, “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems” (w/ her poems “Only Half the Story”, “Quieted Soul”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Optimizing your Odds”, “Years, Centuries, Eons”, “Only an Observer”, and “Queen ISIS”) in her Chicago 88.3 FM WZRD Radio interview 8/26/17, Part 2.

See YouTube video of part 2 of the Janet Kuypers interview live on WZRD 88.3 FM Chicago Radio 8/24/17, with her reading poetry from her two books “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, including “Only Half the Story”, “Quieted Soul”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Optimizing your Odds”, “Years, Centuries, Eons”, “Only an Observer”, and “Queen ISIS” (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersradio #janetkuyperschicago

See YouTube video of part 2 of the Janet Kuypers interview live on WZRD 88.3 FM Chicago Radio 8/24/17, with her reading poetry from her two books “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, including “Only Half the Story”, “Quieted Soul”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Optimizing your Odds”, “Years, Centuries, Eons”, “Only an Observer”, and “Queen ISIS” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersradio #janetkuyperschicago

See live Facebook video of most of Janet Kuypers’ interview (part 2) live on WZRD 88.3 FM Chicago Radio 8/24/17, with her reading poetry from her two books “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” and “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 show poems”, including “Quieted Soul”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Optimizing your Odds”, “Years, Centuries, Eons”, “Only an Observer”, and “Queen ISIS”.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ September 2017 Book Release Reading 9/6/17 of Down in the Dirt’s book “Carpool” haiku poems “soul”, “earth”, “lost”, and “jumped”, and then her poems “Exempt from the Draft”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)” and “Only an Observer” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ September 2017 Book Release Reading 9/6/17 of Down in the Dirt’s book “Carpool” haiku poems “soul”, “earth”, “lost”, and “jumped”, and then her poems “Exempt from the Draft”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)” and “Only an Observer” in Community Poetry @ Half Price Books (Sony, TH).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

Exhaling

See YouTube video live at Cana-Dixie to Chi-town 12/15/09

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video (:15, of just the poem) live at the Café in Chicago 04/06/10

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Floating Away with the Tide”, “Faith Comes Only”, “How You Know When You’re the Wrong Height”, “Our Couple in Love”, “Exhaling”, “Menu Poem”, “Translation”, “More Believable That Way”, and “All I Can Capture” from the the Scars Publications 2010 poetry book “She’s an Open Book” 6/5/20 as a prequel to the “Poetic License open mic 6/7/20 home edition” she hosted and shared on a Facebook event page (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Floating Away with the Tide”, “Faith Comes Only”, “How You Know When You’re the Wrong Height”, “Our Couple in Love”, “Exhaling”, “Menu Poem”, “Translation”, “More Believable That Way”, and “All I Can Capture” from the the Scars Publications 2010 poetry book “She’s an Open Book” 6/5/20 as a prequel to the “Poetic License open mic 6/7/20 home edition” she hosted and shared on a Facebook event page (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).

exhaling toxic fumes

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, welcomed on stage, where she performed from memory her poem exhaling toxic fumes as a story 1/10/16 with music at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, welcomed on stage, where she performed from memory her poem exhaling toxic fumes as a story 1/10/16 with music at the Austin open mic Kick Butt Poetry (Cps camera w/ E.D.).

View or download the free PDF chapbook “Drop the Bomb” 4/30/17 of all of the short Janet Kuypers poems she read from her live 4/30/17 reading in Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb (plus one bonus poem).

See YouTube video from 4/30/17 of Janet Kuypers performing her “Drop the Bomb” poems for Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb, with control, earth, enjoy, unbounded, Just Thinking About It, Kick Someone Out, Lades and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Exhaling Toxic Fumes, Jumping from the Mausoleum, Just to be On the Safe Side, Nobody Finds Me, Bored the Night Before 9/11, energy, errors, rescue, This is Only a Test, You, Only Searching, Ugly Babies need the Most Love, Bimbo, Good Escape, Goth Girl Photographer, Koala Porn, Occupy, On a Downtown Chicago Light Pole, On This Ride, Marne Rifle Poem, No Thank You, He makes me Think about These Things, (and you could hold me), & From Words to Wars (this video was filmed from a Sony camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetrybomb

See Facebook live video on 4/30/17 of the first part of Janet Kuypers’ “Drop the Bomb” poem series she read for Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb, with the ending of Kick Someone Out, Lades and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Exhaling Toxic Fumes, Jumping from the Mausoleum, Just to be On the Safe Side, Nobody Finds Me, Bored the Night Before 9/11, energy, errors, rescue, This is Only a Test, You, Only Searching, Ugly Babies need the Most Love, Bimbo, Good Escape, Goth Girl Photographer, Koala Porn, Occupy, On a Downtown Chicago Light Pole, On This Ride, and Marne Rifle Poem (from a Samsung Galaxy S7 smart phone).

See YouTube video on 4/30/17 of the first part of Janet Kuypers’ “Drop the Bomb” poem series she read for Austin’s 2017 Poetry Bomb, with the ending of Kick Someone Out, Lades and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Exhaling Toxic Fumes, Jumping from the Mausoleum, Just to be On the Safe Side, Nobody Finds Me, Bored the Night Before 9/11, energy, errors, rescue, This is Only a Test, You, Only Searching, Ugly Babies need the Most Love, Bimbo, Good Escape, Goth Girl Photographer, Koala Porn, Occupy, On a Downtown Chicago Light Pole, On This Ride, and Marne Rifle Poem (facebook live video with a Threshold filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Unique Noise”, “One who Has Too Much” and “Exhaling Toxic Fumes” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” 8/6/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a book store affiliated with the Austin Public Library (Sony).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Unique Noise”, “One who Has Too Much” and “Exhaling Toxic Fumes” from her book “(pheromemes) 2015-2017 poems” 8/6/17 at “Recycled Reads” open mic, at a book store affiliated with the Austin Public Library (Lumix).

existence (haiku, on Twitter)

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku existence in Chicago 3/17/14 (C) at the open mic Waiting 4 the Bus

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading many of her poems live (8 haiku poems, 4 poems, and a Periodic Table poem) in Chicago 3/17/14 at the Waiting 4 the Bus open mic INCLUDING THIS HAIKU

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku existence 4/24/16 at the end of her readings at Chicago’s 2016 Poetry Bomb at Bagdad Cemetery in Leander Texas (filmed with a Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku existence 4/24/16 at Chicago’s 2016 Poetry Bomb at the end of her readings at Bagdad Cemetery in Leander Texas (filmed with a Sony camera).

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem “existence” from Down in the Dirt’s “the Breaking” for the 2016 Poetry Bomb at Bagdad Cemetery in Texas.

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length haiku “existence” from Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt collection book “a Stormy Beginning” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/21/16 (this video filmed in Austin TX from a Samsung Galaxy S7).

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length poem “existence” from Scars Publications’ 2016 collection book “the Chamber” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/18/16 (filmed in Austin Texas from a Samsung Galaxy S7).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2018 Book Release Reading 10/3/18, where she read her poems “Cast in Stone”, “Death”, “Children, Churches and Daddies”, and “Russians at a Garage Sale” from her “Book Expo 2013 Chicago” reading 11/24/13, then her haiku poems “enemies”, “faith”, “ants and crosses”, “census”, “easy”, “existence”, “falling”, and “eventually”, from her “Unlucky 13 on St. Patrick’s Day” reading 3/17/14 all appearing in her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v 2)”, in Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was recorded from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ October 2018 Book Release Reading 10/3/18, where she read her poems “Cast in Stone”, “Death”, “Children, Churches and Daddies”, and “Russians at a Garage Sale” from her “Book Expo 2013 Chicago” reading 11/24/13, then her haiku poems “enemies”, “faith”, “ants and crosses”, “census”, “easy”, “existence”, “falling”, and “eventually”, from her “Unlucky 13 on St. Patrick’s Day” reading 3/17/14 all appearing in her poetry performance art collection book “Chapter 48 (v 2)”, in Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was recorded from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, and console (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera and given a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

