About Dayniah Manderson, Inc.
Poetry belongs where people already are.
Read While You Wait™ is a public-facing literary campaign that places “Bettah Mus’ Come: When the Flesh Whispers and the Mind Roars” in the everyday spaces where people pause: car services, juice bars, cafés, barbershops, salons, and other community waiting areas.
Instead of asking readers to come find poetry, this campaign lets poetry meet them in motion — during a ride, between errands, in the chair, and in the in-between. The result is a low-pressure, memorable encounter with language, reflection, and possibility.
READ & RIDE
A Literacy & Sensory Access Initiative
Read & Ride™ places a copy of “Bettah Mus’ Come” within passenger reach in a New York City car service, alongside a complimentary fidget toy in a branded baggie.
This initiative is grounded in Dayniah’s lived experience as an educator and her work in disability justice. The fidget toy is not a gimmick — it is a public acknowledgment that different bodies engage with text differently, and that accommodation can be beautiful.
READ BETWEEN THE LIMES
A Literacy Initiative
Literature travels farther when it meets people where they already are. Books often reach readers who are already looking for books. Read Between the Limes™ reaches people who may simply be waiting for a smoothie, sitting with a friend, or taking a breath between errands. This initiative places a copy of “Bettah Mus’ Come” within customer reach in a neighborhood juice bar.
It turns the waiting area into a small literary threshold: accessible, low-pressure, public, and alive.
POETRY IN THE CUT
A Literacy & Sensory Access Initiative
Poetry in the Cut ™ places a copy of “Bettah Mus’ Come” within customer reach in a neighborhood barbershop, alongside a complimentary fidget toy in a branded baggie.
This initiative is grounded in Dayniah’s lived experience as an educator and her work in disability justice. The fidget toy is not a gimmick — it is a public acknowledgment that different bodies engage with text differently, and that accommodation can be beautiful.