The Body and the Blood – Easter Poem, 2017
My Easter poem for 2017 is written in memory of those killed during the Palm Sunday bombings in Tanta and Alexandria, Egypt in April 2017.
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Seeing transformation in Thailand and around the world through She Has A Name
What a thrill, as a writer, to see the work touch audiences in small and significant ways to be a catalyst or conduit for people to give toward such transformational work.
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Put this provocative Q in your pipe and smoke it
We only have so much headspace for the trouble in the world, right? And it’s easier to binge on Netflix and escape reality than to look it in the face. Andrew Kooman blogs about his new book Hope in Action, a book that explores the migrant crisis in Southeast Asia.
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Throw a man in the deep end and you may teach him to swim
If you talk or rant over coffee about your nation’s problems, then Hope In Action can help you shape your conversation and your approach to action. Writer Andrew Kooman discusses his new book about the migrant crisis in Southeast Asia
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A middle-of-the-night boxer-briefed home invasion
How a middle-of-the-night, boxer-briefed home intrusion helped writer Andrew Kooman understand something about the plight of migrants and refugees in Southeast Asia.
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My friend died but her valiant faith and kindness still lives
Andrew Kooman writes about the legacy of his Malaysian friend who influenced stories in Hope In Action, a woman who was willing to let her life be interrupted by the needs of others and who showed valiant kindness to the vulnerable.
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How a white boy from Canada came to write about issues faced by Asian migrants and how that could possibly matter to North Americans
Shocking stories of human rights abuses in South East Asia have now been heard around the world. Hope in Action gives an up-close look at the lives of migrants and refugees as they come to Malaysia. HOPE IN ACTION portrays an honest and eye-opening account of their experiences.
Micah Featurette – We Are the Body
As the stories of the three main characters in We Are the Body unfold, Micah’s resilience unravels. A young man when thrown in jail for attending an illegal meeting, Micah wastes away in prison in a small cell with little light and hope, afraid the only physical touch he will ever know is the forceful blows of Soviet fists.
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Elsie Featurette – We Are the Body
“Not one winter, but four had passed since the war had made Europe seem like one long trench of suffering.” My new play, We Are the Body, opens with lights up on Elsie, who delivers the above lines, which are featured in a new video about the World Premiere released today by Burnt Thicket Theatre. Her memories are the
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Voice like a tapped rock
Writer Andrew Kooman reflects on the realities of persecuted people of faith in the lead up to the world premiere of his new play We Are the Body.
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