Rupi Kaur

publication date: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 (part of Winter 2021)

clue: She went from India to Canada, and later from Instagram to a series of best-selling books of poetry about sunflowers and homebodies.

explanation: Kaur's books include the sun and her flowers and home body. more…

difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates

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