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Rupi Kaur

Canadian Poet

Born: Oct 5, 1992

Love Me Myself People World You

Related authors: Al Purdy Alden Nowlan Anne Carson David McFadden Irving Layton John Barton John McCrae Louis Dudek

'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. Rupi Kaur

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For me, the power of the poetry in 'Milk and Honey' is the feeling you get after finished reading the poem. It's the emotion you feel once you've read the last word, and that is only possible when the diction is easy, and you don't get stuck on every other word, you don't know what the word means. Rupi Kaur

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I wasn't trying to write a book; it wasn't even in my vision. I was posting stuff online just because it made me feel relieved - as a way of getting things off my chest. Rupi Kaur

I don't fit into the age, race, or class of a bestselling poet. Rupi Kaur

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'You're beautiful' was the compliment I craved so much. I didn't care if people called me smart or innovative - it was the number-one compliment I gave out to other women hoping it was given back to me. I heard people saying it to my best friends. It was the one I wanted to hear more than anything else. Rupi Kaur

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I grew up thinking I was going to change the world, but not because I was treated like a special snowflake. It's a silly label. People are starving. We need to feed them. That's the end of the conversation. Rupi Kaur

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