• No Matter the Wreckage

  • By: Sarah Kay
  • Narrated by: Sarah Kay
  • Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (147 ratings)

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No Matter the Wreckage

By: Sarah Kay
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Publisher's summary

Following the success of her breakout poem, "B", Sarah Kay releases her debut collection of poetry featuring work from the first decade of her career. No Matter the Wreckage presents listeners with new and beloved poetry that showcases Kay's talent for celebrating family, love, travel, and unlikely romance between inanimate objects ("The Toothbrush to the Bicycle Tire"). Both fresh and wise, Kay's poetry allows listeners to join her on the journey of discovering herself and the world around her. It is an honest and powerful collection.

©2016 Sarah Kay (P)2016 Hachette Audio

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Loved it!

I loved the imagery and the pace of it. It inspired me to start writing again <3

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This Is Amazing.

The poems of Sarah Kay transport you to each of her stories. If you want to be inspired, find love or hope, this audible is for you. If you wish to smile and feel alive again this audible is for you. Thank you, Sarah Kay for such a genius piece of art you've made for the world. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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Her poetry feeds my soul

She is amazing with her choice of words. Her poetry is very relatable and I highly recommended listening to her share her soul with you. Beautiful person both inside and out.

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Thought provoking and charming

Sarah kay never ceases to amaxe me, her spoken word poetry is one that i rarely see outside her and phil kaye's work. while most spoken word poets seek to shock with tales of violence, rape, politics, and mental disorder she manages to speak to one about the cycle of life that she first discocered at a public pool, or the way her teacher taught her how to listen to children like the future leaders they will be. sarah kay manages to make a city into a love poem without once ever having to try to shock her readers and leave them with many questions and reflections on themselves threw her words.

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beautiful. pertinent. real.

Sarah Kay is the reason I am still a poet. she awoke the sleeping beast and I have not been able to write it back to sleep yet. This book is all of her best poetry, and I absolutely recommend it.

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Never a Dull Moment

I loved listening to her words, expression, and enthusiasm. I was never bored and would love to listen to her live.

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The Perfect Words for Everything You’ve Ever Felt

I cannot thank one of my office book club buddies enough for picking this little gem. In a word, it’s therapeutic. Sarah masterfully revives memories of experiences that we all had, but don’t quite remember how they made us feel. It’s not just love and loss, but your first sighting of a jellyfish. The sound of your favorite teacher’s voice. The first time you saw one of your parents cry. Combined with a performance that is the perfect mix warmth, wonder, and wisdom, her words capture the magic in even the most mundane moments of her life and make you realize how much magic you’ve overlooked in your own.

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Sarah Kay does it right!

"Love is finding the ocean. After spending years puddle-jumping". You can tell that each word is an earnest expression of the poets' feelings. Truly masterful. Keep it up!

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Great!!!

I've definitely been a fan of Sarah Kay for several years now and have always loved her poetry. Listening to her speak is always very soothing and I'm glad to have purchased this audiobook. While I do enjoy her live performances, I didn't like how it broke up the studio recordings of her poetry. Overall, it was still pretty fantastic!!

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Sarah Kay's Spoken Word

What a gift to have Sarah's poems in her own voice. Some of these are live performances, which is incredibly special. This is the next best thing to seeing her live. I only wish the chapters were labeled with the poem names.

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