revolt
as necessary as food
it is the riffraff
the slaves the freed
into poverty
who do
—Sarah Menefee
Gargoyles weep
Angels weep
Monsters weep
But politicians smile
— Maria Johnson
San Francisco poet Sarah Menefee is a long-time homeless rights activist. She is the Homeless Desk on the People’s Tribune Editorial Board. She is a founding member of the League of Revolutionaries for a New America, the Revolutionary Poets Brigade and 'First they came for the homeless'. Her latest collections of poetry are Human Star and CEMENT. 'Her latest books of poetry are Holy Eel, There You Are and Winter Rose.
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Sarah Menefee, Homeless Desk, People’s Tribunehttps://peoplestribune.org/author/sarah-menefee-homeless-desk-peoples-tribune/
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Sarah Menefee, Homeless Desk, People’s Tribunehttps://peoplestribune.org/author/sarah-menefee-homeless-desk-peoples-tribune/
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Sarah Menefee, Homeless Desk, People’s Tribunehttps://peoplestribune.org/author/sarah-menefee-homeless-desk-peoples-tribune/
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Sarah Menefee, Homeless Desk, People’s Tribunehttps://peoplestribune.org/author/sarah-menefee-homeless-desk-peoples-tribune/
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Maria Johnsonhttps://peoplestribune.org/author/maria-johnson/