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Why We’re Obsessed With Nikita Gill RN

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Ashleigh Angel
Nikita Gill Modern Poetry Fierce Fairytailes & Other Stories To Stir Your Soul
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If for some reason you don’t already follow her, do yourself a favor. P.S.- You’re welcome.

Gill has been writing for as long as she can remember. At only 12 years old a non-fiction story she wrote was published in a newspaper in India. Gill started sharing her poetry on Tumblr almost ten years ago, now she has almost half a million followers on Instagram where she continues to share her work.

Gills first manuscript was rejected by 137 publishers. That’s right, and she used it as fuel to better her creative process. Girl boss goals much? Today, Gill has three published books, “Your Soul is a River” and “Wild Embers”, and her newest piece, “Fierce Fairytales: & Other Stories to Stir Your Soul” and is currently working on another.

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War and woman. #nikitagill #excerpt #poem

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One thing we love most about Gill is her view on the ever-changing world of social media and how poetry plays into it. She advocates for poets to be credited as they deserve and is vocal about it. Having been the victim of famous celebrities like Khloe Kardashian not crediting her work, she longs to educate people about personal responsibility and art.

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Sharing this because someone has chopped the credit out a while back and it gets shared a lot without it (which is sad but happens a lot to writers unfortunately. 😞) Thank you to the lovely people who do share this message, as it’s for empowering young women all over the world and that was the intention! Especially to @caradelevingne whose recently shared this! Thank you for using your platform for good things and putting my credit back here! So much appreciated! ❤️ #poetry #nikitagill #writing #girls. . . . Edited to add: this is an excerpt of a larger poem I never shared because of the credit being cropped out. I finally feel confident enough to share the entire poem on social soon, thanks to all of your amazing support!! ❤️

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In her newest collection, “Fierce Fairytales: & Other Stories to Stir Your Soul”, she takes classic tales and turns them upside down with a feminist twist. Cinderella turned princess who saved herself, Little Red Riding Hood turned leader of wolves, and villains turned misunderstood characters who you suddenly can relate to.

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I was asked by Calvin Klein to talk about the women who inspire me, and the first two women who came to mind were @tristamateer and @ladybookmad . Both strong, tough, wonderful women who use their words to empower girls and women everywhere, and incredibly talented writers that inspire me every single day to be a better person and writer. I dedicate this poem and this post to them. If every fairy-tale had a strong femme friendship in it, the kind that I have with my two sisters, I'm sure every fairy-tale would have a much better happily ever after, I am the sum of all the women who empower me. Without them I would not be who I am today. My fairy-tale would take a very different ending. #IAMWOMEN @calvinklein #ad #calvinklein @fragrancedirect

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Gill has a voice of feminism and imagination and blurs lines we never knew we wanted blurred. She tackles the toughest topics to share, which is why we’re obsessed with her. Round of applause to the woman who seems to be conquering the world and inspiring those along the way. Thanks, Nikita, we love you.

For your daily dose of empowerment, keep up with Nikita on Instagram.

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