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A much-honored poet and respected lawyer with a degree from Yale Law School, Reginald Dwayne Betts has been trying to redefine his life away from the one teenage act that reverberates through his thoughts and dreams. His third poetry collection, "Felon," is now in print.
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Published April 21, 2021 at 3:41 PM CDT Listen • 23:31 Twenty-five years ago, Reginald Dwayne Betts saw his entire life trajectory change in the space of 30 minutes. In what he has since described as “a moment of insanity,” Betts, then a 16-year-old high school junior, carjacked a man. He would serve eight years in prison for the crime. “Somewhere between pulling out a pistol that fit nicely in the palm of my hand, tapping lightly on the window of a forest green Grand Prix and waking the sleeping middle-aged white man with the muzzle of the burner, I comm...
Originally published on April 20, 2021 10:17 am This interview will be on “St. Louis on the Air” at noon Wednesday. This story will be updated after the show. You can Twenty-five years ago, Reginald Dwayne Betts saw his entire life trajectory change in the space of 30 minutes. In what he has since described as “a moment of insanity,” Betts, then a 16-year-old high school junior, carjacked a man. He would serve eight years in prison for the crime. “Somewhere between pulling out a pistol that fit nicely in the palm of my hand, tapping lightly on the window of a forest green Grand P...
10 Memorable Conversations From 15 Years of the Book Reviewâs Podcast Talks with Toni Morrison, Jeanette Winterson, Reginald Dwayne Betts and others, from the eras of both the showâs hosts, Sam Tanenhaus and Pamela Paul. Image Clockwise, from top left: Toni Morrison, Jeanette Winterson, Reginald Dwayne Betts; Andrew Solomon.Credit...From top left: Michael Lionstar/Alfred A. Knopf, via Associated Press; Lily Richards; Mamadi Doumbouya; Sara Krulwich/The New York Times This month weâre celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Book Reviewâs podcast, the first podcast at The Ti...