Divided into five chapters and illustrated by Kaur, the sun and her flowers is a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming. A celebration of love in all its forms. The first section of ‘the sun and her flowers’ entitled ‘wilting’ is haunted by the pervading distress of lost love, the struggle of waking up in bed alone. However, Kaur excels in not simply lamenting a breakup or providing condescending advice, but instead affirming the importance of self-love. The poem ‘what love looks like’ refuses to digress into a self-pitying sob-story, and instead she candidly writes ‘i think love starts here/everything else is just desire and projection’. By questioning the definition of love, Kaur emphasises our unhealthy obsession with romantic affection alone. Instead we should also legitimise the love of selflessly hard-working parents, the fading love of a distant friend, love as an act of giving. Importantly, the arduous journey towards self-acceptance is not simplified, and the struggles of depression are harrowingly portrayed. Disturbing passages such as ‘what draws you to her/tell me what you like/so I can practice’ candidly expose Kaur’s self-flagellating psyche. Yet, what is so crucial and refreshing in ‘the sun and her flowers’ is the defiant refusal to find validation in a lover’s approval. Welcome to my blog! I\'m Laura and I don\'t go anywhere without a book. I love to read and travel and over time What\'s Hot? has become a hub for fellow literary travellers. representation/is vital/otherwise the butterfly/surrounded by a group of moths/unable to see itself/will keep trying to become the moth”

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What’s interesting is that Shraya articulates the position of minorities but also explores the difficulties of speaking openly about racism when you have white privilege. This collection took the world by storm when it was published in November 2014 and modern poetry collections are now popping up left, right and centre in the wake of her success. they have no idea what it is like/to lose home at the risk of/never finding home again/to have your entire life/split between two lands and/become the bridges between two countries—immigrant” So there’s my list of books similar to milk and honey! Do you have any more poetry collections or books to recommend? Interestingly, the poet, Benhaim, is a performance poet and this is reflected in this written collection. In fact, you can almost her reciting these out loud to you in you head.I recognised myself in the girl she describes and reading this collection made me feel less alone – if that’s not good poetry then what is? This collection is a little like marmite and people seem to either love or hate it.All in all, I think some sections are very poetic, others a bit style over substance. On balance, the princess saves herself in this oneis still well worth a read if you’re interested in exploring modern poetry. It was named Goodreads Poetry Choice Award 2016 so clearly, in the end, its champions defeated its critics. It was followed up with the witch doesn’t burn in this one in 2018. The Poetry Pharmacy stands out from the other four collections I’ve selected here because it’s the most “traditional” poetry collection. It’s made up of the most famous and well-respected poetry pieces, both old and new, each with the aim of curing a specific ailment. Beth is an east coast Canadian, born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is (unsurprisingly) obsessed with books and is a public library assistant and book blogger. When she’s not convincing all her friends to be friends with each other, she’s trying to convince them to read YA. She likes poetry and coffee and the ocean, but her true love is her cat Edith. She’s only gone and done it again! I thought I’d start with the most obvious one. Obviously, if you’re looking for poetry books similar to milk and honey then you should read Rupi Kaur’s other works.

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From Rupi Kaur, the bestselling author of M ilk and Honey, comes her long-awaited second collection of poetry. Illustrated by Kaur, The Sun and Her Flowers is a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising and blooming. It is a celebration of love in all its forms. It’s the beginnings of a journey of self-discovery but at times it does read like a personal diary that was written more for Cox’s benefit than anyone else’s. There’s no moment of clarity or development and she doesn’t offer readers a way forward or a light at the end of the tunnel, but instead a nod of solidarity. Read this to know that you are not alone in your young struggles. I loved the concept behind this collection and the meaning conveyed by Shraya’s poetry though I feel execution let this book down a little. I wasn’t enamoured with the form or layout but it’s a very thought-provoking and important read that I would recommend. Rupi Kaur blazing a trail for new generations to discover verse is a wondrous thing. Her star is shining brightly. A drop of poetry can flood the imagination. It can also ease the mind. Her work is clearly bringing such pleasures to countless readers – mostly younger readers – and that is a cause for celebration for anyone who cares about poetry’ Ben Holden, editor of bestselling anthologies Poems That Make Grown Men Cry& Poems That Make Grown Women Cry Charly Cox is a very young author, only twenty-two when this was published, but she was named as one of ELLE magazine’s 20 power players to watch out for in 2018 so watch this space.Every so often, a book comes along that seems to have a life of its own, that is passed lovingly from one reader to another with recommendations that insist, "You must read this". Rupi Kaur's Milk and Honey is one such book’ Red Magazine Caught the imagination of a large, atypical poetry audience…Kaur knows the good her poetry does: it saves lives’ Evening Standard the princess saves herself in this one is the most similar to milk and honey as it draws on her work in terms of style, content and even cover art. It’s even published by the same people! Something to note though is thatthe target audience of this book seems to be considerably younger than that of Rupi Kaur, which does change the tone. Personally, I enjoyed the sun and her flowers even more than Rupi Kaur’s debut because it included more passages about family and immigration, which resonate a little more with me. This collection made me take a good look at myself and reconsider things that affect my everyday relationships that had never crossed my mind before!