"A Bird Made of Birds" | Sarah Kay

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@nprpodcasts
@nprpodcasts Жыл бұрын
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@_lucy_goosey
@_lucy_goosey 5 жыл бұрын
Is anyone going to talk about how smoothly she transitioned into spoken word from just regular speech/a simple story?? The talent she has is absolutely amazing
@safiyarani4448
@safiyarani4448 4 жыл бұрын
no
@MrAbeydube
@MrAbeydube 3 жыл бұрын
Sarah is amazing and i’ve been following her work for years. I was so lucky to get to meet her once
@keenb641
@keenb641 3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was quite clear. Her cadence slowed down, her tone slightly deepened.
@kyleemeg2171
@kyleemeg2171 2 жыл бұрын
@@safiyarani4448 then maybe you should listen again
@veggiet2009
@veggiet2009 4 ай бұрын
Honestly so many of her poems do this, it's basically her style to bridge the beautiful gap between speech and poem
@sproutmackao4353
@sproutmackao4353 Жыл бұрын
Whoever put the video together and was in charge of changing angles, cutting to Sarah tiny in the corner of the dark room with an enormous audience on "On days when the world feels especially big" was beautiful and wonderful and I appreciate this decision deeply
@epicjpanda
@epicjpanda 5 жыл бұрын
okay was anybody going to tell me that figs are pollinated by wasps laying their eggs and dying inside or was i just supposed to learn that from a soft & inspiring poem by sarah kay
@monagomaa2374
@monagomaa2374 5 жыл бұрын
I guess it's the latter
@fairlyadorablepancreas3746
@fairlyadorablepancreas3746 5 жыл бұрын
We read it in highschool bio!
@TheFreshkidd1234
@TheFreshkidd1234 5 жыл бұрын
Found out about that watching the PBS channel 😂
@oooo4412
@oooo4412 5 жыл бұрын
@@fairlyadorablepancreas3746 Pffft weird flex about going to a decent highschool...
@encoresurfacing84
@encoresurfacing84 4 жыл бұрын
The turkey fig never flowers. It's a fascinating botany story.
@earllh
@earllh 5 жыл бұрын
This is why I love Sarah...the way she speaks is so enchanting that makes you wanna listen to it the words she speaks is full of metaphors that holds many meanings.
@quickdeuce
@quickdeuce 5 жыл бұрын
Yes, she does speak in metaphors and some may see this talk as merely that, however, she speaks of the one, the ONLY TRUTH. And THAT ~ is not a metaphor.
@ebonyl9312
@ebonyl9312 2 жыл бұрын
@@alexx6527 you will find the thing that brings you joy. It won't be the same thing that brings other joy, but it exists and it is out there. Good luck. 🙂
@Eijididnothingwrong
@Eijididnothingwrong 5 жыл бұрын
So glad to see Sarah back! She's a true artist with a gift for sharing genuine emotion.
@daniandceli
@daniandceli 5 жыл бұрын
Transcription "The universe has already written the poem you were planning on writing!" Except, for the first time, it didn't fill me with despair. Instead, I thought, "OK. Maybe it's not my job to invent something new. Maybe instead it's my job to listen to what the universe is showing me and to keep myself open to what the universe offers, so that when it's my turn, I can hold something to the light, just for a moment, just for as long as I have. The universe has already written the poem that you were planning on writing. And this is why you can do nothing but point at the flock of starlings whose bodies rise and fall in inherited choreography, swarming the sky in a sweeping curtain that, for one blistering moment, forms the unmistakeable shape of a giant bird flapping against the sky. It is why your mouth forms an "o" that is not a gasp, but rather, the beginning of, "Oh. Of course." As in, of course the heart of a blue whale is as large as a house with chambers tall enough to fit a person standing. Of course a fig becomes possible when a lady wasp lays her eggs inside a flower, dies and decomposes, the fruit, evidence of her transformation. Sometimes, the poem is so bright, your silly language will not stick to it. Sometimes, the poem is so true, nobody will believe you. I am a bird made of birds. This blue heart a house you can stand up inside of. I am dying here inside this flower. It is OK. It is what I was put here to do. Take this fruit. It is what I have to offer. It may not be first, or ever best, but it is the only way to be sure that I lived at all.
