Sarah Kay

And once I found that sort of spine, then I was able to see which of all these poems help show that chronology like little ticks on a timeline.

Oh, you know what's so funny?

I wouldn't.

I wouldn't say a single thing to her because the only reason it worked is that I knew absolutely nothing about what was going to happen.

I was so naive and I was so...

genuinely present and just happy to be there.

And you can see it when you watch the video.

Yeah.

Who's just like, wow, here I am.

What a day.

And I think if I tried to say anything, it would, it would betray too much to that kid and it would trample it.

And so I wouldn't, I wouldn't say a thing.

I would just, I would just watch.

Well, poetry is this ancient, ancient art form.

It's as old as we are.

And there are so many poets who were maybe even not allowed the title of poet or were not concerned with the title of poet.

And we're still reaching for language for the unlanguageable.

And I think because I fell in love with poetry in a dive bar, so much of my love of poetry comes from its communal possibilities, both as language.

shared experience of live performance, but also opportunity for community building, opportunity for healing, opportunity for naming, opportunity for showing each other

and our vulnerable humanness and our bravery.