Humble the Poet
Born: July 12, 1981 – Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Humble the Poet, the pen name of Canadian author and spoken-word artist Kanwer Singh, writes on self-development, identity, anxiety, masculinity, and modern culture. His notable books include Unlearn, Things No One Else Can Teach Us, How to Be Love(d), and Unanxious; Unlearn was a Globe and Mail bestseller in Canada. ((https://www.humblethepoet.com/pages/books))
Biography & Author's Journey
Humble the Poet, the professional name of Kanwer Singh, built his public voice out of an immigrant Toronto upbringing that he has often treated as a source of both pressure and perspective. He has written that his parents arrived in Canada in their twenties and built a life through sacrifice, and that his father, despite holding a master’s degree, drove a cab while helping put Singh and his sisters through university. Before writing and media became his full-time work, Singh was an elementary school teacher. He later described the earliest phase of his spoken-word life with characteristic candor: reciting poems in coffee shops, initially, just to impress girls. ((https://www.humblethepoet.com/blogs/news/child-of-an-immigrant))
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"Humble the Poet is an author, speaker, former elementary school teacher, and globally acclaimed artist"
— Jay Shetty
"I was lucky to find myself there months later in the company of the wonderful Humble the Poet"
— Neil Pasricha
"Born Kanwer Singh, Humble the Poet is a Canadian-born writer, musician, spoken word artist, and former schoolteacher"
— Nobody Told Me!
"Kanwer Singh, aka Humble the Poet, is a Toronto-bred MC/spoken word artist, author, and motivational speaker"
— Lewis Howes
"This is Humble the Poet (aka Kanwer Singh), an Indian-Canadian rapper, MC, teacher, author, and spoken-word artist"
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"Humble the Poet is a modern-day renaissance man who has gained a large following as a spoken word performer, author, hip-hop artist, speaker, and designer"
— Ed Mylett
"My guest for this exploration is the Toronto-based rapper, author and spoken word artist, Kanwer Singh, known broadly as Humble the Poet"
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