He started writing in prison, including some of the poetry in this latest collection. It's called "Doggerel," and he's with us now to tell us more about it. Dwayne, good to talk with you again.

In this collection titled, Doggerel, Betts uses his voice to describe the way prison has shaped life in the US, through the ...

His latest book of poems, “Doggerel,” is forthcoming. In November, two days before my 44th birthday, behind a local bike shop that I frequent, a manager from inside the shop approached me and ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Reginald Dwayne Betts about his new collection of poems, "Doggerel," a meditation on family, friendship and falling in love.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Reginald Dwayne Betts about his new collection of poems, "Doggerel," a meditation on family, friendship and falling in love.