Prison & Justice Writing with Reginald Dwayne Betts
In this conversation, we hear from poet Reginald Dwayne Betts and folks from PEN America’s Prison & Justice Writing Program about how literature deepens our understanding of mass incarceration at a pivotal moment in time. Featuring Caits Meissner and Robbie Pollock of the Prison & Justice Writing Program at PEN America with original work by Yvette M. Louisell and Justin Rovillos Monson and original music provided by Kenyatta Hughes. PEN America thanks the following sponsors for their support of the 2020 PEN World Voices Festival: The National Endowment for the Arts New York State Council on the Arts The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (New York City) Amazon Literary Partnership The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Acton Family Giving