Expand and Save Yourselves

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Queens Rule” (written 11/25, on and for the 1454 birthday of Catherine Cornaro, the Last Queen of Cyprus; d. 1510), “Expand and Save Yourselves” (written 11/26, on and for the 1504 date of the death of Queen Isabella I of Castile), “Underground History” (written 11/30, on and for the 1866 date work begins on the 1st U.S. underwater highway tunnel, in Chicago), “Your Burden” (written 12/1, on and for the 1847 birthdate of the American poet Julia A. Moore; d1920), “Under Our Own Feet” (written 12/2, on and for the 1942 date man achieved the 1st artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction), “Knew the Word” (written 12/2, on and for the 1818 date Illinois became the 21st state of the United States of America), and “from Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet” (written 11/4, on and for Wildlife Conservation Day), from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 12/1/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (video from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Queens Rule”, “Expand and Save Yourselves”, “Underground History”, “Your Burden”, “Under Our Own Feet”, “Knew the Word”, AND “from Visiting Pristine Places on the Planet”, from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 12/1/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Our Waste in Space”, “Judged on Looks”, “Know Peace and Rise to Power”, “People Forget Politics”, “Unwind and Revere Yourself”, “Expand and Save Yourselves”, and “Queens Rule” from the Down in the Dirt November 2021 v189 issue/paperback book “A Door is A Door is A Door” 11/3/21 at the performance art pavilion at the French Market in New Orleans, LA 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 YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Our Waste in Space”, “Judged on Looks”, “Know Peace and Rise to Power”, “People Forget Politics”, “Unwind and Revere Yourself”, “Expand and Save Yourselves”, and “Queens Rule” from the Down in the Dirt November 2021 v189 issue/paperback book “A Door is A Door is A Door” 11/3/21 at the performance art pavilion at the French Market in New Orleans, LA 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 T56 camera with a Sepia Tone filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Every Day is Sweetest Day”, “Know Peace and Rise to Power”, and “Expand and Save Yourselves” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 2/6/22” 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). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Every Day is Sweetest Day”, “Know Peace and Rise to Power”, and “Expand and Save Yourselves” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” as the ending poems for the “Poetic License virtual open mic 2/6/22” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with an old b&w film filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Expecting Rights after Losing Rights

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eliminate All Rapists” and “Expecting Rights after Losing Rights” which are all also slated to appear in section 1 of the CyberWit.net 2023 Janet Kuypers poetry book “Testament”) during her “Poetic License 1/1/23 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eliminate All Rapists” and “Expecting Rights after Losing Rights” which are all also slated to appear in section 1 of the CyberWit.net 2023 Janet Kuypers poetry book “Testament”) during her “Poetic License 1/1/23 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video from 8/12/23 of Janet Kuypers during her lead feature “Closing the Book on Women’s Rights” at Tangible Books in Chicago, where she read her poems “Equality Doesn’t Mean Removing Rights”, “It Really Is All About Choice”, “Key, you see”, “Jihad Against Free Choice”, “Only Considering Women’s Rights”, “Fear for Their Safety”, and “Expecting Rights after Losing Rights” from the CyberWit 2023 Janet Kuypers book “Testament” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this YouTube video (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this YouTube video (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this YouTube video (filmed from a Samsung S9 camera with a Sepia Tone filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry#janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersfeminism #janetkuyperswomensrights

Expecting the Stoning
This poem is in the Starite Cafe

Order this iTunes track from the poetry audio CD “Oh.” audio CD ...Or order the entire CD set from iTunes:

Listen to the CD recording of this, from the CD Change/Rearrange

See YouTube video (1:39) live at Mercury Cafe, live in Chicago 11/30/07

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See YouTube video of Kuypers reading this poem 10/3/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v215 2/24 Down in the Dirt issue/book “Where Icarus Went” poems “Expecting the Stoning” (+ show image), “Let the War Begin” (+ show image), & “Moonlight” (+ show images 1,2, 3, 4, & 5) during her “Poetic License 2/4/24 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream that was filmed & streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a Starburst filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

explaining what condoms are for (twitter-length poem)

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading (C) her twitter-length poem explaining what condoms are for from the cc&d 21 year anniversary issue Invisible Ink live 5/21/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of Kuypers reading (S) her twitter-length poem explaining what condoms are for from the cc&d 21 year anniversary issue Invisible Ink live 5/21/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (from a Panasonic Lumix camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Hue Cycling).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Edge Det.).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Threshold).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Cartoon).

See YouTube video live 10/21/17 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Finding Faith in a Grocery Store”, “Egg for a Week”, “Obama on the Subway”, “Our Lady Of Humility’s Hypocrisy”, “Ugly Babies Need the Most Love”, “Explaining What Condoms are For”, and “Ever Expanding Spaces” from her book “Twitterati” at “Recycled Reads” open mic (Lumix; Sci-Fi).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers (PL2500) reading her poems “Objectifiable” and “explaining what condoms are for” the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her poem “Women’s Very Existence” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth”, then her prose “Jeremy, or Stallion?” from the Janet Kuypers poetry performance art collection book “Chapter48 (v1)” at “Spoken and Heard” 9/2/18.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers (PLT56) reading her poems “Objectifiable” and “explaining what condoms are for” the v5 cc&d boss lady poetry collection book “On the Edge”, then her poem “Women’s Very Existence” from her interview/journal/poetry book “In Depth”, then her prose “Jeremy, or Stallion?” from the Janet Kuypers poetry performance art collection book “Chapter48 (v1)” at “Spoken and Heard” 9/2/18.

Exploited Color in Books

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her bonus August poem “Exploited Color in Books” (written 8/14, the calendar day of the 1457 date the first Book was Printed in Color), read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” on 8/14/20 as a bonus reading for the “Poetic License open mic 8/2/20 home edition” (video filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Following in the Footsteps of Genius”, “Once You Found Fame”, “Value of What Money Does”, “Everyone is to Blame”, “Voyager”, “Use Your Mind”, “Exploited Color in Books”, “foretell” from the v174 “Drowning in the Darkness section of the Down in the Dirt 5-8 2020 collection book “Outside the Box” live 8/25/20 for The Café Gallery 8/25/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Following in the Footsteps of Genius”, “Once You Found Fame”, “Value of What Money Does”, “Everyone is to Blame”, “Voyager”, “Use Your Mind”, “Exploited Color in Books”, “foretell” from the v174 “Drowning in the Darkness” section of the Down in the Dirt 5-8 2020 collection book “Outside the Box” live 8/25/20 for The Café Gallery 8/25/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Exploited Color in Books” from the Down in the Dirt v174 8/20 book “Drowning in the Darkness” live 8/27/20 during the Virtual Austin Poetry Society New World Poetry open mic (from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Exploited Color in Books” from the Down in the Dirt v174 8/20 book “Drowning in the Darkness” live 8/27/20 during the Virtual Austin Poetry Society New World Poetry open mic (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

Exploit the Island

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Will React”, “brittle”, “Your Burden”, “Under Our Own Feet”, “Quiet as a Painting”, “Until all the Pieces Connect”, “Understand the Power”, “Usual Conquest Style”, “Exploit the Island”, and “Kiribati” from the v178 issue of the Down in the Dirt magazine 12/20 book “Spartacus” 12/2/20, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Everyone Will React”, “brittle”, “Your Burden”, “Under Our Own Feet”, “Quiet as a Painting”, “Until all the Pieces Connect”, “Understand the Power”, “Usual Conquest Style”, “Exploit the Island”, and “Kiribati” from the v178 issue of the Down in the Dirt magazine 12/20 book “Spartacus” 12/2/20, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed and streamed with a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Uprising for Revolution” from the cc&d 12/20 v304 book “Reptile Lust”, “Exploit the Island” from the Down in the Dirt 12/20 v178 book “Spartacus”, and “Us, Actually Touching” from “the 2021 poetry review date book” at the beginning of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 12/6/20” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page, which led to John Yotko reading his poem The Deer, and then Zoom host John F. McMullen reading the intro of, and Janet Kuypers read his poem Gods, both also read from “the 2021 poetry review date book” (this video was filmed from a from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Uprising for Revolution” from the cc&d 12/20 v304 book “Reptile Lust”, “Exploit the Island” from the Down in the Dirt 12/20 v178 book “Spartacus”, and “Us, Actually Touching” from “the 2021 poetry review date book” at the beginning of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 12/6/20” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page, which led to John Yotko reading his poem The Deer, and then Zoom host John F. McMullen reading the intro of, and Janet Kuypers read his poem Gods, both also read from “the 2021 poetry review date book” (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Key to a Storyline”, “Overturn the Futility”, “Vaulted to Silhouette the Sky”, “Usual Conquest Style”, “Exploit the Island”, “Lost Cross”, and “Dilemmas in Gift Giving” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 12/23/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See the YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Key to a Storyline” (written 12/21, on and for National Short Story Day), “Overturn the Futility” (written 12/22, on and for the 1849 date Fyodor Dostoyevsky was supposed to be killed for crimes against the Czar), “Vaulted to Silhouette the Sky” (written 12/23, on and for the 583 date the Maya queen Yohl Ik’nal is crowned ruler of Palenque), “Usual Conquest Style” (written 12/24, on and for the 1777 date that Kiritimati, AKA Christmas Island, is discovered by James Cook), “Exploit the Island” (written 12/25, on and for the 1643 date that Christmas Island was discovered), “Lost Cross” (for Christmas), and “Dilemmas in Gift Giving” (for Christmas) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 12/23/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Usual Conquest Style”, “Exploit the Island”, and “Kiribati” from the v178 “Spartacus” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” from Scars Publications for “The Café Gallery 2/17/21 Book Reading” in The Café Gallery Book Reading series (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Usual Conquest Style”, “Exploit the Island”, and “Kiribati” from the v178 “Spartacus” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” from Scars Publications for “The Café Gallery 2/17/21 Book Reading” in The Café Gallery Book Reading series. (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Explorers at Heart

