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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 #janetkuyperspoetryshow

Download these poems in the free chapbook Poetic Shades of Chocolate w/ poems read 6/20/15 at 10 Shades of Chocolate show in Chicago

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, while hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 4/27/19 in Georgetown TX, reads her poems “Xanthoxenite in St. Mary Lake” (originally written about the Notre Dame) and “Victims of Violence for Lending a Hand” (written on and for Victims of Violence Wholly Day), then her poem “Before Taking Over the Controls (2015 edit)”, read from her 2014-2016 Chicago poetry performance art book “A Year-Long Journey”, all read to a live audience for National Poetry Month (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).

See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers, while hosting the Poetry Aloud open mic 4/27/19 in Georgetown TX, reads her poems “Xanthoxenite in St. Mary Lake” (originally written about the Notre Dame) and “Victims of Violence for Lending a Hand” (written on and for Victims of Violence Wholly Day), then her poem “Before Taking Over the Controls (2015 edit)”, read from her 2014-2016 Chicago poetry performance art book “A Year-Long Journey”, all read to a live audience for National Poetry Month (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera, and was given a Sepia Tone filter).

Before Taking Over the Controls 2015 edit Janet Kuypers based on Before Taking Over the Controls”, which was written 12/29/09, edited 5/21/15 Once I was flying to New Orleans with a cute-as-a-button girl from Kentucky — she was a riot to hang around with, but she was deathly afraid of flying. and I knew her fear, so for this flight, back before nine eleven, I brought to the airport a 32 ounce cup of hot chocolate and peppermint schnapps. She said she was afraid, so I told her to enjoy some drink. I̵m flown with friends afraid of heights, I̵ve flown to jump out of an airplane. I was even trained and piloted an airplane... I̵ve flown to see the Aurora Borealis in Alaska, but I̵ve even seen the Aurora Borealis from above, from my window, over Greenland in the middle of the night. It̵s amazing how flying lets you see so much of the world, but I have to admit, it̵s an added bonus when you can sip on hot chocolate before you take off, to the sky.

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