Content categorized as Art

Promise

A poem on keeping a hopeful promise.

Chocolate City, DC

Street Sense artist and vendor Robert Warren explores the history of his family in D.C. as they face the struggles of homelessness.

Love and Science

Street Sense artist and vendor Ron Dudley a.k.a. “Pookanu” tells the story of how he fell in love.

Fall is Arriving

A Street Sense artist descirbes the changes of the seasons in D.C.

My history is here

A Street Sense Vendor tells a little of his history in D.C.

Help from Heaven

Rev. John Littlejohn helps define what help from Heaven may look like during challenging times.

Time to Give Back

Vendor Barron Hall reflects on the interaction between his spirituality and his experience as a person of color in America.

Colors of the Days

Artist/vendor Jermale McKnight describes the days of the week as a rainbow of guidelines to help you glide through life the best you can.

Notre Dame, Ma Notre Dame

A poem by a Street Sense Media artist/vendor inspired by “Alleluia” by Leonard Cohen

Xavier adventures with the urban challenge

Artist/Vendor experiences participating in the Xavier challenge, an event meant to expose university students to the experience of homelessness.

Side by Side

A prose poem from Reverend John Littlejohn

Poor Folks

A thoughtful prose poem from one of Street Sense Media’s talented artist/vendors, Robert Warren.

Ode to Cherry Blossoms

A poem from Evelyn Nham

Street Sense Media artists visit Touchstone Gallery

The vendors took in portraits created with unique items to represent the people.

New Year, New Friend

I’ve had the pleasure and honor to be a cardmaker with Second Story Cards for the past year. Second Story Cards is a D.C.-based social enterprise that… Read more »

Vendors create an art project to call attention to ending homelessness in the D.C.

With art supplies donated by Scrap BMORE, members of Street Sense’s experimental art workshop created Our Common Threads, an installation project designed to call attention to ending homelessness in Washington, D.C. The project was displayed in front of the Church of the Epiphany on 1317 G St. NW.

Bathrooms for All

Man experiencing homelessness writes about the importance of public restrooms in Washington DC

The Crane of Damocles

A man experiencing homelessness writes a poem on a crane that has been looming over Georgetown after the stop of construction.

Review: Annie Finch’s poetry between the worlds

Woman experiencing homelessness’ review on author Annie Finch’s poetry performance.

We Can Make a Change

A man experiencing homelessness shares his thoughts about the need for change through his lyrics.