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Queen, Decapitated” (written 12/14, on and for the anniversary of the 1542 death of King James V, which ascended Mary, Queen of Scots to the throne at 6 days old), “Uprising for Revolution” (written 12/16, on and for the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party), “Understand the Power” (written 12/17, on and for the anniversary of the Aztec Calendar/Sun Stone Discovery), “Twin” (for 12/18, National Twin Day), and “Explorers at Heart” (written 12/19, on and for the date of the departure of the Space Shuttle to repair the Hubble Telescope, 12/19/99) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 12/15/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Queen, Decapitated”, “Uprising for Revolution”, “Understand the Power”, “Twin”, and “Explorers at Heart” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 12/15/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery Book Reading (streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersthecafegallery

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Queen, Decapitated”, “Vaulted to Silhouette the Sky”, “Key to a Storyline”, and “Explorers at Heart” from the Down in the Dirt 12/21 v190 book “Lifeboat” 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 “Queen, Decapitated”, “Vaulted to Silhouette the Sky”, “Key to a Storyline”, and “Explorers at Heart” from the Down in the Dirt 12/21 v190 book “Lifeboat” 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

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Explorers at Heart” and “Knowing a Mastery of Poetry” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” during her “Poetic License global open mic 4/3/22” 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

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Explorers at Heart” and “Knowing a Mastery of Poetry” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” during her “Poetic License global open mic 4/3/22” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with a Lava Lamp filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Key to a Storyline” and “Explorers at Heart” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” 4/6/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for and in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (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 “Key to a Storyline” and “Explorers at Heart” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Stardust in Hand” 4/6/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for and in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (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

Explore your Imagination

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Onto a Page”, and “Explore your Imagination” from the Down in the Dirt 9/20 v175 book “In the Singularity” during the “Poetic License open mic 9/6/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her prose “A Life Goes By”, then her poems “Conversations, a day of grieving, 1/22/94 four” and “Not Knowing” (all read for Grandparents Day), then her poems “You’ve Tucked us Women Away” (for the 9/8/1916 bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren arrive in Los Angeles, after a 60-day, 5,500 mile cross-country motorcycle trip), “Khrushchev”(for the 9/13/1953 date Nikita Khrushchev was appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union), and “Explore your Imagination” (written 9/14, on Live Creative Day) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” during The Café Gallery 9/8/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her prose “A Life Goes By”, then her poems “Conversations, a day of grieving, 1/22/94 four”, “Not Knowing”, “You’ve Tucked us Women Away”, “Khrushchev”, and “Explore your Imagination” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” during The Café Gallery 9/8/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Boron from the Big Bang”, “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button”, “Engineering with Creativity”, “One With Wildlife”, “Onto a Page”, “Explore your Imagination”, “You’ve Tucked us Women Away”, and “Keep Looking for Hope” from the v175 “In the Singularity” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” 1/6/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Boron from the Big Bang”, “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button”, “Engineering with Creativity”, “One With Wildlife”, “Onto a Page”, “Explore your Imagination”, “You’ve Tucked us Women Away”, and “Keep Looking for Hope” from the v175 “In the Singularity” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” 1/6/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading

Exploring Evolution

See YouTube video 5/18/19 of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 poem “Exploring Evolution” as the intro while hosting the “Poetry Aloud” open mic (this was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video 5/18/19 of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 poem “Exploring Evolution” as the intro while hosting the “Poetry Aloud” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Ending it with Alexa” from her book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, her poem “Exploring Evolution” from her book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, and her Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poem “Silver from Vegas” (/47, Ag) at Austinn’s Open Mic Showcase 9/21/19 at Recycles Reads (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Ending it with Alexa” from her book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, her poem “Exploring Evolution” from her book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, and her Twitter Verse Periodic Table Poem “Silver from Vegas” (/47, Ag) at Austinn’s Open Mic Showcase 9/21/19 at Recycles Reads (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Exploring Evolution” read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, “Even if Only (dreams 4/15/19)” from her 2019 book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, and her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poem “Magnesium Burn” (#12, Mg, that won 3rd place in a contest sponsored by and appearing in “Chemistry and Engineering News”), during her Poetic License open mic 10/6/19, hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Exploring Evolution” read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, “Even if Only (dreams 4/15/19)” from her 2019 book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, and her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poem “Magnesium Burn” (#12, Mg, that won 3rd place in a contest sponsored by and appearing in “Chemistry and Engineering News”), during her Poetic License open mic 10/6/19, hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Our Demons Can Mark Us”, “Exploring Evolution”, and “Outsider” from the May 2021 v309 issue of cc&d’s paperback book “Excavation” during the “Poetic License virtual open mic 5/2/21” 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 #janetkuyperspoeticlicense #janetkuypersinstagram

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Our Demons Can Mark Us”, “Exploring Evolution”, and “Outsider” from the May 2021 v309 issue of cc&d’s paperback book “Excavation” during the “Poetic License virtual open mic 5/2/21” she hosted w/ a Zoom meeting & a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed w/ a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Our Excuses for Celebrating”, “Our Demons Can Mark Us”, “Freedoms of Speech we can Agree With”, “Exploring Evolution”, and “Outsider” from the “Excavation” section of the cc&d May-August 2021 issue collection book “What If” 9/1/21 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Our Excuses for Celebrating”, “Our Demons Can Mark Us”, “Freedoms of Speech we can Agree With”, and “Exploring Evolution” (cut off) from the “Excavation” section of the cc&d May-August 2021 issue collection book “What If” 9/1/21 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 #janetkuypersinstagram

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “People Forget Politics”, “Exploring Evolution”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from the Scars Publications 2021 collection book “Regarding Utopia” 2/2/22 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 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 “People Forget Politics”, “Exploring Evolution”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from the Scars Publications 2021 collection book “Regarding Utopia” 2/2/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (filmed and streamed live from a Samsung S9 camera with a lava flow filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

explosions (haiku with bonus line, on Twitter)
This poem was nominated in the 100 Haikus 2014 press release for the (40 year) Pushcart Prize

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See YouTube video (C) of Bob Lawrence reading the Janet Kuypers haiku explosion in the “Partial Nudity” book release show 6/18/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery

See YouTube video (S) of Bob Lawrence reading the Janet Kuypers haiku explosion in the “Partial Nudity” book release show 6/18/14 at Chicago’s the Café Gallery

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers book release feature “Partial Nudity” WITH THIS HAIKU READING live 6/18/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (this video was filmed from a Canon camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem explosions (originally in her books Partial Nudity and 100 Haikus) live 12/17/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Canon)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers performing her poem explosions (originally in her books 100 Haikus and Partial Nudity) live 12/17/14 at Chicago’s open mic the Café Gallery (Sony, posterize)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku explosions from cc&d’s v264 July/August 2016 issue/book Being Real as a looping JKPoetryVine video 8/6/16 at BB Rover’s (Samsung Galaxy S7).

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length poem “explosions” from Scars Publications’ 2016 collection book “the Chamber” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 12/24/16 (filmed in Austin Texas from a Samsung Galaxy S7).

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her Twitter-length poem “explosions” from Scars Publications’ Jul./Dec. 2016 cc&d Issue book “After the Blues” as a looping JKPoetryVine video 1/14/17 @ Circle Brewing Company (Austin Texas, w/ a Samsung Galaxy S7).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

