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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 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 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 (on 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 “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 (this video was filmed from a Samsung S9 camera).

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

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

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

Earthly Gravitational        Bond to the Moon Janet Kuypers 7/8/19, the launch date 2011) of the Last Space Shuttle Mission, highlighted on twitter and Instagram and tumblr This journey carries a certain gravity, heavier than the pull of this planet — seemingly as heavy as the burden that President Reagan felt after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. This journey will not mark the end of our lives, but it will mark the end of the era of the Space Shuttle, of our opportunity to make the choice to come closer & commune with the moon. In our turbulent and glorious 30-year history, this Final Voyage is not only the end of the Space Shuttle Era, but also the end of my private love affair with seeing the moon from this most unique perspective. Now, people say the Earth is humbling to view from the Space Shuttle... but I believe that our moon, that beautifully elusive orbiting chunk of rock that used to be a part of earth, the moon takes on a different realm altogether when seen without our trusted atmosphere, there to distort our view of what we are truly meant to see. Because sure, on earth we fall in love with the moon & moonlight, but when you’re in space, between the earth and moon, your love for this closest Solar System relative draws you closer than any earthly gravitational bond.

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