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Poet Rupi Kaur: 'Art Should Be Accessible To The Masses'

Rupi Kaur came to Canada from India when she was four years old and didn't learn English well for years; she says her raw, minimalist poems are tailored for readers like her, with limited English.
"The Sun And Her Flowers" is Rupi Kaur's second collection of poetry.

Rupi Kaur has been called the "pop star of poetry." She's 24; she emigrated from India to Canada when she was 4. And she's famous for the raw, minimalist poems she posts on Instagram for her 1.6 million followers. But social media and poetry don't always seem to go

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