Rebecca Dupas VERBATIM:
“It Is What It Is”
Part I
By: Ccep
Grandma’s backyard… lying
in a hammock… swinging between two trees… feeling the cool
breeze flutter across my eyelashes… sipping a sweet, but not
too sweet glass of lemon iced tea… Yup, that’s what
Louisiana-native Rebecca Dupas makes me feel... Comfort… at
ease… at home.
I remember my first trip
to Warm Wednesdays, the weekly open mic event that she
co-hosted. When the first performer finished, Rebecca asked
if she could do a poem for him called… Well, the title
slipped her mind for a moment and her reaction to the lapse
caused an uproar in the audience. From my seat, I looked up
at this woman who seemed so complicated, yet simple and I
was in awe of her. And even though “The Takeover” was a
blunt piece about modern-day Slavery and how people don’t
realize they’re being taken advantage of, she delivered it
with such grace. It’s still my favorite poem by her.
That’s what Rebecca Dupas
is: grace, pride, classiness, and a role model for
women—young and old alike.