@NurMohammad-hc8qo
@NurMohammad-hc8qo Ай бұрын
a beautiful poem written by you
@yuliaainur5070
@yuliaainur5070 5 жыл бұрын
"It may not be first, or ever best" "But this is the only way to be sure that i lived it off." I found it very beautiful, about acceptance
@tabithamunyaka5287
@tabithamunyaka5287 5 жыл бұрын
I met sarah kay over 5 years ago and "if I should have daughter " was the poem that made everything in my life fall in place. My love for poetry was unveiled and no one will ever understand how significant it was to me.
@zaira6312
@zaira6312 5 жыл бұрын
Sarah needs to do more spoken word, Ive missed her so much
@sundayschoolteacheraprilar7839
@sundayschoolteacheraprilar7839 2 жыл бұрын
i'm here because Nightbirde quoted Sarah Kaye's poem... and the words were so beautiful... "I am dying here...It is ok. It is what I was put here to do. Take this fruit, it is what I have to offer. It may not be first, or ever best. But it is the only way to be sure that I lived at all." Thank you Sarah Kaye - your piece is so beautiful. Rest in peace Nightbirde. You have touched me with your life, with your wisdom, so deeply.
@poetrynerd1109
@poetrynerd1109 5 жыл бұрын
Yes Sarah Kay is back. I love her and Phil
@zohashaikh3730
@zohashaikh3730 5 жыл бұрын
OMG! I love both of them so much. They are the only ones who don't seem to need loud voice and fast pacing to make us feel what they want us to feel.
@892breezy
@892breezy 5 жыл бұрын
I just saw her last night for the 1st time live. After years of following her work. She performed this piece. It was so beautiful. And she's such a sweet person! And I got a signed book!
@rinalatash3614
@rinalatash3614 5 жыл бұрын
This blessed young lady is our blessing. The words that shape her energy or the energy that shapes her words are just brilliant. She brings so much lights into the world, and takes her mission so seriously. Can hardly describe how I feel every time I listen to her poems. I know almost all of them by heart. And wow, I’ve just realized she was my New Year’s 2018 present - discovered her right in New Year’s Eve. Thank you, Sarah, thank you, girl!
@janelennon3598
@janelennon3598 2 жыл бұрын
this poem is so imbued with wonder and light and possibility
@ladmyn2726
@ladmyn2726 3 жыл бұрын
Her voice and the way she speaks especially when she speaks poetry is just so magical
@judeoverholtzer1807
@judeoverholtzer1807 5 жыл бұрын
this poem has been stuck in my mind ever since i first heard it. i am absolutely in love with it. if the universe has written the poem i was planning on writing, i will say that i am the wasp, and this poem is the sweet fig that has grown around me; this poem is my shelter. thank you, sarah. "i am a bird made of birds - this blue heart a house you can stand up inside of. i am dying, here, inside this flower. it is okay."
@danieltakawi9919
@danieltakawi9919 4 жыл бұрын
Just watched her original TED video "If I should have a daughter..." and seeing how 8 years later her passion for poetry has not diminished one bit, is honestly one of the most beautiful things ever.
@nayjashah7368
@nayjashah7368 4 жыл бұрын
The way that she translated each part of the natural things she described was amazing💜
@wanderer9557
@wanderer9557 5 жыл бұрын
This video is so deep. Everytime I watch, I cry pondering how tiny we are in this incomprehensible grandeur of our Universe.
@popcornbag7897
@popcornbag7897 2 жыл бұрын
@@alexx6527 judging from a few of your other comments and this one, it seems like you dont care for sarah, spoken word poetry, or her fans so maybe just? dont comment? no need to disrespect people just because they resonate with this video
@ShoshanaBrand
@ShoshanaBrand 5 жыл бұрын
I can listen to Sarah Kay and never get tired. She lifts me up.
@veronianneruiz3889
@veronianneruiz3889 5 жыл бұрын
Sarah, you never fail to make me cry each time you open your mouth.
