A review by abbie_
Felon: Poems by Reginald Dwayne Betts
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
I can’t rate poetry, especially not when I’ve listened to it on audio. I love the experience in the moment, it’s very moving and I love the author reading their own poems aloud… but can I recall much of them a week later?? Doubtful.
It’s more like an impression I’m left with - the shocking state of the American prison and justice system, Black men being seen as potential criminals from even before they were born, and Betts looking back on his life before & after his stint in prison (tried as an adult at 16?? Oh boy)
It’s more like an impression I’m left with - the shocking state of the American prison and justice system, Black men being seen as potential criminals from even before they were born, and Betts looking back on his life before & after his stint in prison (tried as an adult at 16?? Oh boy)