Most days it feels as if the world is whirling around me and I am standing still. In slow motion, I watch… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I love books that create worlds for me that I don't want to leave. I recently lost my entire life to Haruki… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I want [my daughter] to look at the world through the underside of a glass-bottom boat, to look through a microscope at… — 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
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
This world is made out of sugar. It can crumble so easily but don’t be afraid to stick your tongue out and… — Sarah Kay 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
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
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