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Shane Koyczan | |
Born | 22 May 1976 (age 43) Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada |
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Occupation | Poet and writer |
Known for | Spoken word poems |
Website | ShaneKoyczan.com |
Canadian poet and spoken-word artist Shane Koyczan was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, to a French mother and a father of First Nations heritage. He grew up in Penticton, British Columbia, with his grandparents and was educated at Okanagan College. In his poems, Koyczan uses personal narrative to engage themes of social justice, mental health, and love.
Shane L. Koyczan (born 22 May 1976) is a Canadianspoken word poet, writer, and member of the group Tons of Fun University. He is known for writing about issues like bullying, cancer, death, and eating disorders. He is most famous for the anti-bullying poem To This Day which has over 20 million views on YouTube.
Background[edit]
Koyczan was born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and he grew up in Penticton, British Columbia. In 2000, he became the first Canadian to win the Individual Championship title at the beach National Poetry Slam.[1] Together with American slam poetMighty Mike McGee and fellow Canadian C. R. Avery, he is a co-founder of Vancouver, British Columbia spoken word, 'talk rock' trio, Tons of Fun University (T.O.F.U.). In August 2007 Shane Koyczan and his work were the subject of an episode of the television documentary series Heart of a Poet, produced by Canadian filmmaker Maureen Judge for broadcaster Bravo!.[2]
Koyczan has published several books, including poetry collection Visiting Hours, Stickboy, a novel in verse, Our Deathbeds will be Thirsty, To This Day: For the Bullied and Beautiful and A Bruise on Light. Visiting Hours was selected by both the Guardian and Globe and Mail for their 2005 Best Books of the Year lists.
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Koyczan’s 'We Are More' and Ivan Bielinski’s 'La première fois', commissioned by the Canadian Tourism Commission, were unveiled at Canada Day festivities on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on 1 July 2007.[3] Koyczan performed a variation on his piece at the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.[4]
Koyczan also collaborated on Vancouver-based musician Dan Mangan's Roboteering EP on the track Tragic Turn of Events – Move Pen Move.
In 2012, Shane Koyczan released a full-length digital album entitled 'Remembrance Year', which 'tackles abuse with courage and displacement with inspiration',[5] in collaboration with the folk instrumentation of his band, The Short Story Long.
In February 2013 Koyczan released an animated video of his spoken word poem 'To This Day' on YouTube and at the TED Conference.[6][7] The poem focused on the subject of bullying that Koyczan and others had received during their life and its lasting effects.[8] 'To This Day' went viral shortly after its release,[9] with the video receiving over 20 million views as of January 2017, prompting many viewers to send Koyczan letters thanking him for publishing the poem.[10][11]
He has described himself as an 'okay atheist' [12]
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Bibliography[edit]
- I'm Calling You Friend
- Help Wanted
- I Drew That For You
- Visiting Hours (2005, Mother Press Media; ISBN978-0-9738131-0-4)
- Stickboy (2008, House of Parlance Media ISBN978-0-9738131-6-6)[13]
- Our Deathbeds will be Thirsty (2012, House of Parlance Media)
- To This Day: For the Bullied and Beautiful (2014, Annick Press, ISBN9781554516391)
- A Bruise on Light (2014, Stickboy Press, ISBN9780991971831)
Discography[edit]
- Perfect
- 2nd Time Around
- Visiting Hours
- American Pie Chart
- Shut Up And Say Something
With Tons of Fun University (ToFU):
- The Them They're Talking About (2005)
- Hard to Tell (2009)
As Shane Koyczan and The Short Story Long:
- A Pretty Decent Cape in My Closet (2007)
- includes 'The Crickets Have Arthritis'
- Shoulders (2014)
As Shane Koyczan and The Short Story Long:
- 'Remembrance Year' (2012)
Filmography[edit]
- The 2000 National Poetry Slam Finals (2000, The Wordsmith Press)
- To This Day Project (2013) – spoken word poem[14][15]
- Shut Up and Say Something (2017, dir. Melanie Wood),[16][17] which won the 'Most Popular Canadian Documentary' award at the 2017 Vancouver International Film Festival.[18]
References[edit]
- ^Lederman, Marsha (1 August 2002). 'Vancouver poets to compete at National Poetry Slam'. CBC. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^Heart of a PoetArchived 2 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Bravo!, August 2007
- ^'CTC pioneers new-school tourism marketing, leads Canada Brand with new visual ID and celebrates Canada's 140th with slam poets on stage'. Backbone Magazine. 4 July 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^Patch, Nick (13 February 2010). 'Poet from Yellowknife becomes overnight sensation after Olympics monologue'. Winnipeg Free Press, The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^Khaikin, Lital. 'Spoken Word Hits the Bedroom with Shane Koyczan and the Short Story Long: 2012 Album 'Remembrance Year''. Why Blue Matters. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^Shane Koyczan (19 February 2013). 'To This Day Project – Shane Koyczan'. YouTube. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^'Shane Koyczan: 'To This Day' … for the bullied and beautiful'. TED. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^Natalie Sequeira (22 February 2013). 'Shane Koyczan's anti-bullying poem goes viral'. Quill & Quire. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^Dominique Mosbergen (25 February 2013). 'Shane Koyczan's 'To This Day', Anti Bullying Poem, Goes Viral'. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^Casey Glynn (20 February 2013). 'Powerful animated version of a poem about bullying'. CBS News. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^bbamsey (22 February 2013). 'Bullied poet's slamming video goes viral'. HLNtv.com. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
- ^Shane Koyczan (8 December 2014), Shane Koyczan 'Heaven, or Whatever', retrieved 30 June 2017
- ^Kozlowski, Michal. 'Stickboy: A Novel in Verse (review)'. Geist.com. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^Koyczan, Shane (19 February 2013). 'To This Day Project – Shane Koyczan'. YouTube. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^Koyczan, Shane. 'To This Day Project'. Tumblr. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^'Filmmaker Q&A: Shut Up and Say Something Director Melanie Wood'. Calgary International Film Festival. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^Clare Hennig (1 October 2017). 'Shane Koyczan reunites with estranged father in VIFF documentary'. CBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^'Indian Horse Wins Coveted VIFF Super Channel People's Choice Award' (Press release). Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Shane Koyczan at TED
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shane_Koyczan&oldid=899115792'
in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
May 22, 1976
Shane L. Koyczan is a Canadian poet and writer. Born in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Koyczan grew up in Penticton, British Columbia. In 2000, he became the first Canadian to win the Individual Championship title at the US National Poetry Slam. Together with Mighty Mike McGee and C. R. Avery, he is the co-founder of spoken word, 'talk rock' trio, Tons of Fun University (T.O.F.U.).
Koyczan performed a variation on his piece 'We Are More' at the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
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“I've been told
that people in the army
do more by 7:00 am
than I do
in an entire day
But if I wake
at 6:59 am
and turn to you
to trace the outline of your lips
with mine
I will have done enough
and killed no one
in the process.”
―
that people in the army
do more by 7:00 am
than I do
in an entire day
But if I wake
at 6:59 am
and turn to you
to trace the outline of your lips
with mine
I will have done enough
and killed no one
in the process.”
―
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I stand on mountain tops believing
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―
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that avalanches will teach me to let go
I know
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but I am here to learn.”
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