Canadian poet Shane Koyczan’s childhood experience of being the target of relentless bullying led him to write his spoken word poem, “To This Day.” The poem is a moving recount of the pain and isolation bullying causes, and a call for those who’ve experienced it to live their lives as “a balancing act that has less to do with pain and more to do with beauty.” Shane partnered with animation studio Giant Ant in Vancouver to create a collaborative animation of the poem. Overwhelmed with the quality and creativity of the submissions, Giant Ant incorporated the work of 86 artists to create multiple versions. The final animation was published in February of this year, and quickly went viral, garnering over 5,000,000 views in one week.