A strong poetic voice that has a lot to say. I enjoyed how Kay plays with verse in order to layer and interweave levels of meaning into her poems.

Kay’s lived experience extrapolated with the background of New York felt especially impactful. Overall, I found this collection to be artful and profound.

Absolutely beautiful. I was a fan of Sarah Kay’s spoken word poetry years ago, so I was delighted to be sent a widget for this book and it was stunning. Her writing is still so fresh and digestible, but it’s so cleverly put together. A few of the poems in this collection will stick with me for a long time. Definitely recommend if you’re looking for an accessible poetry collection full of heart.

ARC provided by Random House Publishing Group - Random House | The Dial Press via NetGalley.

Delayed review!

I occasionally read poetry, so when I can across this collection of poems by Sarah Kay, I thought I'd give it a try. I have not read any other work by Sarah, so this was my first experience with her writing. The collection of poems read really nicely and overall, it was really enjoyable to read.

If you like poetry, I would highly recommend checking out " A Little Daylight Left" by Sarah Kay, available now!

**Thank you NetGalley and Random House | The Dial Press for the opportunity to read an e-ARC of this book!

This is a beautiful collection of poetry. I really enjoyed her use of metaphors to discuss the heavy topics people tend to have a hard time addressing. I particularly enjoyed Parts I and II. I found myself relating to more than I was prepared to while I was consuming the text. The imagery was so vivid and the moments shared came across so raw and honest they almost teetered on the edge of uncomfortable. I highlighted so many lines that I want to hold onto. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC of this collection.

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Publishing Group - Random House | The Dial Press for an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I loved this poetry book and read it in one sitting. I will definitely be looking for more by this author. I would recommend this book.

A Little Daylight Left: Poems by Sarah Kay is a lovely collection of poems about being human and being compassionate with ourselves. Here's some of the poem 'Unreliable': "I am just trying to place enough words between now & The End/ to trick The End into coming later./ I slip single doses of myself into the pockets of everyone I love,/ worried about serving sizes, hoping they do not sour once I'm gone." "I am the center of my own dramatic universe & it appalls me./ In my dream, from somewhere down a hallway of locked doors, a voice asks,/ 'What if you aren't as bad as you suspect you are?/ What if you'll never be as good as you ache?'/ & then, softer, in the kind of whisper that wouldn't even fog the glass,/ 'What if what you are is boring/ & alive, what are you going to do then?'" These poems are so thoughtful and vulnerable, and I really enjoyed this collection. Thanks to NetGalley for the free digital review copy. All opinions are my own.

An introspective and hopeful poetry collection with long, thoughtful, prose-adjacent poems that feel like the author is speaking directly to you. I highlighted so many quotes that it was difficult to choose just one to include in this review. A LITTLE DAYLIGHT LEFT made me feel less alone in what sometimes feels like a useless quest to find beauty in an often bleak world, as well as navigating said world with depression and anxiety. It's a collection I will add to my poetry shelf and revisit in the future. And it's funny, too.

"I am not saying let Certainty be your only god.
I have seen the haircuts he demands in his honor.
I am saying if you know, when you know,
you have to honor it. You have to follow it."
-from "Knowing"

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

a little daylight left by sarah kay

sarah kay has such a way of telling a story through her poems. another note, the careful selection/order of these poems are noticed and appreciated. i remember listening to some of these poems years ago, so i went back to look for them and listen to them again. (i already know i’m going to purchase the audiobook of her reading this one.) watching her and phil kaye years ago were one of the reasons i found poetry to be such a beautiful, moving, work of art. a little daylight left as reminded me of my love for always finding a metaphor in things. thank you sarah for reminding me that life can be much more.

the poems in this collection are diverse, but the structure of all of them have a similar tone between rhyme schemes. it’s one of my favorite things about sarah kay’s poems. these ballads are worth the voice. i hope everyone who picks up this book (once it releases in april) will be able to find relevance in things they may have once overlooked in life.

