* 19.06.1988, New York City, Estados Unidos vive em: New York City, Estados Unidos
Sarah Kay, born 1988 in New York City, has been writing and performing Spoken Word poems since she was just 13. She came to fame in 2006 when she was a guest on HBO‘s “Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry Jam” and was also the youngest poet in the National Poetry Slam. Since then Kay has been presenting her work on stages and in classrooms all over the world. Her 2011 TED Talk has been watched online more than 7 million times.
Sarah Kay has a master’s degree in The Art of Teaching from Brown University and an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters from Grinnell College. Her first book, B, reached No. 1 in Amazon’s “Poetry Book” category. Her latest book, No Matter the Wreckage was also a bestseller in the ‘American Poetry’ section. Sarah Kay is a passionate educator who assists in professional development workshops and speaks at conferences such as IBO, NAIS, ECIS and AISA.