Kay, Sarah (sera)

December 1, 2012
Reviewed in the Kathmandu Post!
What a blush-worthy review from writer Pranaya SJB Rana. Rana writes: “Sarah, beautiful and effervescent, held the packed audience in a rapturous embrace. From watching her perform at TED or the myriad videos on YouTube, there are a few things that a viewer can’t quite tell. First, that she’s tall. Then, that this 23-year-old commands the stage with effortless confidence, exuding charm and spirit. But what does come across through video and in person is that her poems are so much persona, bravado, experience and emotion. There are matters of little import to others and yet, the way she tells it, she could very well be narrating the end of the world. She spoke and in speaking, gave advice. Her metaphors were insights, the melody her voice. Walking away, there was something intangible in the air, as if struck with something too incomprehensible to behold. Maybe this is what poetry does. Walking away, men and women, girls and boys, I think we all fell in love with Sarah Kay.” Click here to read the whole article.

November 30, 2012
Performing at the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu and performing at the Jatra Restaurant in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal!
What a busy morning, followed by a magical night. Sarah performed at the U.S. Embassy for an audience of diplomats, staff members, and local school children from Nepal Model School as well. Then she got ready for the big show at Jatra Restaurant in Thamel. 200 people showed up! The outdoor seating with the strings of fairy lights dotting the trees made everything seem mystical. Plus, Sarah was thrilled to have some of her students from the Word Warriors workshops open the show! The audience was overflowing with love. What a joyful night. (First photo taken by the State Department, Second photo taken by Shashank Shrestha.)

November 30, 2012
Interviewed in the Republica Newspaper in Kathmandu, Nepal!
It was a bit of a shock to wake up to find Sarah’s face on the front page of the Nepali Newspaper “Republica.” Even more shocking was when Sarah turned to the “page 7 Exclusive Interview” to discover this headline: Oops! Click here to read the whole article on the front page, and then go to page 7 for the mischievous interview!

November 29, 2012
Performing and teaching at Lincoln School and leading a performance workshop with the Word Warriors Group at Thames College in Kathmandu, Nepal!
Lincoln School is an American school, and there are a lot of expats and international kids, which reminded Sarah of her upbringing at the United Nations International School in New York City. After a brief performance and workshop with high school students, she ran back to Thames College for workshop #2 with the Word Warrior poets. Today’s workshop focused mainly on performance, with some fantastic work shared by everyone present. Thanks to all the Word Warriors for their dedication and openness. (Both photos by Ujjwala Maharjan.)

November 28, 2012
Performing at Nava Prabhat School for elementary and middle school students and leading a workshop for the spoken word poets of the Word Warriors Group at Thames College in Kathmandu, Nepal!
First day of the big Kathmandu tour! For the first stop, Sarah performed in the school yard of Nava Prabhat for some very curious and excited students. One student asked, “Have you ever performed for Barack Obama?” Not yet! Later, Sarah went to Thames College to lead an intensive writing workshop with the poets of the Word Warriors group. What a talented, kind group of people! Day #1 is a smashing success. (The first photo above was taken by Bijay Gajmer and the second photo was taken by Ujjwala Maharjan)

November 21-25, 2012
Speaking and teaching at the European Council of International Schools in Nice, France!
Sarah gave the opening keynote address to start off the conference of over 800 educators from around the world. She also led two different breakout sessions in the form of professional-development-style workshops for teachers. The workshops had over 150 participants in total! All around, the entire conference was a huge success. So much thanks to Jean Vahey and Michelle Clue for all their help and dedication.

November 17, 2012
Performing and teaching at Saraswati’s Yoga Joint in New Canaan, CT!
What a wonderful day. Phil and Sarah performed to a packed audience of all ages in the beautiful, sunny yoga studio. Then they led a workshop for high school students that was open to the public, followed by a workshop for adults. All three events were an enormous success. So much love and gratitude to the extremely kind folks at Saraswati’s for making it happen!