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Shane Koyczan - Talk Rocker (4 stars)

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Canadian spoken word virtuoso Shane Koyczan has brought audiences in New York, London, Edinburgh, Sydney, Auckland and Los Angeles to their feet with his emotionally charged performances. Winner of the US Slam Poetry Championship and Canadian Spoken Word Olympics, he has featured on BRAVO television, and NPR, BBC, CBC, and ABC (Australia) radio. He has published three volumes of poetry and was dubbed 'a poet who touched hearts' by CBC News after delivering his poem We Are More at the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics. His show will leave you laughing through your tears. Ages 16+.

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Shane Koyczan: Talk-Rocker

30 Aug 20124 stars

Canadian spoken word poet conjures tears as well as belly ache laughs

Canadian spoken-word poet Shane Koyczan combines poetry with anecdotes to create an hour of word-wending magic that conjures tears as well as belly-ache laughs. Evocatively he recalls the loneliness of growing up, the bedroom monsters of his childhood…

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