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http://www.ted.com “If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she’s gonna call me Point B … ” began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011. She tells the story of her metamorphosis — from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York’s Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression through Project V.O.I.C.E. — and gives two breathtaking performances of “B” and “Hiroshima.”
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.
These are tough times for my daughter and me. So we listen to this a lot
the first time i ever watched sarah kay was in 5th grade thanks to my favorite teacher and i still always come back to watch it.
10 years later, it’s still gold, and I keep coming back to this.
This made me cry, laugh, and see the truth
i watched this in 2016 it changed my life
Watched this in 2011. I still come back to it from time to time.
Sarah Kay had raised me
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Can someone please suggest her original I'd where she is posting regularly ☺️
Wow! She is an amazing woman! This gave me hope and I thank her for that, so thanks.😃👍
I was here when this was first posted.
How is this video 10 yrs old?
My fave TED Talk. It's been years but I keep coming back 🥰
Just listening on 2022 UK Mothers day
First time I watched Sarah’s Ted Talk was 7 years ago. 7 years later and it still touches the soul.
I watched this often when i was in high school, fast forward 10 years later as a mother of two daughters watching this again in a different light ❤️
I listen to this often over the years ♥️ so beautiful
Word for word, hand gestures and all. ❤
I have had this memorized for years and I replay it in my head all the time, it's such a grounding poem. Thank you for this beautiful art Sarah Kay. Incredible.
Amazing is an understatement, especially that poem in the end. 😭I love you, Sarah!
00:15
She is currently my mother figure
0:35 "oH I kNoW tHaT LiKe tHe bAcK oF mY hAnD!!" 0:36 SHE DID THE GAY HAND!!!!!!!!!!!🏳🌈🏳🌈🏳🌈🏳🌈
I HECKIN LOVED THAT JOKE~ 4:49 HHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHA @everyone HAHAHAHAHAHAHA😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂^0^^0^:-P^_~:-D. Sarah Kay is so SILLY and gooFY. i LOVE HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought everything about this was very awkward why would anyone do this
I have a tattoo dedicated to Sarah and this poem.
“Because there’s nothing more beautiful then the way the oceanline refuses to stop kissing the shore, no matter how many times it’s sent away” ❤️
Phenomenal!!!!!!!!!!!!
Years later and that is still my favourite poem I've ever heard/read ♥️
Inspiring Us All. Greatness 👏
Still amazing now in 2022
How many people that loved this in 2011 are homeless now?
"I was a live wire of nervous hormones." true, me too
1. I can, I can do this
2. I will, I will continue
3. Be focus and specific for who you are
AAP BHI AANA DOST GOOD MORNIG
I really don't know how to say, how much I'm thankful for you for writing this poem. I really feel every word of this. It is amazing how you can turn feelings into words.. ❤️
Watch this about 4 times a year I get super emotional every time.
but getting the wind knocked out or you is the only way to remind your lungs how much they like the taste or air.
because there is nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline no matter how many times its sent away
my 7th grade English and creative writing teacher showed me this. I was going to memorize it but I never finished. she was the best teacher. recently she moved to Alaska to teach. I will never forget this
říkám do předu vesmír?
shoutout from the void to anyone still watching this in 2k22
cause everyone has a story to tell
if I had a teacher I would want my teacher to be like her
Your performance on a high level… best work girl 😘😘