I use poetry to help me work through what I don’t understand, but I show up to each new poem with a… — 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 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… — 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… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Think it's so unfair when people think that you're not a "real artist" unless you're getting paid for it....I personally know so… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
My first spoken word poem, packed with all the wisdom of a 14-year-old, was about the injustice of being seen as unfeminine.… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I have always thought of poetry as an act of celebration. Just by nature of writing a poem you are taking the… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“It is hard to stop loving the ocean, even after it has left you gasping.” — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
When words become a poem, it makes sense to me, but I don't know how to explain to someone why the words… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I think you can perform any poem. But what I believe is that the best examples of spoken word poetry I've ever… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
If you know what you're looking for, the illustrations might give you a tip about what is coming in that section. But… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Poetry is like pooping. If there is a poem inside of you, it has to come out. Sometimes it can be really… — 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
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
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
“My world was the size of a crayon box, and it took every colour to draw her” — 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 Copy Share Image
“The Type Everyone needs a place. It shouldn't be inside of someone else. -Richard Siken If you grow up the type of… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
My falling in love with spoken word poetry definitely came out of that time period where all the adults around me were… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I think that poetry is an act of celebration, that anytime you're writing a poem, it means that you're celebrating something, even… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“I will wake you up early even though I know you like to stay through the credits. I will leave pennies in… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I write poetry to figure things out. Any time I’m trying to wrap my head around something, poetry is like a puzzle-solving… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Hiroshima”, I find a few of the lines to be very poignant yet hopeful. These lines are: “But in Hiroshima, some people… — 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
