Hustling Verse

An Anthology of Sex Workers’ Poetry

Justin Ducharme, Marcelle Nuke, Mercedes Eng, Pluma Sumaq, Juba Kalamka, Amber Dawn Pullin, Gregory Schofield, Kay Kassirer, Aimee Herman, Audacia Ray, kiran anthony foster, Alilí, Cassandra Blanchard, Natalie House, jan maudlin, Jasbina Justice, Amber Dawn, Summer Wright, K. Sedgemore, tzaz, Irene Wilder, Lester Mayers, Moon Dancer, X. Rae Allessandro, Lavender, Garuda Love, Christina V, Lee-Anne Poole, Jaene F. Castrillon, Doug Upp, Stickie Stackedhouse, Strawberry, courtney trouble, Keva I. Lee, Arabelle Raphael, Daze Jefferies, Akira the Hustler, Hysterika, Milcah Halili Orbacedo, Sumter, Tracy Quan, Miss Sugar Mamasota, Naomi Sayers, Alec Butler, Rhanimalz, Dallas, jaye simpson, Natasha Gornik, A.K. Saini, Sacred Collective, Sascha, Sybil E. Lamb, Mélodie Nelson, Allison Armstrong, Kelli Lox, Lorelei Lee, Raven Slander

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About this book

In 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 experience through the expressive nuance and beauty of poetry. In 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. As an antidote to the invasive and often biased media depictions of sex workers, Hustling Verse is a fiercely groundbreaking exploration of intimacy, transactional sex, identity, healing, and resilience.