Poverty Poems | Poems About Poverty

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PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	Life is a swing	Gwena, Kenny	Lyric	change, dream, hope, lost, poverty, rap, society,
	Homeless	Lee Sr., James Edward	Lyric	community, depression, endurance, environment, poverty,
	Mack the Killer	Welch, David	Rhyme	anger, grave, political, poverty, psychological,
	Beggars Cannot Be Choosers	cougar, laughing	Rhyme	angst, depression, endurance, fate, poverty,
	Trying to Get It: Whatever that Means	Atkins, Jaquay	Free verse	poverty, society, sometimes, sorry,
	Do You See What I See	Warrior, Winged	Couplet	poverty,
	Journalist for Fictitious Possible Paradise	fields, verlecia	Bio	america, community, environment, future, poverty,
	Bazaar	Mohan, Madan	Abecedarian	poverty,
	If Sympathy Is Love	Gonzales, Jun	Sonnet	poverty, sympathy,
	Untitled	Abuelo, Matthew	Free verse	anger, angst, political, poverty,
	Imagery	Brown, Angela	Verse	care, change, desire, fear, poverty, rap,
	I OFFERED BUT HE NEVER ADORED	MANICKAM, V.MUTHU	Quatrain	anxiety, caregiving, giving, love, poverty, sympathy,
	Peasants All The Way	Fross, James	Sonnet	poverty, remember, tree,
	Our Family We Sacrifice for Greed	Gonzales, Jun	Sonnet	anxiety, family, jobs, life, poverty, vanity,
	Starved Stomachs	Sahu, Raj	Sonnet	poverty, sad, sorrow,
	An Enraged Lion	Crisci, Andrew	Rhyme	abuse, anger, corruption, evil, poverty, power,
	The Palm-Chats of Jalousie, Haiti	MacMillan, Cyndi	Free verse	analogy, bird, humanity, life, poverty,
	Mandible Anatomy Killers	fields, verlecia	Bio	abuse, bullying, celebrity, murder, poverty, sick,
	Authentic Vs Fake and Shiny	fields, verlecia	Bio	bullying, celebrity, international, music, poverty, today,
	A Tramp's Quest	Singh, Nitika	Rhyme	poverty, sad,
	A third world city with a revolutionary aspect	alonzo, victoria	Free verse	poverty, urban,
	Feed Them	Elliott, Regina	Acrostic	poverty,
	I need your love , your kindness	alam, ashiq	ABC	care, child, humanity, peace, poverty, social,
	Ask from the elders	Muzavazi, Tawanda	Rhyme	love, love hurts, men, poverty, women,
	Choices	Buschatz, David	I do not know?	character, destiny, fate, future, poverty, wisdom,
	Bears Starving in the Woods	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,
	Art L S Lowry	Pett, Roy	Rhyme	art, class, courage, environment, poverty,
	Heaven Is Not A Democracy	johnson, edward	Free verse	black african american, discrimination, poverty, prejudice,
	Demon's Laughter	Ochwo-Oburu, Solomon	Free verse	poverty, prejudice, satire,
	You're worthy of love	Hamilton, John	Lyric	abuse, addiction, child abuse, poverty, sad,
	Unelected May	Pullen, Bleddyn	Couplet	allusion, patriotic, people, political, poverty,
	Tory, liar, cheat, tax avoider, friend of the Banksters and enemy of the people	Pullen, Bleddyn	Couplet	allusion, dark, people, political, poverty, prejudice,
	THE PAUPER'S MOON	Rogers BLK PANTHER, VAL BROOKLYN	Sonnet	poverty, solitude, sorrow, sound,
	POOR'S CRIES	Trifiatis, Demetrios	Monoku	poverty,
	PEASANTS WITH PLEASANT RAGS	Ogundare, Abosede	Free verse	poverty, rain, storm, sunshine,
	Marie	Harvey, Aa	I do not know?	beautiful, beauty, drink, happy, poverty,
	A Confrontation Looms	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,
	When Hate Erupts	Pinet, Emile	Quatrain	abuse, angst, emotions, hurt, poverty,
	A Slaughterhouse Escape	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,
	Talking	Barclay, Bernard	Narrative	humanity, philosophy, political, poverty,
	THOUGHT PROCESS	Cries, Street	Epic	addiction, corruption, deep, emotions, poverty, slavery,
	Impoverish	Ochwo-Oburu, Solomon	Free verse	poverty, power,
	A Matter of Stuff	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,
	Rainbow Colored Camouflage	Daniel, Jo	Narrative	poverty, rainbow,
	On Bended Knee	Elliott, Regina	Free verse	poverty, war,
	Am a homeless man	nair, sadashivan	Prose Poetry	poverty,
