{"product_id":"hustling-verse-9781551527819","title":"Hustling Verse","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this trailblazing anthology, more than fifty self-identified sex workers from all walks of the industry (survival and trade, past and present) explore their lived experiences through the expressive nuance and beauty of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a variety of forms ranging from lyrics to list poems to found poetry to hybrid works, these authors express themselves with the complexity, agency, and honesty that sex workers are rarely afforded. Contributors from Canada, the US, Europe, and Asia include Gregory Scofield, Tracy Quan, Summer Wright, and Akira the Hustler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs an antidote to the invasive and often biased media depictions of sex workers, \u003cem\u003eHustling Verse\u003c\/em\u003e is a fiercely groundbreaking exploration of intimacy, transactional sex, identity, healing, and resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes a foreword by Mercedes Eng, whose poetry book \u003cem\u003ePrison Industrial Complex Explodes\u003c\/em\u003e (Talonbooks) won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470849392876,"sku":"9781551527819","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/b458ec3768107212bf848be60450524b.jpg?v=1775792918","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/hustling-verse-9781551527819","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}