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A review by rplusd
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
5.0
I don't read many books of poetry. Yet, I'm so glad to have picked this one up after seeing so many of my friends quoting it and loving it.
It is true that some of the poems are "basic" or the line breaks are "weird". Doesn't matter. Not every poem is for you. These poems were not written for you. They are shared by the author for her own healing and in hopes that they will help heal whatever you need healing in.
I found wisdoms in here that I want engraved in me for my future years. I found love and beauty that made me pause to appreciate it in myself. And I found pain that I wished I could shake off. Many words resonated with me and as time moves and experience grows I know more will touch me. Help me see I am not alone.
In the simplicity of her poems I felt it easier to connect. As did many other non-avid and proper readers of poetry did. The line breaks I felt were part design. Stepping back, how the words lay on the page is a design, how the lines are broken make shapes and adds to everything she says.
I read this so quickly that I'll need to reread and reread.
It is true that some of the poems are "basic" or the line breaks are "weird". Doesn't matter. Not every poem is for you. These poems were not written for you. They are shared by the author for her own healing and in hopes that they will help heal whatever you need healing in.
I found wisdoms in here that I want engraved in me for my future years. I found love and beauty that made me pause to appreciate it in myself. And I found pain that I wished I could shake off. Many words resonated with me and as time moves and experience grows I know more will touch me. Help me see I am not alone.
In the simplicity of her poems I felt it easier to connect. As did many other non-avid and proper readers of poetry did. The line breaks I felt were part design. Stepping back, how the words lay on the page is a design, how the lines are broken make shapes and adds to everything she says.
I read this so quickly that I'll need to reread and reread.