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Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
Great Hunger In Their Lives	Regina Elliott	Free verse	america, food, poverty,
Strength	Gershon Wolf	Epigram	community, poverty, strength,
critical slam	dwayne williams	Free verse	deep, me, poverty,
A Simple Fruit	Emily Young	Free verse	life, poverty, world,
Paramitha	Newton Ranaweera	Free verse	poverty, love, mother daughter, mother
Heart of Gold	Jang Jae Yul	Light Verse	poverty, change, hope, nature, paradise,
IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY - continued: VII and VIII	T Wignesan	Free verse	anti bullying, money, poverty,
Poor Millionaire	Kevin Shaw	Limerick	future, money, nonsense, poverty,
plenty poor	cs parker	Free verse	america, poverty,
Chor Bazaar	Afroze Ali	Rhyme	poverty,
kindness	A.D Tharp	Free verse	poverty, change, i love you,
Fire damage	John Smallshaw	Rhyme	anger, fire, poverty,
Inequality is the Gloom	Sowjanya Bhat	Free verse	poverty, boy, children, food, money,
Longer Chains	David Welch	Rhyme	abuse, city, political, poverty,
LOST CHILDREN OF THE STREET	Line Gauthier	Free verse	children, poverty, society, solitude,
I HAVE A DATE- IAN MUNYWE	ian munywe	Free verse	africa, anxiety, poverty, work,
Dancing Puppets	Michael Robinson	Rhyme	poverty, analogy, betrayal, change, conflict,
Destroyed by Freedom	Michael Robinson	Rhyme	poverty, analogy, betrayal, change, conflict,
Overnight billionaire's	richard nnoli	Epic	poverty, africa, betrayal, corruption, leadership,
Give Me Fire	Chris Jim	Blank verse	poverty, africa, corruption, gender, political,
Written In Stone	Michael Robinson	Rhyme	poverty, analogy, change, community, conflict,
Cracked Faces	Michelle Rensburg	Narrative	environment, perspective, political, poverty,
Poverty in the streets	Ayathandwa Mpofu	I do not know?	hurt, poverty, sad,
The Thoughts of a Poor Man	Patricia Garcia Howard Bramble	Free verse	poverty, change, class, community, cry,
Haunting Fruits and Innocent Wishes	Richard Lamoureux	Prose Poetry	boy, confusion, journey, poverty,
The two-faced river	Elliot Msindo	Political Verse	poverty,
HOMELESS HEARTS	levi johnson	Free verse	hope, humanity, poverty,
Fight Poverty	Bernard F. Asuncion	Haiku	poverty,
Billy's Revenge	Tom Cunningham	Rhyme	jealousy, poverty,
Friday Feelings	Joe Maverick	Rhyme	poverty,
Lost man	Ayathandwa Mpofu	Personification	poverty,
The Little Match Girl	Denis Briggs	Lyric	child, courage, death, poverty,
All Hail The Queen	Marc Acrich	Prose	poverty,
SCARS	ian munywe	Free verse	poverty, childhood, deep, how i
Poor Stewards	Freddie Robinson Jr.	Narrative	discrimination, poverty, society, truth,
a tent in the woods	cs parker	Free verse	adventure, america, poverty,
NOT ASHAMED TO BEG	Damilola Muyideen	Bio	poverty, caregiving, giving, hope, how
Rescue Them	Leo Larry Amadore	Free verse	poverty, abuse, angst, anxiety, childhood,
Tough lodgings	John Smallshaw	Rhyme	care, god, poverty,
Beggar child	Carlo Lazzari	Dramatic Verse	childhood, poverty, solitude,
SORROW BORROWED FROM TEARDROPS	Line Gauthier	Free verse	poverty, africa, children, growing up,
Trudeau Cry	Trevor McLeod	Quatrain	poverty, absence, anger, assonance, missing,
How about a quarter a game	Evan no	Carpe Diem	poverty, adventure, courage, desire, life,
The Homeless Girl	Carlo Lazzari	Dramatic Verse	poverty, character, child abuse, childhood,
The Rope	Mrimon Guha	Political Verse	poverty, anger, food, grave, perspective,
Leaders	Patricia Garcia Howard Bramble	Free verse	poverty, change, confidence, discrimination, feelings,
Exes and Ohs to the tune of Sixteen Tons	Amy Sell	Lyric	poverty, angst, good night, guitar,
Tall Proud Man	David G. Moore	Didactic	poverty, abuse, anger, depression, discrimination,
On the Street	Felicia Jarvis	Rhyme	bird, poverty,
FALLEN BY THE SIDE	Line Gauthier	Free verse	poverty, loneliness, mental illness, perspective,
