Some people read palms to tell your future, but I read hands to tell your past. Each scar makes a story worth… — 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 Copy Share Image
Is there a word for the moment you win tug-of-war? When the weight gives, and all that extra rope comes hurtling towards… — Sarah Kay 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
Ever since I was little, I’ve loved making hand-made cards and presents and arts & crafts for people. — 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
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
Ever since I was little, I’ve loved making hand-made cards and presents and arts & crafts for people. The book gives me… — Sarah Kay 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 to now… — Sarah Kay 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 want to… — 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, something that… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I use poetry to help me work through what I don’t understand, but I show up to each new poem with a backpack full… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“Once, she fell off of a ladder when I was three. She says all she was worried about was my face as I watched… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“I love you as much as the ocean kisses the shore no matter how many times it is sent away.” — 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 that I… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Not all poetry wants to be storytelling. And not all storytelling wants to be poetry. But great storytellers and great poets share something in… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“What is it about immortality? With the right sword and shield, we think we can fend off anger, fear, and hatred. If our legs… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“And the spaces that he never saw: the ones my parents had labeled private parts when I was still small enough to fit all… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
