--- product_id: 12513195 title: "How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler's Memoir" price: "125.88 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/12513195-how-poetry-saved-my-life-a-hustlers-memoir store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler's Memoir **Price:** 125.88 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler's Memoir - **How much does it cost?** 125.88 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/12513195-how-poetry-saved-my-life-a-hustlers-memoir) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description City of Vancouver Book Award winner As raw and fiery as its author, How Poetry Saved My Life is a powerful account of survival and the transformative power of literature. Amber Dawn's acclaimed first novel Sub Rosa , 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. How Poetry Saved My Life , 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. Amber Dawn is the author of Sub Rosa , editor of Fist of the Spider Woman: Tales of Fear and Queer Desire (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2009), and co-editor of With a Rough Tongue: Femmes Write Porn (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. Review: Beautiful writing and no BS - I had heard Amber Dawn read at the Sex Workers Art Show in Atlanta, GA, several years ago and I'd been wanting to hear more from her since then. How Poetry Saved My Life is wonderfully and intelligently written, enlightening and sometimes heartbreaking. But it's not a sob story. It's not a tale of rescue. It's simply her truth. How Poetry Saved My life is a fast read in terms of page count, but it's a lush and thought-stirring one. I sincerely hope to see more of Dawn's writing and poetry soon. Review: CONGRATULATIONS - PROUD OF HER SHARING. GOOD JOB! LETTING OTHERS KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE LIVED IS VALUABLE LOVE YOU. AND YOUR PARTNER. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #3,923,210 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3,725 in LGBTQ+ Biographies (Books) #4,661 in LGBTQ+ Demographic Studies #26,849 in Women's Biographies | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 36 Reviews | ## Images ![How Poetry Saved My Life: A Hustler's Memoir - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81eokMgZJFL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful writing and no BS *by D***I on July 20, 2013* I had heard Amber Dawn read at the Sex Workers Art Show in Atlanta, GA, several years ago and I'd been wanting to hear more from her since then. How Poetry Saved My Life is wonderfully and intelligently written, enlightening and sometimes heartbreaking. But it's not a sob story. It's not a tale of rescue. It's simply her truth. How Poetry Saved My life is a fast read in terms of page count, but it's a lush and thought-stirring one. I sincerely hope to see more of Dawn's writing and poetry soon. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ CONGRATULATIONS *by C***O on May 22, 2014* PROUD OF HER SHARING. GOOD JOB! LETTING OTHERS KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE LIVED IS VALUABLE LOVE YOU. AND YOUR PARTNER. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A vital voice and excellent writer *by M***R on April 18, 2015* So many memoirs are written by non-writers, so it's exciting when you come across a tale of one life that is both fascinating in content and beautifully written. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/12513195-how-poetry-saved-my-life-a-hustlers-memoir](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/12513195-how-poetry-saved-my-life-a-hustlers-memoir) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-10-24*