Why Does This Man's Grandfather Fight Monsters? / Shane Koyczan, Snap Judgment LIVE!

[@lydiab427]

Every poem of his makes me cry

[@DLeRoux]

He is a phenomenal wordsmith. Phenomenal.

[@LALacey]

He has a lovely speaking voice. He makes me want to be something amazing.

[@Arkane416]

aspiknf that's the best part about Shane. A string of great words may be great on their own, but the delivery is what can see them through to your heart.

[@nate2396]

You already are something amazing 💕

[@Collector917]

You're the only one I know who can blend laughter with something so powerful it'll give people goose bumps. It's poetry in motion man, I love it.

[@emilyjean4327]

Collector I’d like to let you know it has the same affect five years later

[@elondamon9885]

i guess Im asking randomly but does anyone know of a method to log back into an instagram account..? I stupidly lost the account password. I love any tips you can offer me.

[@curtisrodney4362]

@Elon Damon Instablaster :)

[@elondamon9885]

@Curtis Rodney Thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. I see it takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.

[@elondamon9885]

@Curtis Rodney it worked and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy:D Thanks so much, you saved my ass!

[@cavfre148]

His grandfather sounds like a good man

[@paulvangemmeren9351]

I want to raise my children just like this

[@nucleartemptations3044]

im crying my heart out and laughing my ass off help

[@Superduck92]

+nuclear temptations There's no helping it, that's Shane for you. Rather, enjoy it :)

[@nucleartemptations3044]

Lucas Mercader :) thanks

[@Truncatedicosidodecahedron]

+nuclear temptations me too :') I come back to this poem when I need to feel better, but I always end up crying a bunch, their good tears though

[@nucleartemptations3044]

JacobMerlinAvery definitely

[@Osprey1994]

+nuclear temptations Dude is a fuckin wizard

[@nicholasbutton430]

This Poem is amazing, it holds both humor, sadness, happiness, Truly amazing :)

[@Imnotfuture]

Nicholas 69 i think the same but i cant take your comment seriously with that amazing picture😂

[@anonimato1987]

Shane, you have made me understand poetry. It makes sense now, and boy is it a gift. Finally the urges of my soul are now being fed. Ever since I saw you on TED things are way different. THANK YOU

[@lowlz13]

Amen. You took the words out of my mouth

[@iknowthatiknownothing8446]

Haha i knew the feeling xD try philosofy it might suit ya (btw srry for bad english)

[@rosehogg805]

my mum love you so much

[@gasser5001]

he has a way with words. right in the feels, every time.

[@orgcodeconsulting]

The world needs more Shane Koyczan.

[@JenChenKid]

I sincerely needed that Mr. Koyczan. I needed a good laugh, a small chuckle and that tad bit of light in my life. Honestly just speechless right now--I'm still drinking in the words, performance and meaning. Thank you.

[@AngelusDlion]

You need to hear more of his work. The guy is amazing.

[@Jindorek]

AngelusDlion I still get chills every time i listen to his "To this day" piece. he is a singular human being. amazing.

[@helgasigriurivarsdottir7221]

@@Jindorek "The Crickets Have Arthritis" is so amazing as well, but the full version of "To this day" cannot really be compared with anything else... it's in a league of its' own.

[@FreedomMassacre]

"What the fuck is all of my beef jerky doing under here?" xD

[@deslawson145]

I was really close with my grandma as a kid, she was more than a second mom. She didn't raise me perse but she was the person I ran to for everything. I also remember having night terrors and not being able to sleep/stay asleep/etc. She was similar to his grandfather in a lot of ways and I see pieces of her scattered throughout. She passed away 11 years ago, and I resonate with this poem (and others he's done about his grandfather) so much. Every time I listen to this it reminds me of her and makes me cry. I miss her so much sometimes, I don't realize how much it effects me until it hits me. I've long accepted that she's gone but there's still moments where I come back to this poem, and let myself feel it. If I could I would love to thank him for expressing this, and writing this because it is so cathartic for me.

