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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 poems “Bolt of Lightning”, “Overtake Me” (written during National Anxiety and Depression Week), and “Out of Wedding Dresses”, live 5/18/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera).
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See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her 2019 poems “Bolt of Lightning”, “Overtake Me” (written during National Anxiety and Depression Week), and “Out of Wedding Dresses”, live 5/18/19 at Austin’s “Recycled Reads” (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera).
video See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violations Tested”, “Violations in the Name of Love”, and “Out of Wedding Dresses” for National Penguin Day (1/20) from her book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” live 1/18/20 the Austin “Open Mic Showcase” at Recycled Reads (from a Panasonic Lumix T56 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).
video See YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Violations Tested”, “Violations in the Name of Love”, and “Out of Wedding Dresses” for National Penguin Day (1/20) from her book “(pheromones) haiku, Instagram, Twitter, and poetry” live 1/18/20 the Austin “Open Mic Showcase” at Recycled Reads (from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr).
video Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Became a Circus” and “Out of Wedding Dresses from the v321 5/22 cc&d book “The New Normal” 5/4/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for and in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypersbookreading #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry
video Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems Became a Circus” and “Out of Wedding Dresses” from the v321 5/22 cc&d book “The New Normal” 5/4/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 1:00-3:00 PM CST during the usual time for and in honor of the “Community Poetry” reading (video 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 Enjoy this YouTube video of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Memorial Day, 2019 edit” (+ image), “Became a Circus”, “Dance Among the Ashes” (+ image), “Zouk or Xibelani”, “Out of Wedding Dresses”, and “Human Construct of Time” from the cc&d 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Wall” on 9/7/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (this video was filmed from a Panasonic Lumix 2500 camera; on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading
video Enjoy this Facebook live video stream of Janet Kuypers reading her poems “Memorial Day, 2019 edit” (+ image), “Became a Circus”, “Dance Among the Ashes” (+ image), “Zouk or Xibelani”, “Out of Wedding Dresses”, and “Human Construct of Time” from the cc&d 5-8/22 issue collection book “The Wall” on 9/7/22 on the 1st Wednesday of the month (1:00-3:00 PM CST) in honor of ‘Community Poetry’ (this video was filmed & streamed from a Samsung S9 camera; posted on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and Tumblr). #janetkuypers #janetkuyperspoetry #janetkuypersbookreading

Out of Wedding
               Dresses

Janet Kuypers
4/30/19

when they said
there was a shortage
of wedding dresses

the women wondered
if they’d have to climb
the stone wall exterior

to get through the window
into the fabric stores to
find just the right fabric

to make just the
right dress for just
the right day

of course, these women
don’t know how to sew,
but don’t confuse them

with little details like that
because desperate times
call for desperate measures

when women have been
spoon-fed this preposterous
notion of a fairy-tale day

where they’re told this is
their day to be a princess,
where it’s all about he bride

so a shortage of wedding
dresses would really throw a
monkey-wrench into their

grand scheme            Come on,
ladies — look for any wedding
dress, your big day is coming

and no one is going to stop
you from getting everything
you think you deserve


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