Shane Koyczan is a Canadian born spoken word poet. He wrote the poem "To This Day" to shine a light on the childhood of children who grow up bullied as well as to kids currently being bullied. He writes this piece directly to children who are currently in the school system and being bullied as a way to give them hope and to inspire them to continue down their path because it does get better. Throughout much of the piece he uses a painful tone as he talks about his own experiences with bullying and depression. He then shifts to a empathetic tone talking about other children who grew up similarly to how he did.