I don't generally read or listen to poetry. But then I discovered SHANE KOYCZAN, a Canadian born Spoken Word Poet.
It's more like poetry in emotion.
Shane's words hurt my head but they melt my eyes in a way I can't define, but if there was ever a precious gift it would be a poem crafted with his thoughts and shown with his voice.
Never having seen before the term "spoken word poet", I decided to find out more about what it actually means.
Spoken Word is poetry intended for onstage performance, rather than
exclusively designed for the page. While often associated with hip-hop
culture, it also has strong ties to storytelling, modern poetry,
post-modern performance, and monologue theater, as well as jazz, blues,
and folk music.
Due to its immediacy and direct rapport with its
audience, this type of poetry often contains references to current
events and issues relevant to a contemporary audience.
At its
best, spoken word is a powerful, high-energy form of expression that
attracts artists and audiences of all ages from a wide range of
disciplines and socio-cultural backgrounds.
Shane's performances that I witnessed online were absolutely mind blowing, life changing, and inspiring.
He has a special rare ability to convey the feelings of humor, real life, happiness, pain, and captivate everyone who watches him perform. This ability comes from the facts that Shane himself is a victim and understands compassion, silence, loneliness, and the many inner demons that we experience.
Using the word "performance" for what he does is not accurate in describing what he does, because you can see, feel this mans heart and soul during everyone of his poems. He conveys this in a manner that defies those who are listening to what he says to not become truly emotionally affected by his words
TO THIS DAY
This is about Shane's 9 year old
hospital room mate when Shane was hospitalized. Shane writes the words
of a poet and talks the emotions of a human being.
