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No Matter the Wreckage

by Sarah Kay, Sophia Janowitz
No Matter the Wreckage

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ISBN10: 1938912489
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Sarah Kay is eloquently honest and brave. Fresh, wise, and beautiful. Recommended By Maddie K., Powells.com

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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 readers with new and beloved work that showcases Kay's knack for celebrating family, love, travel, history, and unlikely love affairs between inanimate objects ("Toothbrush to the Bicycle Tire"), among other curious topics. Both fresh and wise, Kay's poetry allows readers to join in on her journey of discovering herself and the world around her. It's an honest and powerful collection.

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"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 2011 TED speaker (recording has been viewed 3 million times online) First book, "B" was ranked #1 Bestselling Poetry Book on Amazon Featured on HBO, American Public Radio, Huffington Post, CNN.com Founder and Co-Director of Project VOICE Following the success of her breakout poem, "B", Sarah Kay, in collaboration with illustrator Sophia Janowitz, released her debut collection of poetry featuring work from the first decade of her career. "Forgive yourself for the decisions you have made, the ones you still call mistakes when you tuck them in at night" No Matter the Wreckage presents readers 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 readers to join her on the journey of discovering herself and the world around her. It is an honest and powerful collection.

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In No Matter the Wreckage, Sarah Kay takes you on a profound journey through her self-discovery in New York.

Following her breakout poem "B," this debut poetry collection showcases her accessible brilliance.

With each verse, Kay transports readers to a world of love, nostalgia, and life's wonders. Her elegant words celebrate family bonds, young love, travel, and the echoes of history shaping our present.

What sets No Matter the Wreckage apart is Kay's ability to find magic in the ordinary, painting intimate portraits of unlikely love affairs between objects and exploring whimsical topics.

This collection's transformative helps readers to find a sanctuary of words that uplift your spirit and ignite imagination. "No Matter the Wreckage" is a must-have for poetry lovers, an unforgettable journey.


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Sahaj , October 01, 2018
"NOTHING MUCH FOR MINORS" Minors are those less than eighteen, As they don't have knowledge in keen. They don't have a driving licence, As don't have driving sense. Minors are given just pen and page, Their life is not more than a cage. Holiday is not given even on sundays, As their age is negligible for fundays. Parents are worried not to get blame, From minors they just want their fame. Circumstances are same for every minor, Parents are just their life designer. -Sahaj Sabharwal. -Chowk Chabutra, -Jammu. -11th Class. ©sahajsabharwal Delhi Public School, Jammu #India #Poem #Jammu #sahajsabharwal12345 #DelhiPublicSchool #DpsJammu #copyright #INDIA #TALENTPOET

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mickie ww , October 30, 2015
sounds like a great book and great title! I can totally relate!

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Michael Hockinson , September 14, 2014 (view all comments by Michael Hockinson)
At 26, Kay is only in the first act of a long career as a poet. I recommend viewing a few of the many performance videos available on YouTube. My favorite is "An Origin Story," which includes the line I had tattooed on my arm, "But I have seen the best of you and the worst of you, and I choose both." After you've done that, it's time to pick up "Wreckage," a collection of poems from her first decade, showcasing a fresh young voice, honestly earnest and descriptive. "You are my favorite stick of dynamite," she writes in "Brother." She will soon be yours as well...

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Product Details

ISBN:
9781938912481
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
03/10/2014
Publisher:
WRITE BLOODY PUBLISHING
Language:
English
Pages:
100
Height:
.40IN
Width:
5.40IN
Thickness:
.25
Illustration:
Yes
Copyright Year:
2014
UPC Code:
9781938912481
Author:
Sarah Kay
Illustrator:
Sophia Janowitz
Illustrator:
Sophia Janowitz
Illustrator:
Sophia Janowitz
Illustrator:
Sophia Janowitz
Author:
Sophia Janowitz

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