Explosive Energy poem on Instagram and Twitter

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table poems “Cerium” originally read in her “Interview to Poetry through “Poetry Saloon at Noon” and read from her v5 cc&d poetry book “On the Edge”, then her poems “Explosive Energy”, and “Keeps Repeating” live 2/3/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Periodic Table poems “Cerium” originally read in her “Interview to Poetry through “Poetry Saloon at Noon” and read from her v5 cc&d poetry book “On the Edge”, then her poems “Explosive Energy”, and “Keeps Repeating” live 2/3/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera & a Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ominous Day” and “Explosive Energy”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 9/2/19 at the 7' tall Mike Ditka bobblehead statue on display in Millennium Park in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Ominous Day” and “Explosive Energy”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 9/2/19 at the 7' tall Mike Ditka bobblehead statue on display in Millennium Park in Chicago (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera & given a Cyan filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Explosive Energy”, “imagination”, and “Quickly, Life can Turn” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” during the multi-person intro 9/15/19 at “Spoken and Heard” in Austin (Panasonic Lumix T56 video camera, posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Explosive Energy”, “imagination”, and “Quickly, Life can Turn” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” during the multi-person intro 9/15/19 at “Spoken and Heard” in Austin (Panasonic Lumix T56 video w/ Sepia; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 3 poetry readings for Community Poetry at Half Price Books 10/2/19. In part 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Ends of the Earth”, then her poems based on The Bible: “Genesis One”, “Genesis Two and Three”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing”, then her poem “Listen to Life”, all read from the cc&d v292 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “In The Fall”. In part 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “Someone Give Me the Answers” and “Their Crutches” from the 3/18/03 poetry show “Death Comes In Threes”, then her poems #8220;Touch (2019 edit)” and Explosive Energy”, all read from the Down in the Dirt v166 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “Climate Change” - then she read her poems “Volumes of Philosophical Masterpieces”, “Just the Right Words”, “Vastness of Just the Right Moon”, and her two Notre Dame poems “Xystus to Foundation” and “Xyresic Flames”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In part 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “”, “Eat Your Words”, “Xenon and PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, and “Kept my Eye on You”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 3 poetry readings for Community Poetry at Half Price Books 10/2/19. In part 1, Janet Kuypers reads her poem “Ends of the Earth”, then her poems based on The Bible: “Genesis One”, “Genesis Two and Three”, and “Genesis Four: Cain and Abel, and sin from killing”, then her poem “Listen to Life”, all read from the cc&d v292 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “In The Fall”. In part 2, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “Someone Give Me the Answers” and “Their Crutches” from the 3/18/03 poetry show “Death Comes In Threes”, then her poems #8220;Touch (2019 edit)” and Explosive Energy”, all read from the Down in the Dirt v166 (Sept.-Oct. 2019 issue) perfect-bound paperback ISBN# book “Climate Change” - then she read her poems “Volumes of Philosophical Masterpieces”, “Just the Right Words”, “Vastness of Just the Right Moon”, and her two Notre Dame poems “Xystus to Foundation” and “Xyresic Flames”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In part 3, Janet Kuypers reads her poems “”, “Eat Your Words”, “Xenon and PTSD, to Fight that Spiral”, and “Kept my Eye on You”, all read from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See Facebook live video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Legacy” book (set 1) poems “after”, “choke”, “Death comes in waves of threes”, “Princess Diana, One Year Later”, “Explosive Energy”, “Touch (2019 edit)”, and “quake” during the “Poetic License open mic 5/3/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Legacy” book (set 1) poems “after”, “choke”, “Death comes in waves of threes”, “Princess Diana, One Year Later”, “Explosive Energy”, “Touch (2019 edit)”, and “quake” during the “Poetic License open mic 5/3/20 home edition” she hosted in Austin, but globally through a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

Exposed and Abandoned (dreams 3/24/20)

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Exposed and Abandoned (dreams 3/24/20)” and her Periodic Table Twitter Verse poem “Manganese can cure us all” live 8/27/20 during the Virtual Austin Poetry Society New World Poetry open mic (from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Exposed and Abandoned (dreams 3/24/20)” and her Periodic Table Twitter Verse poem “Manganese can cure us all” live 8/27/20 during the Virtual Austin Poetry Society New World Poetry open mic (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her micro-prose “fox in the snow” and ““the Robot Zombie Witch Girl” revisited”, plus her poem “Exposed and Abandoned (dreams 3/24/20)” from the Down in the Dirt 1-4/22 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “The Ice that Was” on 8/3/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her micro-prose “fox in the snow” and ““the Robot Zombie Witch Girl” revisited”, plus her poem “Exposed and Abandoned (dreams 3/24/20)” from the Down in the Dirt 1-4/22 Down in the Dirt issue collection book “The Ice that Was” on 8/3/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading

exposed ankles (twitter-length poem)

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her first set of poetry at her “Unread” Beach Poets feature 7/26/15 in Chicago (filmed from a Canon fs200, with John strumming on an acoustic guitar), including the poems Excuses to Ignore me, Photo Studio Packages, Grinning from Ear to Ear, Get His Product to Town, Really Do Drive like Madmen, Exposed Ankles, Pork Skins, Jet Puffed, Goblins on Top of the Bus, Fit Together Like That, Fake Face, Know what I know, Pistol Case, I have to Explain, and Jack, Charles, Michael.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her first set of poetry at her “Unread” Beach Poets feature 7/26/15 in Chicago (with John strumming on an acoustic guitar), including the poems Excuses to Ignore me, Photo Studio Packages, Grinning from Ear to Ear, Get His Product to Town, Really Do Drive like Madmen, Exposed Ankles, Pork Skins, Jet Puffed, Goblins on Top of the Bus, Fit Together Like That, Fake Face, Know what I know, Pistol Case, I have to Explain, and Jack, Charles, Michael (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Expression for Loss

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Tag Team Poets”, “Expression for Loss”, and “Only Souls who have Tried” from the v203 1/23 Down in the Dirt issue/book “The Gravity of Imagination” (that are all also slated to appear in section 2 of the CyberWit.net 2023 Janet Kuypers poetry book “Testament”) during her “Poetic License 1/1/23 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Tag Team Poets”, “Expression for Loss”, and “Only Souls who have Tried” from the v203 1/23 Down in the Dirt issue/book “The Gravity of Imagination” (that are all also slated to appear in section 2 of the CyberWit.net 2023 Janet Kuypers poetry book “Testament”) during her “Poetic License 1/1/23 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her Down in the Dirt 1-4/23 “Forbidden Library” book poems “Okay, it’s all about the Oxygen” + showing its image (which is also in her book “Periodic Table Poetry”), plus “Expression for Loss”, “Only Souls who have Tried”, “Those Were the Days of Our Lives (dreams 8/12/22)”, and “Tag Team Poets” (which are also in the CyberWit 2023 book “Testament”) for the 5/3/23 ‘Community Poetry’ honorary book reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem

extend (haiku, on Twitter)

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers reading her haiku extend in her 3/14/15 show “India Stories” at the Art Colony in Chicago (Canon fs200) w/ HA!Man of South Africa music

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers reading her haiku extend in her 3/14/15 show “India Stories” at the Art Colony in Chicago (Canon Power Shot) w/ HA!Man of South Africa music

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers saying her haiku extend (while putting “anti-aging cream” on in the mirror) 8/18/15 in Austin, Texas (filmed on a Motorola phone camera)

See Vine video of Janet Kuypers saying her haiku extend (while putting “anti-aging cream” on in the mirror) 8/18/15 in Austin, Texas (filmed on a Motorola, w/ a Threshold filter)

See YouTube video of the ending of Joffre Stewart reading Janet Kuypers’ haiku extend live 9/16/15 at the Poetry At The Gallery Cabaret open mic in Chicago (filmed with a Canon fs200 video camera)

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers’ haiku extend, in Scars Publications’ Down in the Dirt 2015 Jul-Dec issues book the Intersection (filmed 12/1/15 from a Motorola in Austin, Texas)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 6/4/16 show “Obey” at Expressions 2016: June is a Woman! in Austin, first reading her haiku poems progress, extend, falling, civil, and greatest, then reading her poems Earth is a Topiary (her 1st of 2 poems where she used a voice modulator to reads parts of her poem in a male voice), On Becoming a Woman (an editing and expansion of her 1999 poem Becoming a Woman), Viewing the Woman in a 19th Century Photograph (an editing of her 1991 poem Photograph, Nineteenth Century and her 2nd of 2 poems where she used a voice modulator to reads parts of her poem in a male voice), Content With Inferior Men, portions of her poem In The Air with slightly altered wording, and Oh, She Was a Woman (an editing of her 1997 poem She Was a Woman) (video filmed from a Sony camera; posted onFacebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetryshow

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 6/4/16 show “Obey” at Expressions 2016: June is a Woman! in Austin, first reading her haiku poems progress, extend, falling, civil, and greatest, then reading her poems Earth is a Topiary (her 1st of 2 poems where she used a voice modulator to reads parts of her poem in a male voice), On Becoming a Woman (an editing and expansion of her 1999 poem Becoming a Woman), Viewing the Woman in a 19th Century Photograph (an editing of her 1991 poem Photograph, Nineteenth Century and her 2nd of 2 poems where she used a voice modulator to reads parts of her poem in a male voice), Content With Inferior Men, portions of her poem In The Air with slightly altered wording, and Oh, She Was a Woman (an editing of her 1997 poem She Was a Woman) (video filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Download all of the show poems in the free chapbook Obey 6/4/16 at Expressions 2016: June is a Woman! show in Austin

exterior (haiku, on Twitter and Instagram)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 2/19/17 reading her haiku poem “exterior” in the intro performance to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypershaiku

