Rupi Kaur On the Power of Empathy, Honesty, And Storytelling

Ambition 2.0

Girlboss

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Rupi Kaur is a poet, artist, and performer. Born in Punjab, India, Rupi immigrated with her parents to Canada at the age of four. At just 28 years old, her work has taken the literary world by storm. While studying in university, Rupi wrote, illustrated and self-published her debut poetry collection, “milk and honey.” In the years since, it has become an international phenomenon and landed as a New York Times #1 bestseller. Its artistic sibling, “the sun and her flowers,” was published in 2017 and debuted as a #1 global bestseller. Rupi’s words on love, loss, trauma, healing, and femininity continue to inspire and connect readers from all around the world. Recently, she released her widely anticipated third poetry collection, “home body,” a reflective and intimate journey that visits the past, present, and potential of the self. Her books have sold over 8 million copies, and have been translated into over 40 languages. She's toured the world performing, hosted writing workshops, and has been featured on Forbes 30 under 30 list, and BBC's 100 Women in 2017. In this original interview with Sophia Amoruso from 2017, Rupi sits down to chat about her family’s migration, artistic storytelling, the meaning of success, and the importance of having honest dialogues with yourself. Enjoy the conversation! Sign up for the Girlboss Daily to receive tips on work, life, and how to chase (and reach!) your dreams: https://bit.ly/30A14AL Meal planning will never be the same again. Visit mealime.com/girlboss for 50% off a Pro subscription. Follow Rupi on Instagram at @rupikaur_ and Twitter at @rupikaur_. Follow Girlboss on Instagram at @girlboss. Rupi’s stage performances are magnetic musical interactions of poetry, art and theater. Witness her poetry reading from the Girlboss 2019 rally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know I have this like poem I don't know like I kind of want to share it up. What do you think and should I put my name on it?
0:06.4	And she was like yeah like I think it's great of course you should put your name on it because I think it's important for people to see like how you look because that says so much
0:15.7	about why you're writing about what you're writing about.
0:20.3	Hey listeners in today's episode, we're resharing a conversation with Rupi
0:26.5	Kaur. Rupi is an Indian-born Canadian poet, artist, performer, and social
0:31.7	media star whose works have taken the literary world by storm.
0:36.3	As a 21-year-old university student, Ruby wrote, illustrated, and self-published her first poetry
0:42.2	collection, Milk and Honey,
0:44.0	which landed as a New York Times number one bestseller and became an international phenomenon.
0:50.0	Ruppie's words on love, loss, trauma, healing, and femininity has inspired readers and connected
0:56.4	women from all around the world. Her second book, The Sun and Her Flowers, explores her Punjabi
1:02.4	Canadian heritage and reached the top
1:04.6	three on Amazon's bestseller list. Rupe's books have sold over 8 million copies and
1:10.8	have been translated into over 42 languages.
1:14.0	Along her literary journey, she's toured the world performing,
1:17.0	hosted writing workshops,
1:19.0	and has been featured on Forbes 30 under 30 list
1:22.0	and BBC's 100 women in 2017. Recently she released
1:26.2	her widely anticipated third poetry collection called Homebody, a reflective
1:30.9	and intimate journey visiting the past, present, and the potential of the self.
1:35.0	In this original interview with Sophia Amruso from 2018,
1:39.0	Ruby chats about her immigrant upbringing, how writing saved her, what success means to her, and the importance of having honest dialogue with yourself.
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