I really enjoyed this collection. Her poems felt honest and emotional, and I connected with the way she writes about love, loss, and everyday life. I also appreciated how natural and conversational her style was. I found that it made the poems easy to read and relate to. Some poems stood out more than others, but overall, I found the collection meaningful and worth reading.

Usually when it comes to poetry I prefer to read and reflect, to assess each poem by the speaker's voice, the themes, the subject, etc. but this poetry collection deserves to be rated a full five stars. The poems were heartfelt and well written. I would love to get a physical copy of this book so that I can annotate it and read it as many times as I wish. I recommend it!

I really liked the poems-- though most were longer than I'm normally used to seeing, I kind of liked having time to settle into them-- how they feel like a conversation with a friend who is speaking a little more freely than we might like sometimes, as if part of the thoughts come out without being filtered.

I really did try to give this a fair chance, but I had to dnf at 44%. The poems were not my cup of tea, they sounded like diary ramblings.

Thank you so much to the publisher and NetGalley for selecting me to receive an advanced copy.

Overall, I can appreciate that this was some beautiful poetry, but the style of it just wasn’t for me. Knowing now that she is a spoken word poet makes the feel of most of the poems make a lot more sense. I personally struggle with poems that read like a run-on sentence. That’s just my personal thing and is not a comment on the quality of the poems themselves. I think someone who appreciates poetry more as a genre and doesn’t have that same comprehension issue would greatly enjoy this collection.

In this latest collection of unconventional poetry, the author shares so many moments in life, big moments and little moments, happy and not so happy. There is a power she has in the ability to transform a small, possibly forgettable moment, into something more.

I was gifted a digital copy which I enjoyed but I also listened to the audio version which was fantastic! The author narrates it and brings each poem to life. Interspersed in the audio are live versions performed in front of an audience and several of those highlight the humor in which the author uses her words.

This is not a weepy heavy collection but a thoughtful perspective, with a little humor and a lot of heart, on the many moments that make up this thing we call life.

Thank you to @thedialpress @netgalley for a #gifted digital copy.

A Little Daylight Left is yet another poem by Sarah Kay that I won't get tired of reading.
Beautiful, heartfelt poem that is great for any age!

3.75

Sarah Kay was one of the first poets and performers I had found online when I was all of 10 years old and only just starting to learn about poetry. As such, I was incredibly happy to have been able to read her debut collection. Her writing is tender and her choice of form interestingly reflects that of a spoken piece. This collection deals with growth and aging and finding yourself and I'd certainly recommend this as an entry point into poetry as it is incredibly accessible in the way it is written and the themes that it touches on. It's perhaps not the most profound of works but still incredibly lovely as a whole and I'm sure that there are many people who can relate to her words.

I've been a fan of Sarah Kay since the early 2010s and got to see her live at Carnegie Mellon over ten years ago! So, I was ecstatic to be able to read her new, full-length work early! I think knowing her work and her cadence was helping in reading this - especially since she uses a style of poetry with little or no punctuation; knowing a bit of her style helped me almost perform in my own head.

I loved this little collection - it was thoughtful, particularly as it relates to love and grief. It felt vulnerable, light at times, and quite heavy at others - but I truly did enjoy it

It's always hard for me to review works of poetry - because I'm no expert - but A Little Daylight Left made me feel something and reflect...which, to me, is the mark of good, meaningful work.

Sarah Kay has been one of my all time favorites since I was a teenager, and I'm so excited that I get to share this collection with my patrons. Her writing and wit is as sharp as ever in this collection, with a beautiful tenderness just on the right side of sentimental. It's accessible enough to be a great entry point for poetry newcomers but with plenty of depth to satisfy those looking for something to really sink their teeth into.

Thanks to NetGalley for thos eARC!

So, I remember falling in love with Sarah Kay's poetry performances online. Although the poems were relatable, this collection didn't really move me as much as I thought it would. However, I do appreciate Sarah's poetry and I hope to see more from her.

5 stars

This was fantastic. These are best read outloud, there is something that works so well with the prose in that form. I appreciated how they were organized from youth to growing up. I really connected with not only the themes but the way she used words.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy to form opinions from.