Sarah Kay: "A Bird Made of Birds"
사라 케이(Sarah Kay): 새들로 이루어진 새 한 마리
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.
동료 시인입니다.
사진 한 장을 발견했는데요.
해부된 심장 사진이었습니다.
on a hook from the ceiling,
that the heart of a blue whale
심장이 거대하다는 것을
can stand up fully inside of it.
관찰할 수 있었죠.
the poem you were planning on writing."
우주가 벌써 써두었다는 사실입니다."
I was horrified.
I'm trying to invent new metaphors!
은유를 찾으러 노력 중이었다고!
that hasn't been discovered yet.
찾으려 노력 중이었다고.
is always going to get there before me?"
앞서 있다니, 무슨 말이야?"
a uniquely poet problem,
아니란 걸 알지만
feels especially big
이상하게 크게 느껴지거나
that some of you may have seen.
보셨을 수도 있는 영상을 봤습니다.
every couple of months.
인터넷에 떠돌았습니다.
that are called starlings,
called a "murmuration,"
just a big cloud of birds.
구름 형태로 날아다닙니다.
a quick video on their phone
날아다니는 것을 발견하고
where the birds shift,
written the poem
사람들이 쓰려고 한
it didn't fill me with despair.
절망감을 느끼지 않았습니다.
내 일이 아닐지도 몰라.
to invent something new.
to what the universe is showing me
우주가 내게 보여주는 걸 듣고
to what the universe offers,
열린 마음으로 받아들이고
but point at the flock of starlings
말고는 할 수 있는 게 없죠.
in inherited choreography,
“오” 모양으로 되는 이유는
is as large as a house
사람이 안에 들어가 설 수 있는
to fit a person standing.
집처럼 큰 것 처럼요.
inside a flower,
말벌이 변한 증거입니다.
you can stand up inside of.
들어가 설 수 있는 집입니다.
할 일이기 때문입니다.
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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