Rupi Kaur

Rupi Kaur is a Canadian poet, writer, and illustrator, born on October 5, 1992, in Punjab, India. She is widely known for her modern style of poetry and visual storytelling, often exploring themes of love, loss, healing, trauma, and feminism. Rupi Kaur first gained popularity through her work on social media platforms, particularly Instagram, where she began sharing her poems paired with her own simple illustrations.

Her debut poetry collection, milk and honey (2014), became a bestseller and catapulted her into the spotlight. The collection, which combines poetry and art, resonated with a global audience, especially younger readers. She followed it with the sun and her flowers (2017) and home body (2020), which also gained widespread acclaim.

Rupi Kaur’s work is known for its accessibility, simplicity, and emotional impact, and she is regarded as one of the key figures in the resurgence of contemporary poetry.

Articles by the author

How do you redefine love when your idea of love is something that's so violent? When your idea of passion is anger, how do you fix that?

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Really, at the end of the day, the only thing you can control is yourself; the only person you can truly educate is yourself. You have to redefine what beauty is to you so you can't be affected by what people are saying.

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When I was little, my dad told me about Anandpur Sahib and the court of Guru Gobind Singh. That we came from a tradition of poets, warriors and artists who created when it was illegal to create... we're groomed to be reckless in the defense of what we feel is right.

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You have to really understand that although certain memories or stories make you sad, you are not sad. Pull yourself out from that emotion and remember that.

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'Milk and Honey' was written with me being honest to myself, kind of pulling at the things that I hear the most and saying that out loud, and you know, that thing that we hear the most is most universal, and so that rings true with all folks. The language used in the poetry is extremely, extremely accessible.

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