Sarah Kay: "A Bird Made of Birds"
Sarah Kay: "Um Pássaro Feito de Pássaros"
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.
que é um colega poeta.
do coração de uma baleia azul
on a hook from the ceiling,
no tecto com um gancho
that the heart of a blue whale
que o coração de uma baleia azul
can stand up fully inside of it.
para uma pessoa ficar de pé dentro dele.
esta foto "online",
que estavas a planear escrever".
the poem you were planning on writing."
I was horrified.
fiquei horrorizada.
I'm trying to invent new metaphors!
a tentar inventar novas metáforas!
that hasn't been discovered yet.
que ainda não foi descoberta.
is always going to get there before me?"
fazê-lo antes de mim?"
a uniquely poet problem,
exclusivo a poetas,
feels especially big
parece especialmente grande
that some of you may have seen.
que alguns devem ter visto.
every couple of months.
de dois em dois meses.
that are called starlings,
called a "murmuration,"
de "murmuração",
just a big cloud of birds.
uma grande nuvem de pássaros.
a quick video on their phone
num pequeno vídeo, com o telemóvel,
where the birds shift,
há um momento em que os pássaros
written the poem
isso não me encheu de desespero.
it didn't fill me with despair.
to invent something new.
inventar algo novo.
to what the universe is showing me
o que o Universo me diz
to what the universe offers,
quando chegar a minha vez,
but point at the flock of starlings
para o bando de estorninhos
in inherited choreography,
numa coreografia herdada,
is as large as a house
baleia azul é tão grande como uma casa,
to fit a person standing.
para acomodar uma pessoa em pé.
inside a flower,
dentro de uma flor,
será fútil e insuficiente.
you can stand up inside of.
dentro da qual podes ficar de pé.
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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