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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 poems “Quiver in Thought”, “Unlocking History, One Asteroid at a Time” (written on the date of the discovery of the 2nd asteroid), and “Video Killed the Radio Star”, live 5/18/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 poems “Quiver in Thought”, “Unlocking History, One Asteroid at a Time” (written on the date of the discovery of the 2nd asteroid), and “Video Killed the Radio Star”, live 5/18/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (video filmed from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems (less than) “Video Killed the Radio Star” (for World Radio Da, 2/14), “The Fourteenth” and “Violations in the Name of Love” (for Valentine’s Day, 2/14), all read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, live 2/8/20 @ “Poetry Aloud” (Panasonic Lumix T56 camera, on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems (less than) “Video Killed the Radio Star” (for World Radio Da, 2/14), “The Fourteenth” and “Violations in the Name of Love” (for Valentine’s Day, 2/14), all read from her poetry book “Every Event of the Year (Volume one: January-June)”, live 2/8/20 @ “Poetry Aloud” (Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, on Facebook Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr).

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Understanding Terrorism’s Interior”, “Video Killed the Radio Star”, and “Carbon Copy” (+ image) from the Scars Publications 2/22 v318 issue of cc&d, “The Great White” 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 #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Understanding Terrorism’s Interior”, “Video Killed the Radio Star”, and “Carbon Copy” (+ image) from the Scars Publications 2/22 v318 issue of cc&d, “The Great White” 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 an old b&w film filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperstwitterverseperiodictablepoem #janetkuypersperiodictablepoem

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Know What Planet She’s From”, “Understanding Terrorism’s Interior”, and “Video Killed the Radio Star” from the Scars Publications 2/22 v318 issue of cc&d, “The Great White” to start 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). #janetkuypers janertkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Know What Planet She’s From”, “Understanding Terrorism’s Interior”, and “Video Killed the Radio Star” from the Scars Publications 2/22 v318 issue of cc&d, “The Great White” to start 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 a lava flow filter; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuyperspoeticlicense

Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Know What Planet She’s From”, “Understanding Terrorism’s Interior”, “Video Killed the Radio Star”, and “Carbon Copy” (+ shared the image from the online release of the poem) from the cc&d 1-4/22 issue collection book “Unfinished Business” on 7/6/22, the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (video 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 “Know What Planet She’s From”, “Understanding Terrorism’s Interior”, “Video Killed the Radio Star”, and “Carbon Copy” (+ shared the image from the online release of the poem) from the cc&d 1-4/22 issue collection book “Unfinished Business” 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; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers

Video Killed the Radio Star Janet Kuypers 3/3/19 Living in rural Pennsylvania years ago, even before the Internet or cable TV he hooked up wires with his old radio so he could hear the signal for WGN and hear Chicago Bears football games. One night when I was little — when I was supposed to be in bed sleeping, I heard on the radio that John Lennon was shot and killed, I knew it before my family read it in the Chicago Tribune the next morning. As I grew up, I loved listening to the radio, I couldn’t afford to buy all that vinyl with no allowance, so it was the coolest thing to hear new releases for free, right down to dance music mixes on the weekends. After moving to the northernmost edges of Chicago proper, I called one of the most popular Chicago AM radio stations because the DJ had art in my lit mag, so we talked poetry, on and on, on the air. Over the years I have read poetry on the radio, I have been interviewed and have sung songs on radio stations across the country. And sure, since then I have appeared on TV and have been on YouTube like mad, but still... there’s an unending allure to that radio, to have the opportunity for people to judge not the way you present yourself on camera, but hearing your words, hearing the sound of your voice, broadcast so all could imagine.

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