Randall Horton’s book “Dead Weight: A Memoir in Essays” is published by Northwestern University Press. He is also the author of “{#289-128}: Poems,” which received the American Book Award in 2020. He is the co-creator of Radical Reversal, a poetry/music band dedicated to challenging systemic injustice in the American legal system through the installation of recording studios and creative/performance spaces as well as programming in department of corrections facilities in the United States. Originally from Birmingham, Ala., he now resides in New Jersey and is a professor of English at the University of New Haven.