Sarah Kay: "A Bird Made of Birds"
سارا کی: پرندهای ساخته شده از پرندگان
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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که شاعر است.
who is a fellow poet.
on a hook from the ceiling,
سقف آویزان کرده بودند،
that the heart of a blue whale
مشاهده کنند که قلب یک وال آبی
can stand up fully inside of it.
میتواند درسته درون آن بایستد.
در اینترنت به اشتراک گذاشت،
the poem you were planning on writing."
قصد داشتید بنویسید نوشته است.»
I was horrified.
وحشتزده شدم.
I'm trying to invent new metaphors!
میکنم استعارههای جدیدی خلق کنم!
that hasn't been discovered yet.
که هنوز کشف نشده است.
is always going to get there before me?"
همیشه زودتر از من به آن برسد؟»
a uniquely poet problem,
feels especially big
به طور خاصی بزرگ حس میشود
که من احساس میکنم،
that some of you may have seen.
که ممکن است بعضی از شما دیده باشید.
every couple of months.
that are called starlings,
called a "murmuration,"
که «ساردسته» نامیده میشود.
just a big cloud of birds.
a quick video on their phone
با موبایلش ویدئوی کوتاهی از آنها بگیرد
where the birds shift,
پرندهها تغییر موقعیت میدهند،
written the poem
it didn't fill me with despair.
من خودم را از ناامیدی پر نکردم.
to invent something new.
to what the universe is showing me
که جهان نشانم میدهد گوش دهم
to what the universe offers,
که جهان به من پیشنهاد میکند،
but point at the flock of starlings
اشاره کردن به دستهی سارها
in inherited choreography,
بالا و پایین میرود،
شکل «o» میشود[اشاره به متحیرشدن]
is as large as a house
که اندازهی یک خانه است
to fit a person standing.
به صورت ایستاده در آن جا میگیرد.
inside a flower,
داخل گلی قرار میدهد،
you can stand up inside of.
که میتوانید درون آن بایستید.
به خاطر آن اینجا قرار داده شدم.
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.
Sarah Kay | Speaker | TED.com