[@CGagnon5]

So glad this made it onto his new album "debris". This poem is one of my all time favorites of his.

[@KristinPedemonti]

"some hearts are like dark bedrooms.... some people are waiting for people like us to turn on a light." thank you for illuminating the darkness so we can see.

[@MrAlasdesign]

Since I saw Shane's Video in TED Talk the first time, I've been following all of his videos and his poetry.. This man is like one in a life time.. make sure we enjoy him, his personality and most of all, his poetry.... Feeling AWESOME!!!!

[@TrustInJus1in]

I love poems like this: easy to listen to, catchy, and interesting. I want to learn poetry just like Shane some day. :3

[@ItsMcGuin]

The thing is though that you can't learn to be a good poet. You have to have some have something happen. He doesn't just write these, he lived these poems.

[@octoranger8854]

+McGuin Gaming beautiful

[@NayJay_]

+McGuin Gaming You dont have to have something happen to you. poetry can be other things. you just need to be creative

[@ItsMcGuin]

MageMarshmellows But his poems are about what happened in his life

[@NayJay_]

McGuin Gaming Yes but poems dont have to be about things that happened to you. take the poem troll for example. he made that poem because to this day didnt cover cyber bullying. but shane never was cyber bullied as a kid. or his poem shoulders. they are poems about the world...

[@_doff]

Why would someone dislike this beautiful work of art?

[@pamelavarma577]

Brilliantly written & performed. Touching & beautiful. ♥️♥️♥️

[@Jayman2800]

*I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING*

[@nucleartemptations3044]

No, your crying >:'( nah, we both are

[@tinalevesque5772]

+Jayman2800 its when his voice shakes, like he's trying to hold in a sob. it makes me cry lol

[@fredufred]

DUDE ITS OKAY I TO AM DROWNING IN TEASE SEND HELP THO

[@zeekrc1]

This man is the only one that can get me emotional. I haven't been emotional for quiet some time

[@wolfydawolf1296]

Wizz Da Burrito Boy I WISH THAT WAS TRUE ○w○

[@silentsoul7728]

That is a rocking grandfather, kicking butt and taking names of invisible monsters just to protect his kid imagination, THAT is a grandfather right there.

[@daemonnice]

Thanks for the tears and the smiles, you touch my heart in a way few poets can.

[@danielblackwell9992]

I love watching Shane Koyczan perform. He is amazing, every single time.

[@BelindaRachman]

This is the BEST spoken word artist in the world!!!!! If talent was rewarded financially he would be a billionaire.

[@Powerman6002]

I want to be like his grandfather to someone someday

[@sujoudsaqer3433]

Sometimes when we believe in monsters, they take up residence under our beds. Our heads fill with the dread needed to keep them fed. We tread our own fear because we somehow thought it was better off being kept secret. It should come as no surprise that some hearts are like a dark bedrooms - tombs that we allowed ourselves to shut because we thought that way, everything will be all right.

[@Ray-jz2fp]

you stop looking under your bed for monsters when you relise their actually in your head

[@skulldraken3]

+Stay determined To be infired those monsters can be your friends and help you or they can be your enemy and control you

[@loneWolf19641]

Yep

[@zuzzleqt5782]

In my bedroom alone but I still clap at the end in full emotion as if in the audience. You are the only person that does this to me.

[@1Shinatobe]

This is the first time I've been able to cry in years. Thank you.

[@designatedvillain738]

Always end up crying for some reason...

[@Capkirk]

Beautiful. My Daddy was like his Grandfather. Live this Shane!

[@Capkirk]

*Love this Shane (tried to edit but this darn thing wasn't letting me! )

[@cheyennestanton3905]

the emotion that he puts into his speeches is amazing. Shane is truly an amazing man who has been through so much. I don't personally know him but I am so proud of him as a person. I truly love him. He is amazing. Perfection. 💓💓💓💓💓

[@jasper-leesalvadora9076]

Am I the only damn person here that is completely in love with this man's poetry?!