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers joining people on stage and reading her 6 haiku poems “soul”, “eminence”, “oceans”, “violation”, “exterior” and “earth” in the intro performance 2/19/17 to “Kick Butt Poetry” in Austin (video filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers at her 1/3/18 “ January 2018 Book Release Reading” feature through “Community Poetry @ Half Price Books”, with “exterior”, “soul”, “earth”, “lost (2017)”, “jumped”, “essence”, “Exempt from the Draft”, “Only an Observer”, “You Know What I’m Talking About (2016 grateful edition)”, “upside-down”, “enjoy”, “imprisoned / ignorance”, “Elusive Imaginary Creature”, “Masquerade”, “knife (2014)”, “ghosts”, “easy”, “falling”, “xeric”, “instead”, and “Earth was Alive and Dying” from the Down in the Dirt magazine’s 9-12 2017 issue collection book “the Light in the Sky” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violation”, “Exterior”, “Eminence”, “Earth”, “Lost”, “Jumped”, “Uphill”, “Essence”, “Upside-Down”, “Enjoy”, “Ghosts”, “You Do What You’re Told”, “Control”, “Enemy”, “Quarrel”, “Xeric”, “Oceans”, “Escape (2017 haiku)”, and “Aflame”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 8/13/19 outside Grant Park with the Millennium Bean in the background in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violation”, “Exterior”, “Eminence”, “Earth”, “Lost”, “Jumped”, “Uphill”, “Essence”, “Upside-Down”, “Enjoy”, “Ghosts”, “You Do What You’re Told”, “Control”, “Enemy”, “Quarrel”, “Xeric”, “Oceans”, “Escape (2017 haiku)”, and “Aflame”, all read from her poetry collection book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” 8/13/19 outside Grant Park with the Millennium Bean in the background in Chicago (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; Sepia Tone filter).

extinct (haiku, on Twitter)

Visit the Kuypers Twitter page for short poems— join http://twitter.com/janetkuypers.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku extinct live 9/27/14 on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (Canon)

See YouTube video 9/27/14 of the Janet Kuypers “Partial Nudity” book release & interview on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio, where during her interview on the air she read her haiku and poetry “Arsenic and Syphilis”, “civil”, “mirror”, “instead”, “need”, “Eight People Outside”, “floor”, “of his thirst”, “hold”, “fought”, “strike”, “console”, “relegated”, “extinct”, “My New Grocery List”, “Couldn’t”, “ruminating”, “barbed”, “gone”, “out there”, “knife”, “pet”, “kindness”, “found”, “pleading”, “only”, “humans”, “stagger”, “addiction”, “At the Camp”, “Suicide (heat) Poem”, and “sting” (this video was filmed from a Canon camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersinterview #janetkuypersradio

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku extinct as a looping JKPoetryVine video on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (C, flipped and posterized)

See a Vine video of Janet Kuypers reading her twitter-length haiku extinct as a looping JKPoetryVine video on Chicago’s WZRD 88.3 FM radio (C)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 12/17/17 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” book reading at the AIPF booth / 2017 Awesmic City Expo, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video 3/10/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “extinct”, then covering the Leonard Cohen song “Coming Back To You” with John on acoustic guitar live at “Poetry Aloud”(this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypershaiku #janetkuyperssinging #janetkuypersmusic

See YouTube video 3/10/18 of Janet Kuypers reading her haiku “extinct”, then covering the Leonard Cohen song “Coming Back To You” with John on acoustic guitar live at “Poetry Aloud” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypershaiku #janetkuyperssinging #janetkuypersmusic

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2018 Book Release Reading 11/7/18, reading her “WZRD” poems “civil”, “mirror”, “instead”, “need”, “eight people outside”, “floor”, “of his thirst”, “hold”, “fought”, “strike”, “console”, “relegated”, “extinct”, and “couldn’t”, all from ther 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey”, during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (PL2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2018 Book Release Reading 11/7/18, reading her “WZRD” poems “civil”, “mirror”, “instead”, “need”, “eight people outside”, “floor”, “of his thirst”, “hold”, “fought”, “strike”, “console”, “relegated”, “extinct”, and “couldn’t”, all from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey”, during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (PL2500; Polarize).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2018 Book Release Reading 11/7/18, reading her “WZRD” poems “civil”, “mirror”, “instead”, “need”, “eight people outside”, “floor”, “of his thirst”, “hold”, “fought”, “strike”, “console”, “relegated”, “extinct”, “couldn’t”, “ruminating”, “barbed”, “gone”, “out there”, “knife”, “pet”, “kindness”, “found”, “pleading”, “only”, “humans”, “stagger”, “At the Camp”, “Suicide (heat) Poem”, and “sting”, all from the Janet Kuypers 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey”, during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ November 2018 Book Release Reading 11/7/18, reading her “WZRD” poems “civil”, “mirror”, “instead”, “need”, “eight people outside”, “floor”, “of his thirst”, “hold”, “fought”, “strike”, “console”, “relegated”, “extinct”, “couldn’t”, “ruminating”, “barbed”, “gone”, “out there”, “knife”, “pet”, “kindness”, “found”, “pleading”, “only”, “humans”, “stagger”, “At the Camp”, “Suicide (heat) Poem”, and “sting”, all from the Janet Kuypers 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey”, during Community Poetry at Half Price Books (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia Tone).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Beach Poets bonus feature at the Armadillo’s Pillow” reading poetry from 2 books, including her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” from her 2019 poetry books “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” and “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “nonetheless”, “brittle”, “brain”, “Quiver in Thought”, “Opens the Way”, “Became a Circus”, and “Listen to Life”, all read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her haiku and poems “know”, “extinct”, “This is Only a Test”, “elusive”, “Vase of Tulips”, “That Dress”, “Escape to Peace”, and “Uncharted Land” from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” as the feature to the “Beach Poets 9/1/19 with Janet Kuypers” in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Beach Poets bonus feature at the Armadillo’s Pillow” reading poetry from 2 books, including her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” from her 2019 poetry books “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” and “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “nonetheless”, “brittle”, “brain”, “Quiver in Thought”, “Opens the Way”, “Became a Circus”, and “Listen to Life”, all read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her haiku and poems “know”, “extinct”, “This is Only a Test”, “elusive”, “Vase of Tulips”, “That Dress”, “Escape to Peace”, and “Uncharted Land” from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” as the feature to the “Beach Poets 9/1/19 with Janet Kuypers” in Chicago (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; Sepia).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Beach Poets bonus feature at the Armadillo’s Pillow” reading poetry from 2 books, including her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” from her 2019 poetry books “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” and “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “nonetheless”, “brittle”, “brain”, “Quiver in Thought”, “Opens the Way”, “Became a Circus”, and “Listen to Life”, all read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her haiku and poems “know”, “extinct”, “This is Only a Test”, “elusive”, “Vase of Tulips”, and “That Dress” from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” as the feature to the “Beach Poets 9/1/19 with Janet Kuypers” in Chicago (this video was filmed live from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Beach Poets bonus feature at the Armadillo’s Pillow” reading poetry from 2 books, including her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” from her 2019 poetry books “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” and “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, then her poems “nonetheless”, “brittle”, “brain”, “Quiver in Thought”, “Opens the Way”, “Became a Circus”, and “Listen to Life”, all read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then her haiku and poems “know”, “extinct”, “This is Only a Test”, “elusive”, “Vase of Tulips”, and “That Dress” from her 20019 poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” as the feature to the “Beach Poets 9/1/19 with Janet Kuypers” in Chicago (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, & given a Posterize filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers 11/6/19 reading every poem in her “100 Haikus” section (plus bonus haiku) in her poetry book “Partial Nudity” during her November 2018 Book Release Reading through Community Poetry! at Half Price Books, including much, out, can’t get you, of his thirst, know, pleading, coincidence?, found haiku, close, defenses, destroy, floor, hold, forever, jumped, study, Even with no Wish Bone, addiction, stagger, everyone, last, bruised, organs, choke, ends, explosions, fit, fought, heaviness, extinct, feel, escape, opening, pant, strike, civil, found, need, kill, kindness, run, pet, John’s Mind, humans, mirror, elusive, keep, greatest, instead, Arsenic and Syphilis, life (Periodic Table haiku), life (2000), timing, Two Not Mute Haikus, He’s An Escapist, Ending a Relationship, nightmares, knife, free, years, groove, errors, job, jobless, out there, gone, console, form, knowing, oil, cage, evil, faith, guide, behind, sort, barbed, difference, predator, blood, easy, existence, judge, fog, upturn, Translation (2014 haiku), sting, enemies, Deity Discipline (stretched haiku), Ants and Crosses, energy, knees, force, you, this is only a test, misogyny, ourselves, key, scorches, only, bear, census, clogged, end, falling, relegated, “Jimbo”, eventually, progress, labor, mister, over, rescue, octopi and brains, octopi and dogs, universe, and love (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

extinct, like the dodo

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem extinct, like the dodo live 5/13/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (filmed with a Canon fs200)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem extinct, like the dodo live 5/13/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon Power Shot)

extinct on planet earth

See YouTube video of the poem reading by Janet Kuypers of extinct on planet earth (w/ John playing guitar) in her 3/28/15 show “Journey” at Sisters on a Journey in Hyde Park in Chicago (Canon fs200)

See YouTube video of the poem reading by Janet Kuypers of extinct on planet earth (w/ John playing guitar) in her 3/28/15 show “Journey” at Sisters on a Journey in Hyde Park in Chicago (Canon Power Shot)

