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How Rupi Kaur became one of the most famous poets in the world
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ม.ค. 2023
- Rupi Kaur was just 21 when her self-published book Milk and Honey thrust her onto a path to becoming one of the most famous poets in the world. At the heart of her success is the connection she made with the millions of people who saw themselves in her poems of heartbreak, trauma and the immigrant experience.
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If you love poetry in it's TRUE sense, you won't like her.
@Shellyshell-bd8wlwhat a waste of life you’re got time enough yo speculate each comment and force your narrative, what a loserr, you’re definitely probably a failure at life aswell
Heavy! She epitomises poetry that many of us can see ourselves in. Poetry is a platform o self expression and expression should not be minimised simply because she doesn’t fit the narrative of what poetry you understand .
I am surprised at how many posts are not really positive. I am not an immigrant, but I can see by her poems what she and her family have gone through and how she has grown to know what it took for her parents to leave their homeland and appreciate it. The torment of being alone in any circumstance as a child as well as an adult when you have no means of communication. Poetry and art often has spoke of pain, injustice, suffering, love, loss, joy, rebounding, weakness, strength, beating the odds, beauty, shock, all with their own inside jokes, Easter eggs and puzzle-like hidden meanings. She has all of this in her poetry.
I was honestly surprised to see this. I thought her first book (also my first re-entry into poetry) was such a weird use of pages. If it was a $5 book, then it wouldn't feel as weird paying for it. But to pay $20+ for a softcover of essentially IG stories seemed over the top compared to other anthology books. Can anyone who's a fan of hers explain what you personally get from her rather short work?
@Galaxia I felt the same about the artwork as well. It would be cool of there was at least more of it, but (and she's not the only one doing this) there will be multiple, essentially blank pages in the book with so much negative space. As more of a minimalist myself, the concept within visual art isn't lost on me. But it just didn't feel substantial even as a quick read. I just wonder if I'm missing something lol.
It packs a gut punch
@@allyloyns3229
You mean a fart in the wind?
@@normandy2501 maybe she's the perfect emblem of our cultural zeitgeist. the identity movement, positivity/empowerment with a focus on obstacles/haters, the faux-humility and self-absorption of social media... all in one product. a lot of people resonate with someone who seeks the spotlight while presenting as shy/anxious. i'm probably being overly critical but at least somewhat accurate.
Oh @@violarulez I think you're pretty dead on. I am a Hater as Obstacle to Positivity/Empowerment. Good poetry has probably always been a subculture, but we've dragged it this far. Hopefully it will survive this latest spectacular grift as well.
I genuinely don't get the hype. I love poetry, but I just don't think hers is all that good. 🤷🏻♀️
They aren’t.
World's worst poet
Millions of people have bad taste.
My position regarding Rupi Kaur's poetry is similar to Martin Scorsese's regarding Marvel movies. There is absolutely nothing wrong with liking her work, that you feel identified with her phrases, that you are moved by her life story. All of that is great. But what she writes is not poetry. Literature is an art that deserves respect, we must respect great writers and value true talent and effort. That does not mean that Rupi has no talent or that she has no merit. Personally, I give her full and complete credit as an influencer, public figure, opinion leader, internet personality and also as a visionary, businesswoman and activist (although I don't really buy her ideas that much)... but I can't give her credit as a poet because that would be disrespectful to poets, her lines are incomplete thoughts and little more than that. I would add that I think it is very audacious of her (in a good sense) to have taken her writings to the field of performance because, once again, she is a visionary woman and has known how to capitalize on the attention she has received, she has known how to jump on the bandwagon of fame and has been very astute (or maybe just intuitive and instinctive) in aligning herself with mainstream themes. Honestly, I'm glad for her success but I'm not happy at all for the decline in quality that all artistic disciplines are experiencing. I hope my appreciation of this author helps some people to broaden their horizons. Blessings to Rupi, by the way.
I really enjoy reading her poems Some of her poems are so thought provoking and it seems like she has lived 10 lives.I am South East Asian from Alberta, Canada and love writing so many genres and I really appreciate this interviews and her words. Congratulations Rupi! From one South Asian to another :)
This woman can get into The Paris Review.
But you can't. Taste is a construct. 😂😂
I had a French teacher who insisted that you should not lose your accent in order to a assimulate, just learn to understand and express yourself with what you bring. I am now a proud Anglo proud to be proud bilingual Quebecor. This became my home and I haven't lost my roots
Do you mind if I ask where you from ?( Background) I am also in Quebec and from montreal .
I myself come from a Haitian back ground ?
Do you like & actually read poetry or you just came upon this interview piece ?
Her poetry is an absolute disgrace.
This is perfect example of how marketing works.. the poetry itself is garbage..
To each their own opinion and flavors ! But just curious can you do better ? Do you even write poetry or have the ability to read and understand poetry with all it's concepts ?
Share just one lil poem please
I'll be judge of that !
