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Jasmin Kaur is a poet, spoken word performer, writer, illustrator, activist, and teacher. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia on unceded Sto:lo territory. Themes in her writing include feminism, reclaiming identity, social empowerment, love, healing, and survival. She leads creative writing workshops for young people across North America, the UK, and Australia.[1] [2]
Career
[edit]In 2020, she was called a "rising star" by Vogue Magazine[3], and a "Writer to Watch" by CBC Books[4]. She has been featured by Elle Magazine[5], Teen Vogue[6], and BuzzFeed[7], among other publications.
She is an alumna of the University of the Fraser Valley, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English with a focus on Creative Writing. She became a public school teacher.
She describes her writing as a continuation of the revolutionary Sikh tradition of standing up for the oppressed.[5]
If I Tell You the Truth and When You Ask Me Where I'm Going are about Kiran, a Punjabi Sikh teenager who becomes pregnant after being raped by her fiancé’s brother, and her daughter Sahaara, who speaks out eighteen years later against the man who raped her mother. Themes in the books include immigration and attitudes to rape in South Asia and the Punjabi diaspora.[5] [8]
Works
[edit]Influences
[edit]She cites Fatimah Asghar, Safia Elhillo, and Trista Mateer as influences.[5]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Masutani, Hanako (2022-11-16). "1623 The many truths of good fiction". The British Columbia Review. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ a b Kaur, Jasmin (2019-10-24). When You Ask Me Where I'm Going. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5305-668-1.
- ^ Seth, Radhika (2020-04-07). "8 Critically Acclaimed Novelists Share Their Ultimate Lockdown Reading List". British Vogue. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ "The CBC Books Writers to Watch list: 24 Canadian writers on the rise in 2020". 2020.
- ^ a b c d "'We Can Create New Forms of Storytelling': Jasmin Kaur on Exploding Convention in Her New Novel". ELLE. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ Makhijani, Pooja (2021-02-22). "11 Books Featuring South Asian Characters to Read in 2021". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ Strolle, Shyla Watson, Arianna Rebolini, Kirby Beaton, Margaret Kingsbury, Rachel (2021). "10 New Books You Should Check Out This Week". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Jasmin Kaur – Asian Heritage in Canada". Toronto Metropolitan University. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ Kaur, Jasmin (2021-01-19). If I Tell You the Truth. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-291266-4.