Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin Rupi Kaur
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Nov 19, 2025 
Rupi Kaur, a globally acclaimed poet and author of bestsellers like Milk and Honey, dives into her creative process and performance evolution. She shares her journey from self-publishing to sold-out tours and how her work resonates with diverse audiences worldwide. Kaur reflects on balancing life as a writer, her connections with her immigrant family, and the spiritual influences in her art. She also discusses stepping back from social media, allowing for deeper creativity and connection to her roots, while teasing an upcoming blend of poetry and music.
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Unexpected Overnight Breakthrough
- Rupi Kaur self-published Milk and Honey without expecting wide readership and it exploded into massive success.
- The sudden fame at 22 was both amazing and traumatizing as outside voices crowded her creative space.
Don't Force The Creative Process
- Avoid forcing creativity with punishing deadlines because it can make writing feel mechanical and cause physical illness.
- Take sabbaticals when needed to reclaim creative ownership and rekindle joy in the work.
Format Shapes The Poem's Impact
- Rupi distinguishes performance poetry from paper poetry and redesigns poems visually to suit reading on social platforms.
- She compresses poems into a concentrated core so they hit hard and translate across stage and page.
