{"product_id":"the-truth-squad-dennis-schmitz-9781556591822","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Schmitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1556591829\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556591822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.36w x 0.25d","brand":"Dennis Schmitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637259419903,"sku":"9781556591822","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9fdeb53-2c24-4034-b395-9ef4934c73f9.jpg?v=1765115019","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-truth-squad-dennis-schmitz-9781556591822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}