In fierce, agile poems, Felon tells the story of the effects of incarceration―canvassing a wide range of emotions and experiences through homelessness, underemployment, love, drug abuse, domestic violence, fatherhood, and grace―and, in doing so, creates a travelogue for an imagined life. Reginald Dwayne Betts confronts the funk of post-incarceration existence in traditional and newfound forms, from revolutionary found poems created by redacting court documents to the astonishing crown of sonnets that serves as the volume’s radiant conclusion.
- Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
- Publication date : March 30, 2021
- Language : English
- Print length : 112 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0393542033
- ISBN-13 : 978-0393542035
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.1 x 0.4 x 8.3 inches