There is always monsoon, after the scorching summer heat	sadashivan nair	Prose Poetry	depression, family, poverty,
My Brother's Keeper	Emile Pinet	Free verse	poverty, abuse, angst, anxiety, emotions,
You can not silence me	Alye Lee	Free verse	poverty, abortion, black african american,
Old New Year Blues	Freddie Robinson Jr.	Quatrain	angst, holiday, poverty, truth,
Poverty -Pleiades P	Richard Olson	Rhyme	people, poverty,
Needy	edward johnson	Free verse	poverty, africa, america, giving, jesus,
Moving up North	EdwardJ Clark	Rhyme	memorial, poverty,
Tis the Season	Carole Duet	Couplet	poverty, care, christmas, fear, lonely,
A man on the road	Luke Gabriel	Free verse	poverty, sad,
Holiday Reflection	Matthew Anish	Free verse	chanukah, christmas, heart, poverty,
Christmas at Poverty Place	Sian St. John	Lanterne	christmas, poverty,
Humbling Gratitudes	Gerald Dillenbeck	Political Verse	poverty, art, culture, faith, gospel,
Where Did You Come From	Madeleine Riha	Free verse	loneliness, poverty,
No one	Anna A.	Free verse	care, humanity, life, poverty,
Food Glorious Food second helping	matthew harris	Light Verse	poverty, depression, fun, hate, hello,
Homeless People	Darlene De Beaulieu	Sonnet	poverty,
Why Won't You Play With Me	Anna A.	Free verse	appreciation, class, life, poverty,
The System	Patricia Garcia Howard Bramble	Rhyme	poverty, betrayal, change, god, humanity,
THE SIX YEAR OLD AND ME	Uma Kulkarni	Lyric	poverty, childhood, destiny, girl, me,
Everyone's Path Lead's Down To The Sea	James McLain	Dramatic Verse	art, poverty,
Support Your Local Poet	Chris Hagy	Free verse	character, perspective, poets, poverty,
A Loners Life	Eugene Harvey	Senryu	poverty, addiction, anxiety, confusion, journey,
A Path Chosen	Broken Wings	Rubaiyat	poverty,
Holes In My Jeans	M.P. Shaudd	Lyric	poverty, imagery, inspiration, meaningful, perspective,
Border Dreams	Sona Wilae	Quatrain	poverty, community, conflict, courage, immigration,
Christmas for the Poor	Line Gauthier	Free verse	poverty, christmas, encouraging, children, future,
Must Be Winter	Keith Dovoric	Lyric	poverty, depression, endurance, funny, holiday,
HIGH TIDE	SILLO ANDERSON	Bio	poverty, grief, humanity, life, pain,
Lemonade Stand	Michael Okoroike	Free verse	day, irony, life, poverty,
Nomads of the Rising Sun	Winged Warrior	Rhyme	depression, poverty, sad,
I Was Turning 13	Michael Okoroike	I do not know?	poverty, birthday, death, music, parents,
Schoolboy	Sian St. John	Quatrain	boy, poverty, school,
Urban peasant	Solomon Ochwo-Oburu	Quatrain	poverty, satire,
Finding Forgiveness	Winged Warrior	Rhyme	forgiveness, poverty,
Midnight Run	Stewart Watkins	Rhyme royal	poverty, america, black african american,
The Beggars Delight	Brian Sluga	Narrative	america, lost love, poverty,
The Weight of the World	Kim Bond	Free verse	poverty, children, christian, humanity, meaningful,
The Vagrant	Shay Deeny	Dramatic monologue	poverty, angst, corruption, discrimination, mental
The beggar	Roy Pett	Rhyme	cancer, old, pain, poverty,
SMALLER IS BETTER	Mick Talbot	Haibun	poems, poverty, words,
FAILINGS OF LEADERS	Mick Talbot	McWhirtle	poverty, betrayal, corruption, discrimination, fear,
Menstrual Tax	Robin Silver	Rhyme	poverty, body, for her, men,
Xenophobic Ignorance	Robin Silver	Rhyme	poverty, discrimination, immigration, innocence, money,
Natasha	Charlie Gregory	Free verse	history, international, poverty,
Memories of Chorrillo Panama	Richard Olson	Haiku	life, poverty,
GLIMMER OF HOPE	Line Gauthier	Rhyme	poverty, anxiety, birth, life, lonely,
God Bless - The Vagabond	Sandra Haight	Verse	inspirational, poverty,
no name poem	PATRICIA CRESSWELL	Free verse	endurance, poverty,
SHRILL CRY	echoing greens	Blank verse	poverty, confidence, courage, fantasy, heaven,
It is so Hard to Breath	Ernest Robles	Free verse	poetry, poverty,

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