October, 2021
Back on Broadway with Freestyle Love Supreme!
Another dream come true: Sarah got another chance to perform with the Freestyle Love Supreme team at the Booth Theatre!
Author Archives: Sarah Kay
Bits: VS Podcast
October 15, 2021
Sarah Kay interviewed by Franny Choi and Danez Smith for the “VS Podcast,” a series where poets confront the ideas that move them, presented by the Poetry Foundation.
Recent News: Little Island
July, 2021
Performing at Little Island!
What a dream to perform with Jon Sands and Mahogany L. Browne in this beautiful outdoor amphitheater, with the backdrop of the sunset over the Hudson River, and the gorgeous musical collaboration of Savannah Harris, Rafiq Bhatia, and Adam O’Farrill. Thank you to everyone who came out, to Pigpen Theater Co., and to Savannah Lauren for the beautiful photographs. 
Recent News: Ours Poetica
March, 2021
Co-Curating Ours Poetica!
Sarah Kay and Charlotte Abotsi are the new co-curators of Season 2 of Ours Poetica, a web series made in partnership with The Poetry Foundation and Complexly. Ours Poetica seeks to make poetry personal, in the hands of those who love it. Season 2 will have 98 episodes! Check them all out here!
Other Projects: Ours Poetica
“Ours Poetica” Web Series
Sarah Kay is the co-curator of Season 2 of “Ours Poetica,” a web series made in partnership with the Poetry Foundation and Complexly, that makes poetry personal, in the hands of people who love it.
January 30, 2021
Virtual Educators’ Workshop!
Due to the overwhelming response to our first virtual workshop for educators, we’re excited to be offering it a second time! If you are a teacher who would like some help figuring out how to bring poetry into your classroom, please join us on January 30 at 2:30pm ET! Our last educator workshop was a wonderful way to virtually meet and collaborate with teachers, and we are excited to meet more educators who are curious about poetry!
Registration is open now!
January 28, 2021
Virtual Performance with Phil Kaye!
This is the first-ever public Virtual Performance by Phil Kaye and Sarah Kay! The show will be live at 8pm ET, but you can watch it any time through the weekend in an appropriate time for your timezone! Tickets here.
October 27, 2020
Virtual High-Five with Hanif Abdurraqib, Anis Mojgani, & Clint Smith!
This is the fifth installment of this annual gathering of poets and friends, and this year it’s a Virtual High-Five so you can tune in from wherever you are. The show is free with a suggested donation, and all proceeds collected for the evening will be split between these four organizations:
Innocence Project New Orleans
The Okra Project
Don’t Shoot Portland
White Buffalo Calf Women’s Society
Register Now!
Showtime: 5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET
August 26, 2020
Joining the Heavy Hitters Festival!
Sarah is thrilled to be joining the “Heavy Hitters Festival” from Awful Good Writers, with a 90 minute Virtual performance-workshop-Q&A hybrid. The event will be live & available world-wide at 6pm PST, & Sarah will share poems, a little writing-workshop, & a Q&A! BUT if you can’t be awake at that time, don’t worry, you can catch it later on your own time! Festival participants get access to *all* events for the entirety of the festival! Tickets are on sale now. Educators, organizations, and student groups seeking a group rate may reach out to awfulgoodwriters@gmail.com !
Read: Mrs. NYT
Sarah Kay’s Poem “Mrs.” as published in The New York Times’ Mrs. Files, which looks at history through a contemporary lens to see what the honorific “Mrs.” means to women and their identity.