podcast_episode / Apr 14
<p >In this episode of The PlayFull Podcast, Kristine Michie sits down with poet, lawyer, and advocate Reginald Dwayne Betts to explore how joy, words, and access to stories fuel liberation and resilience in social justice work. Through conversations about his books, MacArthur Fellowship, and Freedom Reads (the nonprofit he started that brings brand new “Freedom Edition” books and custom bookcases into prisons), Betts invites listeners to rethink how language, joy, and serious work intertwine. From personal growth through grief to designing spaces that bring books and beauty into prisons, this episode underscores how imagination and care can reshape systems and...
news_article / Apr 14
Inside prison walls, here's how a book program is changing lives - NBC News
news_article / Apr 14
Three Yalies honored with Alumni Association Public Service Awards for community impact - Yale Daily News
news_article / Apr 14
Jeff Kinney, Patricia Lockwood and More on What They Learned From a Book in 2025 - The New York Times
news_article / Apr 14
Poet Reginald Dwayne Betts celebrates Juneteenth, second annual Inside Literary Prize - Spectrum News NY1
news_article / Apr 14
I Thought I Was Just Riding My Bike in the Dark. I Was Really Learning How to Heal. - bicycling.com
news_article / Apr 14
Felon: An American Washi Tale by Reginald Dwayne Betts - Princeton University
news_article / Apr 14
Felon: Poems - New America
news_article / Apr 14
Reginald Dwayne Betts Explains Origins of Freedom Reads - C-SPAN
news_article / Apr 14
Freedom Reads Founder to Visit Kalamazoo - Kalamazoo College
news_article / Apr 14
Portland Book Festival: Reginald Dwayne Betts’ ‘Doggerel’ transforms his life into poetry - Oregon ArtsWatch
news_article / Apr 14
A smuggled book changed his life. Now he’s built 500 prison libraries. - The Washington Post
news_article / Apr 14
Haymarket Books and Mellon Foundation Announce Third Cohort of ‘Writing Freedom’ Fellows - Mellon Foundation