Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

remembering sidney harman

1918-2011

Sidney Harman

A Personal Recollection
of Sidney Harman
by Roslyn Bernstein


Sidney Harman, keynote speaker, at Baruch College's 44th Commencement.

 

ABOUT THE HARMAN PROGRAM

Founded in the fall of 1998 by Professor Roslyn Bernstein, who has served as its director for sixteen years (1998 - 2013), the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program brings distinguished writers to the Baruch College campus every semester. Whether they are poets, playwrights, novelists, journalists, essayists or critics, the Harman Writers-in-Residence enrich the Baruch environment, creating a lively literary salon for students and faculty. Endowed by alumnus Dr. Sidney Harman (’39), the Harman Residency reflects his belief that “good writing is revelatory. It is not merely a transference of fully formed material from brain to paper. Writing is an act of magical creation; writing is discovery.”

The Harman Program relies on an intense workshop design, where visiting writers teach small classes and hold individual conferences.  Students are encouraged to hone their personal styles and to find their own creative voices.

In addition, the Harman Program sponsors student  creative writing competitions, literary internships, individual guest readings, and a week-long residency.

Hear what students say about the program...


Fall 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spring 2014 Writer-In-Residence:
Brenda Shaughnessy

ShaughnessyBrenda Shaughnessy Poetry Workshop:
Form Follows Function

 

Miracles

I spent the whole day
crying and writing, until
they became the same,

as when the planet covers the sun
with all its might and still
I can see it; or when one dead

body gives its heart
to name on a list. A match.
A light. Sailing a signal

flare behind me for another to find.
A scratch on the page
is a supernatural act, one twisting

fire out of water, blood out of stone.
We can read us, we are not alone.

-- From, Our Andromeda

For information about residency, email Prof. Roslyn Bernstein or visit her homepage.
Phone: (646) 312-3930

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Current Writers-in-Residence
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