Spoken word poet speaks out on bullying
Shane Koyczan is a spoken word poet. In this animated video, he recites his poem called “To This Day,” which is about bullying. I’ve heard some of his poetry, but I haven’t seen anything like this done, and I absolutely loved this.
I think this video is very compelling and beautifully done. His poetry gets a point across, while the visual aspect of this is so creative and artistic, and compliments his own art of spoken word poetry. This combination makes for one amazing project. It tells a story through two forms of mediums: video and audio.
The article on Mashable says, “The video is haunting and beautiful, powerful and startling, sad and relatable. And, above all, the video and poetry will reshape your views on name calling, harassment and pain, encouraging you to confront and end the cycle of hatred and bullying kids face.”
This video has the power to incite change and make people realize how serious of an issue violence is.
Written by Leah
February 20, 2013 at 11:47 pm
Posted in commentary, examples, multimedia, Video
Tagged with Animated Video, bullying, Journalism, MCJ300, Multimedia, News, Poetry, Shane Koyczan, southern miss, Spoken Word, storytelling, USM, Violence
3 Responses
Subscribe to comments with RSS.
Wow! Very powerful example of how words with images can tell a compelling story. The poem itself is incredible, but displaying it with images makes it more accessible to people who might not necessarily read a poem. It also adds to its impact. Thanks for sharing this.
bloggingmom67
February 21, 2013 at 2:57 pm
[…] Spoken word poet speaks out on bullying (southernmissmultimedia.wordpress.com) […]
Turkish film on poetry | Dear Kitty. Some blog
February 22, 2013 at 10:11 am
[…] Spoken word poet speaks out on bullying (southernmissmultimedia.wordpress.com) […]
“Bullies Called Him Pork Chop. He Took That Pain With Him And Then Cooked It Into This.” | Pennsylvania Mental Health Issues
February 23, 2013 at 5:08 am