Sarahkay

Sarah Kay

By ghazalj
  • born

  • 2004

    Kay is the founder and co-director of Project V.O.I.C.E.
  • television debut

    Kay made her television debut, performing the poem "Hands" on HBO's Def Poetry Jam.[7] She has performed at events and venues like the Lincoln Center, the Tribeca Film Festival, and at the United Nations
  • performing

    She began performing poetry at the Bowery Poetry Club in the East Village at the age of 14, joining their Slam Team in 2006. That year, she was the youngest person competing in the National Poetry Slam in Austin, Texas. She has participated in many poetry slams.
  • spark

    she performed at *spark!, a benefit for the Acumen Fund in New York, New York
  • TED conference

    she performed at the TED conference in Long Beach, California as part of a series entitled "Beauty, Imagination, Enchantment." Along with a talk about her upbringing, she performed the poems "B" and "Hiroshima"