Stories and
Poems from the
July 2004
Street Spirit Publication
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Homelessness: The Global Dimension - In much of
the United States, the unfortunate, overwhelming focus regarding
homeless people is local.
Homeless Veterans - It is estimated that
55,000 homeless veteran reside in California.
Women on the Streets - Street life is
particularly hard on women. Nonetheless, a bewilderingly large number of
them are being forced to subsist in doorways, alleys, freeway medians
and crude curbside cribs throughout the Bay Area.
Our Elder, Our Grandparents - Poem:
There are old women living on the street in America. Their faces are
like fading fabric enclosed by peasant scarves.
"Shooting" the Homeless - Poem:
...He doesn't pay his subjects, but sometimes drops coins or cash
because the mountain is there, and growing taller.
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