The Poetry of Sarah Kay - 625 Words

Poets are all unique and they each have a different style of writing which sets them apart from other writers. They all use techniques to shape their poetry and many poets use similar and different techniques. Sarah Kay is spoken word poet who also writes her own poetry. In her poems she uses techniques such as imagery, anaphora and metaphors. Using these techniques along with others she is able to convert her message into poetry. â€Å" I love hands like I love people. They are the maps and compasses with which we navigate our way through life. Some people read palms to tell you your future, but I read hands to tell your past. Each scar makes a story worth telling. Each callused palm, each cracked knuckle is a missed punch or years in a factory.†. The best thing about writings and poetry is that with words and imagination you can picture the image. The passage is from a poem full of imagery, â€Å"Hands.† This poem is about how hands, how they’re so different but then again the same. Hands are filled with love whether it’s from friends, families, lovers holding you close and tight in a simple hand hold. But how hands are also used for violence, war, threats. How hands are in someway more educated than a mind. They can play the piano, shoots some hoops, ride a bike. Touch and love. Imagery with words is a technique that I find beautiful. Instead of explaining something with a word or two, using a sentence or more to being a more vivid idea. â€Å"This is a poem about love, andShow MoreRelatedMy Mistress s Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun, When Love Arrives1516 Words   |  7 Pageswritten into human nature; humans are naturally attracted to the theme of romance because they pursue it throughout their entire lives. Poets and writers often use creativity to express their ideas in a unique way that makes it stand out over the other. Poetry and song involve an abundance of creativity and wordplay to produce an image of the author’s idea and emotion to the reader’s mind. Although literary works repeat these themes, poets and songwriters manage to make their own piece of work unique throughRead MoreShel Silverstein832 Words   |  4 Pageslover and collector himself only allows his books to be hardcover with certain paper, font and binding. Even tho his books do not come in paperback, it has not hurt his selling potential. He haws 14 million copies in print today. The first poem name Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout would not Take the Garbage Out which was in the book Where the Sidewalk Ends got great reviews and is also a personal favorite of mine. The poem is about a young girl who obviously would not take out the garbage. She would ratherRead MoreEssay A Research on Spoken Word Poetry2126 Words   |  9 PagesSpoken Word Poetry This research paper will be about the Spoken Word Poetry culture which has been around for many years. Ancient Greeks are said to have recited epic poems aloud just as actors from the days of Shakespeare recited Shakespeares soliloquies aloud in front of an audience. As a preteen I became a part of the spoken word community because it was a way for me to express myself through words. However it wasnt until I was fifteen or sixteen that I truly traveled over to the Spoken WordRead MoreThe Big, Bad, Socialism Bug1280 Words   |  6 PagesSarah Bresnahan Dr. Hibbett English 200 September 23, 2015 The Big, Bad, Socialism Bug A known socialist, Franz Kafka was especially taken with Karl Marx’s theory of alienation. The theory states that people lose their humanity as a consequence of living in divided social classes. The worker needs the labor to live, and misses out on intrinsic human needs; the worker is a worker first, a human being second (Fay). This concept is what frames The Metamorphosis: A man loses his humanity through unfulfillingRead MoreRenowned Erotic Poetry Editor David Lehman Once Said, â€Å"Sexual2071 Words   |  9 PagesRenowned Erotic poetry editor David Lehman once said, â€Å"sexual desires is a drive that seems to trump all others and dictate human behavior† (Lehman xv) in all kinds of erotic works. That statement is true for all kinds of erotic poetry whatever it is a more innocent type of erotic love or a more lust filled adventure for mere animals. As for many people in the world, their desires are the key to determining what actions they are going to take in the ir life. The same logic is also applicable to MarcRead MoreBelonging Essay4112 Words   |  17 Pages†¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ Saleem, Ali Belonging ANF 362.8291 ALI Huggan, Isabel Belonging PB HUGG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Huggan Zable, Arnold Fig tree ANF 304.8 ZAB From somewhere else, ed. Thompson, Liz ANF 304.894 FRO Rasool, Kay My journey behind the veil ANF 305.486971 RAS Ahmad, Imran Unimagined : a Muslim boy meets the West ANF 305.6971 HAN Griffin, John Howard Black like me JNF 305.8 GRI Lowenstein, Wendy The immigrants ANF 305.800994 LOW Bouras, Gillia Foreign wife ANFRead MoreResearch On Single Sex Education5889 Words   |  24 Pagesdistrict (Cable, 2008). The NCLB legislation led to new methods of educational reform. Although the government was giving several grants to public schools for education, the transition from coeducation to single-sex education was not simple. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and Hillary Rodham-Clinton gave guidelines and provisions to those schools who were were establishing single-sex education programs and schools. These guidelines and provisions were â€Å"designed to provide educators and parents with aRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesMunich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Director of Editorial Services: Ashley Santora Acquisitions Editor: Brian Mickelson Editorial Project Manager: Sarah Holle Editorial Assistant: Ashlee Bradbury VP Director of Marketing: Patrice Lumumba Jones Senior Marketing Manager: Nikki Ayana Jones Senior Managing Editor: Judy Leale Production Project Manager: Becca Groves Senior Operations Supervisor: Arnold