[@Jindorek]

not by a long shot. he is pure amazeballs. "to this day" is still my fave piece.

[@TheAnimeFOB]

My fave right now is remember how we forgot

[@dravensmith221]

Best grandpa ever

[@hulkcrusher69]

So beautiful, dammit Shane this is the third time I've cried today because of your poems! But don't stop making them, they're wonderful!

[@aprilmiller9542]

My son played one of your speakings for me while we were at a 24 hr vet please keep telling your stories your rings to us and serves as a shining star in the bitter darkness I lost my baby boy my only son a few months after listening to "the crickets have arthritis" thank you

[@teresacorinne1067]

I'll admit I was never really into poetry... Recently I've stumbled upon you. Now not only am I completely in tears because of your words. But I have been inspired and saved. Thank you so much Shane.

[@Yoursoul101]

Damn, he deserved a standing ovation.

[@knockitallgmd9149]

This man has saved MORE lives with his words than anyone cares to know about :) Much Love, Shane xo

[@nyag84]

I love how Shane expresses himself. Very touching. Thank you.

[@lfoss7867]

and that's why I have my son watch these as practice for speech club, thank you snap judgment keep the stories alive.

[@Edwardtonnn]

One of those stories that jump off the screen straight into your heart.

[@nicholashampton9247]

Damn this guy gets me every time there isn't one video of his I haven't cried for I want to meet him so bad and give him a hug

[@elialger2287]

I can never watch this video without crying!!! I love shane and all this story's very insperational!!!

[@raegames5198]

Every time I hear his voice I want to cry.

[@johnthomas6914]

More than a writer or poet - a musician with words.

[@lastdaybrokeicochet4068]

What the fuck is all my beef jerky doing under here

[@joggydboss]

Absolutely beautiful! Reminded me of my grandpa...he was my hero too...

[@strawbeary4421]

Shane, you're forever saving my life. ❤

[@AddBetweenTheLines]

This slam always has me in tears by the end of it

[@barblozad7043]

If I ever get a chance to meet him I know I'm going to cry >.< he's so inspirational

[@richarddonison7556]

Shane, you beautiful human being, thank-you once again.

[@lukeevans729]

Outstanding. It always brings tears to my eyes and a smile to my face.

[@nate2396]

This will be timeless

[@nate2396]

:)

[@clusterguard]

lovely guy. a true poet. best from Nuuk/Greenland.

[@rubygonzales5386]

Am I the only one that gets watery eyes every time I watch his poems\videos

[@marissamello1164]

That actually made me cry. I never cry, but I couldn't help it. This was beautiful and heart warming and it made me think of my dad. He says I make every day of his miserable, but I still love him. I just miss the old him. This video is amazing and I love Shane. I hope to be able to be as good at writing and poetry and provoking emotion.

[@JP200025]

gets me right in the feels first time i cried in a long time

[@CS7MR]

i came across this video so long ago, and didn't watch it again for so long. Thank you.. you truly understand what it is to not only be human, but to express what everyone thinks and never says. Thank you.

[@arishorts]

Thank you Shane. I will stand up to my nightmares and night terrors with a bit more confidence thanks to you and your grandpappy. It truly touches the soul the way you animate your words with gestures. I feel like you're taking me on a safari boat of my fears and it's easier to counter them.

[@oxijatoum687]

Go for it! :)

[@brandonking4071]

This... Was beautiful! Thing with shane is that in each of his poems you learn something new about him. Love it

[@MMNTyler]

Tears for the days gone by that will never be again, to you Grandfather. Thank you

[@tsemiu]

I cry every time the poem starts.

[@Yoursoul101]

Man, I've listened to this at least 100 times.

[@mariabrassington9856]

There is never not a good time for Shane.

[@kj.carleo]

100% agree!

[@armijolly]

Funeral?Shane.Woke up?Shane.Exercising?Shane.

[@wranglerxx]

Dude, That's the coolest story I've ever heard.

