Rupi Kaur Quotes

Rupi Kaur

Profession : Poet

Birth : October 5, 1992

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

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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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Truth, honesty, empowerment - it's what I want for myself and my readers.

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I can sit down with my sisters, and they can talk about my body in a certain way, and I will laugh about it with them. That's such a comfortable and loving relationship. But if a stranger I meet in a party makes the same comment, depending on their tone, that's not okay.

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I sat with myself one day and asked, 'Who is in those prestigious literary circles? Do they represent me? Do they appreciate the topics I write about and the style in which I write? Do those gatekeepers let a demographic like mine through the door?' And the answer was no.

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With immigrant parents, they've had to sacrifice so much to survive, and they're trying to preserve the culture they lost, so there are just so many boundaries.

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I love Roald Dahl, Sharon Olds, Nizar Qabbani, who is a poet, and Junot Diaz.

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If I body-shame a woman, it is more a reflection of me being critical of my body, me not being able to keep up to certain standards I have, and so making sure that the women around me feel the same way.

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I want to create a collection, almost like a trilogy of sorts. Whereas 'Milk and Honey' was very much like holding a mirror up to yourself, the second book is turning that mirror around and fixing it on the world. The book is a reflection of the times we are in.

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Growing up, I naturally embraced who I was, but I was always battling with myself. So I spent half my time being proud of being a woman and the other half completely hating it.

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The way a small child might dream of visiting Disneyland, I dreamed of writing books. Never did I think my poems would become that.

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When I'd hang out with guy friends, I'd say things like 'I just don't get along with other girls.' Just so they could think I was cooler, you know? Shamelessly trying to level myself up by putting other women down. God it's so embarrassing to admit, but it's important cause I want people to know about the growth. That I'm not perfect.

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Poetry and art are key influences in changing how we look at taboos.

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I would give anything to sing like Beyonce or Adele. I've said many times to my friends that if I could sing like them, I would give up poetry and writing.

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There have been articles saying that all women need to read my book. I ask, why not all men? In fact, that would be even more valuable because we women want to sit down with men and tell them - this is how we feel, this is what we go through.

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I want to leave behind a literary legacy.

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I realize I'm blessed to have the luxury of being a full-time writer. Not many people have that.

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When writing for the page, the focus is on the design - how the words appear on the page. I try to make it as direct and simple as possible.

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I think I finally overcame my self-esteem and confidence issues at around 20.

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Why are we so terrified of a natural process that allows for life to be brought into this world? Why do we scramble to hide our tampons when we pull them out of our purses?

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