Hiroshima By Sarah Kay (Grades 10+)

Sarah Kay is a Japanese and American poet born in New York in 1988. She started writing poetry around the age of 14. Sarah primarily makes spoken word poetry and is known worldwide for her famous slam poems. She dedicated a non-profit to using slam poetry as an educational tool. Through the heartbreaking words of Kay, she motivated people to be more like themselves and to accept what comes with being a woman. She attended Brown University and got her Master of Arts degree. Her piece Hiroshima uses the tragedies of this land to talk about human experiences, loss, and endorsement.