"When Your Brother He Is Gay, Pretend You Already Know"

This is another poem by Jeanann Verlee, I enjoyed how funny her first poem was I decided to do another one by her. I like that she picks the title for someone who seems to be rebellious and always seems to be in trouble. It seems that this hunch is backed up when it she says not to "strike your mother back" and boys are calling to find out your cup size, and not to give them a serious answer. I fin it funny that she says "stops you in the stairwell to ask if you're a boy, explain that you keep your hair short so she doesn't have anything to grab when you headbutt her, then headbutt her." I laughed. However, I find that this poem got serious and slightly scary. It was as if she faced these scenarios herself. At the end she starts talking to the audience and it took me by surprise because it wasn't at all what I expected her to sound like after hearing her poem.

"I Met A Poor Man That Wanted To Be Rich, But I've Never Met A Rich Person Who Wanted To Be Poor"

This poem isn't by Shane Koyczan it is another poem by Suli Breaks. This video was impacting because it showed clips of movies that everyone has watched and they went so well with the words. "What day is the happiest day he said pay day", thinking about it it's true so many people can't wait for payday, in fact most people evolve there life around when they are getting. I like that he says that money is still innocent because it's the person who uses the money that makes money seem evil. This spoken word makes me think deeply about money and how no matter how much an individual doesn't want money they still need it. "But if you love those around you would you not persevere in your means to make their living better." I find this interesting because parents do this all the time, they live outside their means so that they can give their children the life they never had. The violin used in this spoken word in this poem also impact how it makes me feel. It opens my eyes to how greedy the world is today.

"Dickheads Congregate In Groups"

I found that this was a very sweet poem because it was a redo for someone who he knew was very important to him. I hope that Penny hears this poem and loves it because she is very special and had a poem written for her, full of memories from grade school. I liked that he still tied in snow angels into the new poem and it was more appropriate than the first thing he wrote. I found that he kept tying in dinosaurs in the poem and thought that maybe it was just there thing that others may not understand. I liked that the crowd seemed to enjoy everything. I wonder if this girl Penny was also the same girl in the To This Day poem because she was the same age as the other girl in that poem. I also noticed that this girl was picked on too, but she also stood up for Shane Koyczan in school when he was picked on. I liked that he seems to still think about her and remembers so much about her and still seems to love her. The corny valentines brought back my own memories of grade school and handing out valentines to everybody in class. It was nice to think back to that, something I haven't thought of for awhile.

"There Is Such Thing As a Wasted Vote Don't Make This A Wasted Election"

I was curious about what this poem was about, one because he is from Canada and I don't know what it is like to vote there, do they use electoral college or does each individual persons vote actually count? However, as the poem continues I realize it is about someone who is running for election again. I wish that Shane Koyczan would write a poem about everyone who runs for election, I feel as though he would bear it all and show what everyone really looked like and what it is they are all doing. I like that he states everything in plain terms so no matter who you are you could understand what the politician is doing wrong. At the same time it isn't just another boring commercial about making sure you cast your vote it's interesting it makes you want to listen instead of just turning the channel to get away from it. Apart of me feels as if the Canadian government is worse than ours, but at the same time it is just like Shane Koyczan says "they've been telling the media what to print" so somethings we don't know.

"Live As If Life Gets Dirty Because It Does"

This poem was actually a commercial that Shane Koyczan performed for toxin free cleaners. I find myself wanting to buy these cleaners when he is finished performing because everything he says is gentle but powerful and it moves me. Even the child running through the grass is helpful, mixed with his poem makes me think that by buying these supplies I will save this child's life. "We wipe away the fingerprints of our old habits" I believe that Shane Koyczan is talking about our carbon footprint that we leave on the Earth and if we buy these cleaners we will be able to clean up the world and wipe away any damage that we have already done to it. I like that the poem is relatable with the activities of playing outside, and even staying out from under the sink because that's where most people keep there cleaning supplies, but with this product there is no more worry because it's safe and toxin free.

"He Is Bionic And It Is The Very Least He Can Do"

When I first heard this poem I noticed immediately that it was extremely explicit and Shane Koyczan dared to be so descriptive and even had it drawn in picture form. In society people tend to frown at those that decide to be so "dirty" people find it disgusting and not appropriate to talk about such things. However, a part of me was waiting for the sad down turn from raunchy to depressing and even though this poem is short, Koyczan somehow fit in the sad part of not being able to save everyone or everything even though Jason Bionic seems to be a super hero. And even in his happiest moments he still remains sad and depressed mourning those that he can't help. I thought that it was clever of Koyczan to be so explicit and describe that happiest moment of Jason Bionic's life, allow him to seem so amazing that he is untouchable to "normal" human beings, but he then sculpts him to be relatable and "normal" by saying he has regrets and emotions too, just like everybody else.

"How Do I Dismiss Uncertainty and Motivate Myself Past Doubt"

This is another live performance done by Shane Koyzcan. "When the where-abouts of my destination can't be found on any map" I love this line because in the way of life you can't find out where your life is going to end up or where you're going to end up until the end. It's a sad realization when you think about it, but it's true, your life isn't complete until then. I thought that Don Alder was going to speak at some point, but his part in this performance was to add to the affect of Shane Koyczan was saying. It helped with the visualization and even had me 'pumped' up and ready to go. It drew me in further to what Koyczan was saying. I like that it told a story of an individual that became handicapped and in the he was able to inspire people as he went through life, not acquire pity.