{"product_id":"the-truth-squad","title":"The 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\u003ehumor 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\u003eis 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","brand":"Dennis Schmitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44816578609194,"sku":"9781556591822","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/the-truth-squad-1392065.jpg?v=1789041007","url":"https:\/\/thepoetryshop.com\/products\/the-truth-squad","provider":"The Poetry Shop LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}