Enjoy this YouTube video of the 3/28/15 Janet Kuypers show “Journey” (w/ John playing guitar) at “Sisters on a Journey” in Chicago’s Hyde Park of 14 poems about her mother, including this poem (filmed from a Canon fs200 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Enjoy this YouTube video of the 3/28/15 Janet Kuypers show “Journey” (w/ John playing guitar) at “Sisters on a Journey” in Chicago’s Hyde Park of 14 poems about her mother, including this poem (filmed from a Canon Power Shot camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, & Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Download this poems in the free chapbook “Journey”, w/ poems read 3/28/15 at Sisters on a Journey show in Hyde Park (Chicago)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 2/1/17 25 minute poetry reading at Austin’s Half Price Books, with her poems “old school and high-tech monuments”, “extinct on planet earth”, “Other Souls”, “Open Book”, “Mapping the Way to True Love”, “Years, Centuries, Eons”, “Zenith of the Night Sky”, and “just one book” (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 2/1/17 25 minute poetry reading at Austin’s Half Price Books, with her poems “old school and high-tech monuments”, “extinct on planet earth”, “Other Souls”, “Open Book”, “Mapping the Way to True Love”, “Years, Centuries, Eons”, “Zenith of the Night Sky”, and “just one book” (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Journey” poems “Final Rally (2015 edit)”, “Reduced to Now”, and “Extinct on Planet Earth”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” at “Poetry Aloud” open mic 11/10/18 (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Journey” poems “Final Rally (2015 edit)”, “Reduced to Now”, and “Extinct on Planet Earth”, all read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “a year long Journey” at “Poetry Aloud” open mic 11/10/18 (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

Extra Blade

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, attending Remembering Brian “Doc” Lamont, talking about Brian Lamont and reading her poem “Outsider”, as well as the start of her poem “Extra Blade” 6/13/19 at Austin’s The Grackle (this video was filmed from an iPhone).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, attending Remembering Brian “Doc” Lamont, talking about Brian Lamont and reading her poem “Outsider”, as well as the start of her poem “Extra Blade” 6/13/19 at Austin’s The Grackle (from an iPhone recording with a Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, attending Remembering Brian “Doc” Lamont, talking about Brian Lamont and reading her poem “Outsider”, as well as the start of her poem “Extra Blade” 6/13/19 at Austin’s The Grackle (from an iPhone recording with an Edge Detection filtyer).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, attending Remembering Brian “Doc” Lamont, talking about Brian Lamont and reading her poem “Outsider”, as well as the start of her poem “Extra Blade” 6/13/19 at Austin’s The Grackle (from an iPhone recording with a Threshold filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Qualms with a Headache”, “Extra Blade”, and “XTC from Found “Candy””, then she finished the open mic with her poem “Eternal Never Ending Now”, all read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, live at the “Poetic License open mic 2/2/20”, while hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; and also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Qualms with a Headache”, “Extra Blade”, and “XTC from Found “Candy””, then she finished the open mic with her poem “Eternal Never Ending Now”, all read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, live at the “Poetic License open mic 2/2/20”, while hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; and were also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “On the Surface”, “Beryllium Shimmers”, “Over the Lives”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “Quesadich in our Underworld”, and “Extra Blade” from the v184 5/21 Down in the Dirt book “Sprung from Grief”, 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

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “On the Surface”, “Beryllium Shimmers”, “Over the Lives”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “Quesadich in our Underworld”, and “Extra Blade” from the v184 May 2021 Down in the Dirt book “Sprung from Grief”, read 6/2/21 during the usual first Wednesdays time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” feature reading (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 “On the Surface”, “Beryllium Shimmers”, “Over the Lives”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “Quesadich in our Underworld”, “Extra Blade”, “Learning More (2020 edit)”, “Vortex Sucks Us In”, and “Bronze Sculptures will Crumble to Pieces” from the Down in the Dirt May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over” 10/6/21 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for the “Community Poetry” open mic (filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “On the Surface”, “Beryllium Shimmers”, “Over the Lives”, “Elaborate Exaltation”, “Quesadich in our Underworld”, “Extra Blade”, “Learning More (2020 edit)”, “Vortex Sucks Us In”, and “Bronze Sculptures will Crumble to Pieces” from the Down in the Dirt May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over” 10/6/21 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 #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Extension of “Him”

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics”, “Up for the Challenge”, “Lost Cross”, “Quenched Bloodlust”, “Underground History”, and “Extension of “Him”” from the cc&d 11/20 v303 book “What He’s Trying to Paint” live 11/4/20 in honor of “Comunity Poetry” (video filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See the YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics”, “Up for the Challenge”, “Lost Cross”, “Quenched Bloodlust”, “Underground History”, and “Extension of “Him”” from the cc&d 11/20 v303 book “What He’s Trying to Paint” live 11/4/20 in honor of “Comunity Poetry” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Quenched Bloodlust” (for 11/20, on and for the date the Nuremberg trials began), “Extension of “Him”” (written 11/21, on and for the 1929 birthday of feminist writer Marilyn French), and “People Forget Politics” (written 11/22, on and for the 1963 day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated) from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 11/17/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Quenched Bloodlust”, “Extension of “Him””, and “People Forget Politics” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” for The Café Gallery 11/17/20 Book Reading in The Café Gallery 2020 book reading series (filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypersthecafegallery

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics”, “Up for the Challenge”, “Eleven Days”, “Quenched Bloodlust”, “Only Certain People”, and “Extension of “Him”” from the part 3 of the Scars Publications cc&d 9-12 2020 issue collection book “Roll the Bones” 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 #janetkuypersinstagram

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eternal Salvation in Hieroglyphics”, “Up for the Challenge”, “Eleven Days”, “Quenched Bloodlust”, “Only Certain People”, and “Extension of “Him”” from the Scars Publications cc&d 9-12 2020 issue collection book “Roll the Bones” 3/3/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Escaping Rapeugees”, “Objectifiable 2021”, “Killing, Loving, and the Power of Women”, “from In the Air”, “Opened the Door for All”, “Meitnerium: For All We Women Must Do”, “Extension of “Him””, “Keep Looking Happy”, “Vacuum of Space”, “Voluptuous, and Intelligent Too”, “Unmarried Women and Dead Bodies Everywhere”, “the Measuring Scale”, and “Oh, She Was a Woman” from the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling” during the “Beach Poets bonus week with Janet Kuypers feature” 6/26/22 in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature#janetkuypersfeminism #shatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poetry from the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling” during the “Beach Poets bonus week with Janet Kuypers feature” 6/26/22 in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera with a Hue Cycling filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature#janetkuypersfeminism #shatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poetry from the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling” during the “Beach Poets bonus week with Janet Kuypers feature” 6/26/22 in Chicago (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature#janetkuypersfeminism #shatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poetry from the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling” during the “Beach Poets bonus week with Janet Kuypers feature” 6/26/22 in Chicago (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetryshow #janetkuypersfeature #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem

Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button

See a YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her 15-minute podcast recording for WZRD 88.3 Chicago FM Radio, reading her poems from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” — reflecting summer poetry within the book, including her poems “Effigy” (written 8/28, the 1955 day Black teenager Emmett Till was brutally murdered in a lynching, galvanizing the civil rights movement, the 1957 day U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond filibustered to prevent the voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957, and the 1963 day of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, with Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech), “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein” (for the 9/1/79 date the Pioneer spacecraft visits Saturn), “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button” (written 9/1, the 1901 date Vice-President Teddy Roosevelt used the phrase, “Speak softly and carry a big stick”), “Engineering with Creativity” (written 9/3, on National Skyscraper Day), “Onto a Page” (for 9/6, National Read a Book Day), and “The State of the Nation (2016 edit)”, (for 9/17, Constitution Day), recorded 8/9/20 for future WZRD Radio airplay via the mp3 podcast (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers in her 15-minute podcast recording for WZRD 88.3 Chicago FM Radio, reading her poems from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume Two: July-December)” — reflecting August and September event poetry within the book, including her poems “Effigy”, “Beauty in the Eyes of Einstein”, “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button”, “Engineering with Creativity”, “Onto a Page”, and “The State of the Nation (2016 edit)”, recorded 8/3/20 for future WZRD Radio airplay (video filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button”, and “Engineering with Creativity” from the Down in the Dirt 9/20 v175 book “In the Singularity” during the “Poetic License open mic 9/6/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button”, and “Engineering with Creativity” from the Down in the Dirt 9/20 v175 book “In the Singularity” during the “Poetic License open mic 9/6/20 home edition” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Boron from the Big Bang”, “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button”, “Engineering with Creativity”, “One With Wildlife”, “Onto a Page”, “Explore your Imagination”, “You’ve Tucked us Women Away”, and “Keep Looking for Hope” from the v175 “In the Singularity” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” 1/6/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Boron from the Big Bang”, “Extension of Violence, Cute as a Button”, “Engineering with Creativity”, “One With Wildlife”, “Onto a Page”, “Explore your Imagination”, “You’ve Tucked us Women Away”, and “Keep Looking for Hope” from the v175 “In the Singularity” installment of the Down in the Dirt issue collection book “Late Frost” 1/6/21, during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (this video was filmed and streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading

