[Yale-readings] Dwayne Betts Poetry Reading, 11/17/16

[Kuhl, Nancy]

Pi Poetry Series



Featuring

Dwayne Betts

Thursday, November 17, 2016



Reginald Dwayne Betts is a husband and father of two sons. He began his writing life at the age of sixteen, after pleading guilty to carjacking and being sentenced to nine years in prison.  Dwayne imagined that words would bring hope and solace—qualities he could not find within the walls of a prison.  He is the author of three books, Bastards of the Reagan Era, the 2010 NAACP Image Award winning memoir, A Question of Freedom, and, the poetry collection, Shahid Reads His Own Palm.





As the National Spokesperson for the Campaign for Youth Justice, Dwayne has advocated for the reform of the criminal justice system.  In 2012, President Barack Obama appointed Dwayne to serve as a Practitioner Member of the Coordinating Council of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.  Dwayne has been profiled in the Washington Post, USA Today, The New Yorker, The Huffington Post, CNN and NPR have. In addition to his social justice work, Dwayne has given readings, speeches and lectures at universities across the country.



Dwayne received an M.F.A. from Warren Wilson College and is currently in his last year at Yale Law School.



On the third Thursday of each month, Pi Poetry Series celebrates an eclectic mix of poetic voices.  Free.  Refreshments.  (And participants are invited to bring something to share.)  Open mic.  Outstanding featured readers.  In a casual setting.  Open to all members of the public (and even others).



 The Institute Library
847 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT

right next door to the Tattoo Parlor



Doors Open at 6:30.  Reading starts at 7:00.

Please arrive a few minutes early to sign up for the reading.



 Great Poetry!



In a Warm, Friendly Environment



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