“I think that poetry is an act of celebration, that anytime you're writing a poem, it means that you're celebrating something, even if it's a sad poem, if it's an angry poem, a political poem or anything at all. The fact that you're taking the time and energy to pick up this thing and hold it to the light, and say, "Let's take some time to consider this," means that you've deemed it worthy enough to spend time on - which, in my opinion, is celebrating.” IfsThinkingWritingMeanEnoughFactsLightPoliticalEnergyOpinionPicksAngryWorthyCelebratePoetry IsCelebrationEnd TimesSpend TimeTime And Energy Author:Sarah Kay
“I write poetry to figure things out. Any time I’m trying to wrap my head around something, poetry is like a puzzle-solving strategy for me.” WritingTryingFiguresStrategyPoetry IsPuzzlesWraps Author:Sarah Kay
“Poetry is like pooping. If there is a poem inside of you, it has to come out. Sometimes it can be really difficult and take longer than you'd like (it may even be painful), but other times it can be really easy and happen much faster than you expected. But either way - it is important, and it feels so much better when it's done.” IfsWayFeelsMayImportantSometimesDoneHappensEasyDifficultPainfulExpectedFasterPoetry Is Author:Sarah Kay
“Nothing is as universal as some good scatalogical humor. I try to shift the frame in which people think about poetry from being distant or "sacred" to being more human, because then I think it becomes easier to feel like poetry belongs to us, is for us, is from us.” PeopleThinkingFeelsTryingHumansEasierUniversalSacredPoetry Is Author:Sarah Kay
“Think it's so unfair when people think that you're not a "real artist" unless you're getting paid for it....I personally know so many poets that work a 9 to 5 in a cubicle and come home and write poetry. Their poetry is just as powerful and moving as anything that I've ever written, if not more.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWritingRealHomeMovingArtistPowerfulWrittenPoetPaidPoetry IsComing HomeUnfairReal ArtistsCubicles Author:Sarah Kay
“Poetry is like a puzzle-solving strategy for me. I like to poem my way through tricky questions and ideas. That's about the only consistent thread through my poem-creation process.” WayIdeasProcessCreationStrategyMy WayConsistentPoetry IsThreadPuzzlesTricky Author:Sarah Kay
