This poet has been all over social media for a while now. I had come across a few of her poems before, and really enjoyed her style of writing.

A week or so ago I was roaming Waterstone's with a friend and randomly came across this book. I decided to pick it up, as for me poetry tends to be an easy read before bed, or something to skim through when I want to stimulate my mind with something inspiring.

Milk and honey did not let me down. It exceeded my expectations if anything. I haven't bought a poetry collection in a while, and this was the perfect way for me to kickstart poetry reading again.

The poems within the book are divided into four sections; the hurting, the loving, the breaking and the healing. Rupi Kaur takes you on an emotional journey, and does not fail to not only swallow you into the pain, but to bring you through to the other side, somehow renewed.

There are no capital letters to steal attention away from the meaning of the text. The book does include illustrations alongside every other poem, which often feed into the imagery of the poem they are accompanying. Few poems are titled, and the titles follow the text, allowing the reader to go through the experience first before providing clarification. Beautifully crafted.

I adore the absolute honesty and emotional-density Rupi Kaur employs in her text. I will argue that this collection includes at least four texts everyone can relate to, and at least two that hit you hard. I enjoyed falsehood, and p. 95, p. 132 and selfish, alongside many many others.

I strongly recommend everyone to get this collection if you are even a little bit interested in poetry, or even if you are not. It is a very good collection to start with. I am sure I will keep coming back to it repeatedly when I want to be reminded that all emotions we go through are valid.

9.6 / 10 📖