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Shane Koyczan is my new favorite slam poet

27 June 2011

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Shane’s words and delivery are powerfully raw, authentic, and inspiring. In 2000 Shane was awarded the Individual Championship at the US National Poetry Slam Competition (The first Canadian to do so). He’s amazing. My other favorite slam poet is Anis Mojgani, There’s actually a lot of similarities between Shane & Anis in terms of substance [...]

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the prison system can be different

4 May 2011

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I’ve always had an interest in the criminal justice system from a young age. This was probably developed early on because my grandfather and namesake, David Walker, is a district judge. He’s handled all kinds of trials--murders, divorces, child abuse, rape, etc. He’s retired now, but is still personally requested to fill in sometimes due [...]

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