Rupi Kaur
Rupi Kaur is a Punjabi-Canadian poet, performer, and illustrator whose work centers on love, race, violence, mental health, and femininity. Kaur is among the most well-known "Instapoets" who share emotionally charged and minimalist verse online.
Kaur was born in Punjab, India to a Sikh family in 1992. Anti-Sikh sentiment in Punjab and sustained violence following the 1984 anti-Sikh riots caused Kaur's family to emigrate, following many other Sikh families who left India. When the poet was...
