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Resource and Development

Micro-economics
Poor Women writers and artists transition off of Welfare through micro-economics. A project of POOR MAGAZINE.

Investigative Journalism

Loaves vs. Lofts
Gourmet catering company objects to being relocated by high priced live work/lofts. (Part two in an ongoing series of special reports from "the inside" on gentrification) by Giovonna Willis-Barela staff writer, POOR Magazine

The Po' Poets Project

Ode to JFK Jr.

Notes from the inside
A Journal of Incarcerated Writers & Artists

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REFRAMING THE OUTSIDE
by John M.
subject: Ken Moshesh

Accessing the Media
by The California Department of Corrections (CDoC).

Featured Artists

Richard At Work
Artist Ed Gould

Woman with Hammer
Artist Herbie




From Left; "Cece" youth scholar and 3rd place winner and "Ben" youth scholar and 1st place winner and last year's Battle champion Queennandi aka Superbabymama, presenting the original art/battle prizes by Asian Robles



The 2009 Battle Poems

The 2009 Poetry Luchador Battle of ALL of the Sexes on Valentines Day was a Multi-generational, Multi-lingual,Multi-cultural, Mash-Up of Art, Gender, Poetry, Wrestling, Language and Theatre brought to you by your favorite revolutionary poets, media-makers, poverty scholars and cultural workers at POOR Magazine.


From Left: Queenandi, welfareQUEEN aka Superbabymama Vivien Hain, The Ref aka Javier Reyes

The 2009 Battle Poems:


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Torchlight 2

2010-The 3rd Annual Battle of ALL of the Sexes

2008 Poetry Battle of (all) the Sexes

The 2009 Battle Poems


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