ITEM OVERVIEW
Much has been written about the plight of the working poor in America, but not by those with first-hand knowledge of how poverty shapes and distorts lives. Tired of the one-dimensional portrayal of the working class that sociologists and journalists routinely offer up, Michelle Tea has collected (and introduced) these scorching yet tender essays from writers who grew up knowing the pressure of parents' dead-end dreams; scamming, stealing, and hustling just to get food on the table; the complex humiliation of free lunch and county hospitals; and a fierce impulse to gather and protect those who shared their tenements, houses, and neighborhoods. Includes Dorothy Allison, Diane di Prima, Terri Griffith, Daisy Hernandez, Eileen Myles, Terry Ryan, Frances Varian, Shawna Kenney, Siobhan Brooks, and many more.
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