Sarah Kay
"If I should have a daughter"
The folks at TED who invited a twenty-two year old nymph to recite and discuss spoken poetry sure went out on a limb here. The crowd seemed to like her presentation and gave her two standing ovations, and the talk-backs are generally positive. So if you're in a touchy-feely mood this 18 minute sweet sermon will do it to you. If you're looking for hard core speakers spouting core technology, move on. I found her engaging, but kept thinking to myself how many standing ovations she would have received from the predominantly male crowd had she been dowdy and middle aged. That after all, is when most poets who started writing in their teens begin to receive their recognition (or not).
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