100%
@@seandonh4536
Perfect example
of
how marketing
works
Her poetry
has
little real
perks
Not
fer the deep
More
fer the jerks
of
focus shot
for
real works
Pull out some
Witness pith
Real poetry ain't a myth
Expand mind. Enrich wits. You want speed? This
ain't it
Try instead horse, jet, or boat. Or a dolphin ride, on, vote
Word-ecstasy, but, if you seek, take approach of patience meek
to delve into adventures of, sharper hits to soul mind heart
from echoes of those with rich, heave, able to let you fit
into world alt, to fly you, for a time like magic fused
right to you with electric, hits in runs stouter of tricks
But
you want
a
sugar high
I'd
rather
wholeness
try
(Opinion expressed is a rephrasing of akshaymandu's 13 words, and may not reflect this goofy scribe's viewpoint.)
(This piece may be augmented/enhanced for a shipment of bananas & sapodilla, and/or a parrot, or maybe just a "Hi!", a smile, and some ideas to add to the piece.)
@@seandonh4536
You've been Served. ☑
@@rswowI think you are of the understanding that poetry has to rhyme in order for it to be “good poetry”, simply basing this assumption on the piece you shared. Kaur’s poetry is moving and an expression of feelings, there is not a poem in the book that does not paint a vivid picture in my mind. sure it doesn’t rhyme but that is what Dr Suess is for
Inspiring!
I don’t her poems to be good … goes to show that popularity is more important for success.
Rupi kaur being famous for her work is failure of the world and mankind, people like her were sent to rehab during the time things made sense
Indeed.
It was kind of odd that the video would be called "How Rupi Kaur became one of the most famous poets in the world" and it didn't explain HOW.
She did not talk English in school because she had been silenced as a girl in her culture (probably why her mom doesn’t speak English)and teased in school until she entered a poetry class and performed before her class in school and loved it. She felt for the first time in her life she had been heard. Then went on to put her poetry on IG, decided to publish her own book of poetry. When it blew up on IG and sales blew up a publishing company offered her a deal. Then she began a book tour with engagements requested from all over the world. At least that’s what I gathered from watching this video.
@@joypalos474 And that's my point exactly. That's all that's in the video. Factors that significantly contributed to her success weren't dealt with.
Fascinating.
It is refreshing to see another amazing woman in the media. She is brilliant.
All these people who become so famous, in a world where privacy is out dated, by publically telling every detail of their lives , always state they are really shy, introverted and insecure. Then proceed to live publically, in the flesh and through social media, sharing everything.
Handlers and public relations force these people. They compromise either bc of destiny or some inner fallible desire.
Women writers are easier to exploit because you change university curriculums, due to the adjustments and influence Feminism has. Her whole theme is Feminism and Minimalism. Not "The Self", not "America", not "Style". Someone is positioning her to be some sort of literary standard far from what American Poetry use to be.
@@5hadœwbånnedbyyou And far from what Canadian poetry used to be.
This is so beautiful; Ian always does great interviews, and the production is wonderful, really enhances her poetry and Ms Kaur is simply beautiful too as is her writing and drawing... I stumbled upon her debut book at a neighbourhood "little library" and love it. Thank you for this segment, so well done, kudos to all involved in putting this together and onto this channel.
I agree. I had never heard of Rupi Kaur until today. Thanks to CBC for showcasing her life and poetry. She is beautiful. And her words are simple, yet elegant. She provides respite for our hearts.
Straight from the heart!
She was who inspired me to self publish my poetry book..!!!
Do you mind sharing the tittle of your book ? Is it a ebook ?
Are you from Canada ?
Must be a rubbish book
@@inityo your rubbish
@@seandonh4536 its on etsy , A Generation Of Sunflowers
Wow, thank you
So much hate in these comments. It’s shocking.
🙆🏽♀️🙆🏽♀️🙆🏽♀️🙆🏽♀️
I understand and like her poetry.
is she working on an album?
An album as in she also sings ?
The nerve to call her a POET
Dancing Queen by Abba
Great reading 👏
She is the new Rod McKuen! She is successful because she is from Mississauga and not super-talented and rarefied; she write poems
that anyone
can
write
(you, too)
She's successful because she is good & talented in what she do .
But most importantly she draws to people in a way or some sort .
She has talent and value to sell !
That's makes her a great artists and for now on a independent business woman .
Power to her & all blessings !
She doesn't write poems that I am able to, my poems are not that bad
actually, tho. i read somewhere that erin hanson (e.h.) writes just like rupi kaur, and that's so insulting lol. erin has WAY more beautiful and striking poems than kaur. minimalistic poetry is good, but hers is just another level of minimalistic which isn't necessarily good.
God give you freedom with responsibility raise your voice always you learn very well but married with someone be a mother experience it understanding husband they are work with you responsible after cooking food cleanings house and certain many responsibilities do by a wife or husband husband well educated earn with physically strong that his body are capable but they did not born the child they are give another seprate dna 🧬 husband capable for hard work all day understand your emotions value your personal work or professional but you both have to build a child for creat fresh world with plant trees save animals care of all animals sea animals but govt of few people rule different mindset to demolished the world that thing effect a women right with using sword for his self respect leaning gatka or wearing salwar suits early morning prayers or at evening prayer of god
The interviewer is either dishonest or has really bad taste.
I think Infamous is more like it
Damn!!
I could say the same thing looking at that gorgeous smile !
Are you a fam of hers ?
Just curious !
By reading people comments I thought they would much more love for this lovely woman .
Can someone explain her stanzas at the very start of the video. They seem awfully egoic, I assume intentionally.
The World 🌎 : Who is She?....😅
I just recognized her
Infamous**