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The Guardian view on booming poetry sales: Homer, meet the Instapoets

Editorial: In an unexpected twist, a Hollywood epic has contributed to Britain’s best-ever half-year in poetry sales

The Guardian - UK

It’s not just Homer: the new generation of poets enjoying epic success

Christopher Nolan’s film has made the Odyssey a bestselling book again, but a slew of new poets are breaking sales records, and have more in common with the ancient Greek than you might expect

The Guardian - UK

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gives UK poetry sales an epic boost

Poetry sales surpassed £8m in the first 30 weeks of 2026 and are expected to reach a record high this year thanks to blockbuster adaptation of Homer’s 2,700-year-old poem

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Quote of the Day by Canadian poet Rupi Kaur: "Loneliness is a sign you are in desperate need..."

Canadian poet Rupi Kaur redefines loneliness, not as an absence of people, but a disconnect from oneself. Her profound quote, 'Loneliness is a sign you are in desperate need of yourself,' urges readers to reconnect with inner thoughts and feelings. This perspective offers comfort, suggesting solitude can be a powerful…

The Economic Times

Banned! The 20 books they didn’t want you to read

From Instagram poetry to Greek classics, the works of fiction that have caused uproar through history – and into the present

The Guardian - UK

World Poetry Day: On Instagram and TikTok, poetry finds a new lease of life

From social media to AI, new technologies have changed the way that we produce and consume poetry. For World Poetry Day, we take a deep dive into the trends that brought a renewed popularity to this genre.

Euronews

Rupi Kaur Reflects on Being Told Not to Self-Publish 'Milk and Honey'—But Feeling Empowered to Do It Anyway

The best-selling author and poet spoke to editor-in-chief Nikki Ogunnaike for the 'Marie Claire' podcast "Nice Talk."

Marie Claire

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Utah bans 13 books from all schools

The state's Board of Education is seeking to comply with a new law that ostensibly aims to ban "pornography"

Salon

Utah outlaws books by Judy Blume and Sarah J Maas in first statewide ban

State has ordered 13 books by seven authors, six of them women, to be removed from every public school classroom and library

The Guardian - UK

What Power Really Means to Influential Women

"I think people try to hoard it, and I think it's interesting when those who have it make sure others do as well."

Marie Claire

Rupi Kaur Opened Marie Claire's Power Play With Empowering Poetry

“I want to leave this place knowing I did something with my body other than trying to make it look perfect.”

Marie Claire

An Inside Look at Marie Claire's Power Play Party

Yvonne Orji, Richa Moorjani, and Stephanie Shepherd, among others, came together to celebrate and be celebrated.

Marie Claire

Whether voice of a generation or queen of cringe, Rupi Kaur was a gateway to the world of poetry

If poetry is to be a necessity for life rather than a luxury, then it should be accessible – and the bestselling Instagram poet has allowed many to see their feelings reflected in textual form for the first time

The Guardian - AU

Poetry sales boom as Instagram and Facebook take work to new audiences

Writing and reading poems is no longer a minority pastime as verse overlaps with self-help genre and classics are revisited

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Poet Rupi Kaur snubs White House over support for Israel’s Gaza bombardment

The poet slammed US support for ‘the collective punishment of a trapped civilian population’.

The Independent UK

Canadian poet Rupi Kaur snubs White House’s Diwali invite over Israel support

Vice President Harris will host a Diwali celebration on 8 November

The Guardian - US

Rupi Kaur rejects White House’s Diwali invitation over its Israel-Gaza response

Poet says she refuses invitation ‘from an institution that supports the collective punishment of a trapped civilian population’

The Independent UK

Canadian poet Rupi Kaur snubs White House over Israel support

Vice President Harris will host a Diwali celebration on 8 November

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The Guardian - UK

No rhyme or reason: why is poetry missing from the new Caffè Nero book awards?

Despite rising sales in the UK, there is no poetry category in the new writing prize. The reason isn’t a lack of audience but a lack of imagination

Newslaundry

Journalists, Canadian author, politicians: Several Twitter accounts withheld amid Punjab crackdown

As the crackdown on Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh entered the third day amid an internet shutdown in Punjab, several Twitter accounts were withheld in India, including those belonging to a few journalists and Canadian author Rupi Kaur.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Crusade to ban books in school libraries is as absurd as it is doomed

Conservative culture warriors have declared a new front in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.

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