{"product_id":"american-happiness-new-poems-9781588385826","title":"American Happiness: New Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Balcones Poetry Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e is an eclectic collection of verse from a bold poet of everyday life, Jacqueline Allen Trimble. Ironically titled, the work addresses everything from the death of parents to racial tension to the encroachment of coyotes into urban spaces. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe title is taken from a poem in the book which considers the kinder, gentler exploits of Sheriff Andy and Deputy Barney during a time when Southern law enforcement was neither universally kind or gentle. Says Trimble, \"Barney had one bullet\/and no need for a rope.\/The only burning he did was for his Thelma Lou.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn her poetic journey, which takes us from the personal to the political, Trimble probes our racial divide. She is by turns compassionate and fierce, cutting at our hypocrisy with the knife of her words and willing us toward our better common humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacqueline Allen Trimble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781588385826","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45109289582729,"sku":"9781588385826","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0a73d179-1953-4888-b922-a8c05ba9377d.jpg?v=1767073904","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/american-happiness-new-poems-9781588385826","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}