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Shane Koyczan: Two Feature Performances at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, October 2007.
From the VECC program -“You only have to hear Shane Koyczan read once to be hooked - humane, furious, sexy, political, tragic and so funny that you’ll laugh through your tears. With musical accompaniment from the Short Story Long, Shane moves from subdued, deep, sad love poetry to power chord hip-hop meta-meter.”
The Vancouver East Cultural […]
Posted: October 21st, 2007 under Poetry, Media, Publishing, Shane Koyczan, Canadian Tourism, Visiting Hours.
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Shane Koyczan Stars in Premier Episode of Heart of a Poet Season Two
“You only have to hear Shane Koyczan read once to be hooked – humane, furious, sexy, political, tragic and so funny you’ll be laughing through your tears.”
Shane Koyczan on television? Are you out of your mind? Since when do people make television shows showcasing poets while they’re still alive? This must be […]
Posted: August 15th, 2007 under Poetry, Media, Publishing, Shane Koyczan, Canadian Tourism, Visiting Hours.
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Shane Koyczan Performs in Ottawa on Canada Day plus other summer dates
2007 continues to be the year that Shane Koyczan steps out of the shadows and into the limelight on stages around the world.
Shane has been invited to perform on Canada Day at Parliament Hill in Ottawa. He’ll hit the main stage in front of the Parliament Buildings between 7 and 7:30 pm on July […]
Posted: June 11th, 2007 under Poetry, Media, Publishing, Shane Koyczan, Canadian Tourism, Visiting Hours.
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Shane Koyczan in New Zealand and Australia
Shane Koyczan just returned from laying down the new rules of performance poetry at the Auckland Writers Festival and the Sydney Writers Festival. Both events sold-out of his book, Visiting Hours, very early on and could have sold a ton more if they’d only known about the sort of passionate enthusiasm Shane inspires in […]
Posted: June 5th, 2007 under Poetry, Media, Publishing, Shane Koyczan, Canadian Tourism, Visiting Hours.
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Shane Koyczan in the Globe & Mail on Saturday, April 28th
In this Globe and Mail article from Saturday, April 28th Shane Koyczan is mentioned as being a leader among Canadian poets. Dave Silverberg, founder and host of Toronto Poetry Slam, notes that poetry is “gaining some cachet here and there… [Shane Koyczan] opened for the Violent Femmes at Massey Hall.” Photo by Michelle Mayne.
Shane […]
Posted: April 30th, 2007 under Poetry, Media, Publishing, Shane Koyczan, Canadian Tourism, Visiting Hours.
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