Poetry and art are key influences in changing how we look at taboos. — Rupi Kaur Art Copy Share Image
“our backs tell stories no books have the spine to carry - women of color” — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
“learning to not envy someone else's blessings is what grace looks like” — Rupi Kaur Blessings Copy Share Image
“even if this is a mistake. it could only be right to be this wrong with you.” — Rupi Kaur Failure Copy Share Image
“life does not stop for anybody it drags you by the legs whether you want to move forward or not that is… — Rupi Kaur Life Copy Share Image
“you look just like your mother i guess i do carry her tenderness well you both have the same eyes cause we… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
“i thank the universe for taking everything it has taken and giving to me everything it is giving” — Rupi Kaur Blessed Copy Share Image
When writing for the page, the focus is on the design - how the words appear on the page. I try to… — Rupi Kaur Design Copy Share Image
There was no market for poetry about trauma, abuse, loss, love, and healing through the lens of a Punjabi-Sikh immigrant woman. — Rupi Kaur Abuse Copy Share Image
“look at what they've done the earth cried to the moon they've turned me into one entire bruise - green and blue” — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
“on days like this i need you to run your fingers through my hair and speak softly - you” — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
“yes it is possible to hate and love someone at the same time i do it to myself every day” — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
I sat with myself one day and asked, 'Who is in those prestigious literary circles? Do they represent me? Do they appreciate… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
The topics just kind of come to me. If they are relevant, it's because they're happening in the world around me, and… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
“said the closest thing to god on this earth is a woman’s body it’s where life comes from and to have a… — Rupi Kaur God Copy Share Image
With immigrant parents, they've had to sacrifice so much to survive, and they're trying to preserve the culture they lost, so there… — Rupi Kaur Boundaries Copy Share Image
“love will come and when love comes love will hold you love will call your name and you will melt sometimes though… — Rupi Kaur Life Copy Share Image
“how cruel i was to myself. giving you credit for my warmth simply because you had felt it. thinking it was you… — Rupi Kaur Beauty Copy Share Image
I feel social media can be very distracting, unhealthy, and harmful to one's self-confidence. I don't even log on to it on… — Rupi Kaur Confidence Copy Share Image
“when I hit the rock bottom that exist after the rock bottom and no rope or band appeared i wondered what if… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
“i hardened under the last loss. it took something human out of me. i used to be so deeply emotional i’d crumble… — Rupi Kaur Loss Copy Share Image
I'm a brown girl from a Punjabi pind raised in Toronto. I don't expect literary critics and purists to understand the nuances… — Rupi Kaur Girl Copy Share Image
I have always been a fan of Salvador Dali, but Amrita Sher-Gil, who was an Indian-Hungarian painter, is another favourite. She was… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
“The year is done. I spread the past three hundred sixty-five days before me on the living room carpet. Here is the… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
“my eyes make mirrors out of every reflective surface they pass searching for something beautiful looking my ears fish for compliments and… — Rupi Kaur Day and night Copy Share Image
“you call me to tell me you miss me i turn to face the front door of the house waiting for a… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
“when it came to listening my mother taught me silence if you are drowning their voice with yours how will you hear… — Rupi Kaur Copy Share Image
“you tell me i am not like most girls and learn to kiss me with your eyes closed something about the phrase—something… — Rupi Kaur Sisters Copy Share Image
“the day you have everything i hope you remember when you had nothing” — Rupi Kaur Hope Copy Share Image
“trust your body it reacts to right and wrong better than your mind does” — Rupi Kaur Mind Copy Share Image
“this morning I told the flowers what I'd do for you and they blossomed” — Rupi Kaur Flower Copy Share Image