Exude more in Black linked on Twitter and Instagram and Tumblr

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 Instagram poems “Elaborate Exaltation” (then showing the Instagram image for it) and “Exude More in Black” (then showing the Instagram image for it), then her 2019 poem “Escape to Peace” (written on World Environment Day), live 6/15/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 Instagram poems “Elaborate Exaltation” (then showing the Instagram image for it) and “Exude More in Black” (then showing the Instagram image for it), then her 2019 poem “Escape to Peace” (written on World Environment Day), live 6/15/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “This Halloween”, then her poem “The State of the Nation” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 1996 v79 book “Poetry and Prose” in her first reading, then later reading her poems “Exude More in Black” “Zynsky’s Manifesto” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” 10/27/19 at Austin’s “Spoken and Heard” open mic (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “This Halloween”, then her poem “The State of the Nation” from the cc&d 2019 re-release of the May 1996 v79 book “Poetry and Prose” in her first reading, then later reading her poems “Exude More in Black” “Zynsky’s Manifesto” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” 10/27/19 at Austin’s “Spoken and Heard” open mic (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video from 4/26/20 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Opportunity to Share Globally”, “Just Read a Book”, “destroy”, “Burning Building (Day of Silence edit)”, and “Exude more in Black” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” for “The 2020 #poetrybomb” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See Facebook streaming video live from 4/26/20 of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Opportunity to Share Globally”, “Just Read a Book”, “destroy”, “Burning Building (Day of Silence edit)”, and “Exude more in Black” from the Janet Kuypers poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” for “The 2020 #poetrybomb” (Samsung S9).

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Venezuela was Mowed Down by Tanks”, “Bolt of Lightning”, “Unchecked Electricity”, “Precariously Balance”, “Ever Felt Safe”, “Exude more in Black”, and “Xtc from Found “Candy””, from the May 2021 v183 issue of Down in the Dirt’s paperback book “Alone Time”, read 5/5/21 during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” feature reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersinstagram

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Venezuela was Mowed Down by Tanks”, “Bolt of Lightning”, “Unchecked Electricity”, “Precariously Balance”, “Ever Felt Safe”, “Exude more in Black”, and “Xtc from Found “Candy””, from the May 2021 v183 issue of Down in the Dirt’s paperback book “Alone Time”, read 5/5/21 during the usual time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” feature reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).  #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypersinstagram

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Precariously Balance”, “Ever Felt Safe”, “Exude more in Black”, and “xtc from Found “Candy”” from the Down in the Dirt magazine May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over” at the end of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 10/3/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was originally filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera with a triangle, then released given a Sepia Tone filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Precariously Balance”, “Ever Felt Safe”, “Exude more in Black”, and “xtc from Found “Candy”” from the Down in the Dirt magazine May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over” at the end of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 10/3/21” 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 poems “Precariously Balance”, “Ever Felt Safe”, “Exude more in Black”, and “xtc from Found “Candy”” from the Down in the Dirt magazine May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over” at the end of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 10/3/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (video from a Samsung S9 camera with a triangle filter; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Precariously Balance”, “Ever Felt Safe”, “Exude more in Black”, and “xtc from Found “Candy”” from the Down in the Dirt magazine May-August 2021 issue collection book “Lockdown’s Over” at the end of the “Poetic License virtual open mic 10/3/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exude More in Black”, “Every Heartbeat”,“Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Just Made the Choice”, “Noble Cause”, “Polymath in the Making”, “ Vacuum of Space”, and “Enticing Whirling Darkness” from the cc&d October 2021 v314 issue/paperback book “Nihilism for Dummies” 10/6/21 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 live video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exude More in Black”, “Every Heartbeat”,“Entering the Lake of Fire”, “Just Made the Choice”, “Noble Cause”, “Polymath in the Making”, “ Vacuum of Space”, and “Enticing Whirling Darkness” from the cc&d October 2021 v314 issue/paperback book “Nihilism for Dummies” 10/6/21 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 “Exude More in Black” (+ image) and “Every Heartbeat” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book anthology “The World Outside” 2/2/22 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 flow filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Exude More in Black” (+ image) and “Every Heartbeat” from the Scars Publications 9-12/21 cc&d issue collection book anthology “The World Outside” 2/2/22 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 from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

eyes
You can also see this set to music from the DMJ Art Connection at artvilla

See YouTube video of the poem eyes, read by Janet Kuypers (w/ John playing guitar) in her 4/10/15 show “Love” at Poetry’s “Love Letter” (@ Let Them Eat Chocolate) in Chicago (Canon fs200)

See YouTube video of the poem eyes, read by Janet Kuypers (w/ John playing guitar) in her 4/10/15 show “Love” at Poetry’s “Love Letter” (@ Let Them Eat Chocolate) in Chicago (Canon Power Shot)

Download these poems in the free chapbook “Love”, w/ poems read 4/10/15 at Poetry’s “Love Letter” show in Let Them Eat Chocolate (Chicago)

See YouTube video of Michael Lee Johnson reading 2 Janet Kuypers poems, eyes and on Witnessing the Icy Graveyard

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem eyes (w/ John playing background “music”) live 4/15/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon fs200)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem eyes (w/ John playing background “music”) live 4/15/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon Power Shot)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem eyes live 4/29/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (video recorded with a Canon fs200 video camera)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem eyes live 4/29/15 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (video recorded with a Canon Power Shot)

See YouTube video 2/12/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her 2 poems w/ John on guitar, eyes and jihadists and astrophysics, and then her poem Vanishing Scars at the Poetry Plus open mic at Cianfrani’s on the Square in Georgetown TX (from a Canon Power Shot camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry

See YouTube video 2/12/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her 2 poems w/ John on guitar, eyes and jihadists and astrophysics, and then her poem Vanishing Scars at the Poetry Plus open mic at Cianfrani’s on the Square in Georgetown TX 73-Uf4g--Qc

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Eyes” from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry book show “a year long Journey” @ the Georgetown Poetry Festival 11/3/18 (w/ a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Eyes” from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry show book “a year long Journey” @ the Georgetown Poetry Festival 11/3/18 (w/ a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

Eyes (poem on Instagram)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Eyes” from the 2018 “The Enigmatist” book, then she introduced John and he read his poem “Why Do You Love Me” from the 2018 “The Enigmatist” during the Georgetown Poetry Festival 11/3/18 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Eyes” from the 2018 “The Enigmatist” book, then she introduced John and he read his poem “Why Do You Love Me” from the 2018 “The Enigmatist” during the Georgetown Poetry Festival 11/3/18 (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poem “Journeys on a Train” as the intro poem to her feature, then her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “Valentine’s Day, Every Day”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Quilled for Poets”, and “Karma and Lollipops” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” in part one of her feature. Then she read her poems “haiku (poet)”, “unbounded”, “oceans”, “eyes”, “Ends of the Earth”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she closes her feature with her poem “Verdant Green” (video filed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poem “Journeys on a Train” as the intro poem to her feature, then her poems “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed”, “Valentine’s Day, Every Day”, “Each Trigger Pull”, “Quilled for Poets”, and “Karma and Lollipops” from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” in part one of her feature. Then she read her poems “haiku (poet)”, “unbounded”, “oceans”, “eyes”, “Ends of the Earth”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she closes her feature with her poem “Verdant Green” (video filed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in part two her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poems “haiku (poet)”, “unbounded”, “oceans”, “eyes”, “Ends of the Earth”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she closes her feature with her poem “Verdant Green” (this video was filed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers in part two her “Journeys” poetry book feature for “Thirsty Thursday 8/15/19 in Dripping Springs”, TX, with her poems “haiku (poet)”, “unbounded”, “oceans”, “eyes”, “Ends of the Earth”, “Xystus to Foundation”, and “Eternal Never Ending Now” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she closes her feature with her poem “Verdant Green” (this video was filed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera); this video was posted on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Posterize filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Sepia Tone filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers’ “Janet Kuypers feature 9/6/19 at Chicago’s In one Ear” show sharing poetry from 2 book, reading her poem “Our Color, Our Gender, Our Creed” which appears in both of her books, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Ever Get It Back”, and “oceans”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Quilled for Poets”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “”, “One Year After, the Icing on the Cake”, and “Eyes”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Unrestrained Opportunity, and Fighting for Freedom”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Eighteen and Eight Plus Eighteen: Where We’ve Been and What We’ve Seen”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poem “Last Before Extinction”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poem “Bolt of Lightning”, then her “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)” book poems “Feeling of False Ownership”, “Kept my Eye on You”, and “You are Born to Do”, then her “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” book poems “Object to Slavery while Protecting Slave Labor” and “Eternal Never Ending Now” (video from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Threshold filter); this video was posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr.

