Milk and Honey

The poem is so beautifully written and illustrated. The lines are so visceral and provocative. It makes you feel things like it should. It is a must read and needs to be widely read. And the poetic structure goes against the hegemony of poetry which I appreciate in literature.

I will say it: I LOVE THIS BOOK! I borrowed it initially from my friend and it was a very simple, easy, fast and lovely read. In a couple of hours I was done. But as soon as I was done I realised that I will buy this book to have in my library (and the reason was simple: it is good to have at any time, but especially after a break up) plus I immediately wanted to go back to the beginning and start it up again. It is a book about love and destruction - split into 4 chapters: the hurting, the loving, the breaking and the healing. A rock & anthem to women, all shapes and sizes, no matter their colour or train of thought. It is simple, heart-breaking, self loving poetry. So light as cotton candy yet so powerful with every word that shakes your core.

I am astonished at the simplicity and beauty of this book, both in terms of it's aesthetic design and the prose employed. The poems are terse stripped pieces with very little use of metaphor. The poems consist of short intense prose covering themes of trauma and empowerment. Some of the poems work as directive haikus which urge the reader to feel. The poems have a quite profound effect because of their apparent artless simplicity. The ditching of normal poetry techniques, such as rhyme, metre and punctuation; mean that the poems are quite easy to read. In summary a wonderful book which contains very powerful feminist themes; I would urge everyone to read it. I am very impressed.

Bought this thinking I’d skim a few poems and feel cultured. Ended up emotionally wrecked on page 12, rethinking my entire dating history and texting people I shouldn’t. The poems are short, sharp, and somehow manage to punch you in the soul with five words and no punctuation. It’s like therapy, but cheaper and printed in lowercase. Would recommend if you enjoy beautiful heartbreak, empowerment, and whispering “wow” to yourself in a quiet room. Just don’t read it on public transport unless you’re okay with crying next to strangers.

Wow I have never read such a raw, honest, painful, unflinching description before... At times I could barely turn the page... The author surely is gifted with describing what most of us would struggle to bring out into the open and yet only by looking at it honestly can she let go of anger and can healing begin... Truly powerful

This little Gem of a poetry book is a collection of poetry about love loss trauma abuse healing and femininity, please be aware of these before going into this book. The poetry book is split into four chapters each chapter serves a different purpose deals with a different subject some have felt some healing from these poems. Rupi has such power that she takes you as the reader on a journey of most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look, she does it in such a sensitive and unique way that you don't always realise till the end of each section or poem I'll definitely be checking out more of their work

Although vulgar at times for the older crowd. This was a brilliant book. I went on to purchase every single one she’s wrote and it really got me in to poetry. I will forever thank this book for doing what it’s done.

This is a book you can tell the authors heart has been poured into, and beautifully so. The back cover of the book lists the chapters, which so perfectly describe the essence of the book, and are grouped into short collections of storys which reflect the titles of the chapters. The author allows you a glimpse into their life, and even though it’s just black markings on a page it feels like you’re watching, feeling and experiencing it happen from their perspective. The illustrations are a wispy fashion, and match the atmosphere each story gives you, and they compliment the words in a way that helps you understand the writers intentions. Rupi Kaur did an amazing job. I’ve recommended to book to many friends and lent it out to people who have been intrigued and they haven’t been disappointed. Truly a piece of beauty.

Amazing book

milk and honey by Rupi Kaur | I had seen this book all over Bookstagram and BookTube before I decided to pick it up. Poetry is not a genre that I read that much of, so I decided to give it a chance with a book that was liked by so many people. This collection of poems is split into four chapters, the hurting, the loving, the breaking and the healing: and each one of these deals with a different sort of ache and has its own purpose. I found truly fascinating how certain poems, even those that were only two verses long, could create such huge impacts and responses in me; not all of them obviously, but most of them. Some of the poems in this collection capture the sweetness in those bitter moments, and the bitterness in those that are sweet; creating a wonderful dissonance in the feelings that those verses will arise in you. This collection is a journey of loss, love, abuse, trauma, healing and femininity through Kaur’s eyes and thoughts.

