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About Street roots. (Portland, OR) 1998-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 2018)
♦ Stre e t R o o ts • Feb. 23-March 1, 2018 Poetry Page 14 First SR Sale Wayward Son Mashup by Brandon Margrove by Ron Sanford 0, this unseizable firefly grail humming around me, like a dead man’s tale where is the playground, with my starry night girl what happened to my smiling words, spoken with a twirl? Standing in a world, deigning to name itself Atlantis I try to build a revolution, but I cannot man this. I want my freedom, my buckshot lovekiss honeymooning on an island, of margaritas and starfish. So I shake my fist, walking down the backstreets and I do my days, like a rug you stand outside and beat praying to God, if he even still hears me dressing by faith, from my head to my feet. I want to wake up beside her, in the bohemian dawn join the rebel alliance, of the common throng hear the heaving workingman’s, and the wild bird’s song in different variations, all eternity long. My first newspaper sale I can vaguely recall It was sometime in July of 2011, long ago I forced myself to shake off the fear and self-loathing Then making tips on top of the sale was so cool! He said “I love Street Roots!” and gave me a smile I knew from then on that Street Roots is more than a job It’s an opportunity to meet nice buyers! It’s a career as well, a stepping stone onto Full recovery and being around people who give a shit I would not change jobs for anything Cause I can see in Street Roots I found a perfect fit Untitled by Tina Upon a dark lit street I lay Praying until the daylight shines A heart beating deep as the new day rises The heat of the day unbearable to many Though a paradise I see. Many a man and lady see to my paradise Though only the strong persist Need help getting health care? Check your eligibility I Enroll in Medicaid CLACKAMAS COUNTY MULTNOMAH COUNTY B EA V ER C R EEK H EA LTH C E N TE R 110 Beavercreek Rd, Suite 100 Oregon City Feb 2 8 .................... ........9-11 a.m. CAREOREGON CLACKAMAS C O M M UN ITY C O LLEG E Community Center 19600 S Molalla Ave, Oregon City Feb 7 ............................. . 9-11 a.m. Feb 21............................. 9-11 a.m. COLUMBIA COUNTY SACAGAWEA H EA LTH C EN TER 1060 Eisenschmidt Ln, St Helens Feb 5 .................... 9 a.m.-T2 p.m. careoregon.org 315 SW 5th Ave, Portland Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Mar 01................ ....9 a.m.-12 p.m. 0 2 .... ......... ...9 a.m.-12 p.m. 0 5 ...................9 a.m.-12 p.m. 0 7 .................... 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 0 9 .................. 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 12.... ............... 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 14...... 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 16..................... 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 19.....................9 a.m.-12 p.m. 21..................... 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 2 3 .................... 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 2 6 .................... 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 2 8 .................... 9 a.m.-12 p.m. 0 2 .................... 9 a.m.-12 p.m. D E P A R TM E N T OF HUM AN SER V IC ES 50 SW 2nd Ave, Portland Feb 6 ................................9-11 a.m. Feb 13...............................9-11 a.m. Feb 2 0 .............................9-11 a.m. Feb 2 7 ........................ 9-11 a.m. H U M B O LD T G ARDENS A P A R TM EN TS 5033 N Vancouver Ave, Portland Feb 2 2 ............................ 1-3 p.m. JOIN 1435 NE 81st Ave, Ste 100, Portland Feb 8 ............................. 12-2 p.m. PCC CASCADE Student Union 705 N Killingsworth St, Portland Feb 15............................. 9-11 a.m. CLACKAMAS SERV IC E C EN TER 8 8 00 SE 80th Ave, Portland Feb 13..................10 a.m.-12 p.m. PCC SYLVANIA College Center 1200 SW 49th Ave, Portland Feb 14............................12-2 p.m. Feb 2 8 ...........................12-2 p.m. PO R TLA N D R E S C U E MISSION 111 W Burnside, Portland Feb 0 8 ........................... 8-10 a.m. Feb 2 2 ............................ 8-10 a.m. ST. H E N R Y ’S C HURC H 346 NW 1st St, Gresham Feb 2 0 .............................2 -4 p.m. UNION G O SPEL M ISSION 3 NW 3rd, Portland Feb 2 7 ......................... .....2-4 p.m. WASHINGTON COUNTY BEA V ERTO N C ITY LIB R A R Y 12375 SW 5th St, Beaverton Fe b 1........................2:30-4:30 p.m. Ouestions: 503-416-4883 or greenc@careoregon.org VIETNAMESE NEW YEAR CHINESE NEW YEAR OF THE DOG CareOregorr HOLIDAY INN OREGON CONVENTION CENTER goMobile team 8439 N Columbia, Portland Feb 18............................ 12-5 p.m. 777 NE MLK, Portland Feb 10..................10 a.m.-6 p.m.
