Rupi Kaur

Originally from Brampton, Ont., poet Rupi Kaur rose to prominence on Instagram, where she shares her poetry and simple line illustrations with more than 4million followers.

She has published threebooks of poetry,milk and honey,the sun and her flowersand home body, allof which landed on the New York Times bestseller list.Kaur's poetry explores the emotional depths oflove, trauma, identity and feminism with concision and sincerity.

Her new book of guided poetry writing exercises, Healing Through Words, will be published in September 2022.

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Interviews with Rupi Kaur

Poet and artist Rupi Kaur on how she conquered Instagram with a photograph that challenged taboos around womens bodies.

9 years ago

Duration 5:43

Meet the 23-year old poet and artist from Brampton, Ontario who caused a revolution on Instagram with one photograph.