Remember that good things come in threes and so do bad things and always apologize when you've done something wrong but don't… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“And somewhere in between then and now irony slipped its way into my vocabulary. Laughter became the antidote for guilt. Sacrifice grew… — Sarah Kay Irony Copy Share Image
“This life will hit you--hard. In the face! It'll wait for you to get back up, just so it can kick you… — Sarah Kay Life Copy Share Image
It’s not just the adage ‘write what you know,’ it’s about gathering up all of the knowledge and experience you’ve collected up… — Sarah Kay Adages Copy Share Image
I want to welcome folks to poetry, especially those who may have previously felt unwelcome; I want to celebrate everyone who is… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Spoken word teaches that if you have the ability to express yourself and the courage to present those stories and opinions, you… — Sarah Kay Ability Copy Share Image
Our day-to-day lives are pretty chaotic. So in terms of the writing part, you have to get pretty disciplined about finding quiet… — Sarah Kay Art Copy Share Image
“Practice does not make perfect. Practice makes permanent. Repeat the same mistakes over and over, and you don't get any closer to… — Sarah Kay Carnegie hall Copy Share Image
They'll be days like this" my momma said. When you open your hands to catch, and wind up with only blisters and… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
At this point in my life - age 24 - I have chosen a fairly strange path that not many are walking.… — Sarah Kay Age Copy Share Image
“If you grow up the type of woman men want to hold, You can let them hold you. All day they practice… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I write poetry to figure things out. It's what I use as a navigating tool in my life, so when there's something… — Sarah Kay About family Copy Share Image
If I should have a daughter, instead of 'Mom,' she's gonna call me 'Point B,' because that way she knows that no… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I don't think it's about art being a career but it's about making sure that if art is something that you love,… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“Still now I send letters into space Hoping that some mailman somewhere will track you down And recognise you from the descriptions… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Sometimes the only way I know how to work through something is by writing a poem. And sometimes I get to the… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“Some nights, I wake up knowing he is anxious. He is across the world in another woman's arms and the years have… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she’s gonna call me Point B, because that way she knows that no… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“Remember that good things come in three's. And so do bad things. And always apologize when you've done something wrong. But don't… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I fell in love with poetry through storytelling, so my poetry tends to be fairly narrative. I like characters, I like having… — Sarah Kay Character Copy Share Image
“There was no secret I did not tell him, there was no moment we did not share. We didn't grow up, we… — Sarah Kay Secret Copy Share Image
I have always been more comfortable with daredevil acts than with the everyday nuances of life. Let me jump out of a… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Perusing colorful storylines on the backs of book jackets, I realized that none of them could possibly be as dramatic as my… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
There is hurt that cannot be fixed by band aids or poetrybecause no matter how wide you stretch your fingers, your hands… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Women don't have to be defined by others. We have the power to define ourselves: by telling our own stories, in our… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
If I should have a daughter… I’m gonna paint the solar system on the backs of her hands so she has to… — Sarah Kay Children Copy Share Image
“When I meet you, in that moment, I am no longer a part of your future. I start quickly becoming part of… — Sarah Kay Moment Copy Share Image
I do like celebrating women, I do like celebrating different lifestyles and choices and people and it makes me happy when others… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Spoken word poetry is the art of performance poetry. I tell people it involves creating poetry that doesn't just want to sit… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“In New York, when a tree dies, nobody mourns that it was cut down in its prime. Nobody counts the rings, notifies… — Sarah Kay Loved ones Copy Share Image
Every moment I choose to write about is one I have deemed important enough to dwell inside of and share with others.… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Artistry is important. Skill, hard work, rewriting, editing, and careful, careful craft: All of these are necessary. These are what separate the… — Sarah Kay Art Copy Share Image
Thinking about writing as an act of celebration is sometimes a helpful framework for me. It allows me to prioritize what I… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
The first spoken word poem I ever wrote was when I was 14 and I wrote it because I was accidentally signed… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Because there's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's… — Sarah Kay Beautiful Copy Share Image
You can only fit so many words in a postcard, only so many in a phone call, only so many into space… — Sarah Kay Emptiness Copy Share Image
“Me - I was not born with enough fuel. My anger often melts into sadness, it will just disintegrate into shame or… — Sarah Kay Anger Copy Share Image
“I will wake up early with my heavy heartbeat. You will say. Can't we just sleep in, and I will say, No,… — Sarah Kay Heartbeat Copy Share Image
“He will never marry her, the translator tells me, after we have been driving in the dark for a few minutes. Yes,… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Poetry is like a puzzle-solving strategy for me. I like to poem my way through tricky questions and ideas. That's about the… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
