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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 poems “Quarrel Over the Constitution” (written on Thomas Jefferson's Birthday), “Just Let Me Have My Space” (then showing the Instagram image for it), & “Jumping Genes, & the Infiltration of my DNA” (written for the date of the discovery of DNA), live 6/15/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 poems “Quarrel Over the Constitution” (written on Thomas Jefferson's Birthday), “Just Let Me Have My Space” (then showing the Instagram image for it), & “Jumping Genes, & the Infiltration of my DNA” (written for the date of the discovery of DNA), live 6/15/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” open mic (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Jumping Genes and the Infiltration of my DNA” , written on and for the day that DNA was discovered and read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, live 1/12/20 at Austin’s “Poetry at Parsons” reading (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Jumping Genes and the Infiltration of my DNA” , written on and for the day that DNA was discovered and read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, live 1/12/20 at Austin’s “Poetry at Parsons” reading (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 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 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

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

Jumping Genes, & the Infiltration of my DNA Janet Kuypers 6/3/19 (written to honor the discovery of DNA 2/28/1953) They say that DNA can explain everything, but... I shed hair follicles when I brush my hair outside, or pull my ponytail rubber band; I let my DNA blow away in the wind to attach to anyone, and go anywhere. They say that DNA may link me to violent crime, but... my DNA can also link me to my ancestors, some of whom have done far worse things than I ever did — because my DNA was there, that doesn’t mean I was. Because my DNA can move to you. They say that DNA is pure science, and it is, because it is the science of how I affect everyone, people beyond me, since everywhere I go I leave a biological part to me behind. My DNA presence lingers long after I’m gone, & moves to places I’ve never been. Me & my precious DNA? I press buttons, open doors, pay with cash. At bookstores I scratch my head, leave psoriasis-sized scalp remains on my goth black shirt, and so I brush me off onto tabletops & chairs, so DNA scatters, & leaves. And boy, do I ever-so place my DNA all over the place, I scatter my essence everywhere I go. I know they say that DNA can prove everything, so know that my DNA can go beyond me, and it can get all the way to all of you, too. So... see what my DNA can do.

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