Shane Koyczan, "This is my Voice," Words Aloud 2007, Canada

Shane Koyczan performs at the Words Aloud 4 Spoken Word Festival in Durham, Ontario, Canada, November 2007. DVDs of Words Aloud performances and interviews available at www.wordsaloud.ca Check out Words Aloud Documentary Facebook page, including Shane Koyczan: http://tinyurl.com/y3sdc8e. Learn more about Shane Koyczan at Exploring Contemporary Canadian Voices: the Spoken Word, http://www.wordsaloud.ca/studyguide

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[xdoo16]

It's sad when the top comments are about his neckbeard and not his poem or him as a poet... :/

[Naturesmelodies]

He should just block the comments, obviously people are too immature to deserve the privilege and could use a lesson on how to use their voice as well as he is rather than like a bunch of dumb asses!

[Mc Clarck]

i download all your videos . i can't stop doing it. if it's a Crime you will put me in Jail. good jobbbbbbbbbbbb

[mwah maha]

I doubt Shane will ever shy away from criticism even as stupid as some of the comments may be. The fact is Shane has dealt with every type of bullying that you could imagine all of his life and he is ten times the person any of these people are because of that. Karma will get them.

[Monaliza de Guzman]

People laughing at the start are thinking 'I'm such a big asshole.'

[biaclips]

yes, that's what I meant ): i don't know what that guy was being so mean about

[biaclips]

what?? why?

[jr493rs]

blacks and foreigners do not make good heroes? fuck you

[Plautus Vita]

Sounds like a hysterical leftist espousing clichés he has heard countless times in the media and universities; and his heroes are blacks and foreigners, so he actually does not have a voice of his own.

[SammyBoswel01]

this man is an inspiration. The world would be a much better place if we all thought the way he did.

[rocker4204]

No...i think he gets it. The man is brilliant. his writing and interpretation skills are what gets his emotions through to the audience. He has a way of making people feel it too.

[danny mars]

I'm 17 and I wrote my own version of this poem for a talent show. Check it out if you'd like to see how much Shane is capable is inspiring people to do:

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