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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 Instagram poems “Know Completeness” (then showing the Instagram image highlighting it), her 2019 poem “Our Demons Can Mark Us”, and her 2019 Instagram poem “Over the Lives” (then showing the Instagram image for it), live 6/15/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 Instagram poems “Know Completeness” (then showing the Instagram image highlighting it), her 2019 poem “Our Demons Can Mark Us”, and her 2019 Instagram poem “Over the Lives” (then showing the Instagram image for it), live 6/15/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, with a Sepia Tone filter).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Vortex Sucks Us In” (written on Flag Day) read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, “Our Demons can Mark Us” from her 2019 book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, and her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poem “Bromine’s Assault” (#35, Br), during her Poetic License open mic 10/6/19, hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and posted on Facebook; posted on Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poem “Vortex Sucks Us In” (written on Flag Day) read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, “Our Demons can Mark Us” from her 2019 book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, and her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poem “Bromine’s Assault” (#35, Br), during her Poetic License open mic 10/6/19, hosting “Poetic License” monthly at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera & Sepia Toned, and posted on Facebook; posted on Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading multiple poems in multiple reading rounds at the (tentatively) last “Poetry Aloud open mic 10/26/19” at the Georgetown Public Library, while Janet Kuypers guest-hosted. In the first round, she read her poem “Queueing in Line and Shaping Your Life” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In round 2 she read her poems “Volumes of Philosophical Masterpieces”, “Didn’t Think Anything of It”, and “Join Me” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In round 3 she read her poems “Jet Stream of Water: dreams 3/9/19”, “Understanding Terrorism’s Interior”, and “Just Let Me have my Space” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she read her poem she wrote AT this open mic (on 10/26/19), “Undulating Nexus”. In round 4 she read her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poems “Cadmium and Cancer” (#048, Cd), “Indium, trying to get through” (#49, In), “Tin Foil Hats on Tin Pan Alley” (#50, Sn), “Antimony: Sordid and Violent” (#51, Sb), and “Tellurium so High in the Sky” (#52, Te). In round 5 she read her poems “Venezuela was Mowed Down by Tanks”, “Our Demons can Mark Us”, “Bolt of Lightning”, “Unchecked Electricity”, and “Only Nineteen” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 video camera, and this video was also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading multiple poems in multiple reading rounds at the (tentatively) last “Poetry Aloud open mic 10/26/19” at the Georgetown Public Library, while Janet Kuypers guest-hosted. In the first round, she read her poem “Queueing in Line and Shaping Your Life” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In round 2 she read her poems “Volumes of Philosophical Masterpieces”, “Didn’t Think Anything of It”, and “Join Me” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In round 3 she read her poems “Jet Stream of Water: dreams 3/9/19”, “Understanding Terrorism’s Interior”, and “Just Let Me have my Space” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she read her poem she wrote AT this open mic (on 10/26/19), “Undulating Nexus”. In round 4 she read her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poems “Cadmium and Cancer” (#048, Cd), “Indium, trying to get through” (#49, In), “Tin Foil Hats on Tin Pan Alley” (#50, Sn), “Antimony: Sordid and Violent” (#51, Sb), and “Tellurium so High in the Sky” (#52, Te). In round 5 she read her poems “Venezuela was Mowed Down by Tanks”, “Our Demons can Mark Us”, “Bolt of Lightning”, “Unchecked Electricity”, and “Only Nineteen” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 video camera & given a Sepia Tone filter, and posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading multiple poems in multiple reading rounds at the (tentatively) last “Poetry Aloud open mic 10/26/19” at the Georgetown Public Library, while Janet Kuypers guest-hosted. In the first round, she read her poems “Queueing in Line and Shaping Your Life”, “Dreams 2/3/19”, and “Xylograph: My Story Must be Free” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In round 2 she read her poems “Volumes of Philosophical Masterpieces”, “Didn’t Think Anything of It”, and “Join Me” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In round 3 she read her poems “Jet Stream of Water: dreams 3/9/19”, “Understanding Terrorism’s Interior”, and “Just Let Me have my Space” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she read her poem she wrote AT this open mic (on 10/26/19), “Undulating Nexus”. In round 4 she read her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poems “Cadmium and Cancer” (#048, Cd), “Indium, trying to get through” (#49, In), “Tin Foil Hats on Tin Pan Alley” (#50, Sn), “Antimony: Sordid and Violent” (#51, Sb), and “Tellurium so High in the Sky” (#52, Te). In round 5 she read her poems “Venezuela was Mowed Down by Tanks”, “Our Demons can Mark Us”, “Bolt of Lightning”, “Unchecked Electricity”, and “Only Nineteen” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In round 6, she read her poem “Quesadich in our Underworld” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 video camera, this video was also posted on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram & Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading multiple poems in multiple reading rounds at the (tentatively) last “Poetry Aloud open mic 10/26/19” at the Georgetown Public Library, while Janet Kuypers guest-hosted. In the first round, she read her poems “Queueing in Line and Shaping Your Life”, “Dreams 2/3/19”, and “Xylograph: My Story Must be Free” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In round 2 she read her poems “Volumes of Philosophical Masterpieces”, “Didn’t Think Anything of It”, and “Join Me” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In round 3 she read her poems “Jet Stream of Water: dreams 3/9/19”, “Understanding Terrorism’s Interior”, and “Just Let Me have my Space” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”, then she read her poem she wrote AT this open mic (on 10/26/19), “Undulating Nexus”. In round 4 she read her Twitter Verse Periodic Table poems “Cadmium and Cancer” (#048, Cd), “Indium, trying to get through” (#49, In), “Tin Foil Hats on Tin Pan Alley” (#50, Sn), “Antimony: Sordid and Violent” (#51, Sb), and “Tellurium so High in the Sky” (#52, Te). In round 5 she read her poems “Venezuela was Mowed Down by Tanks”, “Our Demons can Mark Us”, “Bolt of Lightning”, “Unchecked Electricity”, and “Only Nineteen” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry”. In round 6, she read her poem “Quesadich in our Underworld” from her poetry book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 video camera and given a Sepia Tone filter, and this video was also 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 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

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

Our Demons Can                Mark Us Janet Kuypers 5/8/19 No one wants to hear about something bad happening to you. ‘I was raped,’ says the woman who worked as an acquaintance rape workshop facilitator for years... Yeah, that sounds believable, they think. You’ve understood the rolls of eyes and downward glances from people who don’t want to hear it, so you shut up when someone physically attacks you, see, you’ve got the bruises and scrapes to prove it, but what does that matter when no one will listen. So you carry the attacks with you, you carry it all, the rapes and the beatings and all of the violence, like it’s a crutch to help you when you need something to lean on. All I’ve noticed about you is that you seem to lean a lot on that crutch of yours, that it’s now something you feel you need to survive. Isn’t it funny how our demons can mark us so, is all I think now. Isn’t it funny how we seem to need our demons, they’re a part of us now, and we can’t let them go. I look at what happened and I think, isn’t that funny.

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