I really do think inspiration comes from day-to-day life. I think there's things that pique our interest - not necessarily aha! moments… — Phil Kay Copy Share Image
The first time I ever performed spoken word poetry in front of a big crowd, it totally failed. It ended, people barely clapped...in retrospect… — Phil Kay Copy Share Image
I really do think inspiration comes from day-to-day life. I think there's things that pique our interest - not necessarily aha! moments - but… — Phil Kay Copy Share Image
High school was the first time I ever saw spoken word poetry. The first place I ever performed a poem was at my school,… — Phil Kay Copy Share Image
When you are writing a spoken word poem, the tools you're working with are your voice, your body, how it's going to sound to… — Phil Kay Copy Share Image
![“The first time I ever performed spoken word poetry in front of a big crowd, it totally failed. It ended, people barely clapped...in retrospect the poem was terrible. And for a while I thought this was something I would never do again. And then I realized that, in my 17-year-old head, that was the worst it could have been. And it wasn't that bad - [because] from there, it could only get better. And I think that failure kind of freed me up to explore and not be afraid of failing again.” quote by Phil Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dd5/phil-kay-71752_bigs_the-first-time-i-ever-performed-spoken-w_1602089.jpg)
