{"product_id":"how-poetry-saved-my-life","title":"How Poetry Saved My Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVancouver Book Award winner; Lambda Literary Award finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA memoir about sex work and sexuality, and how writing became the author's lifeline.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\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. \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 story, told in prose and poetry, offers a frank, multifaceted portrait of the author's experiences hustling the streets of Vancouver, and 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, which--as the title suggests--acted as a lifeline during her most pivotal moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\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","brand":"Dawn, Amber","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45002394206432,"sku":"","price":10.77,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_142e56fe-48c9-441e-b301-8d960ba66639.jpg?v=1710854388","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/how-poetry-saved-my-life","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}