September 10, 2015 - 20:13
J.C. Todd, a poet who teaches in Bryn Mawr's creative writing program, and a friend, sent us this article, about the poet Dwayne Betts:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/yes-one-book-can-change-your-life-even-in-prison_55e630dbe4b0aec9f3551027
You'll note especially that, when Betts was moved to his cell block, he "carried the only thing he had shown up with: a book by James Baldwin."