“My first performance poem was about how sometimes I was teased for being manly, or a tomboy or whatever. It was saying how just because I looked a certain way and displayed myself a certain way didn't mean that I wasn't also a feminine human...a woman if you will.” IfsWayFirstsHumansMeanSometimesCertainPerformancesFeminineManly 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
“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 write poetry to figure things out. It's what I use as a navigating tool in my life, so when there's something that I just can't understand, I have to "poem" my way through it. For that reason I write a lot about family, because my family confuses me and I'm always trying to figure them out. I write a lot about love, because love is continually confusing in all of its many glorious aspects.” WayWritingTryingReasonUseLove IsFiguresAspectToolsMy FamilyMy WayGloriousConfusingAlways TryingAbout Family Author:Sarah Kay
“It's really hard for me to remember all of the places that I've been but I can remember all of the delicious meals that I've ever eaten. I love traveling by way or stomach...and finding quiet time.” WayI CanHardRememberQuietFindingsMealsStomachDeliciousQuiet Time 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
“When words become a poem, it makes sense to me, but I don't know how to explain to someone why the words are the way they are. It's just the logic of the poem to me.” KnowsWayKnow HowLogicMake Sense 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
“Remember that good things come in threes and so do bad things and always apologize when you've done something wrong but don't you ever apologize for the way your eyes refuse to stop shining.” WayDoneEyeRememberShiningGood ThingsRefuseBad ThingsApologizing Author:Sarah Kay
“Because there's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away.” WayLoveInspirationalMatterBeautifulNatureSeaKissingOceanRefuseMy SoulBeachCuteShoreOcean SeaBest NatureOceans And SeasSeashoreBeach And OceanBeach OceanSea And SkySea And BeachShorelineCool BeachKissing SomeoneBeautiful BeachOcean Currents Author:Sarah Kay
“Life will hit you hard in the face, wait for you to get back up just so it can kick you in the stomach. But getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.” WayHardFacesWaitingAirWindTasteKicksGet BackStomachLungs Author:Sarah Kay
“If I should have a daughter, instead of "Mom," she's going to call me "Point B," because that way she knows that no matter what happens, at least she can always find her way to me.” IfsKnowsWayShouldMatterHappensMomDaughterShould HaveNo Matter WhatCall Me Author:Sarah Kay
