tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post4780302808597080678..comments2023-09-22T06:22:50.820-06:00Comments on Ken Chapman: Shane Koyczan Defines Canada at the Olympic Openingkenchapmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11384045981190810115noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-11862825636728755822010-03-01T23:42:21.753-07:002010-03-01T23:42:21.753-07:00I really like this blog, It's always nice when...I really like this blog, It's always nice when you can not only be informed, but also get knowledge, from these type of blog, nice entry. ThanksCollege Term Papershttp://www.ghostpapers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-2536748218038882002010-02-14T12:25:33.678-07:002010-02-14T12:25:33.678-07:00There are so many beautiful layers of meaning in t...There are so many beautiful layers of meaning in this wonderful piece of writing. Consider, for example, the line "an experiment going right for a change.". How many ways can you read that? Four? Five? A true sign of great poetry is its capacity to inspire thought and emotion. This piece had to be shared. It deserves to become one of our all-time great themes. How wonderful that it found its way to a world stage as it did. This man can speak for me any time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-53575328236522999432010-02-14T11:26:04.193-07:002010-02-14T11:26:04.193-07:00Anon @12:11 I hear what you are saying but I don&#...Anon @12:11 I hear what you are saying but I don't feel the same way about Shane's poem as if it "had to be included." We Canadians are a quietly and comfortably confident people. We don't need or want to be vainglorious or full of booterism to know and vallue who we are. We don't need to compare ourselves to others for validation. That retreat from comparison, especially with the States, is relatively new I admit.<br /><br />As Shave says we don't measure our greatness by the size of our buildings or lakes. We are more and less than that but how we internalize being Cnanadian is what we are. <br /><br />We get defined by others because we say "please and thank you" and that politeness is mocked by some but they also admire the "genteel and civilized" nature of being Canadian. <br /><br />What resonated with me in Shane's poem about us was much more profound and perspicacious. His core theme connects to my sense of being Canadian. <br /><br />"We are an idea in the process <br />of being realized<br />we are young<br />we are cultures strung together<br />then woven into a tapestry<br />and the desing<br />is what makes us more<br />than the sum total of our history<br />we are an experiment going right for a change..."kenchapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11384045981190810115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-71343135581926358152010-02-14T10:53:19.416-07:002010-02-14T10:53:19.416-07:00I loved it...and the full poem is even better. How...I loved it...and the full poem is even better. How wonderful to include it in the opening. One of my highlights (next to the brilliant kd).Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-20616227654411812722010-02-14T00:11:07.092-07:002010-02-14T00:11:07.092-07:00I also liked Shane's message very much. But I ...I also liked Shane's message very much. But I was embarrassed that this had to be included at the opening ceremonies. A country that is truly confident of its identity has no need to explain itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-84883948969407838712010-02-13T20:53:30.419-07:002010-02-13T20:53:30.419-07:00I agree, I thoroughly enjoyed the Opening Ceremoni...I agree, I thoroughly enjoyed the Opening Ceremonies and was so impressed with Shane Koyczan. It was terrific listening to this young man express what I feel about Canada. I have not heard of Slam poetry and found it to be very interesting.JAJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31415271.post-5677628723647138652010-02-13T16:22:53.317-07:002010-02-13T16:22:53.317-07:00For all those interested in Slam poetry (now), the...For all those interested in Slam poetry (now), the Friends of the Library in New Sarepta, AB is holding a SLAM poetry day in October.<br /><br />We want to make our little village the SLAM capital of Alberta.<br /><br />Get writing those poems and contact me for more information as it comes along.<br /><br />wf.munsey@gmail.comBerry Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447299342398591508noreply@blogger.com