{"product_id":"9781556591822","title":"Truth Squad","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlongside \"truth is stranger than fiction,\" Dennis Schmitz suggests \"the truth is all in the pieces.\" In \u003ci\u003eTruth Squad \u003c\/i\u003e humor abounds, and funky, overstated characters—such as grafitti artists and poetry guerillas—are tested by weird circumstances. Their dilemmas are anecdotal and absurd like early two-reel comedies. The book’s humor is to rescue, to re-direct the effects of \"the storm \/ against yourself,\"and to disrupt us enough to reveal who and what we really are. This is energetic new work from the Poet Laureate of Sacramento.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDennis Schmitz \u003c\/b\u003e is the author of seven books of poetry and has received numerous awards for his work. He taught for more than 30 years at California State University at Sacramento.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055772418288,"sku":"9781556591822","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781556591822_p0.jpg?v=1763755251","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781556591822","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}