Dickinson: "There's beauty in the world. It is everywhere. You just have to pay attention and paying attention is really hard" He says he was trying to teach his son this notion of paying attention, but like even the phrase, you know, to pay attention,. What is it? Dickinson: "I think a lot of times we forget that we get to choose what moments you imagine are remarkable"
Dwayne Betts was a 16-year-old in solitary confinement when a fellow inmate slid a book of poetry under his cell door. What happened next is an astounding story of transformation: from desperation to the discovery of beauty, even behind bars. Listen as the lawyer, prison reform advocate, and award-winning poet explains to EconTalk host Russ Roberts why he's on a mission to bring books--and beauty--into prisons. They also discuss Betts's latest book, Redaction, a collaboration with the artist Titus Kaphar.