Top 69 Quotes & Sayings by Rupi Kaur - Page 2

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.

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

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

'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.

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?

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

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.

I did not start out thinking I'm going to become a feminist poet. It was a tag I was given.

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.