@happy1831
@happy1831 5 жыл бұрын
I had that experience but the starlings turned themselves into a massive heart in front of a church in MA, Berkshire County, where my great great grandparents built a massive church that has been since closed. However, I understand this moment in the universe, and it was love. This woman is a gift of love. 💙💚💛🧡❤️💜
@aura7573
@aura7573 5 жыл бұрын
Sarah Kay ❤ Your performance is the essence of your poetry! And yes, you have already written the poems I plan to write, you're my Universe. My thought keeper. Thank you for sharing yourself to the world. You're very Precious cuz you make us feel so 😌
@lunafromkc
@lunafromkc 5 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for Sarah’s comeback 💖 truly beautiful and inspiring!
@natalialesiak3759
@natalialesiak3759 5 жыл бұрын
I was deeply impressed by Sarah"s words. Her speech is like a melody of something completely new. Thank you for your mood and thoughts. You has already told what I was planning on saying.
@youraveragefan45
@youraveragefan45 5 жыл бұрын
* pauses video to research figs *
@ghulammustafa1884
@ghulammustafa1884 5 жыл бұрын
I just did the same thing :)
@wilbabilba
@wilbabilba Жыл бұрын
This is still my favorite poem. 4 years of listening to this and it still makes me sob like a fool.
@TubularOfficial
@TubularOfficial 2 жыл бұрын
Every now and then an artist arises that is such a master of their craft it transcends skill and work and just becomes soul and existence. Sarah Kay is the soul and existence of poetry. She to me will always be a great in her craft.
@blueparrish
@blueparrish 4 жыл бұрын
immediately after she said the last line i started BAWLING.... oh man...... sarah kay has such a way with words
@osse1n
@osse1n 5 жыл бұрын
*BIRDCEPTION*
@offtosl33p
@offtosl33p 4 жыл бұрын
i once heard this from podcast on spotify, and i was moved of how beautiful this is. it is truly well written and spoke. this made my heart so warm while the day is cold. thank you Sarah Kay and Kaveh Akbar
@akiiesugereadt
@akiiesugereadt 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Sarah for sharing as us writers do, and as us vessels do.
@jennyfelicitasbarz9934
@jennyfelicitasbarz9934 4 жыл бұрын
She is a genius! seriously! Some people TELL metaphors - She LIVES the metaphor. I would give so much to the world through her eyes one day but I guess that's what her poems are here for
@Diana-gt1rv
@Diana-gt1rv 4 жыл бұрын
This is so absolutely true and I am just now making a similar experience in my life. I strongly believe that the universe has made a plan for each one of us, we just have to listen to the universe and fulfil the role which has been written for us, like on stage. It’s so beautiful and amazing.
@lupevinado3087
@lupevinado3087 2 жыл бұрын
Sarah’s words always brings me so much comfort 🥰
@kristeemarie2229
@kristeemarie2229 4 жыл бұрын
Sarah's speaking voice is poetry itself 🥰
@lavanyasunthara
@lavanyasunthara 4 жыл бұрын
I will forever come back to this, to let my heart be touched
@basmattiebasheer6409
@basmattiebasheer6409 5 жыл бұрын
Sarah Kay is such a breath of fresh air! 😭❤
@promiseigere5882
@promiseigere5882 5 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad I get to listen to her again
@upintheclouds8036
@upintheclouds8036 5 жыл бұрын
I am in love with her essence and her brilliant mind.
@lilililililililililililililily
@lilililililililililililililily 5 жыл бұрын
She spoke at my high school once. I asked her what pokemon game her brother had (it was something she mentioned in one of her poems). I miss her. It’s been at least 5 years, maybe I’d have something more substantial to say to her.
@くれは-t1i
@くれは-t1i 5 жыл бұрын
Her language is so beautiful!! I love it
@tsubakiblossom
@tsubakiblossom 4 жыл бұрын
I miss listening to her. She has the voice I can listen to all day.
@prosthoinsights
@prosthoinsights 5 жыл бұрын
The Queen is back!!!! on TED Stage!
