![]() ![]() Amassing a following of 697k followers (February 2020), her work appeals to a large audience ranging in ages, race, religions and genders, with her words used as captions and also tattooed onto bodies. Waheed used social media platforms such as Instagram to post snapshots of her poetry and the work of other poets. Waheed accused fellow poet Rupi Kaur of plagiarism on her Tumblr page, however Kaur firmly denies this, instead stating that she simply takes inspiration from Waheed: "we're living in a world where me and so many other artists are writing about similar topics is just a reflection of our times". ![]() The collection has been described by critics as a "collection of thoughts that build to a quiet crescendo against all the forces of racism, misogyny and xenophobia." Ĭritics have compared the poetry of Waheed to other contemporary poets like Rupi Kaur and Warsan Shire who have been coupled under the umbrella term of instapoetry. Waheed deviates from the rules and form of traditional poetry through the sporadic use of punctuation, lack of capital letters and short two to three line poems that resemble 'fragments'. ![]() is characterized through the use of free verse and simple language. The collection focuses on a broad range of themes including diaspora, identity, immigration, feminism, misogyny, racism, love and healing. ![]()
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