Was ist gute Poesie? Muss sie sich reimen? Muss sie rhythmisch sein? Muss sie überhaupt etwas müssen? Wenn Rupi Kaurs Kritiker sagen, „wahre Dichter“ würden sich im Grabe umdrehen, sollten sie vielleicht mal an den Grabstein von Herrn William Wordsworth klopfen, der sagte: Die Poesie hat ihren Ursprung in einem Gefühl, dessen man sich in Ruhe erinnert. Das hat Kaur getan. Ob dieses Gefühl nun beim Leser ankommt oder nicht, liegt vielleicht auch an ihnen, an mir, an dir. my heart woke me crying last night how can i help i begged my heart said write the book milk and honey ist definitiv keine klassische, romantische Lyrik, es sind keine Sonette, es gibt keine Reime. Sie ist von schlichter Sprache, fast schon elementar. Gleichzeitig ist sie stark, eindringlich, eindrucksvoll. Die Gedichte sind meist kurz, Interpunktion ist nicht vorhanden. Die Zeilentrennung mag manch einem seltsam erscheinen, trägt meiner Meinung nach jedoch erheblich zum Fluss des Textes bei. Auf vielen Seiten finden sich ebenfalls Zeichnungen der Dichterin. milk and honey takes the reader through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look Mit wenigen Worten und Zeilen schreibt die 23-Jährige über Liebe, Schmerz, Verlust, Hoffnung, Trauma, Sex, Missbrauch, Weiblichkeit. Es sind eigene Erfahrungen und solche von Frauen, die sie kennengelernt hat. Kaurs Schreibstil funktioniert wie ein Sog,wie ein Strudel, der seinen Leser völlig verschlingt und am Ende des Buches mit unzähligen Emotionen wieder ausspuckt. our knees pried open by cousins and uncles and men our bodies touched by all the wrong people that even in a bed full of safety we are afraid Kaur hat ergreifende Gedichte geschrieben, wütende, hoffnungsvolle; Gedichte, in welchen sie die Stärken der Frauen anpreist; Gedichte, welche uns helfen, uns selbst zu lieben. Es ist ein Muss für all Diejenigen, die Freude an moderner, freier Poesie haben. Aber vor allen Dingen ist es ein Muss für junge Frauen, für Mädchen; es ist ein Ratgeber, ein Spiegel, eine Inspiration. You tell me to quiet down cause my opinions make me less beautiful but i was not made with a fire in my belly so i could be put out i was not made with a lightness on my tongue so i could be easy to swallow i was made heavy half blade and half silk difficult to forget and not easy for the mind to follow Ich habe wirklich versucht, mir diese knapp 200 Seiten aufzusparen, aber ich konnte einfach nicht anders: ich habe es inhaliert. Natürlich ist nicht jedes einzelne Gedicht bahnbrechend gut, aber fast jedes traf eine andere Stelle in meinem Herzen und in meiner Seele. Mein Buch ist voll mit orangefarbenen Post-Its, die meine neuen Lieblingsgedichte markieren. Es sind mindestens zehn. Selten hat mich Lyrik so zum Lächeln gebracht wie Kaurs, sie zeigt uns, dass das Leben, egal wie schrecklich es sein mag, doch eine unglaubliche Schönheit und Kraft besitzt. The world gives you so much pain and here you are making gold out of it Kaurs eigenwillige, moderne Poesie über Schmerz, Trauer, Liebe und Hoffnung hat mich völlig in ihren Bann gezogen. Sie hat vielleicht nicht das Rad neu erfunden, ist keine neue Sylvia Plath, aber sie hat sich mit milk and honey als junge talentierte Stimme am Lyrikhimmel etabliert. Müsste ich fünf Werke empfehlen, die jede junge Frau gelesen haben sollte, wäre dieses hier dabei. Dürfte ich nur eines nennen, vielleicht auch. Für mich gehört milk and honey in jedes Bücherregal, auf jeden Nachttisch, in jede Handtasche. Wer sich ein genaueres Bild von Rupi Kaurs Gedichten machen möchte, findet auf ihrem Instagram-Account ziemlich viele aus ihrem aktuellen Buch. Ich kann allerdings nur empfehlen, es dann doch noch zu kaufen, da einmal lesen wahrscheinlich nicht genug sein wird.

Great book!

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