I also feel there is a level of equality this visuality brings to the work. Within the Gurmukhi script, there are no uppercase or lowercase letters. Punjabi is written in either Shahmukhi or Gurmukhi script. When I began writing poetry, I could read and understand my mother tongue (Punjabi), but I hadn’t yet developed the skill set to write poetry in it. The hustle and bustle of those years has been one of my favorite memories till date. My family, friends and I hand sold copies at local events, and we tried to get copies at local stores.
Then, in November 2014, I self-published using CreateSpace. And so, I edited and designed the book, cover to cover over a span of one to two months. I couldn’t be held back by this gatekeeper who was never going to pay attention to me anyway. That’s when I set my eyes on self-publishing, regardless of what the creative writing professor had said. I realized that my work read differently, when read in its entirety, and separating them didn’t make any sense. I felt I was doing a disservice to my larger body of work by plucking pieces out of the collection, throwing them out there in the world, hoping they would land.
As I was in the middle of picking and choosing which pieces to submit, I came upon a realization. The result was one rejection after another. I started submitting individual poems to anthologies, magazines, and journals. To surpass the gatekeeper would be looked down upon by my literary peers. I then asked them if self-publishing was a good route to take.
I was told that I had a better chance having individual poems published in literary journals, magazines, and anthologies. They said poetry basically never got published. I asked a creative writing professor what I needed to do in order to get published, and their response was don’t bother. I can only hope she grows up one day and finally finds her voice.After writing and performing poetry for many years, I was inspired to publish my work. I was in writing workshops – that whole deal. I feel let down and embarrassed by this author and would never recommend it to anyone. I could go on and on about how much her work mirrors the work of lesser-known authors, but I think most readers already know this. The pieces speaking about some of the hardest topics seem so surface level, I felt wrong reading it. ? How? By erasing them? By taking their words and signing your name underneath them? Getting together and deciding these stories need to be told" This is the same woman who "wrote" the following: Many women of color writers, specifically black women writers, have been silenced by her. The debate her isn't whether she's a good poet or not, but if she has any integrity.which she clearly doesn't. kaur is attempting to give a voice to women through her work, which she claims she is doing, then she should also acknowledge everyone who has "inspired" her. (Many of you have messaged be about the difference between plagiarism and inspiration, and this is my take on it: (Okay aside from this just being hilarious, here's who she tried to copy) "She was like a piano in a country where everyone has had their hands cut off." - Angela Carter "She was music, but he had his ears cut off" - Rupi Kaur Maybe you should take a looks at your hands.” “If you consider a woman less pure after you’ve touched her Sounds awfully familiar to my favorite quote by Kaija Sabbah: I just can't ignore the more popular pieces she has claimed as her own when any avid reader can tell you they are not. Being critical is simply tough love - so don't be so quick to dismiss my negative feedback. Listen, as a brown woman of course I gave Rupi a try - that's what we brown girls do, we hold each other up and support each other like crazy because who else will? However, I think we should also be able to speak up when the work just doesn't cut it. " Many women of color writers, specifically black women writers, have been silenced by Rupi Kaur. Does anyone else have opinions about this? My friend and I had a debate discussing a post in which Indian girl said that Rupi Kaur has not been called out enough for stealing the work of Nayyirah Waheed (and others). I know it has been several years, but I did a search and couldn't find out whether this has been answered here.
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