See YouTube video, In honor of her poetry published in issues of “The Enigmatist” and “Blue Hole”, of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 “Blue Hole” poem “Eternal Never Ending Now” ; (read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”), her 2016 “The Enigmatist” poem (from) “the Burning” (appearing in her Texas Nafas Poetry chapbook “Public Access Poetry” and read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”), and for her 2018 “The Enigmatist” poem “Eyes”, her expanded 2015 poem “Eyes” (read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “A Year-Long Journey”), live 1/12/20 at Austin’s “Poetry at Parsons” reading (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video, In honor of her poetry published in issues of “The Enigmatist” and “Blue Hole”, of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 “Blue Hole” poem “Eternal Never Ending Now” ; (read from her 2019 poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”), her 2016 “The Enigmatist” poem (from) “the Burning” (appearing in her Texas Nafas Poetry chapbook “Public Access Poetry” and read from the Scars Publications 7-12 2019 cc&d expanded issue collection book “Among the Debris”), and for her 2018 “The Enigmatist” poem “Eyes”, her expanded 2015 poem “Eyes” (read from her 2014-2015 Chicago poetry performance art book “A Year-Long Journey”), live 1/12/20 at Austin’s “Poetry at Parsons” reading (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Verdant Green”, “Journeys on a Train”, and “Eyes” from the “Performance Art” section (from the “Journeys” 8/15/19 “Thirsty Thursdays” Dripping Springs, TX feature) of the cc&d August 2021 v312 issue/paperback book “Secrets” at the beginning to start 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

See this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Verdant Green”, “Journeys on a Train”, and “Eyes” from the “Performance Art” section (from the “Journeys” 8/15/19 “Thirsty Thursdays” Dripping Springs, TX feature) of the cc&d August 2021 v312 issue/paperback book “Secrets” at the beginning to start 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 a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Verdant Green”, “Journeys on a Train”, and “Eyes” from the “Performance Art” section (from the “Journeys” 8/15/19 “Thirsty Thursdays” Dripping Springs, TX feature) of the cc&d August 2021 v312 issue/paperback book “Secrets” at the beginning to start 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 “Verdant Green”, “Journeys on a Train”, and “Eyes” from the “Performance Art” section (from the “Journeys” 8/15/19 “Thirsty Thursdays” Dripping Springs, TX feature) of the cc&d August 2021 v312 issue/paperback book “Secrets” at the beginning to start 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 Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Under the Sea” from the Scars Publications coloring book “Under the Sea: a little girl’s journey”, then RE-reading her poem “Under the Sea” from the Scars Publications coloring book and picture book “Under the Sea: a little boy’s journey”, then reading her poem “Eyes” from the Scars Publications cc&d magazine May-August 2021 issues collection book “What If” to start the “Poetic License virtual open mic 11/7/21” 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 #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Under the Sea” from the Scars Publications coloring book “Under the Sea: a little girl’s journey”, then RE-reading her poem “Under the Sea” from the Scars Publications coloring book and picture book “Under the Sea: a little boy’s journey”, then reading her poem “Eyes” from the Scars Publications cc&d magazine May-August 2021 issues collection book “What If” to start the “Poetic License virtual open mic 11/7/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Under the Sea” from the Scars Publications coloring book “Under the Sea: a little girl’s journey”, then RE-reading her poem “Under the Sea” from the Scars Publications coloring book and picture book “Under the Sea: a little boy’s journey”, then reading her poem “Eyes” from the Scars Publications cc&d magazine May-August 2021 issues collection book “What If” to start the “Poetic License virtual open mic 11/7/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Under the Sea” from the Scars Publications coloring book “Under the Sea: a little girl’s journey”, then RE-reading her poem “Under the Sea” from the Scars Publications coloring book and picture book “Under the Sea: a little boy’s journey”, then reading her poem “Eyes” from the Scars Publications cc&d magazine May-August 2021 issues collection book “What If” to start the “Poetic License virtual open mic 11/7/21” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoem #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Verdant Green”, “Journeys on a Train”, and “Eyes” from the cc&d 5-8/21 issue collection book “What If” 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

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Verdant Green”, “Journeys on a Train”, and “Eyes” from the cc&d May-August 2021 issue collection book “What If” 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

Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield 8/19/13 at Waiting4the Bus in Chicago (Canon)

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers reading Enough’s Enough, My Kind of Town, Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield, and Foreign Farmer live in Chicago at Waiting4the Bus 8/19/13 (Canon, Film Age - Older)

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers reading poems Enough’s Enough, My Kind of Town, Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield, and Foreign Farmer live in Chicago at Waiting4the Bus 8/19/13 (Samsung)

See YouTube video of the Janet Kuypers reading poems Enough’s Enough, My Kind of Town, Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield, and Foreign Farmer live in Chicago at Waiting4the Bus 8/19/13 (Canon)

See YouTube video of Eric Esden reading the Janet Kuypers poem Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (C)

See YouTube video of Eric Esden reading the Janet Kuypers poem Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield live 9/18/13 at the open mic the Café Gallery in Chicago (posterized)

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield in Nashville 10/26/13 in her Nashville Halloween feature

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her “Periodic Table” poems (and two original songs) live in her Chicago 10/20/13 feature Nashville Halloween feature, including this writing

Download this free chapbook of the Nashville Halloween feature, w/ this poem, potential Tag Team poems and Periodic Table poems in this show.

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Elephants Carry the World”, “Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield” and “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams” @ Austin’s Recycled Reads 3/18/17 (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX60 camera, and posted on Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Elephants Carry the World”, “Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield” and “Your Imaginary Soul Weighs 21 Grams” @ Austin’s Recycled Reads 3/18/17 (this video was filmed from a Canon Power Shot SX700 camera, and posted on Tumblr).

See a Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Burn it In (reading the end edit)”, “Too Far (2020 edit)”, “The Truth is Out There”, “Walking Home from School”, “Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield”, and “One Summer Traveled” from the from the cyberwit.net 2021 Janet Kuypers poetry book “Eternal Never Ending Now” 3/3/21, during the usual 1:00-3:00 PM CST time for Austin’s “Community Poetry” open mic (video filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera).   #janetkuypers   #janetkuyperspoetry   #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her v207 5/23 Down in the Dirt issue/book “I wrote this in the dark” poems “Sulfur” (which is also in her book “Periodic Table Poetry”), “Eyes are Blurred to the Battlefield”, and “Revelation One: One-Four” (which is also in the 2023 CyberWit.net book “Testament”) during her “Poetic License 5/7/23 global open mic” she hosted through a Zoom meeting and a Facebook event page (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). Also enjoy this as a Facebook live video stream, filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Eye now Blotchy and Gray (dreams 2/16/22)

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eye now Blotchy and Gray (dreams 2/16/22)”, “Finally Treated Fairly”, “Too Far (2020 edit)”, “A Man Calls A Woman” (+ showing a Farsi translation of the poem), “In Their homes or In The Streets” (+ showing a Farsi translation of the poem), “the Men at the Construction Site” (+ showing a Farsi translation of the poem), “the Measuring Scale” (+ showing a Farsi translation of the poem), “Most Accurate Metaphors” (+ showing a Farsi translation of the poem), and “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much” (+ showing a Farsi translation of the poem) from the Down in the Dirt 8/22 v198 book “My Name is Equality” on 8/3/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (Samsung S9 camera; posted on Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuypersfeminism #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eye now Blotchy and Gray (dreams 2/16/22)”, “Finally Treated Fairly”, “Too Far (2020 edit)”, “A Man Calls A Woman” (+ showing a Farsi translation of the poem), “In Their homes or In The Streets” (+ showing a Farsi translation of the poem), “the Men at the Construction Site” (+ showing a Farsi translation of the poem), “the Measuring Scale” (+ showing a Farsi translation of the poem), “Most Accurate Metaphors” (+ showing a Farsi translation of the poem), and “I’m Thinking About Myself Too Much” (+ showing a Farsi translation of the poem) from the Down in the Dirt 8/22 v198 book “My Name is Equality” on 8/3/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuypersfeminism #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eye now Blotchy and Gray (dreams 2/16/22)”, “Finally Treated Fairly”, and “Too Far (2020 edit)” from the Down in the Dirt 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Final Frontier” (with the final three poems also appearing in the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling”) on 12/7/22, the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). The filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera was also released with a Hue Cycling filter, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr. #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Eye now Blotchy and Gray (dreams 2/16/22)” and “Finally Treated Fairly” from the Down in the Dirt 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Final Frontier” (with the final poem also appearing in the CyberWit.net Janet Kuypers poetry book “Shattering the Glass Ceiling”) on 12/7/22, the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). This video was also released with a Hue Cycling filter, & on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersequalityforwomen #janetkuyperswomensrights #janetkuypersshatteringtheglassceiling

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