Kay, Sarah (sera)

October 8, 2012
Performing at Värmdö Gymnasium in Stockholm, Sweden!
Sarah was thrilled to perform for a hundred 15-19 year olds at Värmdö Gymnasium today. Despite arriving straight from the airport with all of her luggage, she managed to make it through the whole performance, thanks to the extremely attentive and delightful audience! Much thanks to Karin and Oskar for planning the event!

October 4-7, 2012
Presenting at the International Baccalaureate Regional Conference of Africa, Europe, and the Middle East in Madrid, Spain!
The third and final IB regional conference of the year was the biggest one! Over 1,000 people in attendance! It was exciting to see some familiar faces from past IB events and it was great to meet some wonderful educators from all over the region. Much thanks to the event organizers for such a lovely conference. Click the photo above to watch a video of Sarah’s address!

September 4, 2012
Included in Saul Williams’ New Anthology!
Sarah is thrilled that her poem “India Trio” is included in Saul Williams’ new book, alongside some of her best friends and favorite poets: Andrea Gibson, Amber Tamblyn, Beau Sia, Carlos Andrés Gomez, Erica Fabri, Patricia Smith, Rachel McKibbens, and Tara Betts… along with many others! Click here to find out more information or order a copy!

September 1, 2012
At the Bonnier Grid Conference in Stockholm, Sweden!
Sarah had the great honor of performing at this year’s Bonnier Grid Conference alongside Abraham Verghese, Pia Sundhage, Margaret Stewart, Chip Kidd, Ameena Matthews, Andy Puddicombe, Bunker Roy, and many other amazing speakers. The Bonnier family and community made the entire event warm and welcoming and Sarah was thrilled to have the opportunity to speak about a few topics she feels very passionately about: mentoring and works in progress! (Click the photo to watch the video of Sarah’s speech!)

August 21, 2012
Published in Jewels of Elul: The Art of Aging!
Sarah’s newest poem “Poppy” was published today as part of the Jewels of Elul series. This year’s theme is the Art of Aging. To see Sarah’s take on the theme, click here!

July 12-15,2012
Presenting at the the International Baccalaureate Annual Conference of the Americas in Cancun, Mexico!
It is always an honor to be a part of the International Baccalaureate’s work in education and it was a wonderful conference to be present for. Over 800 educators from all over North, Central, and South America were present to discuss a wide range of topics. Thanks to the organizers for their hard work and gracious hospitality! (Photo from Stephen Codrington)

July 1-3,2012
Performing and teaching at Cono Christian School in Walker, IA!
Cono Christian School is a boarding school tucked in between miles and miles of corn fields out in Walker, Iowa. It was Project V.O.I.C.E.’s first trip to the state, and the two days spent with Cono students was a fantastic time. Much thanks to the staff for helping to make it happen and for the students who made it magical.