Sarah Kay performs "Jakarta, January"
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Sarah Kay is a poet from New York City who is perhaps best known for her talk at the 2011 TED conference, which has been viewed over nine million times online. Sarah has been invited to share her work on such diverse stages as the Malthouse Theater in Melbourne, Australia; The Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark, the United Nations and Carnegie Hall in New York City, among hundreds of other venues around the world. She is the founder & co-director of Project VOICE, and the author of three books of poetry: No Matter the Wreckage (Write Bloody, 2014), B (Hachette Books, 2015), and The Type (Hachette Books, 2016).
"What is a boy if not a glowing thing learning what he could get away with."
"What is a girl if a not a pulsing thing learning what the world will take from her."
"What is being an adult if not a terrified thing desperate to protect a thing you cannot save."
Love, love, love this.
that was like _wow_
I know the father who walked into Starbucks that morning and had shrapnel pulled from his body the next day. I saw him minutes before he walked out. I still remember hearing the bombs and the gunshots, the smoke in the blue sky. I remember the lockdown, the desperate phone calls. We were adults, huddled together in the safety of a tiny room, but we were nothing more than terrified children in the face of terror.
Sarah performed in my hometown Jakarta the weekend after the incident. I missed her performance because I was too shaken after the incident to travel anywhere. But that's okay because I still get to hear this incredible poem, one that has come close to my heart.
While some people sadly passed away during the incident, you'll be pleased to hear that the father I know survived and has, from I last heard, become determined to cherish his family and spend more time with them.
Thank you for this information. I come back to this poem whenever I am feeling unsure of myself in the world. I imagine myself in situations harder than the ones I face. I’ve imagined myself as that father in that Starbucks and wondered what happened to the real life version. You have eased my worry.
"And what is being an adult if not a terrified thing, desperate to protect something you cannot save". Excellent, Sarah.
She always makes me have goosebumps, I just love her
me too!!
I love her too
EXACTLY
"Poetry is what I reach for in the days the ash will not stop falling " felt this ❤
once again she has spread her magic through her soothing voice and heart robbing words
OMG, Jakarta is my central city of my country and you wrote poem about it and I wrote this before I listen your poem and... OMG. Speechless.
[updare after hearing the poem]
thank you for your poem Sarah, so beautiful.
Thank you world for giving us Sarah Kay
I feel like it's been an eternity since I've seen her perform a new poem, but this was worth the wait.
I'm trying to come up with words to describe how much this poem rocked me. I was lucky enough to have seen Sara when she was in Jakarta back in January, and that had been my school. I remember me and my friends were all jokes until we realized this was serious, and that we were in lockdown and that so many of our parents were Too Close to the sight of the bombing. I also lived in New York City when 9/11 occurred, but was too young to get what had happened, so I didn't know the fear of a terror attack until January.
I still don't have the right words, but what I do know is that this poem is incredible. Thank you for this.
"And the sky outside the classroom is so terribly blue" sooo good
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I think she refers to the empty sky after 9/11 in NY? No planes, less clouds, less pollution, more blue skies?
Yet another beautiful and moving poem from Sarah Kay. She is by far my favorite poet.
Agreed I Cannot Ger Enough Of Her.
I wasn't expecting to tear up, omg that hit me hard. I remember being at the Australian school in Jakarta at the time an Australian embassy was bombed in Indonesia, and having school called off for a while because of bomb threats. Fast forward to years later my brother is at JIS when the bomb she's talking about goes off, and when I asked if he was ok, he seemed disturbingly unfazed. Strangely enough, even I still feel a lot safer in Jakarta than I do in America. Maybe we've been desensitized growing up in this environment. I don't know what to make of it
I feel you
i was so excited when i saw the title because i live in Jakarta and the city doesnt get noticed often. and the poem gave me chills, it was wonderful.
RUclips recommendations did something right for once.
Just was interested in seeing Sarah Kay talk about Jakarta when I came across this randomly on the morning of a September 11th and it was nothing I expected it would be but everything I needed this morning.
This poem absolutely broke my heart. Sarah, you’re amazing.
I’m from Jakarta, and when I was 8 I saw a Starbucks blow up right in front of my uncles office so man this poem is freaky when I heard it. It’s so beautiful and her voice is so soothing!
just stop making me cry Sarah! just stop! you are such a beautiful person. you are amazing.
Sarah Kay makes me teary-eyed every time I watch her beautiful and touching poems.
Agreed
As a guy tuned in to this whole looming gender war, that comment about guys looking to see what they can get away with, should send alarm bells ringing or put me into full investigative mode.
But I can't, because this woman has grabbed me by the heartstrings and the feels are still so terribly real.
Poetry has everything to do with politics, but my politics have nothing to do with the quality of her poetry and as always, hers is some top quality poetry.
Im so glad you are still doing this Sarah. Please never stop writing poetry.
I watched your performance when you were in Jakarta! It was one of the best performances I have seen in my entire life
Breathtaking and heartwrenching. Once again Sarah fantastically written and spoken. I'll be rolling these words around in my mind for at least a week now.
Gosh I'm in tears! What a gifted lady!
Sarah K my absolute kween !!! Back at it again with the heart-wrenching, magically nostalgia laden prose !!
been waiting for long
This was beautiful. Really, don’t know how else to describe it.
This actually brought me to tears
"Jakarta, November."
Indonesians you know what I mean.
this is so good. I'm crying
Powerful. Thank you, Ms Kay.
Why I just found this?!!!
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Thanks for bringing Jakarta to your performance ❣
i adore everything about this.
I don't know how you can control the atmosphere on stage with your poems. And thank you for "jakarta". that's my city :D
You inspire me so much Sarah ❤️
Such a touching poem! Also, Jakarta represent!
dayum!! this is so good😭😍😍😍
I LOVE HER SO MUCH .
im indonesian and im so afsjsjzgs about this
I want more of your poetry Sarah. It's been an year now ....
She's so pretty
Beautiful piece of work.
That was truly amazing.
this had me in tears
Goosebumps.
Eres impresionante Sarah, siento mucho respeto por ti, por como escribes, por lo que dices, y por como recitas. Un abrazo desde Madrid.
Beautiful🔥🔥❤️❤️
Mesmerised!
Just heavenly!
owwhh my heart,, this is so good
She was in Jakarta? I live there and have loved her since her TED talk yet i didn't about this 😭.
Is this referring about that sarinah terrorism accident?
Its just so powerful
So moving x
Incredible
Uppppp yey
Love.
SUCH A GOOD POEM
gorgeous
Am I the only one who cried?
iM SPEECHLESSSS MY HOME
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
she's been here?
The pain in her voice though....
" Pomes are never finished"
Was she in Jakarta when the bombing happen? What could Sarah Kay possibly do in Jakarta, teaching kindergartens?
Jakarta Nagas represent
I dont live far from that starbucks
Wait wait wait... IS THIS A REAL LIFE STORY IN INDONESIA? I'm INDONESIAN AND I KNOW THIS STORY. A GUY BLEW HIMSELF UP IN ORDER TO KILL SOMEONE! WTF?!?!?!?
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