I thought it was about time that I should write about the person who inspired me to put pen to paper and begin to write. Her name is Sarah Kay, and she is a spoken word poet from America- and she is absolutely incredible!
As soon as a teacher mentions poetry in an English class, almost everyone either groans or whispers "not again!" and wish that they were somewhere else, but I'm a nerd and have always loved poetry. I remember in junior school, I used to borrow the same Oxford book of poems over and over again, because I loved reading them so much. I also saw from the borrowing stamp, that I was the first person in twenty years to borrow that book. Once again, I repeat: I am a nerd, but proud of it! But I had never thought of writing my own poetry until one lesson in high school, a few years ago, we were shown a Ted Talk video and it was featuring Sarah Kay. And it was in that hour that I truly appreciated poetry as an art form and started writing, and haven't stopped writing since. And because of her, I, along with many other people I'm sure, aspire to become great writers or poets just like her and that is why I really wanted to share this with you, in the hope that she could make a difference to your life in some small way. You know when you look back on your past and you can pinpoint some life-changing experiences? Well, that introduction to Sarah Kay was a life-changing experience for me, and now I can divide my life into two sections: life before that Ted Talk, and life after that Ted Talk.
Here is the very same clip that my teacher showed our class, it's a bit long, but I think it is worth watching:
As soon as a teacher mentions poetry in an English class, almost everyone either groans or whispers "not again!" and wish that they were somewhere else, but I'm a nerd and have always loved poetry. I remember in junior school, I used to borrow the same Oxford book of poems over and over again, because I loved reading them so much. I also saw from the borrowing stamp, that I was the first person in twenty years to borrow that book. Once again, I repeat: I am a nerd, but proud of it! But I had never thought of writing my own poetry until one lesson in high school, a few years ago, we were shown a Ted Talk video and it was featuring Sarah Kay. And it was in that hour that I truly appreciated poetry as an art form and started writing, and haven't stopped writing since. And because of her, I, along with many other people I'm sure, aspire to become great writers or poets just like her and that is why I really wanted to share this with you, in the hope that she could make a difference to your life in some small way. You know when you look back on your past and you can pinpoint some life-changing experiences? Well, that introduction to Sarah Kay was a life-changing experience for me, and now I can divide my life into two sections: life before that Ted Talk, and life after that Ted Talk.
Here is the very same clip that my teacher showed our class, it's a bit long, but I think it is worth watching:
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