Why is Rupi Kaur hated and loved equally?

 

My first introduction to the world of English poetry was with the star Indo-Canadian poetess, Rupi Kaur. The more I dwelled on her books, the more she fascinated me with her words and illustrations. But gradually I understood the dynamic state of love and hate that she receives from her readers. 

Her books are: milk and honey, the sun and her flowers, home body

Things you would find in her books:

• Random lines that are forced to be poetic.

• Doodles that could be seen as an art or a trash, depending upon your aesthetic palatability.

• Random lines without punctuation or upper case letters and texts (poetry) that f**ks every rule of grammar. 

• Little phrases that when read twice or thrice hit you hard if you relate to them. 

• Tons of feelings expressed arbitrarily through alphabets. 

• Though much of her work is considered plagiarism, art stolen from her friend, yet she somehow single-handedly managed to build an empire of insta-poetry. 

• Can be called a trend-setter of the particular genre in poetry; loved and hated equally by her readers.

• Her art work often feels like an exaggeration of feminism and her write-ups are mostly woman centric stuff, but the world is not as bad as she portrays, or maybe, it actually is. To each, his own. We all have experienced life in different ways.

• It's an anthology of poems and anecdotes where the poetess explores the realms of exploitation, gratification,  forbearance, love, longing and meanness. 

This collection will touch your soul. If not extraordinary,  it is a good read to spark your creativity.

• Unconcealed explicit content written not in ink but in blood, coming straight from the wounds that are yet to be healed.

• Recommended to those who are into gothic and dark poetry, those who want to explore the raw and blatant nature of art; not recommended to readers who are looking for classic and conventional poetry. 

Happy reading people!