Shane Koyczan
| Shane Koyczan | |
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| Born | Shane L. Koyczan 22 May 1976 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada |
| Occupation | Poet and writer |
Shane L. Koyczan (born 22 May 1976) 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.[1] 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.). 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 two books, poetry collection Visiting Hours, and Stickboy, a novel in verse. Visiting Hours was selected by both the Guardian and Globe and Mail for their 2005 Best Books of the Year lists.
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.
Contents |
[edit] Bibliography
- I'm Calling you friend
- Help Wanted
- I Drew That For You
- Visiting Hours (2005, House of Parlance Media; ISBN 978-0973813104)
- Stickboy ( 2008, House of Parlance Media ISBN 978-0-9738131-6-6)[5]
[edit] Discography
- 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"
[edit] Filmography
- The 2000 National Poetry Slam Finals (2000, The Wordsmith Press)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Lederman, Marsha (1 August 2002). "Vancouver poets to compete at National Poetry Slam". CBC. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2002/08/01/slam010802.html. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ Heart of a Poet, 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. http://www.backbonemag.com/Press_Release/Items/press_release_07040701.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ Patch, Nick (13 February 2010). "Poet from Yellowknife becomes overnight sensation after Olympics monologue". Winnipeg Free Press. http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/olympics/poet-from-yellowknife-becomes-overnight-sensation-after-olympics-monologue-84314537.html. Retrieved 2010-02-13.[dead link]
- ^ Kozlowski, Michal. "Stickboy: A Novel in Verse (review)". Geist.com. http://www.geist.com/books/stickboy-novel-verse. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
