"A big-hearted, beautifully detailed story, chronicling how one mother and son grew closer amid unspeakable tragedy and the upheaval of a nation.
Coleman's story is an important footnote to American history, one that highlights how the pursuit of justice--even amid tragedy and in the face of evil--can transform lives in profound and powerful ways."
--Dean Bakopoulos, author of My American Unhappiness
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EVENTS:
June 15-19 - Coleman teaches "Memoir - (dis)Closure" intensive workshop at Univ of Wisc Write-by-the-Lake
BIO:
Harboring no regret, as an adolescent, Coleman fled from Oklahoma. He hid out in New York’s Finger Lakes until his arrest. Upon his release, he pretended to study in Ann Arbor, then disguised himself as various professionals in the alleys, lofts and high-rises of Chicago. At the age of 50, he moved to a cabin in a Wisconsin woods, became a lumberjack, and that’s okay. Now in his dotage, he raises chickens, trains dogs and writes plays to amuse and frighten himself. He rides a bike.
Coleman is the author of an award-winning memoir (SPOKE), a novel (KIDNAPPING HENRY KISSINGER). He has written more than 40 plays, with productions in Wisconsin, Iowa, Chicago, New York, Seattle and London. His work has been featured in numerous journals, including the Vassar Review and the Midwest Review,
He received a Literary Artist Fellowship from the Wisconsin Arts Council and is a three-time recipient of an artist-community collaboration grant from the Wisconsin Arts Council. He teaches writing workshops for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a two-time recipient of a Dramatist Guild Foundation grant for his work in producing original plays.
He is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America and Playwrights Ink (Madison).
Harboring no regret, as an adolescent, Coleman fled from Oklahoma. He hid out in New York’s Finger Lakes until his arrest. Upon his release, he pretended to study in Ann Arbor, then disguised himself as various professionals in the alleys, lofts and high-rises of Chicago. At the age of 50, he moved to a cabin in a Wisconsin woods, became a lumberjack, and that’s okay. Now in his dotage, he raises chickens, trains dogs and writes plays to amuse and frighten himself. He rides a bike.
Coleman is the author of an award-winning memoir (SPOKE), a novel (KIDNAPPING HENRY KISSINGER). He has written more than 40 plays, with productions in Wisconsin, Iowa, Chicago, New York, Seattle and London. His work has been featured in numerous journals, including the Vassar Review and the Midwest Review,
He received a Literary Artist Fellowship from the Wisconsin Arts Council and is a three-time recipient of an artist-community collaboration grant from the Wisconsin Arts Council. He teaches writing workshops for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a two-time recipient of a Dramatist Guild Foundation grant for his work in producing original plays.
He is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America and Playwrights Ink (Madison).