Viral poet Rupi Kaur got her start on Instagram, where she would post photographs of her poetry for her online audience. In 2015 she published milk and honey, a collection of poetry and prose that was incredibly successful on the book market. It is primarily about survival, and highlights themes related to femininity, heartbreak, love, and sexual trauma. Rupi has made headlines for her activism and condemnation of the taboos surrounding menstruation. Many attribute a recent revival in poetry sales to her work, and it is clear that she has played a pivotal role in getting a whole generation of young people interested in the craft of poetry.
“We grew up in a time with every single one of our moves being recorded and documented forever and in that was this idea that we can’t make mistakes, but when that’s not happening, you’re also not growing.”
—Rupi Kaur
This excerpt is from The Book of Awesome Girls by Becca Anderson, which is available now through Amazon and Mango Media.
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