poem Guantanamo Bay, a poem about standing for hours on the job, By Chicago Poet Janet Kuypers

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of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Canon)

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of Kuypers reading this poem 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (Sony)

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of Kuypers’ “Grocery Store Stories” 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (with this poem; Canon)

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of Kuypers’ “Grocery Store Stories” 9/12/12 at the Café Gallery in Chicago (with this poem; Sony)

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of Kuypers’ open mic 9/12/12 at Gallery Cabaret’s the Café Gallery in Chicago, plus her poetry (including this poem)

Guantanamo Bay
Janet Kuypers
twitter-length poem 5/5/12

On the job,
I’m supposed to stand
four hours straight.
At Guantanamo Bay,
they call that
torture.
Hmm.
I guess
sometimes torture
pays.

Guantanamo Bay
(poetry with no spaces)
Janet Kuypers
twitter-length poem5/5/12
Onthejob,
I’msupposedtostand
fourhoursstraight.
AtGuantanamoBay,
theycallthat
torture.
Hmm.
Iguess
sometimestorture
pays.

my hand to an anim of jkchair

Guantanamo Bay

Guantanamo Bay (poetry with no spaces)

Guantanamo Bay
(poetry with no spaces)