	Rich Man Poor Man	Cries, Street	Lyric	business, culture, education, freedom, poverty,
	Cold Water Raining between Them	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,
	Capitalism today	Ochwo-Oburu, Solomon	Free verse	poverty, satire,
	United	Harvey, Aa	I do not know?	friendship, hope, humanity, peace, poverty, together, world,
	A Hunger	Buhagiar, Victor	Free verse	poverty,
	IN UNKNOWN CORNERS	onclaud, nette	Verse	poverty,
	In the Corner	Schwartz, Glen	Rhyme	care, child, childhood, emotions, poverty, solitude,
	A Bit of News Not Fake	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,
	Independence Day	Ndopu, Edward	Free verse	africa, celebration, character, feelings, poverty, truth,
	A Conservative Shouts No	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,
	The Latch-Key Kid	Linsel, Jenny	Rhyme	angst, bullying, child, poverty, school,
	Our Shame	Schwartz, Glen	Ode	age, emotions, grief, integrity, poverty,
	A Song Sent Back Home from the Western Frontier	strauss, lawrence	Rhyme	poverty, society, world,
	He Complained, She Survived	Pekrul, David	Free verse	poverty,
	Seb's I Love You Eyes	v., george	Narrative	africa, children, humanity, poverty, war,
	Street dwellers	Pett, Roy	Tyburn	poverty,
	How is this ME	Riley, Sandra	Rhyme	poverty,
	A New Day's Dawn	Rhumour, Dave	Rhyme	child abuse, children, corruption, poverty,
	Comic Books and Candy	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,
	Life in the Garbage	Coloma, Merly	Rhyme	poverty, world,
	A Poisonous Union	Makama, Funom	Rhyme	poverty, violence, world,
	Dont ever feed the poor	nair, sadashivan	Prose Poetry	poverty,
	The Beggar in MisterJones	O.J. Hunt, Keith	Classicism	poverty, spiritual,
	A Sidewalk Cemetery	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,
	The Busker	Pett, Roy	Tyburn	poverty,
	Parliamentary	Pullen, Bleddyn	Couplet	passion, people, planet, political, poverty, power,
	Tears Fall	Smith, Tim	Free verse	children, humanity, love, poverty,
	Thatchers legacy	Pullen, Bleddyn	Couplet	poverty, work,
	Caseworker's Lament	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,
	So Weak	Jarvis, Felicia	Rhyme	appreciation, bible, faith, love, poverty, self, sin,
	Upside Down World Of Poverty	Wings, Broken	Dramatic monologue	poverty,
	Poor man's prayer	Msuku, Terence	Prose Poetry	poverty, prayer,
	Caseworker, 1962	Mahoney, Donal	Prose	poverty,
	It's Not for the Usher to Ask	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,
	ABOVE POVERTY RISES LOVE ALWAYS	Robles, Ernest	Free verse	poverty,
	A Piece of Fruit Every Morning	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,
	A Study in Greed	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,
	Chicago at the Rush Hour	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,
	Hunters for the Hungry	Mahoney, Donal	Prose	poverty,
	A Bit ''Oddball''	Wings, Broken	Monorhyme	poverty, sad, writing,
	I gave alms to a needy person	pachecho, connie	Etheree	poverty,
	Trophy Wife	Robinson Jr., Freddie	Light Poetry	poverty, truth, wife,
	But Seriously	Loo, Laura	Rhyme	abortion, abuse, corruption, life, poverty,
	A Nickel a Can	bauer, ilene	Rhyme	poverty,
	50 Fallen Stars	ruffini-caminneci, claudia	Verse	allusion, america, anger, art, poverty, psychological, society, sorrow,
	Random Kindness	Wings, Broken	Verse	poverty,
	A Memory Returns as the Dow Hits 20,000	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty, world war i,
	Something More	Coyne, William	Free verse	poverty,
	May Kindness Be Granted	Loo, Laura	Free verse	poverty, racism,
	God Shed Thy Grace On Thee	Walker , Jasmin	Free verse	allegory, america, conflict, immigration, poverty, prejudice,
	Wisdom's Marching Council	Dillenbeck, Gerald	Political Verse	poverty, race, wisdom, women,
	Hustler	Kimathi, Teddy	Rhyme	africa, life, loneliness, pain, poverty, rap, sad,
	Homeless in the Rain	Buhagiar, Victor	Free verse	poverty,
	Coffee with Mr Conscience	Mahoney, Donal	Blank verse	poverty,