“I
hid my heart under my bed because my mother said if you're not careful someday
somebody's going to break it. Take it from me, under the bed is not a good
hiding spot.” – Shane Koyczan
Born on this date in Yellowknife,
Northwest Territories, Koyczan grew up in British Columbia and in 2000 became
the first Canadian to win the U.S. Individual Championship title at the
National Poetry Slam.
A spoken word poet, writer, and
member of the group Tons of Fun University, he is best known for writing about
issues like bullying, cancer, death, and eating disorders and internationally
famous for his anti-bullying poem To This
Day
(Check out this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa1iS1MqUy4
to see him “perform” it at his TED talk). 
Also the author of 4 books of poetry
and many essays – both written and spoken – Koyczan said he’s interested in
pursuing opera next. “Opera is the
original marriage of words and music, and there's a theatre element, a dramatic
element,” he said. “It's right up my
alley.”
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