Wednesday, September 29, 2021

 

Well done, MacArthur foundation!

 


Among the winners of MacArthur grants this year is Reginald Dwayne Betts, the poet and lawyer I first met nearly ten years ago. I've written about him on the Razor several times: in 2015, in 2016 (when I got him to speak at St. Thomas), in 2017, and in 2019 (when he gave me a poem to use in my casebook). I won't repeat all those stories here, but there are projects yet to come.

It's a very well-deserved honor; I found the other recipients fascinating, too. Over the years this has gone to truly remarkable people and I am glad to see they are widening their lens to include some that would have escaped notice in the past.




# posted by Mark Osler @ 1:00 AM
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Great interview on NPR this afternoon. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.wbur.org/hereandnow/2021/09/29/reginald-dwayne-betts-macarthur
# posted by Blogger Christine : 5:27 PM
 
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