Sarah Kay: "A Bird Made of Birds"
שרה קיי: ציפור עשויה מציפורים
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.
שהוא משורר עמית.
on a hook from the ceiling,
that the heart of a blue whale
שהלב של לוויתן כחול
can stand up fully inside of it.
the poem you were planning on writing."
I was horrified.
I'm trying to invent new metaphors!
להמציא מטאפורות חדשות!
that hasn't been discovered yet.
is always going to get there before me?"
a uniquely poet problem,
feels especially big
that some of you may have seen.
שחלקכם בוודאי ראה.
every couple of months.
that are called starlings,
called a "murmuration,"
just a big cloud of birds.
a quick video on their phone
באמצעות הטלפון הנייד שלהם
where the birds shift,
written the poem
it didn't fill me with despair.
זה לא מילא אותי בייאוש.
to invent something new.
to what the universe is showing me
למה שהעולם מציג בפניי
to what the universe offers,
but point at the flock of starlings
in inherited choreography,
is as large as a house
הוא גדול כמו בית
to fit a person standing.
inside a flower,
you can stand up inside of.
שאתם יכולים לעמוד בתוכו.
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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