@ultramarinewaters9325
@ultramarinewaters9325 5 жыл бұрын
Welcome back Sarah Kay! I love your work!
@dissonanceofcircles5451
@dissonanceofcircles5451 4 жыл бұрын
I cry, every time, it's so true, and so rare, I'm lucky to be here.
@aditiagrawal7504
@aditiagrawal7504 4 жыл бұрын
I love poems and add that to how she expresses her words 💜💜 Its truly amazing...😃
@cadence3141
@cadence3141 5 жыл бұрын
Always wanting for more of Sarah Kay. Hope to see you soon one day 💙
@AshLuzadio
@AshLuzadio 2 жыл бұрын
Damn! The transition from speech to spoken poetry is so seamless I couldnt identify where it started! 😍 And I really also like that dress.
@christbearer511
@christbearer511 5 жыл бұрын
Oh my God. This was So beautiful. Immediate tears.
@raisedfrequency
@raisedfrequency 5 жыл бұрын
I was so Inspired by this ...I let go of Fear and started uploading Poetry and Music I created to my KZbin Page Yesterday..Thanks for the Inspiration Sarah!
@KhushbooSinghQueenOfHearts
@KhushbooSinghQueenOfHearts 4 жыл бұрын
"The eyes, Chico. The eyes never lie." Her eyes speak more than words!
@elcheapo9444
@elcheapo9444 5 жыл бұрын
It was so beautiful. Moved me to tears.
@yourweirdbanana
@yourweirdbanana 5 жыл бұрын
The Queen of Spoken Word Poetry.
@slaynuhssofa7693
@slaynuhssofa7693 4 жыл бұрын
Not to be a slight downer, but I want the last three sentences of this piece to be in my obituary (whenever that day comes) 🙌🏾
@royal3880
@royal3880 5 жыл бұрын
She is everything.
@divyamurugesan5557
@divyamurugesan5557 5 жыл бұрын
WoW!! She is a poem writing poems. :)
@happy1831
@happy1831 5 жыл бұрын
Divya Murugesan Beautiful words spoken from your heart. You understand ❤️
@MsGalium
@MsGalium 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this! It really touched my heart.
@lebaronde3204
@lebaronde3204 5 жыл бұрын
sarah is back!
@briannalocke4376
@briannalocke4376 5 жыл бұрын
this is so sad that theres so many people not getting this...
@willapotter5455
@willapotter5455 4 жыл бұрын
No, you already wrote that poem. But that’s why all I have to do is listen and be better for it. Thanks for everything, Sarah
@tryceratops7746
@tryceratops7746 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve so missed you & your magic, Sarah
@HidekazuOki
@HidekazuOki 5 жыл бұрын
You know, this is so insightful...because this applies to vastly different fields too. In the world of mathematics, it's the same. The Universe contains the mathematical truths, but we need mathematicians to excavate those truths.
@phanorR
@phanorR 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.. thank you for creating... Sarah Kay
@lisa3965
@lisa3965 5 жыл бұрын
ohh, i'm always excited to see sarah kay on here, she's a true artist and always manages to make you think and re-think with her poems
@AntoniAmericaLatina
@AntoniAmericaLatina 5 жыл бұрын
I'm always impressed by your poems! Always listen to them a couple of times to make sure I won't miss any of the amazing details you put inside!
@angelvimanong3314
@angelvimanong3314 Жыл бұрын
thank you for this!!❤
@asif_mojtoba
@asif_mojtoba 5 жыл бұрын
*Yes; that's why I don't write anything new for my assignments; I just copy-pasta the old notes from the other students. Yes, the universe has already written the poem I was planning on writing.*
@lilmama8718
@lilmama8718 4 жыл бұрын
Best comment
@shalini3336
@shalini3336 4 жыл бұрын
I must have listened to all your poems.
@paulsmith9341
@paulsmith9341 5 жыл бұрын
She made me tear up.
@adekunbiogunsuyi6330
@adekunbiogunsuyi6330 4 жыл бұрын
Oh my! I love Kaveh Akbar. Awesome
@cob571
@cob571 5 жыл бұрын
Your dress is the universe!
