There is hurt that cannot be fixed by band aids or poetrybecause no matter how wide you stretch your fingers, your hands… — Sarah Kay Aids Copy Share Image
Perusing colorful storylines on the backs of book jackets, I realized that none of them could possibly be as dramatic as my… — Sarah Kay Also 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 Firsts 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 Asks Copy Share Image
Because there's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's… — Sarah Kay Beautiful Copy Share Image
“When I meet you, in that moment, I am no longer a part of your future. I start quickly becoming part of… — Sarah Kay Moment 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 About Copy Share Image
“In New York, when a tree dies, nobody mourns that it was cut down in its prime. Nobody counts the rings, notifies… — Sarah Kay Loved ones 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 Always trying 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 Creative 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 Be proud 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 Angry 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 Being human 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 Difficult 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 Intimacy 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 Able Copy Share Image
I do like celebrating women, I do like celebrating different lifestyles and choices and people and it makes me happy when others… — Sarah Kay Celebrate Copy Share Image
Artistry is important. Skill, hard work, rewriting, editing, and careful, careful craft: All of these are necessary. These are what separate the… — Sarah Kay Art 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 Enough Copy Share Image
Ever hear that expression, "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times"? That's what high school was like… — Sarah Kay Best times Copy Share Image
Nothing is as universal as some good scatalogical humor. I try to shift the frame in which people think about poetry from… — Sarah Kay Easier Copy Share Image
When I hear other people's stories, I like to believe that they contribute to my 'Encyclopedia of Human Experience.' The stories I… — Sarah Kay Believe Copy Share Image
I have always liked coming home and sharing what has happened that day with my loved ones. I like comparing notes. I… — Sarah Kay Always 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… — Sarah Kay Help me Copy Share Image
Such a little thing really, a kiss... most people don't give it a moment's consideration. They kiss on meeting, they kiss on… — Sarah Kay Consideration Copy Share Image
I often tell people to stop being afraid of writing bad poetry, or bad anything. I think that a lot of times,… — Sarah Kay Bad thing 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 Able Copy Share Image
“And know this: Know you are the type of woman who is searching for a place to call yours. Let the statues… — Sarah Kay Type Woman Copy Share Image
Remember that good things come in threes and so do bad things and always apologize when you've done something wrong but don't… — Sarah Kay Apologize Copy Share Image
“And somewhere in between then and now irony slipped its way into my vocabulary. Laughter became the antidote for guilt. Sacrifice grew… — Sarah Kay Irony 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 Art 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 Celebrate Copy Share Image
“This life will hit you--hard. In the face! It'll wait for you to get back up, just so it can kick you… — Sarah Kay Life 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 Adages Copy Share Image
Spoken word teaches that if you have the ability to express yourself and the courage to present those stories and opinions, you… — Sarah Kay Ability 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 Common 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 Boat Copy Share Image
Some people read palms to tell your future, but I read hands to tell your past. Each scar makes a story worth… — Sarah Kay Factories Copy Share Image
It's really hard for me to remember all of the places that I've been but I can remember all of the delicious… — Sarah Kay Delicious 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 Book 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)
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