91裸聊视频淢other / allow me to grow / and do not worry / about spoiled fruit.91裸聊视频�
That is the closing verse of , recently published in Phulkari: The Book, a 150-page collection of the 21-year-old Abbotsford native91裸聊视频檚 poems 91裸聊视频� and grow she has.
Kaur has developed a large online following of , where she posts some of her poems, and that following has largely gathered over two-and-a-half years, since she began posting her works publicly.
91裸聊视频淚t wasn91裸聊视频檛 until it really took off that I realized that this could be a book, and that people would buy it, which they are,91裸聊视频� Kaur said.
Phulkari was self-published in May and officially released in July, though she had originally intended to go through a publisher.
91裸聊视频淏ut there were too many changes they wanted to make, and I felt like it kind of compromised my artistic integrity in a way,91裸聊视频� Kaur said.
91裸聊视频淸Self-publishing] is a lot of work because you91裸聊视频檙e doing the marketing, the editing, the designing, everything by yourself. 91裸聊视频� It91裸聊视频檚 a big investment as well, and there91裸聊视频檚 a lot of risk involved.91裸聊视频�
But that risk appears to have paid off.
91裸聊视频淭he response is really, really good. I had a successful book signing a few weeks ago at the Abbotsford mall, and since then I91裸聊视频檝e been offered book signings in Burnaby and Vancouver,91裸聊视频� she said.
91裸聊视频淲hen I first put out pre-orders, I put out 250 copies minimum, and the pre-order was sold out in less than two weeks. It was amazing, and it was far beyond anything I ever imagined.91裸聊视频�
Part of that payoff 91裸聊视频� beside her strong writing abilities and the extensive work spent on marketing 91裸聊视频� likely comes from Kaur91裸聊视频檚 identity, one she says isn91裸聊视频檛 well-represented in media but which influences her writing.
91裸聊视频淚 get so many messages online, as well, after people read my book, especially from Punjabi Sikh women, who say that it91裸聊视频檚 really refreshing to even just be able to hold the work in their hands of a Punjabi Sikh woman,91裸聊视频� Kaur said.
91裸聊视频淚 talk about universal themes as well, such as heartbreak and love and all that universal stuff, but with an added complexity of my identity.91裸聊视频�
That91裸聊视频檚 also reflected in the name of the book; 91裸聊视频減hulkari91裸聊视频� is the name for a type of flower work or embroidery in Punjabi culture, which appears in the design of the cover of the book. Each of the six chapters in Kaur91裸聊视频檚 book also comes back to that theme.
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She takes the name Kaur, which is given to all Sikh women 91裸聊视频� whereas all Sikh men are given the name Singh 91裸聊视频� and one of her poems defines her perspective of the name.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e had these girls that have messaged me and say that it is so surreal to be seeing a book with the name Kaur on it. It drives people absolutely nuts. They love it,91裸聊视频� she said, also pointing to one of her own favourite writers, Rupi Kaur. 91裸聊视频淲hen I first held her book in my hands, I felt like crying, that I saw 91裸聊视频楰aur91裸聊视频� on a bookshelf.91裸聊视频�
| Harman Kaur in a promotional photo for Chapter 1: The Fraying, "an exploration of that which tears us apart," in Phulkari, her recently published book of poetry. (Preet Sanghera photo/Instagram) |
Kaur didn91裸聊视频檛 always write for herself, saying she specifically wrote on universal terms, speaking in a broad voice to be identifiable with anyone who read her work. But that changed when she started her English degree at Simon Fraser University.
91裸聊视频淚 was such an English enthusiast, and then all of a sudden I hated it. And I just had to look back and say, 91裸聊视频榃hy? Why do I hate this so much?91裸聊视频� And it91裸聊视频檚 because I was literally reading works of dead white people from the Renaissance, and I didn91裸聊视频檛 care about dead white men from the Renaissance. 91裸聊视频� I guess that encouraged me to even write more. I felt this void from not being able to read what I wanted to, and I just filled that void by writing my own stuff,91裸聊视频� Kaur said.
91裸聊视频淭here are so many stories out there already for different types of people, and I just don91裸聊视频檛 think there are enough stories out there for people like me, so I91裸聊视频檓 just adding to that story.91裸聊视频�
Writing in a way that expresses herself 91裸聊视频� penning poems that fit her rather than a generic one-size-fits-all poetry for the broader culture 91裸聊视频� feels and looks better, too, Kaur says.
91裸聊视频淚 think that when you91裸聊视频檙e writing, especially in forms like this, if you91裸聊视频檙e not writing what the truth is, it91裸聊视频檚 not satisfying. 91裸聊视频� I just had this urge to tell my story, and when you91裸聊视频檙e telling your story, you tell the truth,91裸聊视频� she said.
The book can be found online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and signed copies of the book are . Phulkari is also being sold at Chapters and Indigo in B.C., as well as the Coles bookstore in the Sevenoaks Shopping Centre.
91裸聊视频淚 made sure that was the first place it was available.91裸聊视频�
