Sarah Kay’s Poem “Jakarta, January” as published by the Academy of American Poets for their Poem-A-Day series, chosen by guest editor Clint Smith III.
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Other Projects: TED-Ed
“There’s a Poem for That” Animated Poetry Webseries
Sarah Kay was a producer on the animated poetry web series “There’s a Poem for That” from TED-Ed, which brings together an incredible roster of poets and world-class animators to give us new interpretations of poems that tackle some of life’s biggest feelings.
Other Projects: Poetry Rx
“Poetry Rx” for The Paris Review Online
Sarah Kay is one of three authors of a weekly poetry/advice column at The Paris Review called “PoetryRx.” Each week, readers write in with a specific emotion and the resident poets (Sarah Kay, Kaveh Akbar, and Claire Schwartz) take turns prescribing poems for their predicament.
Other Projects: Blindspotting
Blindspotting (2018 Movie)
Sarah had the joy and honor of getting to be a tiny role in the film Blindspotting (as “Angela” the gentrifying real estate agent), alongside Rafael Casal & Daveed Diggs!
Recent News: February 2019
February, 2019
Open for Business!
Sarah is so excited to announce the opening of shopsarahkay.com, an online store of poem-related objects & items: mugs, pins, totes, posters, cozy sweatshirts, hats, tanks, & tees. This online shop is the newest collaboration between Sarah Kay & Sophia Janowitz (the illustrator of all Sarah’s books, and her lifelong collaborator). It was important to Sarah to find new ways to celebrate & promote Sophia’s art, since Sophia has created & given so much of it to help Sarah’s poetry live beautifully in their books. Now you can directly purchase artful objects Sophia designs!
March 23, 2019
Sarah Kay & Phil Kaye Live in Seattle!
Sarah & Phil have two shows with Fremont Abbey in Seattle. Tickets are available now! *Please note this event will be mixed seated/standing. Arrive early for best seat selection.
5:00pm Doors 6:00pm Show
8:15pm Doors 9:00pm Show
Bloedel Hall at St. Mark’s
1245 10th Avenue East
Seattle, WA 98102