Rupi Kaur

Rupi Kaur was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab in 1992. When she was three, her family emigrated to Canada to escape religious persecution.
She grew up in Brampton, Ontario, and attended the University of Waterloo. It was there that she began performing poetry, in 2009.
Kaur self-published her debut collection, "Milk and Honey," in 2014. The book sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide, and remained on the NYT bestseller list for over a year.
Her second collection, “The Sun and Her Flowers” was published in 2017.
She has a strong social media presence, and has inspired many young poets and writers.