Canadian - Poet | October 5, 1992 -
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.
Rupi Kaur
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I did not start out thinking I'm going to become a feminist poet. It was a tag I was given.
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Poetry and art are key influences in changing how we look at taboos.
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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 don't fit into the age, race, or class of a bestselling poet.
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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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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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'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.
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