I have watched TED.com for a number of years; so, I was delighted when I found out that there was a spoken word segment. The poet, Sarah Kay, has excellent delivery and her poetry is very deep and meaningful. I have searched and found some of her other works and she has many quality poems, some very serious regarding hatred such as Hand Me Downs, but also some poems that are very light and amusing such as A Love Letter--a love letter from a toothbrush to a bicycle tire, its quite cute.
Kay's poetry seems to be well composed and carefully thought out...possibly more traditional than some of the other modern spoken word poets. She manages to conjure amazing verses e.g. "...because there's nothing more beautiful, than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it is sent away." This is just one of the many wonderful verses Kay has written.
