Sarah Kay performs "Jakarta, January"
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2016
- Sarah Kay is a poet from New York City who is perhaps best known for her talk at the 2011 TED conference, which has been viewed over nine million times online. Sarah has been invited to share her work on such diverse stages as the Malthouse Theater in Melbourne, Australia; The Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark, the United Nations and Carnegie Hall in New York City, among hundreds of other venues around the world. She is the founder & co-director of Project VOICE, and the author of three books of poetry: No Matter the Wreckage (Write Bloody, 2014), B (Hachette Books, 2015), and The Type (Hachette Books, 2016).
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"What is a boy if not a glowing thing learning what he could get away with."
"What is a girl if a not a pulsing thing learning what the world will take from her."
"What is being an adult if not a terrified thing desperate to protect a thing you cannot save."
Love, love, love this.
that was like _wow_
I know the father who walked into Starbucks that morning and had shrapnel pulled from his body the next day. I saw him minutes before he walked out. I still remember hearing the bombs and the gunshots, the smoke in the blue sky. I remember the lockdown, the desperate phone calls. We were adults, huddled together in the safety of a tiny room, but we were nothing more than terrified children in the face of terror.
Sarah performed in my hometown Jakarta the weekend after the incident. I missed her performance because I was too shaken after the incident to travel anywhere. But that's okay because I still get to hear this incredible poem, one that has come close to my heart.
While some people sadly passed away during the incident, you'll be pleased to hear that the father I know survived and has, from I last heard, become determined to cherish his family and spend more time with them.
Thank you for this information. I come back to this poem whenever I am feeling unsure of myself in the world. I imagine myself in situations harder than the ones I face. I’ve imagined myself as that father in that Starbucks and wondered what happened to the real life version. You have eased my worry.
"And what is being an adult if not a terrified thing, desperate to protect something you cannot save". Excellent, Sarah.
She always makes me have goosebumps, I just love her
me too!!
I love her too
EXACTLY
"Poetry is what I reach for in the days the ash will not stop falling " felt this ❤
One hand her voice is so soothing and on the other her words are so piercing. One of my favorite spoken word poets
once again she has spread her magic through her soothing voice and heart robbing words
"And the sky outside the classroom is so terribly blue" sooo good
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I think she refers to the empty sky after 9/11 in NY? No planes, less clouds, less pollution, more blue skies?
I feel like it's been an eternity since I've seen her perform a new poem, but this was worth the wait.
Thank you world for giving us Sarah Kay
OMG, Jakarta is my central city of my country and you wrote poem about it and I wrote this before I listen your poem and... OMG. Speechless.
[updare after hearing the poem]
thank you for your poem Sarah, so beautiful.
I'm trying to come up with words to describe how much this poem rocked me. I was lucky enough to have seen Sara when she was in Jakarta back in January, and that had been my school. I remember me and my friends were all jokes until we realized this was serious, and that we were in lockdown and that so many of our parents were Too Close to the sight of the bombing. I also lived in New York City when 9/11 occurred, but was too young to get what had happened, so I didn't know the fear of a terror attack until January.
I still don't have the right words, but what I do know is that this poem is incredible. Thank you for this.
Yet another beautiful and moving poem from Sarah Kay. She is by far my favorite poet.
Agreed I Cannot Ger Enough Of Her.
I wasn't expecting to tear up, omg that hit me hard. I remember being at the Australian school in Jakarta at the time an Australian embassy was bombed in Indonesia, and having school called off for a while because of bomb threats. Fast forward to years later my brother is at JIS when the bomb she's talking about goes off, and when I asked if he was ok, he seemed disturbingly unfazed. Strangely enough, even I still feel a lot safer in Jakarta than I do in America. Maybe we've been desensitized growing up in this environment. I don't know what to make of it
I feel you
I’m from Jakarta, and when I was 8 I saw a Starbucks blow up right in front of my uncles office so man this poem is freaky when I heard it. It’s so beautiful and her voice is so soothing!
UA-cam recommendations did something right for once.
i was so excited when i saw the title because i live in Jakarta and the city doesnt get noticed often. and the poem gave me chills, it was wonderful.
This poem absolutely broke my heart. Sarah, you’re amazing.
Sarah Kay makes me teary-eyed every time I watch her beautiful and touching poems.
Agreed
just stop making me cry Sarah! just stop! you are such a beautiful person. you are amazing.
Gosh I'm in tears! What a gifted lady!
As a guy tuned in to this whole looming gender war, that comment about guys looking to see what they can get away with, should send alarm bells ringing or put me into full investigative mode.
But I can't, because this woman has grabbed me by the heartstrings and the feels are still so terribly real.
Poetry has everything to do with politics, but my politics have nothing to do with the quality of her poetry and as always, hers is some top quality poetry.
Breathtaking and heartwrenching. Once again Sarah fantastically written and spoken. I'll be rolling these words around in my mind for at least a week now.
Im so glad you are still doing this Sarah. Please never stop writing poetry.
been waiting for long
Sarah K my absolute kween !!! Back at it again with the heart-wrenching, magically nostalgia laden prose !!
I watched your performance when you were in Jakarta! It was one of the best performances I have seen in my entire life
This actually brought me to tears
this is so good. I'm crying
Powerful. Thank you, Ms Kay.
i adore everything about this.
This was beautiful. Really, don’t know how else to describe it.
You inspire me so much Sarah ❤️
I LOVE HER SO MUCH .
Why I just found this?!!!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💜
dayum!! this is so good😭😍😍😍
Thanks for bringing Jakarta to your performance ❣
Such a touching poem! Also, Jakarta represent!
Goosebumps.
That was truly amazing.
"Jakarta, November."
Indonesians you know what I mean.
Beautiful piece of work.
this had me in tears
Just heavenly!
Mesmerised!
owwhh my heart,, this is so good
She's so pretty
Beautiful🔥🔥❤️❤️
im indonesian and im so afsjsjzgs about this
Its just so powerful
I don't know how you can control the atmosphere on stage with your poems. And thank you for "jakarta". that's my city :D
I want more of your poetry Sarah. It's been an year now ....
Uppppp yey
So moving x
Incredible
Love.
gorgeous
Eres impresionante Sarah, siento mucho respeto por ti, por como escribes, por lo que dices, y por como recitas. Un abrazo desde Madrid.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
SUCH A GOOD POEM
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
iM SPEECHLESSSS MY HOME
Am I the only one who cried?
The pain in her voice though....
She was in Jakarta? I live there and have loved her since her TED talk yet i didn't about this 😭.
Is this referring about that sarinah terrorism accident?
she's been here?
" Pomes are never finished"
Jakarta Nagas represent
Was she in Jakarta when the bombing happen? What could Sarah Kay possibly do in Jakarta, teaching kindergartens?
I dont live far from that starbucks
Wait wait wait... IS THIS A REAL LIFE STORY IN INDONESIA? I'm INDONESIAN AND I KNOW THIS STORY. A GUY BLEW HIMSELF UP IN ORDER TO KILL SOMEONE! WTF?!?!?!?