"And she's going to learn that this 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 wayto remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air."The poems were really simple. They came from a pe...
The piece is a spoken word piece, but published in written form with illustrations as well. Short, charming, moving. Numerous videos are available online of the author performing the work, such as the one that probably got her most of the attention, at a TED talk. I both listened to the performance...
I first heard this poem performed quite awhile ago. I was just starting to listen to spoken word poetry through the IndieFeed: Performance Poetry podcast, and from that I was searching youtube for various poets and videos. I came across Sarah Kay and fell in love with what I heard.The performance I ...
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