Author: Harrison
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Read “Poet Shannon Winston on her new poetry collection ‘The Girl Who Talked to Paintings’” in The Usonian
In this week’s Usonian newsletter, I interview Shannon K. Winston about her new poetry anthology, “The Girl Who Talked to Paintings,” published by Glass Lyre Press. Winston’s collection focuses on ekphrasis, the poetry which finds inspiration from and reacts to other artworks. Check it out here and thanks for reading!
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Read “5 Things I Learned from my MFA” in “Start it Up” on Medium
An MFA is a useful pursuit for those interested in a writing career. Here are 5 things I learned from my MFA, in a front-page post on “Start it Up,” one of Medium’s largest publications. Thanks for reading!
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Read “The Usonian Interviews, No. 6: Author Tiffany Cates on her novel ‘M-Theory’” in The Usonian
This week in the latest issue of my newsletter, The Usonian, I talk to author Tiffany Cates about her recent literary mystery novel, “M-Theory” from Baobab Press. You can also enter for a chance to win a copy of the novel if you fill out a Google Form embedded in the article by Wednesday, September…
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Read “‘The Biggest Little Goodbye’ and what’s next” in The Usonian
After a short hiatus from newsletter writing, The Usonian is back. Check out my latest post in The Usonian reflecting on my time in Reno, with a new announcement about my new sub-blog, The Cyprus Files. Thanks for reading!
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Listen to “‘The Panic in Needle Park’ with Harrison Blackman” on the ‘Film at Fifty’ podcast
It was great to be a guest once more on the Film at Fifty podcast, this time discussing the 1971 film The Panic in Needle Park, a performance which launched Al Pacino’s career and netted him the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather. You can listen to the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or…
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Watch The Brooklyn Rail’s “Summer Series” panel on film
It was an honor to be featured as a panelist on The Brooklyn Rail’s “Summer Series” conversation on film celebrating the first two issues of the new film section alongside three fabulous writers. You can learn more about the event here and watch a replay of the panel conversation on YouTube here. Thanks for your…
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Honored to be featured on the Princeton University Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies website
I’m honored to be featured alongside my amazing classmate Pria Louka in the Princeton University Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies website. Check out the profile on our Fulbright projects here. To catch updates from my Fulbright grant period in Cyprus this fall, you can follow my newsletter, The Usonian, for dispatches from the island.
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Read “Shariff Korver’s ‘Do Not Hesitate’ (2021)” in The Brooklyn Rail
Check out my review of Shariff Korver’s new film, Do Not Hesitate, as part of The Brooklyn Rail’s 2021 Tribeca Film Festival coverage. The Dutch-language film explores the international dimensions of the War on Terror, particularly regarding the allied coalition in Afghanistan. The subject is especially relevant given the US military’s contemporary withdrawal from the…
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Read “The reimagined Mosquito Coast is a Hitchcockian chase thriller with a social critique” in CrimeReads
I’m thrilled to publish an essay in CrimeReads about Paul Theroux’s novel “The Mosquito Coast”, the new Apple TV+ adaptation starring Justin Theroux, and the narrative’s criticism of the American “pioneer spirit.” Check out the essay here. Thanks for reading!
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Read “Paul Revere Williams, Versatile Architect of Tomorrow” in Nevada Humanities
Thrilled to publish a short piece in Nevada Humanities on one of the most influential figures in American architectural history: Paul Revere Williams, the first African American architect in the American Institute of Architects, one of the designers of LAX and thousands of buildings across California and Nevada. Read the article here. Paul Revere Williams’s…