--- title: "14 Trying Quotes By Sarah Kay" description: "14 Trying quotes by Sarah Kay. Plus more from Sarah Kay and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/sarah-kay-3508_approachable_part-of-what-i-try-to-do-in-schools-is-t_1789856.png" --- > [Part of what I try to do in schools is take poetry off of a pedestal and make it a little more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/part-of-what-i-try-to-do-in-schools-is-take-poetry-off-of-a-pedestal/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/sarah-kay-3508_approachable_part-of-what-i-try-to-do-in-schools-is-t_1789856.png) > [I want to welcome folks to poetry, especially those who may have previously felt unwelcome; I want to celebrate everyone who is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-want-to-welcome-folks-to-poetry-especially-those-who-may-have/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c86/sarah-kay-3508_celebrate_i-want-to-welcome-folks-to-poetry-especi_2365465.png) > [The first spoken word poem I ever wrote was when I was 14 and I wrote it because I was accidentally signed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/the-first-spoken-word-poem-i-ever-wrote-was-when-i-was-14-and-i-wrote/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/700/sarah-kay-3508_firsts_the-first-spoken-word-poem-i-ever-wrote_752659.png) > [You can be an artist, work hard for your work and also share while trying to create community with other artists.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/you-can-be-an-artist-work-hard-for-your-work-and-also-share-while/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68f/sarah-kay-3508_art_you-can-be-an-artist-work-hard-for-your_485135.png) > [I write poetry to figure things out. Any time I’m trying to wrap my head around something, poetry is like a puzzle-solving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-write-poetry-to-figure-things-out-any-time-i-m-trying-to-wrap-my/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ced/sarah-kay-3508_figures_i-write-poetry-to-figure-things-out-any_1484801.png) > [But in Hiroshima, some people were wiped clean away, leaving only a wristwatch or a diary page. So no matter that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/but-in-hiroshima-some-people-were-wiped-clean-away-leaving-only-a/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5b/sarah-kay-3508_be-proud_but-in-hiroshima-some-people-were-wiped_3031132.png) > [Sometimes I am puzzling over something for months and months and the poem gets created in small bursts and rewritten a hundred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/sometimes-i-am-puzzling-over-something-for-months-and-months-and-the/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d97/sarah-kay-3508_back-together_sometimes-i-am-puzzling-over-something-f_1548751.png) > [Hiroshima”, I find a few of the lines to be very poignant yet hopeful. These lines are: “But in Hiroshima, some people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/hiroshima-i-find-a-few-of-the-lines-to-be-very-poignant-yet-hopeful/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ad/sarah-kay-3508_be-proud_hiroshima-i-find-a-few-of-the-lines-to-b_1511142.jpg) > [I have always thought of poetry as an act of celebration. Just by nature of writing a poem you are taking the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-have-always-thought-of-poetry-as-an-act-of-celebration-just-by/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/sarah-kay-3508_being-human_i-have-always-thought-of-poetry-as-an-ac_409345.png) > [Nothing is as universal as some good scatalogical humor. I try to shift the frame in which people think about poetry from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/nothing-is-as-universal-as-some-good-scatalogical-humor-i-try-to/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/sarah-kay-3508_easier_nothing-is-as-universal-as-some-good-sca_2911582.png) > [I write about love and family a lot, because I'm always trying to figure those things out. At different points in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-write-about-love-and-family-a-lot-because-i-m-always-trying-to/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/sarah-kay-3508_always-trying_i-write-about-love-and-family-a-lot-beca_2661696.png) > [ For some reason there's this myth that creativity - \[especially\] in terms of creative writing - is a gift you either have,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/for-some-reason-there-s-this-myth-that-creativity-especially-in-terms/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8a/sarah-kay-3508_creative_for-some-reason-there-s-this-myth-that-c_2287617.png) > [They'll be days like this" my momma said. When you open your hands to catch, and wind up with only blisters and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/they-ll-be-days-like-this-my-momma-said-when-you-open-your-hands-to/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/sarah-kay-3508_blisters_they-ll-be-days-like-this-my-momma-said_491034.png) > [I write poetry to figure things out. It's what I use as a navigating tool in my life, so when there's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-write-poetry-to-figure-things-out-it-s-what-i-use-as-a-navigating/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/sarah-kay-3508_about-family_i-write-poetry-to-figure-things-out-it-s_180642.png) ## Other authors on Trying ## More by Sarah Kay > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/it-s-not-just-the-adage-write-what-you-know-it-s-about-gathering-up/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [Thinking about writing as an act of celebration is sometimes a helpful framework for me. It allows me to