I believe that Jesus was both priest and poet. Imagine those powerful parables! My experience as a priest tells me it's not possible to reach the hearts of the congregants without a bit of poetry and storytelling.
I believe that Jesus was both priest and poet. Imagine those powerful parables! My experience as a priest tells me it's not possible to reach the hea… - Uwem Akpan
I believe that Jesus was both priest and poet. Imagine those powerful parables! My experience as a priest tells me it's not possible to reach the hea…
- Uwem Akpan
I always felt my writing could benefit from the attention of established writers. I knew my work could grow and be better. - Uwem Akpan
I always felt my writing could benefit from the attention of established writers. I knew my work could grow and be better.
I believe artists should be able to step into other people's situations, contexts and cultures and work from there. If artists don't have that freedo… - Uwem Akpan
I believe artists should be able to step into other people's situations, contexts and cultures and work from there. If artists don't have that freedo…
I don't believe in the art-for-art's-sake philosophy. With the raw material before me and the gifts within me, I did my best to celebrate the voices … - Uwem Akpan
I don't believe in the art-for-art's-sake philosophy. With the raw material before me and the gifts within me, I did my best to celebrate the voices …
Though people are more important than money, I'm not convinced these large sums of money paid out to victims is the best. Listening to the some of th… - Uwem Akpan
Though people are more important than money, I'm not convinced these large sums of money paid out to victims is the best. Listening to the some of th…
I have been very afraid of writing about other cultures and countries. I've been worried about getting the research wrong. I ask a lot of questions. … - Uwem Akpan
I have been very afraid of writing about other cultures and countries. I've been worried about getting the research wrong. I ask a lot of questions. …
I think fiction allows us to sit for a while with people we would rather not meet. - Uwem Akpan
I think fiction allows us to sit for a while with people we would rather not meet.
After the phone call from The New Yorker, I walked more than a mile to church to thank God. But then I told God I would talk to Him another time and … - Uwem Akpan
After the phone call from The New Yorker, I walked more than a mile to church to thank God. But then I told God I would talk to Him another time and …
I'd say my religious life has shaped my worldview; my writing, I'd say too, is an extension of the pulpit...it reaches folks who don't care for organ… - Uwem Akpan
I'd say my religious life has shaped my worldview; my writing, I'd say too, is an extension of the pulpit...it reaches folks who don't care for organ…
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