Sarah Kay: "A Bird Made of Birds"
Сара Кей: "Птица направена от птици"
A performing poet since she was 14 years old, Sarah Kay is the founder of Project VOICE, an organization that uses spoken word poetry as a literacy and empowerment tool. Full bio
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who is a fellow poet.
който също е поет.
on a hook from the ceiling,
на кука на тавана,
that the heart of a blue whale
че сърцето на синия кит
can stand up fully inside of it.
да застане напълно изправен в него.
the poem you were planning on writing."
който мислиш да напишеш."
I was horrified.
бях ужасена.
I'm trying to invent new metaphors!
Опитвам се да измисля нови метафори!
that hasn't been discovered yet.
все още неразкрита красота.
is always going to get there before me?"
че Вселената винаги ще ме изпреварва?"
a uniquely poet problem,
само на поетите,
feels especially big
ни се струва особено голям
който някои от вас може да са виждали.
that some of you may have seen.
every couple of months.
през няколко месеца.
that are called starlings,
наречени скорци,
called a "murmuration,"
наречена "мурмурация"
just a big cloud of birds.
просто голям облак от птици.
a quick video on their phone
кратък клип на телефона си
безформено петно,
where the birds shift,
променят посоката на движение
written the poem
"Вселената вече е написала стиха,
it didn't fill me with despair.
това не ме изпълни с отчаяние.
"Добре.
to invent something new.
да измислям нещо ново.
to what the universe is showing me
да чуя какво ми показва Вселената
to what the universe offers,
което Вселената предлага,
but point at the flock of starlings
освен да посочиш към ятото скорци,
in inherited choreography,
в наследена хореография,
да оформят "о",
is as large as a house
е голямо колкото къща
to fit a person standing.
които побират изправен човек.
inside a flower,
във вътрешността на цвета,
за трансформацията ѝ.
you can stand up inside of.
в която можеш да застанеш прав.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Sarah Kay - PoetA performing poet since she was 14 years old, Sarah Kay is the founder of Project VOICE, an organization that uses spoken word poetry as a literacy and empowerment tool.
Why you should listen
Plenty of 14-year-old girls write poetry. But few hide under the bar of the famous Bowery Poetry Club in Manhattan’s East Village absorbing the talents of New York’s most exciting poets. Not only did Sarah Kay do that -- she also had the guts to take its stage and hold her own against performers at least a decade her senior. Her talent for weaving words into poignant, funny, and powerful performances paid off.
Sarah holds a Masters degree in the art of teaching from Brown University and an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Grinnell College. Her first book, B, was ranked the number one poetry book on Amazon.com. Her second book, No Matter the Wreckage, is available from Write Bloody Publishing.
Sarah also founded Project VOICE, an organization that uses spoken word poetry as a literacy and empowerment tool. Project VOICE runs performances and workshops to encourage people to engage in creative self-expression in schools and communities around the world.
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