prioritize what I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/thinking-about-writing-as-an-act-of-celebration-is-sometimes-a/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-don-t-think-it-s-about-art-being-a-career-but-it-s-about-making/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-use-poetry-to-help-me-work-through-what-i-don-t-understand-but-i/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [“Once, she fell off of a ladder when I was three. She says all she was worried about was my face as I watched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/once-she-fell-off-of-a-ladder-when-i-was-three-she-says-all-she-was/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [“I love you as much as the ocean kisses the shore no matter how many times it is sent away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-love-you-as-much-as-the-ocean-kisses-the-shore-no-matter-how-many/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-write-poetry-to-figure-things-out-it-s-what-i-use-as-a-navigating/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [Not all poetry wants to be storytelling. And not all storytelling wants to be poetry. But great storytellers and great poets share something in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/not-all-poetry-wants-to-be-storytelling-and-not-all-storytelling/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [Poetry makes people nervous. Especially in schools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/poetry-makes-people-nervous-especially-in-schools/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [There are parts of me I only recognize from photographs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/there-are-parts-of-me-i-only-recognize-from-photographs/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [“What is it about immortality? With the right sword and shield, we think we can fend off anger, fear, and hatred. If our legs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/what-is-it-about-immortality-with-the-right-sword-and-shield-we-think/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [“And the spaces that he never saw: the ones my parents had labeled private parts when I was still small enough to fit all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/and-the-spaces-that-he-never-saw-the-ones-my-parents-had-labeled/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [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 many poets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/think-it-s-so-unfair-when-people-think-that-you-re-not-a-real-artist/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [“There is a girl who still writes you; she doesn’t know how not to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/there-is-a-girl-who-still-writes-you-she-doesn-t-know-how-not-to/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) > [My first spoken word poem, packed with all the wisdom of a 14-year-old, was about the injustice of being seen as unfeminine. The poem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/my-first-spoken-word-poem-packed-with-all-the-wisdom-of-a-14-year-old/) [Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-kay/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/trying/sarah-kay/#itemlist", "name": "14 Trying Quotes By Sarah Kay", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Part of what I try to do in schools is take poetry off of a pedestal and make it a little more accessible and approachable.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sarah Kay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/part-of-what-i-try-to-do-in-schools-is-take-poetry-off-of-a-pedestal/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/sarah-kay-3508_approachable_part-of-what-i-try-to-do-in-schools-is-t_1789856.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/sarah-kay-3508_approachable_part-of-what-i-try-to-do-in-schools-is-t_1789856.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80f/sarah-kay-3508_approachable_part-of-what-i-try-to-do-in-schools-is-t_1789856.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Part of what I try to do in schools is take poetry off of a pedestal and make it a little more accessible…” — Sarah Kay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want to welcome folks to poetry, especially those who may have previously felt unwelcome; I want to celebrate everyone who is trying to make sense of this world through poetry the way I try to.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sarah Kay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-kay/i-want-to-welcome-folks-to-poetry-especially-those-who-may-have/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c86/sarah-kay-3508_celebrate_i-want-to-welcome-folks-to-poetry-especi_2365465.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c86/sarah-kay-3508_celebrate_i-want-to-welcome-folks-to-poetry-especi_2365465.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c86/sarah-kay-3508_celebrate_i-want-to-welcome-folks-to-poetry-especi_2365465.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want to welcome folks to poetry, especially those who may have previously felt unwelcome; I want to…” — Sarah Kay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The first spoken word poem I ever wrote was when I was 14 and I wrote it because I was accidentally signed up for a teen poetry slam. 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When you open your hands to catch, and wind up with only blisters and bruises. When you try to step out of the phone booth and try to fly , and the very people you want to save, are the ones standing on your cape. 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