However, there have been plagiarism allegations on Kaur, saying she stole her poetry style and content from Nayyirah Waheed and Pavana Reddy.A breakout literary phenomenon and #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Rupi Kaur wrote, illustrated, and self-published her first poetry collection milk and honey in 2014.
In 2022, Kaur released her fourth book, ‘Healing Through Word’. She was also regarded as “writer of the decade” by the New Republic and recognized on the Forbes 30 under 30 list. Why? Because it explores sexual assault and violence experienced by a young woman,” she wrote. “Over the last few months parts of Texas and Oregon have banned or attempted to ban ‘Milk and Honey’ from schools and libraries. She commented on Instagram about a ban that went into effect in two states last year, according to NBC News. This isn’t the first time Kaur responded to her book being banned. now that books about sexual assault and other topics are being banned - I worry for students who rely on school libraries for access to literature.” “We all find comfort in the literature that reflects our experiences. This is the reality for many students,” she said in her post.
“I remember sitting in my school library in high school, turning to books about sexual assault because I didn’t have anyone else to turn to. Kaur’s work encompasses love, loss, trauma, healing, femininity, and migration. Many seek these books out because they’re going through those experiences themselves,” she wrote. “Parents want to ban books to protect their kids but teachers and librarians say that students are old enough to be aware of the topics discussed in these books. “It deeply concerns me that there is a group of people hell-bent on taking away literature that students find refuge in,” Kaur wrote in an Instagram post last week.Īpart from violence, the rest of the titles in the list discussed race and racism, LGBTQ+ characters, grief or death, student health and well-being, and teen pregnancy, abortion, or sexual assault. The book, banned in multiple districts in Missouri this year, tied in ninth place with Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’, according to the report.īoth books were reportedly banned in 10 districts in the first half of this school year alone. Rupi Kaur’s ‘Milk and Honey’, which was released in 2014, was banned for exploring issues of sexual assault and violence, according to data provided by the non-profit PEN America. TORONTO, (IANS) – Rupi Kaur, whose Twitter account was withheld in India last month over the Khalistan issue, now has her debut work among the 11 most banned books in the US classrooms for the first half of the 2022-23 school year. Rupi Kaur’s Book Among Most Banned In US Schools
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