The Type By Sarah Kay (Grades 10+)

Sarah Kay is an author and a poet who is especially known for her Spoken Word (Slam) Poetry. She founded V.O.I.C.E., which is an organization that was created to educate, inspire, and bring joy to poetry. Sarah’s most famous piece, “If I should have a daughter,” was in a TED talk in 2011. Kay was born in New York and attended the United Nations International School in Manhatten. She attended Brown University, in the beginning, she was a chemistry major but soon switched to Arts and Culture. The poem “the type,” was written as a slam poem and created to empower women's voices. She is a strong feminist and advocate for women's rights and expresses this through her experience and the reality of being a female. She explores objectification and acceptance and says encouraging words for those who feel oppressed.