I've seen Spoken Word performances before, and didn't care much for them; though I heavily flatter myself to be an intellectual person and therefore wholeheartedly approve of and endorse it as an artistic form, secretly in my heart of hearts I never actually liked it, and didn't think I'd ever see a piece that would touch me.
... until I saw Shane Koyczan.
I saw him perform "People Are Getting Better" on late-night TV - a CBC Canadian content vehicle called ZeD. I wasn't expecting anything special; I was just expecting to while away some insomnia.
His text beautifully bespoke what I had hoped someone would say, what I had hoped I'd someday find the emotional and mental clarity to say. It's the first poem in a long time that I'm desperate to memorize and carry with me, as if it was an amulet.
So, does anybody know where I can find the text? Sadly, I have no means of playing the video file. :(
Posted by edgar at February 25, 2003 06:34 PM