Sarah Kay Summary Response Larissa Ibarra

Sarah Kay’s “If I Should Have a Daughter” displays how she tries to walk through life with an open heart and mind. She also discusses how she always tries to stay simple with who she is and tries to stay true to herself. Another topic she discusses is how she really became a poet and how when teaching teenagers to write poetry she always tells them to write down 10 things they know to be true. Sarah Kay spreads the idea of truth and openness through “If I Should Have a Daughter.

Through “If I Should Have a Daughter” Sarah Kay demonstrates how open mindedness, open handedness, and open heartedness can improve the world because of how understanding different cultures or people would be. If someone is closed off completely they could miss the most important details of life as well as not experience anything wholeheartedly. If teachers were more accepting of every learning types and saw different perspectives new curriculums and teaching systems might be implemented. If the same philosophy was to be used by everyone in the world there would be no war, all cultures would be accepted, and there would be no prejudice. Sarah Kay was also very captivating. She had a great use of words and is honest with the audience, “my knees still buckle” (Kay). Kay also used very expressive hand gestures. One could also tell how honest and real she was being with the audience by her tone. Along with her tone she included the audience with having the audience write down three thing they know to be true. One way I could use Kay’s talk with my own is her tone, it was calming and also very honest. “If I Should Have a Daughter” shows how one’s talk can be playful, honest, and still make you think about your decisions.