A review by cooliochristy
Bastards of the Reagan Era by Reginald Dwayne Betts

5.0

It's been 8 years since Dwayne volunteered in my classroom in DC. My second year of teaching and, like so many of us, I wish I knew then what I know now. He inspired my students (and me!) to write in ways they hadn't before. His poetry in this collection is moving and multidimensional and I'm not smart enough for most of it. The titled piece left me moved and searching for more and remembering things I studied long ago (but have never come close to living). So well done.