Nothing is as universal as some good scatalogical humor. I try to shift the frame in which people think about poetry from being distant or "sacred" to being more human, because then I think it becomes easier to feel like poetry belongs to us, is for us, is from us.
Sarah KayI write poetry to figure things out. Any time Iām trying to wrap my head around something, poetry is like a puzzle-solving strategy for me.
Sarah KayI write about love and family a lot, because I'm always trying to figure those things out. At different points in my life, just when I think I've finished writing about it, the dynamics shift, and then I have a whole new set of questions and worries and misunderstandings to wrestle with.
Sarah KayI think there is a human instinct to tell stories, no matter who you are or where you live.
Sarah Kay