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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\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\n\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e 160 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e Arsenal Pulp Press (March 1 2013)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e 978-1551525006\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eProduct Dimensions: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e14 x 1 x 20.3 cm\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"ARSENAL PULP PRESS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":18868164613,"sku":"109860","price":17.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/8600\/products\/HowPoetrySaved.jpg?v=1474577775"},{"product_id":"a-place-called-no-homeland","title":"A Place Called No Homeland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Kai Cheng Thom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis extraordinary poetry collection is a vivid, beautifully wrought journey to the place where forgotten ancestors live and monstrous women roam―and where the distinctions between body, land, and language are lost. 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