The Cultch - Press Release Shane Koyczan

Press Release - Shane Koyczan


		The Cultch presents SHANE KOYCZAN & THE SHORT STORY LONG October 26 & 27, 2007, 8 pm

		THE CULTCH PRESENTS SHANE KOYCZAN & the Short Story Long OCTOBER 26 & 27/07, 8:00 PM TWO NIGHTS ONLY! Listen to Koyczan read! "Shane Koyczan is quickly obliterating all the rules of poetry and forging his own literary path." -- Quill & Quire 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. With musical accompaniment by the Short Story Long, Shane moves from subdued, deep, sad love poetry to power chord hip-hop meta-meter. Born in 1975 in Yellowknife, Canada, Shane broke into the literary world at the Vancouver International Writers Festival in 2004. His performance there led to the publication of his first book, Visiting Hours, which won acclaim in both Canada and the UK. He has since appeared at the UK's most prestigious literary festivals, has featured on the BBC and was selected as a highlight of the 2005 Edinburgh International Book Festival, along with Salman Rushdie, Ian Rankin and Sebastien Barry. Shane is the first non-American to win the prestigious US National Poetry Slam, and has performed to full houses around the world. What the critics are saying: "Read Shane Koyczan... the future of poetry is in good hands" - Maya Angelou "The best spoken word performer I've ever seen." - Utah Phillips "It all sounds like something's coming... a sound everyone asks for." - Gord Downie (The Tragically Hip) Shane Koyczan performs at The Cultch for two nights only! October 26 & 27, at 8 pm at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, located at 1895 Venables Street (at Victoria Drive). For more information, visit The Cultch's web site <WWW.THECULTCH.COM>. Tickets are $25 general, $21 for students and seniors (PLUS SERVICE CHARGES) and are available through Ticketmaster at 604-280-3311 or visit www.ticketmaster.ca.

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