It’s kind of a hard thing to diagnose tbh. What rupi kaur did was revolutionary, for better or worse, in terms of structure, form, tone, and expectations in poetry. Although it doesn’t look like her poetry has a structure, it does. But because it looks simple and stream of consciousness, people think that anyone can do it. It’s kind of like a Jackson pollock. Yeah I could also make one but it’s not the same. I’m not saying anything original because I wasn’t the first to use that form and style.

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I am not a huge fan of her work either but I agree, it’s worth recognizing that she has brought so many new readers into poetry. I think the Jackson pollock analogy is pretty spot on, as his work doesn’t really resonate with me either 😅 it also reminds me of the whole Laufey vs traditional jazz argument, I guess something being new/ different doesn’t disqualify it from a certain category.

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