{"product_id":"how-poetry-saved-my-life-a-hustlers-memoir-paperback","title":"How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler's Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmber Dawn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCity of Vancouver Book Award winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs raw and fiery as its author, \u003ci\u003eHow Poetry Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful account of survival and the transformative power of literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmber Dawn's acclaimed first novel \u003ci\u003eSub Rosa\u003c\/i\u003e, a darkly intoxicating fantasy about a group of magical prostitutes who band together to fend off bad johns in a fantastical underworld, won a Lambda Literary Award in 2011. While the plot of the book was wildly imaginative, it was also based on the author's own experience as a sex worker in the 1990s and early 2000s, and on her coming out as lesbian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Poetry Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Amber Dawn's sophomore book, reveals an even more poignant and personal landscape--the terrain of sex work, queer identity, and survivor pride. This memoir, told in prose and poetry, offers a frank, multifaceted portrait of the author's experiences hustling the streets of Vancouver, and the how those years took away her self-esteem and nearly destroyed her; at the crux of this autobiographical narrative is the tender celebration of poetry and literature, that--as the title suggests--acted as a lifeline during her most pivotal moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmber Dawn\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eSub Rosa\u003c\/i\u003e, editor of \u003ci\u003eFist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear and Queer Desire\u003c\/i\u003e (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2009), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eWith a Rough Tongue: Femmes Write Porn\u003c\/i\u003e (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2005). She won the Writers' Trust of Canada Dayne Ogilivie Prize for emerging LGBT writers in 2012. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmber Dawn: Amber Dawn is a writer, filmmaker, and performance artist. She is the author of the Lambda Literary Award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eSub Rosa\u003c\/i\u003e, editor of \u003ci\u003eFist of the Spider Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eWith a Rough Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She is also winner of the Dayne Ogilvie Prize from the Writers' Trust of Canada. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (2014)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771635859744,"sku":"9781551525006","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3895865daa29846899f2cc53039165c6.webp?v=1780390064","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-poetry-saved-my-life-a-hustlers-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}