By turn hilarious and haunting, poet Shane Koyczan puts his finger on the pulse of what it's like to be young and … different. "To This Day," his spoken-word poem about bullying, captivated millions as a viral video (created, crowd-source style, by 80 animators). Here, he gives a glorious, live reprise with backstory and violin accompaniment by Hannah Epperson.
https://www.ted.com/talks/shane_koyczan_to_this_day_for_the_bullied_and_beautiful#t-337846
https://www.ted.com/talks/shane_koyczan_to_this_day_for_the_bullied_and_beautiful#t-337846