RIP-Momma Dee

The Molotov Mouths morn the passing of Momma Dee, Poor Magazine's matriarch, co-founder and rebel-rouser. San Francisco isn't going to be the same without her. To find out more about the life of this amazing woman check out www.poormagazine.com.

momma dee’s other daughter
in memory of Momma Dee, co-creator of Poor Magazine

time magazine...

never knew what time it was

life ...

knew as much about
the lives of poor people as

better homes and gardens...

which would never write a
cute little article on ghetto-fabulous
make-a lot-with-a little decorations

the rose of philadelphia
a treasure san francisco never knew
how blessed it was to have
a fact she would share sometimes
in stern lectures or ten minute bursts
of wisdom left on voice mails to fix your wagon
starting with “if you are going to be our ally you have to...”

but momma dee knew
gave birth to a magazine
and named it poor
and funds was the only thing
it was ever lacking

in the pages of poor unfolds a place for poverty scholars

...a place for talking, no screaming, back
...a place to research the root causes
...a place to say it’s the economy stupid
...a place to say keep-your-hands off my check
...a place to say housing for all, no matter what and we want it yesterday
...a place to heal
...a place to represent
...a place to escape voicelessness
...a place to conspire

(wherever poor people raise their voices
and say enough is enough Momma Dee lives on)