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Spoken-Word Poet Shane Koyczan Brings a Voice Above the Rest

When poetry books aren’t flying off the shelves, how else are talented poets supposed to share their words? To bridge that gap, many poets are turning toward being heard on a stage instead of reading on a page. Shane Koyczan is one such talented poet and spoken-word artist.

Born on May 22, 1976, in the Yellowknife, Northwest Territories of Canada, he grew up in Penticton, British Columbia where he also attended Okanagan College. Through his poetry, videos, and TED talks, Shane’s many followers get an insight into the bullying and abuse he suffered growing up.

His poem, now accompanied by an animated video and featured as a TED Talk, entitled To This Day… talks about the abuse and suffering that he endured being different while growing up.

“I earned my first name

Pork Chop

To this day I fucking hate pork chops

I'm not the only kid

Who grew up this way

Surrounded by people who used to say

That rhyme about sticks and stones

As if broken bones

Hurt more than the names we got called”

- A snippet of To This

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Shane Koyczan

In 2000, Koyczan became the first poet based outside of the United States to win the National Poetry Slam Individual Grand Championship. Along with Mighty Mike McGee and C. R. Avery, Koyczan co-founded the music and spoken-word trio Tons of Fun University in 2003. His debut full-length collection, Visiting Hours, was chosen as one of the Best Books of 2005 by the Guardian and the Globe and Mail. His second book, the novel-in-verse Stickboy, was adapted into an opera by Vancouver Opera. In 2010, Koyczan’s poetry was first displayed to global audiences with his presentation of his poem “We Are More” at the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. He released the album Remembrance Year with his band The Short Story Long, as well as the collection Our Deathbeds Will Be Thirsty, in 2012.

In spite of personal struggles around this time that included near-homelessness, Koyczan continued to generate influential poetry and performance, often with a focus on mental health, social justice, and other stigmatized topics. His animated video of his ant

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Shane Koyczan

Internationally recognized author and spoken word artist Shane Koyczan has emerged as a creator of poetry that dares to belong to the people and speak directly to them in their own voice. In 2013, he collaborated with animators to make the anti-bullying viral video “To This Day” which has had over 13 million views, and he performed a customized version “For the Bullied and the Beautiful” to acclaim at the 2013 International TED Conference in Long Beach, California. Shane shapes his words and delivers in multi mediums from authored, video, spoken word, operatic, and musically performed.

Derrick C. Brown is a poet, novelist, comedian, and storyteller. In 2023, Paste Magazine named his Comedy and Poetry Record ‘Album of the Year.’ He is the winner of the Texas Book of The Year award for Poetry. The New York Times calls his work “…a rekindling of faith in the weird, hilarious, shocking, beautiful power of words.”