June 5, 2014
Delivering the Commencement Speech at The Ellis School in Pittsburgh, PA!
What a beautiful celebration to be a part of! Sarah had such a great time being the graduation speaker, and was so honored to be present on such a magical day.

May 23, 2014
Performing and teaching at The Gordon School in East Providence, RI!
Sarah and Phil had such an fantastic day at The Gordon School. The students at Gordon are already such remarkable poets, it was a thrill to hear them and see them at work!

May 21, 2014
Performing at Page Meets Stage with Zack Rogow in NYC!
The Page Meets Stage reading is a monthly poetry series that pairs more page-oriented, academic poets with poets who come from a more spoken-word or performative background. Both poets are on stage at the same time and read back and forth, poem for poem, sometimes answering each other, poem for poem, and other times taking the poetic conversation in a different direction. The evening is hosted by Taylor Mali, and it was a joy to share a stage with Zack Rogow! (Photo by Chris Rhee)

May 7, 2014
Performing at the United Nations Foundation’s Moms + SocialGood Event
What an honor for Sarah to be invited to perform “B” at the UNF’s Moms + SocialGood Event, alongside Olivia Wilde and other incredible women and activists!

May 5, 2014
Celebrating Franny Choi!
From Project VOICE’s new website:

“Project VOICE is thrilled to officially announce the addition of FRANNY CHOI to the Project VOICE team! Franny Choi is a Pushcart Prize Nominee, has been a three-time Finalist at various National Poetry Slam competitions, and is author of the newly released, “Floating, Brilliant, Gone.” Franny is one of the most sought-after poet teachers in the country. And we’ve snagged her for Project VOICE! We love her electrifying performances, but also her extensive experience mentoring and working with youth through spoken word poetry. Having Franny join Phil Kaye and Sarah Kay means Project VOICE can expand our reach to bring inspiring poets and teachers into even more classrooms and communities worldwide!”

Learn more about Franny and her amazing accomplishments here!

May 1-2, 2014
Performing and teaching at the International School of Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland!
Sarah and Phil spent the day with students and staff at the International School of Geneva.

May 1, 2014
Featured in “The Courage Anthology”!
Two of Sarah’s poems are featured in the brand new anthology from Write Bloody Publishing, “The Courage Anthology: Daring Poems for Gutsy Girls!” It is “a fierce collection of poems for anyone who is, or has been, or knows, a teenage girl.” Check out the website for bios and interviews with some of the incredible poets that are featured in the book, and buy a copy for you or someone you love!

(Just LOOK AT THIS LINEUP: Gypsy Yo! Jamila Woods! Hollis Wong-Wear! Jeanann Verlee! Amber Tamblyn! Patricia Smith! Brynn Saito! Jan Richman! Sonya Renee Taylor! April Ranger! Aimee Nezhukumatathil! Mindy Nettifee! Rachel McKibbens! Marty McConnell! Shanny Jean Maney! Jessica Helen Lopez! Ada Limón! Dorianne Laux! Daphne Gottlieb! Karen Finneyfrock! Andrea Gibson! Fatimah Asghar! Mayda Del Valle! Tara Hardy! Shira Erlichman! Denise Jolly! Jennifer L. Knox! Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz! Franny Choi! Sara Brickman! Aracelis Germay! Traci Brimhall! Erica Miriam Fabri!)

May 1, 2014
Performing in Geneva, Switzerland!
Sarah and Phil put on a last minute open to the public show in Geneva at Auditoire Louis-Jeantet, to an intimate, lovely group of fans and friends. Thanks to all who came out for the evening!

April 27-30, 2014
Performing and teaching at The American School in Switzerland in Montagnola, Switzerland!
Sarah spent a week as the artist in residence at TASIS, at one of the most beautiful school campuses she has ever seen! Much thanks to Peter Locke and the other organizers.

April 24, 2014
Performing at Brown University in Providence, RI!
Sarah returned to her alma mater tonight for her first performance back at Brown since she graduated. Of the amazing, emotional evening, Sarah wrote this and shared it on her facebook page:

Way back when I was an undergraduate sophomore at Brown University, Phil Kaye and I worked really hard to help bring a group of big-name spoken word poets to Brown. It was the first time Brown had ever hosted guest poets for a show. We booked Salomon 101, the largest venue on campus, and then spent weeks agonizing that it was a stupid thing to have done because we were sure we would never fill it. On the night of the show, 600 people lined up outside the auditorium. The line wound all the way down the Main Green and out the gate. It was a packed house, and the poets who performed that night said it was one of the best shows of their lives. The audience too, came out with rave reviews. I remember it as one of my proudest moments in school: that I had helped share poetry with this many people.

This Thursday night, I performed at Brown for the first time since I graduated. All week I stressed about the homecoming. I had such high expectations and wanted to do right by this place and the people that have meant so much to me. When I arrived an hour early to do my sound check in Salomon 101, I came through Faunce Arch to discover students already lined up down the Main Green, out the gate. My breath caught in my throat. The visual was such a strong visceral memory for me, I had to sneak inside and sit down, where I instantly broke into tears. Things come full circle.

The show was utter joy from beginning to end. But that line meant more to me than any ovation or award or Amazon list. It reminded me how lucky I am to find people who will listen. To me, and also to each other. It was fellow Brown students who first expressed faith in the crazy dreams I had back in college, and many of them have continued to be my support system long after school. How lucky I have been every step of this journey. Thank you to everyone who came out for Thursday’s show, you helped give me one of the happiest moments of my whole life.