In July of this year, Rupi Kaur announced the release of her second collection of poetry. "The Sun and Her Flowers” was released Oct. 3, and it does not disappoint.
After Kaur made her debut as a poet in 2015 with the release of her first collection of poems, "Milk and Honey." Since then, her fan-base has only grown.
Kaur started drawing when she was 5 years old. Her mother handed her a paintbrush and said, “Draw your heart out.”
Kaur has done exactly that. She’s given us her heart on a page for the second time, and we could not be more grateful.
"Milk and Honey," Kaur’s first collection of poetry and prose, is a New York Times #1 Bestseller. It took readers by storm and quickly turned into one of the most shared works of poetry of this generation.
In "Milk and Honey," Kaur writes about her experiences with relationships, abuse, violence, love, femininity and loss. With so much pain, heartache and purpose filling each page, Kaur is able to reach audiences of massive proportion.
Her second collection was practically demanded by her readers, who thirsted for more of her writing. "The Sun and Her Flowers" hit bookshelves across the country Oct. 3 and has already proved itself worthy of being there.
This work is structured similarly to her first book, in that it includes Kaur’s one-line drawings that accompany her poems and prose pieces on almost every page. "The Sun and Her Flowers" is also broken up into chapters as her first collection is. Each chapter takes on a different theme, dealing with another type of experience. "Milk and Honey" contained chapters: hurting, loving, breaking, and healing. "The Sun and Her Flowers" flows through a more natural sequence: wilting, falling, rooting, rising and blooming.
Though the two collections go together in a way only Kaur could imagine, this most recent collection should not be seen as a sequel to the first. Rather, Kaur describes them as “companions.”
"Milk and Honey" will be hard to beat. However, Kaur has yet to disappoint me.
"The Sun and Her Flowers" is available in stores and online today.