717. Reginald Dwayne Betts

Otherppl with Brad Listi

Brad Listi

Arts, Society & Culture, Books

4.8 • 554 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2021

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Reginald Dwayne Betts is the author of the poetry collection Felon, available from W.W. Norton & Co. Betts is a poet, essayist, and national spokesperson for the Campaign for Youth Justice. He writes and lectures about the impact of mass incarceration on American society. His previous books include the poetry collections Bastards of the Reagan Era and Shahid Reads His Own Palm, and a memoir entitled A Question of Freedom. A graduate of Yale Law School, he lives in New Haven, Connecticut. *** Otherppl with Brad Listi is a weekly literary podcast featuring in-depth interviews with today's leading writers. Launched in 2011. Books. Literature. Writing. Publishing. Authors. Screenwriters. Life. Death. Etc. Support the show on Patreon Merch www.otherppl.com @otherppl Instagram YouTube Email the show: letters [at] otherppl [dot] com The podcast is a proud affiliate partner of Bookshop, working to support local, independent bookstores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:17.0	grab a coat to keep you in the game.
0:20.0	Time to refresh.
0:21.8	Time for a Coke.
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0:30.2	Hey, where is everybody?
0:31.6	Hi there.
0:36.1	How you doing?
0:36.9	Welcome to The Other People Show.
0:38.2	I'm Brad Listy, and I'm in Los Angeles.
0:40.5	I hope you are well, wherever you are.
0:43.0	I hope you're enjoying your summer.
0:45.1	And I have for you today an excellent episode.
0:48.6	My guest is Reginald Dwayne Betts.
0:51.9	His new poetry collection is called Felon, and it is available from W.W. Norton and
0:57.9	company.
1:00.1	I had an excellent conversation with him.
1:02.3	That is coming up in just a bit.
1:05.0	Today's episode is made possible by William Morrow Books, publisher of Count the Ways,
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