Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or perhaps just deleted your Instagram account), you’re probably already well aware of who Rupi Kaur is. With an impressive 2.6 million Instagram followers and two bestselling books published, she’s quickly becoming one of the world’s most renowned writers, inspiring a poetry revolution amongst young women everywhere.
Thoughtful, moving and, most importantly, relatable, Rupi’s poems put into words the feelings you’ve never been able to vocalise. Empowering the next generation of feminists, her work is a breath of fresh air in a world full of backwards politics and widespread anxiety, earning her a spot on the ELLE List in association with THEOUTNET.COM.
Want inspiration to help you write your own poetic masterpieces? Check out the six poems that had an impact on Rupi’s own life and career, then whip out a pen and go.
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“People go through life suppressing their emotions and it’s so important to rip the band-aid off and feel. These poems do that for me. They have healed me from things that I didn’t even know I was feeling and give me a perspective on a life I have yet to experience.”
