Rupi Kaur - "I was losing my mind"

[@JuliaDaCampo]

This woman is my everyday inspo. I love writing poetry too, she taught me so much!

[@andrewpiloto1865]

The way she denies criticism is so pretentious. Then she says that we’re belittling the people who actually enjoy her work. Like if you self publish your work, you gotta expect criticism, not “backlash” like she called it, but criticism. Just so annoying that people think they’re so above it all

[@stendhal5829]

she thinks her poetry is good

[@apostoliagkolfinopoulou3776]

Even if you don't self publish

[@ieatgremlins]

Rupi Kaur is a poet for people who don't read poetry. That's all.

[@kimberlychiu5611]

Carla Marlene S and look at you, where’s ur book ? This queen create a huge influences and letting people understanding poem

[@hillary9298]

Art is art.

[@chloemarie5173]

I think that's a good thing, though. Milk and Honey was the first poetry book I read a few years ago and now I read poetry all the time. It's like the gateway drug for poetry tbh. I think the fact that she has made poetry so mainstream is pretty great.

[@diyonagiri8054]

That's so true...

[@nahlal1263]

If you call her work poetry than damn. That's basic relatable mainstream lazy writing

[@MsEternalpeace]

I think everyone need to understand that she is not on these interviews/talk shows because of the "quality" of her work.. Or that because she created something extraordinary, but simply because of the "quanity" of the books she sold. A hopping 3M. That simply means a lot of money. The world and specially the television and the media today cares only about one thing.. How popular one is. How big they are making. That's it. That makes one worthy to be on their show. No one actually studies the work done by that person and evaluates it's worth. Its like.. 20 million books sold? Let's have her on our show. But.. The poems aren't that good. Who cares. She has sold 20M. She speaks well.. Pretending to have deep thoughts.. and manages to pull a celebrity/star look. Good style.. Good make up.. Hair.. Perfect. That's enough for TRP. Invite her. But.. Audience may not like.. Don't you see channel.. X.. Channel y.. All have had her on their shows. We have got to show the world.. We support feminism too. And don't forget they biproduct.. We will end up wooing the entire South Asian population. Right Boss. We will call her.

[@TheSunshinefee]

just like the kartrashian family and their off spring

[@SamyiaRech]

Well, the actual quote would be "Like, I was losing my mind, sort of."

[@nem0763]

If Rupi Kaur does for poetry what Harry Potter is often said to do for literacy in general, then that is fantastic.

[@SmahTime]

Bookhead both garbage

[@natsuki4021]

True. I believe harry potter sparked my love of reading as a kid

[@numaisreginald3671]

Harry Potter had something called imaginations, and use of words

[@neilstavern]

rupi kaur has definitely done for poetry what harry potter has done for literature LMAO 💀💀💀

[@nem0763]

@@neilstavern You know, when I made my comment 5 years ago, I meant it in terms of encouraging people to read and outgrow her... but with hindsight, you have a point. If Rupi Kaur just encourages people to write like Rupi Kaur and publish writing like Rupi Kaur, and readers just want more Rupi Kaur-esque entry-level writing - then no. Nope. 🤦‍♂️

[@SIRENTAROT]

Joe Pachinko is puking in his grave. Sylvia Plath is cackling.

[@ericalynn6570]

rupi kaur is the one who inspired me to write about my challenges. it truly has helped me so much and i have never been happier with writing.

[@marceolanepoetic]

Very good.

[@KarenGarcia-rg4or]

Don't talk like Lady Gaga....it's annoying!!!!

[@matthewhurlow691]

please for god's sake try try to find another way to say "quote unquote"

[@say_cicada]

Vocal fry strikes again.

[@tayloryasmine3036]

She’s very well spoken. I like her poetry because there’s beauty in her simplicity, i don’t think poetry needs always to be intricate there’s still depth and truth to her words and i enjoyed reading milk and honey, thank you

[@SmahTime]

Taylor Yasmine this is the problem

[@lovettdeleted]

it's not about intricacy. there's a reason why poetry is different from like... regular inspirational statements. this is not poetry. she's a good writer, for sure, but not a good poet.

[@kiransingh7078]

Yes

[@nissimlevy3762]

@@lovettdeleted she's not a good writer. Show me something good she wrote.

[@lovettdeleted]

@@nissimlevy3762 Did you even understand my comment? I said she's a bad poet.

