Sarah Kay: "A Bird Made of Birds"
Sarah Kay: "Madár madarakból"
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.
on a hook from the ceiling,
that the heart of a blue whale
hogy a kék bálna szíve elég nagy ahhoz,
can stand up fully inside of it.
the poem you were planning on writing."
amelynek a megírását csak terveztük."
I was horrified.
I'm trying to invent new metaphors!
próbálok kitalálni!
that hasn't been discovered yet.
amelyet még senki nem tárt fel.
is always going to get there before me?"
a uniquely poet problem,
feels especially big
amikor a világ különösen nagy,
that some of you may have seen.
amelyet néhányan már láthattak.
every couple of months.
that are called starlings,
amelyeket seregélyeknek hívunk,
called a "murmuration,"
az ún. murmuráció,
just a big cloud of birds.
a quick video on their phone
sikerült levideóznia telefonjával
where the birds shift,
a madarak megfordulnak,
written the poem
már megírta a verset,
it didn't fill me with despair.
töltött el kétségbeeséssel.
hogy valami újat találjak ki.
to invent something new.
to what the universe is showing me
hogy figyeljem, amit az univerzum mutat,
to what the universe offers,
but point at the flock of starlings
csak rámutatunk a seregélyrajra,
in inherited choreography,
koreográfiában fel-le hullámzik,
is as large as a house
a kék bálna szíve akkora, mint egy ház,
to fit a person standing.
hogy állva elférjenek benne.
inside a flower,
you can stand up inside of.
amelyben egyenesen állhatsz.
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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