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Reginald Dwayne Betts on Transformation and Surprise

Reginald Dwayne Betts on Transformation and Surprise

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 22, 2025

A Constant Reinvention of Language: Looking Ahead to 2025 in Poetry

A Constant Reinvention of Language: Looking Ahead to 2025 in Poetry

Rebecca Morgan Frank and Christopher Spaide Showcase Some of This Year's Most Exciting Forthcoming Titles

By Literary Hub | January 2, 2025

The first US Book Prize judged entirely by incarcerated people has announced a winner.

The first US Book Prize judged entirely by incarcerated people has announced a winner.

By Brittany Allen | August 2, 2024

Break Everything and Begin Again: On Fragmentation as a Form

Break Everything and Begin Again: On Fragmentation as a Form

Sarah Haas Considers the Ways We Give Shape to Ideas

By Sarah Haas | September 19, 2022

Reginald Dwayne Betts is converting Malcolm X's former prison cell into a

Reginald Dwayne Betts is converting Malcolm X's former prison cell into a "Freedom Library."

By Vanessa Willoughby | December 6, 2021

This year's literary MacArthur fellows on the best writing advice they've received (and more).

This year's literary MacArthur fellows on the best writing advice they've received (and more).

By Corinne Segal | September 28, 2021

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Reginald Dwayne Betts on Living Between the Poles of Yale-Educated Lawyer and Prison-Educated Poet

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Finding a Way to Understand the World on a Basketball Court

By Reginald Dwayne Betts | October 17, 2019

Writing About Mass Incarceration <br>Across Genres

Writing About Mass Incarceration
Across Genres

Fiction/Non/Fiction #18: Zachary Lazar and Reginald Dwayne Betts

By Literary Hub | May 31, 2018

Here are the Literary Guggenheim Fellows of 2018

Here are the Literary Guggenheim Fellows of 2018

23 Fellowships Awarded in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry

By Emily Temple | April 5, 2018

Legacy by Reginald Dwayne Betts

Legacy by Reginald Dwayne Betts

Part Five of the American Academy of Poets Weeklong Poetry & the Body Series

By Reginald Dwayne Betts | March 22, 2018

<em>Don’t Die</em>, I Say: 3 Poems on Gun Violence and Police Brutality

Don’t Die, I Say: 3 Poems on Gun Violence and Police Brutality

On the Anniversary of Sandy Hook, Responses from Activists and the
Loved Ones of Victims, Nationwide

By Literary Hub | December 14, 2017

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