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
When words become a poem, it makes sense to me, but I don't know how to explain to someone why the words… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“And then there are days when sleeping is the hardest. The fight of muscle against world becomes so constant, that surrendering to… — Sarah Kay Sleep 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
Nothing is as universal as some good scatalogical humor. Even if it means having to be a little silly or cheeky, I… — Sarah Kay Cheeky Copy Share Image
“How strange, that when you are away, I reach for my cell phone's buzz as if it were your hand. Each shiver… — Sarah Kay Cell phone 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 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
“If you grow up the type of woman men want to hold, You can let them hold you. All day they practice… — 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,… — 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 About family Copy Share Image
If I should have a daughter, instead of 'Mom,' she's gonna call me 'Point B,' because that way she knows that no… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“Still now I send letters into space Hoping that some mailman somewhere will track you down And recognise you from the descriptions… — 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 Adults Copy Share Image
“But I have seen the best of you and the worst of you, and I choose both. I want to share every… — 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 Art 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… — Sarah Kay Death Copy Share Image
“She makes tea by hand. Nettles, slippery elm, turmeric, cinnamon - my mother is a recipe for warm throats and belly laughs.… — Sarah Kay Mother Copy Share Image
My first performance poem was about how sometimes I was teased for being manly, or a tomboy or whatever. It was saying… — 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 Angry Copy Share Image
Is there a word for the moment you win tug-of-war? When the weight gives, and all that extra rope comes hurtling towards… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“Me - I was not born with enough fuel. My anger often melts into sadness, it will just disintegrate into shame or… — Sarah Kay Anger Copy Share Image
You can only fit so many words in a postcard, only so many in a phone call, only so many into space… — Sarah Kay Emptiness Copy Share Image
“I will wake up early with my heavy heartbeat. You will say. Can't we just sleep in, and I will say, No,… — Sarah Kay Heartbeat Copy Share Image
“He will never marry her, the translator tells me, after we have been driving in the dark for a few minutes. Yes,… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
Poetry is like a puzzle-solving strategy for me. I like to poem my way through tricky questions and ideas. That's about the… — Sarah Kay 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
I do like celebrating women, I do like celebrating different lifestyles and choices and people and it makes me happy when others… — Sarah Kay 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 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
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 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 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
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
“Remember that good things come in three's. And so do bad things. And always apologize when you've done something wrong. But don't… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
I fell in love with poetry through storytelling, so my poetry tends to be fairly narrative. I like characters, I like having… — Sarah Kay Character Copy Share Image
“There was no secret I did not tell him, there was no moment we did not share. We didn't grow up, we… — Sarah Kay Secret Copy Share Image
I have always been more comfortable with daredevil acts than with the everyday nuances of life. Let me jump out of a… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
“Practice does not make perfect. Practice makes permanent. Repeat the same mistakes over and over, and you don't get any closer to… — Sarah Kay Carnegie hall Copy Share Image
