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A Person Who Looks: An Interview with Lacy M. Johnson

Kathryn Savage
A Person Who Looks: An Interview with Lacy M. Johnson

Houston-based Lacy M. Johnson’s recent essay collection, The Reckonings, grapples with vital questions: the concept of evil, police killings, the BP oil spill, and the complexity of speaking truth to power. Finalist for the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award in the category criticism, Johnson’s essays move between the personal and the political with deftness and precision. This interview was conducted via email where we talked about Johnson’s curatorial project, the Houston Flood Museum, … [Read more...] about A Person Who Looks: An Interview with Lacy M. Johnson

MFA for All Fall 2026: New classes with Laura van den Berg, Lidia Yuknavitch, and Mat Johnson! Register now.

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Join us for Story Sessions on 9/10 at Huston-Tillotson University: featuring Tayari Jones in conversation with ZZ Packer. RSVP now to save your spot!

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