Those backing the concept are quick to point out that most people leave tips at restaurants, and that the same attitudes will soon apply to music. A recent poll by Angus Reid suggests that people who download music from the internet would be willing to pay for it. It's the entertainment industry that moved us towards seeing art as a product. Many people are beginning to think we lost something in that process, and that we should go back to seeing art as culture, not a commodity. Canadian poet Shane Koyczan has a lot going for him.
Poets tend to have a hard time making money.
The solution may exist on the Internet. If enough people make small contributions, order chapbooks, or buy CD's, Shane will be able to tour. If anybody deserves this, it's Shane. His poetry makes people feel good. If this website allows him to go out and perform more, the whole world benefits.