Welcome to. The free library of philadelphia. My name is Jason Freeman and its my great honor to be here tonight to introduce Reginald Dwayne. Thats referred to by the new york book review as a powerful work of lyric, art and de force indictment of the carceral industrial state. Reginald dwayne betts is poetry collection felon won the acp image award, the american book award and was finalist for the 2019 Los Angeles Times book prize. Also the author of two other poetry collections and a memoir he received the 2019 National Magazine award for his New York Times magazine essay about his journey from prison inmate to becoming a of wales yale school and an attorney. His other honors include a guggenheim fellowship, a 2021 macarthur genius grant, and a radcliffe fellowship from harvard. Hes the founder executive director of freedom reads a non not for Profit Institution devoted to greater access to literature in prison. Dwayne joins us tonight with his latest redaction created in collaborat
Welcome to. The free library of philadelphia. My name is Jason Freeman and its my great honor to be here tonight to introduce Reginald Dwayne. Thats referred to by the new york book review as a powerful work of lyric, art and de force indictment of the carceral industrial state. Reginald dwayne betts is poetry collection felon won the acp image award, the american book award and was finalist for the 2019 Los Angeles Times book prize. Also the author of two other poetry collections and a memoir he received the 2019 National Magazine award for his New York Times magazine essay about his journey from prison inmate to becoming a of wales yale school and an attorney. His other honors include a guggenheim fellowship, a 2021 macarthur genius grant, and a radcliffe fellowship from harvard. Hes the founder executive director of freedom reads a non not for Profit Institution devoted to greater access to literature in prison. Dwayne joins us tonight with his latest redaction created in collaborat
Welcome to. The free library of philadelphia. My name is Jason Freeman and its my great honor to be here tonight to introduce Reginald Dwayne. Thats referred to by the new york book review as a powerful work of lyric, art and de force indictment of the carceral industrial state. Reginald dwayne betts is poetry collection felon won the acp image award, the american book award and was finalist for the 2019 Los Angeles Times book prize. Also the author of two other poetry collections and a memoir he received the 2019 National Magazine award for his New York Times magazine essay about his journey from prison inmate to becoming a of wales yale school and an attorney. His other honors include a guggenheim fellowship, a 2021 macarthur genius grant, and a radcliffe fellowship from harvard. Hes the founder executive director of freedom reads a non not for Profit Institution devoted to greater access to literature in prison. Dwayne joins us tonight with his latest redaction created in collaborat
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And San Francisco has been the able to enjoy over the years, so many visitors and people who come from all over the world. But it is also a community. And especially during Lunar New Year, so many people from all over San Francisco they travel on the subway the 30 stockton on various bus and with our verse Ambassadors Program to come to shop, dine and enjoy china town as a whole. And so when that means with the significant influx of people there are things as a city has done and will continue to do to make sure that those experience are amazing i subside i think like oprah issue donta. Amazing for the month of february there is free parking second of all on the day of Lunar New Year parade on february 24th, you will be able to ride the central subway for free and also i want it thank so many of the City Department heads who are here. There were so men of the business this ismentmented to do other activities you know the city can make it difficult. We appreciate the work for the work th