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certain hungry ones
have the gift of
turning crumbs
into meals
and sharing them
*
my bet is
on them
— Sarah Menefee

PT Homeless Desk |  + Articles by this author

San Francisco poet and organizer Sarah Menefee is a long-time homeless rights activist. She is the Homeless Desk on the People’s Tribune Editorial Board, and a founding member of such organizations as the San Francisco Union of the Homeless, Homes Not Jails and 'First they came for the homeless’. Known for her poetry about the streets, her latest collections are Winter Rose, Sign and Holy Eel.

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