Rupi Kaur's "Milk and Honey" is by far the most inspirational book of poetry I have read. Her writing is exquisite and every thought and idea she attempts to portray is depicted perfectly. Her book is divided into four different parts- the hurting, the loving, the breaking, and the healing- and each chapter heals another heartache from each section of life. I have followed her on social media for quite sometime and the writing she would share (along with the drawings she adds) always stunned me and I looked for more of her writing everywhere. Finally milk and honey came out in the U.S late 2015 and I couldn't keep my eyes off the pages for a second. Kaur's words have helped me immensely throughout the past year and I imagine they will continue too. This is the book I recommend to everyone, so here are a few examples of her amazing writing abilities and some of my favorites.
the hurting:
1. Page 19
2. Page 29
"trying to convince myself
i am allowed
to take up space
is like writing with
my left hand
when i was born
to use my right
- the idea of shrinking is hereditary"
3. Page 23
the loving:
4. Page 51
5. Page 53
"nothing is safer
than the sound of you
reading out loud to me
-the perfect date"
6. Page 59
the breaking:
7. Page 95
8. Page 137
"i am water
soft enough
to offer life
tough enough
to drown it away"
9. Page 109
the healing:
10. Page 165
11.Page 173
" your body
is a museum
of natural disasters
can you grasp how
stunning that is"
12. Page 179
Sheetal Tadiparty
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