@justinmcneight6899
@justinmcneight6899 5 жыл бұрын
I will move on I still love you guys. Only want happiness, he's a great dude who has many things to pass along.
@alone_mask
@alone_mask 5 жыл бұрын
I can see many galaxies and black holes on her dress
@aminakaja6465
@aminakaja6465 5 жыл бұрын
I love this gorgeous human being!
@kinsmed
@kinsmed 5 жыл бұрын
Much better; a Talk that is part wonder, part humor... all fascination.
@henrileveque928
@henrileveque928 5 жыл бұрын
Not sure if that would have been my approach of the thing but remarkable and magnificent subject to think and speak of
@kiritadhikari5160
@kiritadhikari5160 5 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful! ♥️
@radhikaagarwal1058
@radhikaagarwal1058 5 жыл бұрын
This is so wonderful...her voice and the way she speaks can literally give a person goose bumps
@Erica.N24
@Erica.N24 Жыл бұрын
Amazinghhh insights!!!❤
@maungagussutikno5379
@maungagussutikno5379 3 жыл бұрын
watching listening with tears
@cynthiamorris2308
@cynthiamorris2308 Жыл бұрын
Beautifully spoken and contrived piece of art
@dissonanceofcircles5451
@dissonanceofcircles5451 4 жыл бұрын
This, this is my morning sun, she gets me every time, lol of course. 🙂
@xandertabuzo7173
@xandertabuzo7173 4 жыл бұрын
so brilliant. always a fan!
@laurabratisax596
@laurabratisax596 4 жыл бұрын
she's ahead of our time
@kathrynviolago237
@kathrynviolago237 4 жыл бұрын
"This fruit... it is what I have to offer. It might not be first or ever best, but it is the only way to be sure that I lived it all." Reason to still create, imagine, and inspire! To live fully, even when you feel so small in a world so big.
@IsaqueGaldino
@IsaqueGaldino 5 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful! Thanks.
@keithhopkins9225
@keithhopkins9225 5 жыл бұрын
What amazing thoughts this young has! I am inspired and uplifted by her!
@hamstirsuperiority
@hamstirsuperiority 4 жыл бұрын
this speech made me cry :c
@truthseekermedia
@truthseekermedia 5 жыл бұрын
Victory is in perception ✨⚡️🌒🌈❄️🌟
@agnetegrenild1588
@agnetegrenild1588 4 жыл бұрын
Starling-mumurations is a big ting in Southern Jutland, Denmark. In danish it's Called "sort sol" wich means "black sun" (Sorry for poor english)
@anajurjevic3371
@anajurjevic3371 5 жыл бұрын
Why does she always make me cry?! :D
@marcus252phone
@marcus252phone 5 жыл бұрын
Sarah Kay is my favorite 💕💕💕
@LadyB_miniatures
@LadyB_miniatures 5 жыл бұрын
Ive seen a murmuration of starlings in real life as i live in the uk 🇬🇧 its an amazing and beautiful thing to see
@karthikms
@karthikms 5 жыл бұрын
Is it a coincidence that her dress is full of spots (birds) and when she lifts her arms it looks like one big bird? hmm.
@lellowlife6853
@lellowlife6853 Жыл бұрын
She’s incredible
@theflowergodleanne
@theflowergodleanne 5 жыл бұрын
uGH RMB HER LAST TED TALK ABOUT SLAM POETRY GOSHH WHAT A LONG TIME AGOOOO
@equalityarise2672
@equalityarise2672 2 жыл бұрын
the poem is so bright
@theabigailcastor
@theabigailcastor 4 жыл бұрын
this was FANTASTIC i am so so so in love with that
@avten5744
@avten5744 5 жыл бұрын
I just love Sarah 💖
@ammarif618
@ammarif618 5 жыл бұрын
It's science here keep your love for your kids.
@justinmcneight6899
@justinmcneight6899 5 жыл бұрын
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@margot7048
@margot7048 2 жыл бұрын
Anyone have the link to the video she was talking about
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