Wordfest Presents Rupi Kaur
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Description
rupi kaur, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller milk and honey (Simon & Schuster Canada), presents her long-awaited second collection of poetry, the sun and her flowers. Chapters Indigo is the official bookseller for this event.
about the sun and her flowers
from rupi kaur, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of milk and honey, comes her long-awaited second collection of poetry. a vibrant and transcendent journey about growth and healing. ancestry and honoring one’s roots. expatriation and rising up to find a home within yourself. divided into five chapters and illustrated by kaur, the sun and her flowers is a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming. a celebration of love in all its forms.
about rupi kaur
rupi kaur is a #1 new york times bestselling author and illustrator of two collections of poetry. she started drawing at the age of five when her mother handed her a paintbrush and said—draw your heart out. rupi views her life as an exploration of that artistic journey. after completing her degree in rhetoric studies she published her first collection of poems milk and honey in 2014. the internationally acclaimed collection sold well over a million copies gracing the new york times bestseller list every week for over a year. it has since been translated into over thirty languages. her long-awaited second collection the sun and her flowers was published in 2017. through this collection she continues to explore a variety of themes ranging from love. loss. trauma. healing. femininity. migration. revolution. rupi has performed her poetry across the world. her photography and art direction are warmly embraced and she hopes to continue this expression for years to come.
note
each ticket includes access to the performance and a copy of her new book. please note that there will not be a signing or signed copies available.