I often tell people to stop being afraid of writing bad poetry, or bad anything. I think that a lot of times,… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Things that I have a hard time being able to fully grasp, sometimes writing the poem helps me work through it. Or… — 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… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Our day-to-day lives are pretty chaotic. So in terms of the writing part, you have to get pretty disciplined about finding quiet… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Every moment I choose to write about is one I have deemed important enough to dwell inside of and share with others.… — 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… — 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
One thing that I believe is that every time I write something, I am taking the time to celebrate. Even if I… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
For some reason there's this myth that creativity - [especially] in terms of creative writing - is a gift you either have,… — 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
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
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
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
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
Sometimes the only way I know how to work through something is by writing a poem. And sometimes I get to the… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I don't think I ever had a morning where I woke up and said I'm going to be a professional poet. I… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
But in Hiroshima, some people were wiped clean away, leaving only a wristwatch or a diary page. So no matter that I… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I write about love and family a lot, because I'm always trying to figure those things out. At different points in my… — 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
![“For some reason there's this myth that creativity - [especially] in terms of creative writing - is a gift you either have, or you don't. So when people first start writing, if they write something that's not very good, or if they try and it's difficult, they go, "Oh, I guess I don't have it." That…” quote by Sarah Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b8a/sarah-kay-3508_creative_for-some-reason-there-s-this-myth-that-c_2287617.jpg)