[@saffp99]

People can say what they want but her writing is so raw and pure. It’s art and she’s written about so many tough situations like immigration, rape, relationships etc. Just because it’s not flipping Shakespeare people want to hate on her so much ...

[@patrochilles6275]

I dont hate her at all. I just think she should not call herself a poet or call her work poetry. She doesnt understand structure or composition and her "poems" r only surface level. That's not poetry.

[@andrewpiloto1865]

Your comparison to Shakespeare just shows how little you know about real poetry lmao

[@nissimlevy3762]

@@patrochilles6275 But what is poetry? Anything can be called poetry if it touches on some truth. it doesn't have to sound beautiful. Here is poetry: Don't give up on your dreams, Don't let negativity get in your way. There! That's a poem.

[@-o-light8863]

@@patrochilles6275 she talks from the soul. I wish we could share poems

[@tylerhebron320]

It’s great that you like rupi. And as a beginner in poetry myself, it’s wonderful that somebody can enjoy poetry, even if i don’t particularly enjoy that artist myself. Though writing about tough situations doesn’t guarantee good writing. And saying she isn’t Shakespeare isn’t a solid response either. She doesn’t have to be Shakespeare; though her work needs to be more developed than it is now. It’s sort of like I wrote a song with one instrument and a total of three notes. Her writing is clever, but it doesn’t elicit anything deeper beyond what is explicitly stated on the page. What I’m saying is it’s basic.

[@Middlesecond]

I miss Shad on Q, he was a much better interviewer

[@nahlal1263]

Lazy writing

[@marceolanepoetic]

Maybe she's just not a student of poetry. But she speaks to younger women.

[@mostuffxd5038]

i stumbled on this book in a random book store. the title reminded me of a song id heard and i dont regret picking it up at all. its poetic. its poetry. i had no idea who this woman was, i just now learned insta poetry is even a term and im sad to learn people are trying to demean her art that probably found its way into the right persons hands at the exact moment they needed it. art is free. stop trying to gate keep

[@nissimlevy3762]

Isn't she the greatest literary mind since Shakespeare?

[@Julia-tg7iy]

An oil painting is an oil painting if painted with oil. You cannot call it oil painting if you paint with watercolours 🙃 And Rupi paints oil paintings with a granite pencil.

[@rievans57]

Writing for a deadline. Sounds horrible.

[@christpoetry]

check out thewarmestofwords on Instagram !💕

[@autumn_breeze]

rupi is definitely one of my biggest inspirations for life 💟

[@SmahTime]

Please seek help then, you can do better

[@marjoriehamilton4966]

@@SmahTime mansplainer

[@SmahTime]

@@marjoriehamilton4966 Lol yeah i'll explain anything to someone as dumb as a Rupi Kaur fan

[@marjoriehamilton4966]

@@SmahTime mansplainer plus ad hominem attack. what a guy

[@SmahTime]

@@marjoriehamilton4966 Explain the mansplaining for me please

[@doctronfour9060]

She’s like one of those girls that think like they’re all like deep but really like have nothing meaningful to say.

[@andrewpiloto1865]

Pretentious. She’s extremely pretentious

[@ricks2013]

Ugh i love her she’s so matured for her age and so timeless

[@sanchitsrinivas1131]

Keep moving ....gracias

[@Bcrawlspace]

I think you should write something about "The Jerry Rescue" in Syracuse NY, but you never will because you don't read comments. I'll be watching though, just in case you do.

[@41yearoldnewdriver]

Her poetry is good. I wonder what inspires Rupi Kaur. I got a copy of Milk and Honey today.

[@Ammarsaka]

Like like like like like

[@nahlal1263]

Hahah true, vocabulary problems and she calls herself a "poet"

[@laurenbarber8579]

Such a great interview.

[@MsEternalpeace]

Its like.. 20 million books sold? Let's have her on our show. But.. The poems aren't that good. Who cares. She has sold 20M. She speaks well.. Pretending to have deep thoughts.. and manages to pull a celebrity/star look. Good style.. Good make up.. Hair..outfit.. All Perfect. That's enough for TRP. Invite her. But.. Audience may not like.. Don't you see channel.. X.. Channel y.. All have had her on their shows. We have got to show the world.. We support feminism too. And don't forget the biproduct.. We will end up wooing the entire South Asian population. Right Boss. We will call her.

[@schemem3703]

😂😂😂Omg, accurate

[@najjyyyyyy5743]

2 million********** Louder for the people in the back 2 million********