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(#3) Elise’s Top Ten: If I should have a daughter ... | Sarah Kay

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🗓️ 20 September 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

"If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she's gonna call me Point B ... " began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011. She tells the story of her metamorphosis — from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York's Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression through Project VOICE — and gives two breathtaking performances of "B" and "Hiroshima."

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0:00.0

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1:04.9

if not for yourselves, for us. How will your decisions today shape the future for generations to come?

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1:17.6

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