I show readers that after sorrow there is always joy. The reason I start at wilting versus blooming is that I always try to get through the tough stuff first. I lay them out on the floor and I begin to group them into themes and sections. After I have everything, I print out the final manuscript and it will be hundreds of poems. "Usually I don't think about organizing my book until everything is done and written. That's what I did for months and then we came to this book." Structuring her book after the life cycle of a flower If not, at least it's a therapeutic experience. If it's a good day, I might end up with something that looks like a poem. I framed it as today I have to wake up, show up at my desk and write.
I stopped framing it as I have to write a book. I really had to switch around how I was thinking about the second book. Then I thought this isn't working and if I keep working like this, I'm not going to get anywhere. You know that typical writer thing everybody thinks we do, well that happened for quite a while. I would write down a sentence and get so angry at myself because I'd think it was complete garbage. For months and months and months I couldn't write. I just have this empty page in front of me and now I have to create something that is going to do all of that and then some. That debilitated me for so long because I had nothing to begin with. It was on the New York Times Best Sellers list for over 73 weeks. "After I signed a deal with Simon & Schuster for book two and book three, I thought how am I possibly going to create something that is going to do everything that milk and honey did? milk and honey sold 2 million copies.
It explores healing, growth and love. This interview originally aired on Oct.
Her second book, the sun and her flowers, is divided into five chapters and features her illustrations. 100 writers in Canada you need to know now.Rupi Kaur and Shelagh Rogers share their favourite poetry collections.The collection went on to sell 2 million copies and was translated into over 30 languages. When she self-published her debut book of poetry, milk and honey, it was such a hit that publishers took notice. She began drawing at the age of five, taking up writing in junior high. Rupi Kaur is an author and illustrator who grew up in Brampton, a city northwest of Toronto.
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