Rupi Kaur Quotes

Rupi Kaur

Profession : Poet

Birth : October 5, 1992

People like that I wrote a book - that's cute, but oh, making a business out of it? That's not nice.

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I write from the various experiences I live. Not every poem comes from my personal experience, though. It could be something that a friend lived, or a person from my community here, or a woman anywhere around the world.

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Before I begin to write, I listen to music that inspires me. I listen to folk Punjabi music, sufi music.

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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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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.

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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.

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I used to submit to anthologies and magazines when I was a student - but I knew I was never going to be picked up.

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Social media has been such a big platform for my success. But it can also be a toxic place.

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