No Matter the Wreckage

Book info: No Matter the Wreckage (Paperback, 150 pages) – Write Bloody Publishing, 2014. Language: English.

Following the success of her breakout poem, "B", Sarah Kay unveils her debut poetry collection, a compilation of pieces spanning her first decade as a poet.  No Matter the Wreckage invites readers to revel in both new and beloved works, showcasing Kay’s remarkable ability to celebrate the essence of family, love, travel, history, and even peculiar romances between inanimate objects (“Toothbrush to the Bicycle Tire”) with eloquence and charm.   With freshness and wisdom, Kay’s poetic voyage invites readers to embark on a soul-stirring journey of self-discovery and exploration of the world around her.   This collection is full of honest and commanding poems, encouraging us to join in. Editorial Reviews Review "Sarah Kay is a fearsomely open and generous talent. In this collection, she will give you moments so intimate and beautifully rendered you will come to know them as your own. An unalloyed joy from beginning to end." – Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist of Broadway's In the Heights

"Nowhere have I found such humble honesty laced with such beauty. Nowhere, such boundless grace. Sarah Kay writes with a particular and rare magic, evoking emotions we may have forgotten we possess. No Matter the Wreckage is both spare and dense, uproarious and healing. An enchanting collection, imbued with courage, wisdom, lament, and triumph." – Jeanann Verlee, Author of Racing Hummingbirds About the Author Sarah Kay is a poet from New York City who has been performing her spoken word poetry since she was 14 years old. In 2006, she featured on HBO's "Def Poetry Jam" and was the youngest poet to compete at the National Poetry Slam. Sarah is perhaps best known for her talk at the 2011 TED conference, which garnered over 3 million online views. Sarah's first book, B, was a #1 Bestselling Poetry Book on Amazon, and her other work has appeared in Pear Noir!, The Literary Bohemian, Damselfly Press, The Huffington Post, and CNN.com, among others. She is the founder and co-director of Project VOICE.