Sarah Kay: "A Bird Made of Birds"
Сара Кей: «Птица, сделанная из птиц»
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,
на крючок с потолка,
that the heart of a blue whale
что сердце синего кита
can stand up fully inside of it.
мог бы встать во весь рост внутри него.
фотографией в сети,
the poem you were planning on writing."
которое ты планировал написать».
I was horrified.
I'm trying to invent new metaphors!
создать новые метафоры!
that hasn't been discovered yet.
которая ещё не была открыта.
is always going to get there before me?"
будет на шаг впереди меня?»
a uniquely poet problem,
feels especially big
кажется особенно большим,
that some of you may have seen.
некоторые из вас его тоже видели.
every couple of months.
that are called starlings,
called a "murmuration,"
just a big cloud of birds.
большое облако птиц.
a quick video on their phone
на свой телефон небольшое видео
where the birds shift,
written the poem
написала стихотворение,
it didn't fill me with despair.
не наполнило меня отчаянием.
to invent something new.
создавать что-то новое.
to what the universe is showing me
что Вселенная показывает мне,
to what the universe offers,
что она мне предлагает,
but point at the flock of starlings
указывать на стаю скворцов,
in inherited choreography,
опускаются в природном танце,
is as large as a house
такое же большое, как и дом
to fit a person standing.
чтобы человек мог стоять в полный рост.
inside a flower,
you can stand up inside of.
в котором ты можешь стоять.
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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