Sarah Kay

Sarah Kay (born June 19, 1988) is an American poet. Known for her spoken word poetry, Kay is the founder of Project V.O.I.C.E. (founded 2004), a group dedicated to using spoken word as an educational and inspirational tool. She has a Master of Arts in teaching from Brown University, and an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Grinnell College. She now currently writes, reads, and performs poetry for diverse audiences. She is also the co-director and founder of her current project, project VOICE. She began performing poetry at the Bowery Poetry Club in the East Village at the age of 14, joining their Slam Team in 2006.

In 2019 she announced via Twitter that she would be hosting a podcast called Sincerely, X, which will be produced by TEDTalks and Audible.

Publications Although Kay works primarily in spoken word poetry, she has published poems in magazines such as Foundling Review, DamselFly Press, and decomP literary magazine. "The Type" was published in 2016 and is an illustrated version of her poem by the same name (with drawings by Sophia Janowitz as in her book "B") . Kay is also a resident poet for The Paris Review where she contributes in a weekly poetry column titled “Poetry Rx.” On March 13, 2018, All Our Wild Wonder, a vibrant tribute to extraordinary educators and celebrating learning, was released. The book features illustrations by Sophia Janowitz. Her second poetry collection A Little Daylight Left will be published by Penguin Random House on April 1, 2025. It is, in Kay's words "[...] a collection of poems that chronicles the evolution of my reaching. [...] of a lifelong grappling with what poetry is for, what it can & cannot do, how it buoys & connects & changes & ushers me through the chapters of my time here, not only as a compass, it turns out, but as a companion, too. [...]"