Ottawa was the last stop on her book tour, and it was a memorable night. She talks about feminism, sexuality, healing, self love, self doubt, immigration, relationships, and love. The poems in both of these books touch millions of people that can relate to the many themes in her words. Her first book, milk and honey, was a New York Times bestseller and her latest release, the sun and her flowers, is having a lot of success. This article was originally published on NBCNews.The entrance of the Canadian Museum of History was packed full of people, highly anticipating their opportunity to see the internationally-renowned female author and poet Rupi Kaur. why? because it explores sexual assault and violence experienced by a young woman,” she wrote.
“over the last few months parts of texas and oregon have banned or attempted to ban ‘milk and honey’ from schools and libraries. She commented on Instagram about a ban that went into effect in two states last year. This isn’t the first time Kaur responded to her book being banned. The organization expects the list to nearly double by the end of the 2022-23 school year. The report from PEN America, a nonprofit free speech group, also found that 848 individuals from July to December 2022 were affected by book bans. “many actually seek these books out because they’re going through those experiences themselves.” parents want to ban books to protect their kids,” she wrote. “it deeply concerns me that there is a group of people hell bent on taking away literature that students find refuge in. The award-winning author also pointed out that most of the books on the list focus on LGBTQ identity, race, gender, sexual assault and American history. now that books about sexual assault and other topics are being banned- i worry for students who rely on school libraries for access to literature.”
“we all find comfort in literature that reflects our experiences.
this is the reality for many students,” she continued in her post. “i remember sitting in my school library in high school, turning to books about sexual assault because i didn’t have anyone else to turn to.
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