Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sarah Kay (poet)

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Unnotable young poet. No books. A few poems published in obscure literary journals. Google on Sarah Kay brings up other Sarah Kays, not her. Unclear what Project V.O.I.C.E is supposed to be, but Google brings up other Project Voices. Herostratus (talk) 09:07, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Poetry-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:05, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:05, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Please do not delete this article. Poetry has changed greatly as an art form in the last 10 years, as some of the most accomplished spoken word poets swear they would never publish a book if given the chance - it makes the work stale and rigid. Sarah Kay is a live performance artist, well-known in New York City and elsewhere. She has been a featured performer at the United Nations launch of the World Youth Report, the Tribeca Film Festival, and hundreds of other venues. For info on project voice, go to project-voice.net. It is an organization that reaches thousands of students per year.

Spoken word poets deserve to be known and recognized, but unfortunately their medium prevents them from having books or other tangible proofs of legitimacy. Ms. Kay has performed on HBO, radio programs like Radio Open Source and world-famous venues like the Bowery poetry club. She is a notable poet, performer, and advocate for teenagers' creative self expression. .

Let me know if you have other concerns before deleting the article. Thank you. -erochelson

Ps Googling Project Voice brings up Sarah Kay's organization as the first hit! And a google search of Sarah Kay poet brings up lots about the poet in question. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Erochelson (talk • contribs) 15:42, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

• Comment. The subject doesn't have to have published to be notable, but she does have to be the subject of substantial coverage in reliable sources. The subject here is obviously not an unknown, given her HBO appearance, but what we have in the article so far may not be enough to establish her notability in Wikipedia terms. Reviews, interviews, and the like (from significant published sources) could be very helpful to establish notability. (Please see WP:N, WP:RS, and WP:CREATIVE for further explanations of the criteria.) I find little of this in an initial search. Can you supply some sources of this nature?--Arxiloxos (talk) 22:35, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
• Comment — several further sources were added by Buckfull since the above Comment — Hebrides (talk) 20:11, 2 June 2010 (UTC)
• Comment - there are now 10 legitimate references supporting this article, including interviews, publshed works, articles, and a tv appearance. Please consider removing the deletion tag from this article Erochelson (talk) 02:49, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
• Comment - lotta comments. Anyone want to !vote? Herostratus (talk) 03:40, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
• Keep Spoken word poets rarely get the coverage as one who might write a book for publication and review... so it is in how her work is recieved as a spoken word poet that the indivdual must be evaluated. The work done in improving the article has convinced me that Wikipedia has a place for her within its pages, and that the project will benefit by allowing this article to remain and grow through continued regular editing. And to User:Erochelson... the tag will remain as long as this discussion is ongoing... but please continue improvements with our blessings. This article might be revisited in a few months to evaluate progress. Schmidt, ^{MICHAEL Q.} 06:45, 4 June 2010 (UTC)
• Keep – article is significantly improved since AfD. With regard to the original AfD rationale, existence of other people called Sarah Kay (or other projects called Voice) has no bearing on her notability. As a spoken word artist she may not have very much in print, but there are many recordings of her performances on websites such as YouTube, with enthusiastic appreciation and acclaim. It seems to me that she has chosen to pursue her art rather than pursuing publicity, but nevertheless has already achieved sufficient recognition and notability to warrant an entry in Wikipedia. — Hebrides (talk) 11:07, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

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