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The Black Poets
The Black Poets by Dudley Randall has been mentioned in 5 episodes across 4 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 4 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Reginald Dwayne Betts (2 episodes), Dwayne Betts (2 episodes) and Maya Shankar (1 episode) on EconTalk (2 episodes), Huberman Lab (1 episode) and People I (Mostly) Admire (1 episode).
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Somebody sent me a book, and I ended up getting this book called The Black Poets, and it changed my life.
Reginald Dwayne Betts · People I (Mostly) Admire · Aug 2023 Listen at 27:31 Questions about The Black Poets by Dudley Randall
Who recommends The Black Poets by Dudley Randall on podcasts?
Reginald Dwayne Betts (1 episode) has recommended The Black Poets by Dudley Randall on podcasts. In all, 3 people brought it up across 4 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention The Black Poets the most?
EconTalk (2 episodes), Huberman Lab (1 episode), People I (Mostly) Admire (1 episode) and The Book Review (1 episode).
Is The Black Poets recommended, or only discussed?
The Black Poets by Dudley Randall was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 4 episodes, as of 2023-08-19.
What do people say about The Black Poets?
Reginald Dwayne Betts on People I (Mostly) Admire (2023-08-19): "Somebody sent me a book, and I ended up getting this book called The Black Poets, and it changed my life."
When was The Black Poets last mentioned on a podcast?
The Black Poets by Dudley Randall was last recommended on People I (Mostly) Admire by Reginald Dwayne Betts on 2023-08-19.
What they say about it
- Received book in prison“slid this book called The Black Poets under my cell door”2
- Book changed his life“it changed my life”2
The best things said about it
I mean I didn't expect to be a poet but it was r that somebody I was in the ho and I asked for a book and somebody slid this book called the black poets under my cell door.
In the book, he read a poem by Etheridge Knight, who had also spent time in prison and had written this incredibly stirring poem about the criminal justice system.
The memory that endures is the moment a prisoner whose name I've never known slid Dudley Randall's The Black Poets under my cell door in the hole.
This book called the black poets and by dudley randall and it was an anthology of poetry.
Reginald Dwayne Betts EconTalk · Oct 2020 Where and when it comes up
Most episodes, by podcast
Why people recommend it
The Black Poets by Dudley Randall is an influential and expansive poetry anthology that preserves and celebrates foundational works of African American verse. The book gained notable attention when Dwayne Betts, also known as Reginald Dwayne Betts, shared his personal story across multiple podcasts, including People I (Mostly) Admire, EconTalk, and The Book Review. He recounted how a fellow prisoner slid a copy of the anthology under his cell door while he was held in solitary confinement. Reading through its pages, specifically encountering a stirring poem by Etheridge Knight about his time in the criminal justice system, profoundly changed his life and inspired him to begin writing poetry himself. Maya Shankar also detailed this transformative experience on the Huberman Lab podcast, highlighting how receiving the book in prison provided Dwayne with a vital sense of identity, direction, and creative purpose. Across these appearances, speakers emphasize the profound, life-altering impact that literature can have on individuals enduring extreme isolation and hardship within the correctional system.
Every mention
Reginald Dwayne Betts and I ended up getting this book called the black poets and it changed my life 2
“and I ended up getting this book called the black poets and it changed my life”
“But yo, somebody sent me a book, and I ended up getting this book called The Black Poets, and it changed my life. The first poem I read by Etheridge Knight was called 'For Freckle Face Gerald'—it had a line in it that says 16 years hadn't done a good job on his voice—and it talked about how the 160”
“this book called the black poets and by dudley randall and it was an anthology of poetry”
Dwayne Betts the memory that endures is the moment a prisoner whose name I've never known slid Dudley Randalls the black… 2
“the memory that endures is the moment a prisoner whose name I've never known slid Dudley Randalls the black poets under my cell door in the hole”
“I mean I didn't expect to be a poet but it was r that somebody I was in the ho and I asked for a book and somebody slid this book called the black poets under my cell door”
Maya Shankar So one day he gets a book called The Black Poets. And in the book, he read a poem by Etheridge Knight, who… 1
“So one day he gets a book called The Black Poets. And in the book, he read a poem by Etheridge Knight, who had also spent time in prison and had written this incredibly stirring poem about the criminal justice system.”
“So one day he gets a book called "The Black Poets." And in the book, he read a poem by Etheridge Knight, who had also spent time in prison”