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Street Spirit is an independent newspaper in the East Bay dedicated to covering homelessness and poverty from the perspective of those most impacted. Est 1995. A publication of Youth Spirit Artworks.

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Not true

By Anonymous on February 7, 2023
Arts and Culture   Poetry
A poem that was read aloud at the St. Mary's Center Homeless Memorial event.

One of many

By Douglas Levon Dawkins on January 13, 2021
Arts and Culture   Poetry
"One of Many," a poem by incarcerated writer Douglas Levon Dawkins.

The new normal

By Peter Moland on September 1, 2020
Arts and Culture   Poetry   YSA youth contributions
Coronavirus Also known as covid-19 The new normal Killer cough and killer sneeze Wash your hands And wear your masks

Lost mothers

By Mavin Carter-Griffin on May 12, 2020
First-person   Opinion
An ode to those celebrating Mother's Day on the street.

Full Moon for Mike

By Sarah Menefee on March 1, 2020
Arts and Culture   Poetry
oh Mike Mike!let’s all drop our drawers and moon them again.moon them right outof their meannessa mooning revolution.I can hear

The Veil

By Charles Blackwell on February 1, 2020
Arts and Culture   Poetry
Old school musicburnt orangepeople at the table across from meordered spaghetti.The waiter jerked, stumbled,and it fell to the floor. She

Feelings

By Keyanna Hardison on February 1, 2020
Arts and Culture   Poetry   YSA youth contributions
These feelings feel me up. The feeling of feeling like I’m not good enough.It’s so cold I’m cold to the

Untitled

By Jordan Singh on January 1, 2020
Arts and Culture   Poetry
Skating through the city alone Or a-gangPushing on my board is my own paradeTo take a rest, sparkit to ease

Think it over carefully

By Skinny on November 1, 2019
Arts and Culture   Poetry   YSA youth contributions
(Angel Brinston) Every night I lay my head Upon my soft by lonesome bedI dream of making love to you

Untitled

By Jordan Foster on November 1, 2019
Arts and Culture   Poetry   YSA youth contributions
StartedStrange. Begging—possible ending. Fueled off feeling of well being tooken from what I am seeing. Who’s watching? Keep pretending to

My Herstory

By Joanna Bragen on November 1, 2019
Arts and Culture   Poetry
Your history Is not my her story I did not tell you to Rape and pillage the landSuffer the children

Eating A Mango

By Julia Vinograd on May 1, 2019
Arts and Culture   Poetry   YSA youth contributions
I am eating a mango with many paper towels, getting the sweet sticky stuff all over me. I am a child, eating a mudpie of the sun and not interested in all the things I’ll understand when I grow up.
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