“Thinking about writing as an act of celebration is sometimes a helpful framework for me. It allows me to prioritize what I want to call attention to and what I want others to know about me. It makes me ask: What is worth celebrating?” ThinkingKnowsWantWritingSometimesAsksAttentionCelebrateHelpfulCelebrationFrameworkPrioritize Author:Sarah Kay
“I want to welcome folks to poetry, especially those who may have previously felt unwelcome; I want to celebrate everyone who is trying to make sense of this world through poetry the way I try to.” WorldWayWantTryingMayFeltThis WorldFolksWelcomeCelebrateMake SenseUnwelcome Author:Sarah Kay
“I love books that create worlds for me that I don't want to leave. I recently lost my entire life to Haruki Murakami - 1Q84. I tell people that book ruined my life in the best possible way. I couldn't think of anything else for weeks after I read it.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayWantBookLostWeekRuined Author:Sarah Kay
“There is hurt that cannot be fixed by band aids or poetrybecause no matter how wide you stretch your fingers, your hands will always be too small to catch all the pain you want to heal. Believe me, I’ve tried.” WantBelieveMatterHandsPainHurtBandFingersWideAidsHealFixedBelieve In MeBand Aid Author:Sarah Kay
“I want [my daughter] to look at the world through the underside of a glass-bottom boat, to look through a microscope at the galaxies that exist on the pinpoint of a human mind.” WorldWantMindHumansLooksInspirationMotivationDaughterBottomGlassesBoatMy DaughterHuman MindGalaxyMicroscopes Author:Sarah Kay
“They'll be days like this" my momma said. When you open your hands to catch, and wind up with only blisters and bruises. When you try to step out of the phone booth and try to fly , and the very people you want to save, are the ones standing on your cape. When your boots will fill with rain, and you'll be up to your knees with disappointment And those are the very days you have all the more reason to say "Thank you".” PeopleWantTryingSaidReasonHandsStepsWindRainStandingPhonesDisappointmentKneesBootsBruisesSaying Thank YouCapesMommaBlistersPhone BoothMy MommaDays Like This Author:Sarah Kay
“Not all poetry wants to be storytelling. And not all storytelling wants to be poetry. But great storytellers and great poets share something in common: They had something to say, and did.” WantCommonSharePoetStorytellingStorytellerGreat Poet Author:Sarah Kay