[@MetalMoose99]

i think 200 of those views are mine! thankyou for something so beautiful....again

[@CoriZuppo]

My favorite Shane Koyczan work. Brilliant.

[@aaronmcclelland6420]

This guy is truly amazing

[@Shieox]

What a performance. You're the only person that's moved me to smile, laugh, and cry. Thank you Shane!

[@lpsmadisongtv3672]

thia got me😢 and im not the type to cry for anything other than death...

[@kerijan2003]

Absolutely wonderful. Had me tearing up.

[@Geritara]

Don't miss this incredible poet.

[@pawpower12]

When this goes from talking about people and nightmares to real life monsters that haunt you. His words just dance across the page. Wow. I have loved all of his work but this may be the most touching to me.

[@garasunonamida]

How does this man make me laugh and cry at the same time

[@akgypsy]

Thank you, Shane. For everything, for all of it, for all you share with us.

[@backera83]

i love his rhyme scheme. its pretty cool stuff if you listen

[@pt7941]

Shane- I laughed, wept, laughed and wept again. Beautiful story. Thank you. I miss my Grandfather.

[@leomurillo1773]

Everytime I listen to him speak one of his poems I start to cry my heart breaks piece by piece

[@kimstone2650]

Your poetry brings tears to my eyes and, joy in my heart and love to life!

[@AirfoilOne]

Absolutely amazing performance.

[@connorhough1304]

Even in 2022 I’m still getting goosebumps watching this.

[@JupiterSeesStars]

I cried so much during this poem and then I could help but laugh threw the tears when Shane said "...With renewed enthusiasm he looked at me and said "Nonsense these assholes have to pay"..." And the sentence after that when he said. "...he dropped to his knees and stuck his head under my bed and said "What the fuck is all of my beef jerky doing under here?"..."

[@fruitloop3737]

I come back to this video a few times a year and eveey single time I sob and laugh. It never gets old.

[@helgasigriurivarsdottir7221]

I suffer from PTSD, triggered by darkness, making me freak out if for example the lights go off. This video and this poem help me so much. I no longer go into severe panic

[@ZoeMaiPeristence]

Thank you Shane Koyczan, for touching so many souls with your love, passion, and inspiration. Your story has rendered me speechless. It reduced me to tears. And it's picked me up with new light and appreciation. Thank-you.

[@bwrpwr]

He's always excellent.

[@nadinesambo]

You are awesome! Thank you!

[@7aicirtap]

A beautiful story ,you have a voice so gentle and kind it soothes me .Thank You

[@setsunameiou5390]

Most amazinng performance I have ever watched! Thank you!

[@leahstasse6775]

his grandfather sounds like the kind of man the world needs more of

[@juanitalopez4780]

Shane Koyzcan is, and will always be a legend in my book. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be who I am today. I am a Poet, and he is my inspiration. He is the reason why I understand everything more clearly. He made me realize that you need to remember all of your good memories, but to also acknowledge the bad memories that made the good one's happen. This might not make sense to a lot of people, but if you understand then comment if you know what I mean. And also this poem reminds me of my grandpa...he wasn't just my grandpa...he was my dad...and he never left...he truely is the only man that will fully have my heart...R.I.P Daddy😞❤

[@floedwards5138]

Absolutely beautiful!!!so ❤ warming.

[@solargenti2393]

Beautiful, thanks Shane.

[@ThatOneFlame]

I saw him live last night and this was my favourite poem by him last night

[@iToxicShelly]

This is beyond beautiful.

[@ginacurrie4378]

Glorious. I love your spoken word. I cant even convey in words how awesome this is. *hug*

[@MarcDshort108]

idk why. but this guy makes me smile, laugh, cry, think, imagine.... i love it

[@thegame511jj]

I love this so much, Shane really knows how to blend poetry and storytelling.

[@ashleyrancourt2048]

the way you speak about him just gives me shivers... you are my inspiration :) thank you for sharing

[@Royalzgaming777]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE! Freakin brilliant, and hysterical!

[@melissauntch3216]

So beautiful and brilliant... how lovely!