Name: "A Bird Made of Birds"
Uploaded: 2019-06-21T12:44:12Z
Duration: 4 min 43 s
Description: "The universe has already written the poem you were planning on writing," says Sarah Kay, quoting her friend, poet Kaveh Akbar. Performing "A Bird Made of Birds," she shares how and where she finds poetry.

"The universe has already written the poem you were planning on writing," says Sarah Kay, quoting her friend, poet Kaveh Akbar. Performing "A Bird Made of Birds," she shares how and where she finds poetry.

Sarah Kay: "A Bird Made of Birds"

"A Bird Made of Birds"

Discovering the universe's poetic wonders, from the heart of a blue whale to a murmuration of starlings, illuminates our shared world.

Embrace the notion that creativity isn't about inventing newness but listening and presenting what the universe already shows us.

Life's beauty lies in acknowledging the poetry in existence, from the transformation of figs to the grandeur of the cosmos.