Like Parker, Kaur writes poems drawn from the highs and lows (mostly lows) of wrestling with love, wrestling with the self. But something about Rupi Kaur-who, upon publication of her Instagram-caption poetry, attained commercial and popular (good for her) if not critical (good for us) success-seems to invite her haunting by Dorothy Parker’s ghost. This is a cynical way of thinking about love. And the final act is writing it down.Įxcise the “poetry” and you’ve got a profile nicely calculated to entice some wealth-burdened doctor or financier in search of a little feminine magic to restore the joie de vivre his profession killed long ago. Poetry is the might of one person, and the echo of billions. Poetry is the light you walk away with after digging yourself out of grief. Poetry is when your stomach is so heavy with butterflies, it drops down to your feet. The words hanging in the space between two mouths, right before the kiss. Poetry is the first time you fall in love. Here are seven poets to follow, read, and invest in if you love Rupi Kaur.If I am ever, God forbid, driven back to the dating sites and apps, I will certainly use the introduction to Rupi Kaur’s Healing Through Words as my bio: Kaur is only one writer in this new wave of young, female poets sharing their work online and writing about the things that many of us have been through⁠-growing up, juggling identities, maintaining relationships, and painful loss. The simplicity of her writing paired with beautiful images, and discussion of the female experience spoke to me, like so many of her 3.7 million instagram followers. I’m not ashamed to admit that prior to discovering Kaur's work I didn’t think poetry was for me. Kaur has been heralded as being at the forefront of a new generation of instapoets ⁠- artists who are using social media to spread their work and images to reach a new audience. So, if your copy of Milk and Honey is as dog-eared as mine here seven poets you’ll love if you like Rupi Kaur. She’s an online phenomenon opening up poetry to so many. She has since released The Sun and Her Flowers, received Sunday Times and New York Times Number One Bestseller status, and won the GoodReads Choice Award for Poetry 2017.

The acclaimed poet and creative shot to fame with her debut collection Milk and Honey in 2014. Whether you’re a die-hard poetry fan or have little interest in the art you’ll almost certainly have heard of Rupi Kaur.

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