I appreciated the gentle nudge, and hey everyone needs a nudge or two when they are immersed inside so much change.įeeling so thankful for my life, thankful for where I am and what it took me to get here. Indeed transformational but not life changing. Too much? Oh yes, but I needed the permission to face my ‘stuff’ as I head into a period of new growth in my life that is academically based but also emotive. I read both works over the course of a long weekend. Her words are carefully constructed, sparse, worth dwelling upon and delicious. I cried many a time during the course of reading both of Kaur’s works. It was comforting to know that Rupi also had a similar journey as a South Asian woman and has been on the ground many a night wondering if it was going to swallow her in one gulp. A wave I wasn’t sure that I was ready to be washed ashore with. Poems that are brimming with emotion related to relationships, loss, grief, love, forgiveness have come to me like a wave.
I lingered on poems like ‘the type of lover I need’, ‘commitment’ and ‘the middle place’. I felt a wonderful symmetry with ‘the sun and her flowers’ and ‘milk and honey’ with my own life. But I’ve had to earn my keep and lose many battles on my journey. I’ve been through a lot and to say that I’m a fighter would be an understatement. Then let’s throw in growing up in Toronto in the 80’s and 90’s and feeling the ripples of racism, isolation and worry. After seeing the above clip, I realized – it’s time.īeing a South Asian woman, I’ve not only grown up with some deeply emotional pangs around self worth, self esteem and where I see myself in this world. Far be it for me to dive into it’s content now when I’m too busy to ‘go there’. I have been meaning to pick up Rupi Kaur’s poetry for awhile. I’m super busy these days as I literally just started Grad School last week and working two jobs. milk and honey takes readers 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. ‘milk and honey’ is the experience of violence. remained on the new york times bestsellers list for over a year and has been translated into over 30 languages. milk and honey has sold over 1.5 million copes. the book has since been a runaway success finding a home in the hearts and homes of readers across the world. its grassroots success lead to andrews mcmeel publishing releasing it under their name on october 6 2015. the self-published edition quickly topped north american charts. it was first self-published in november 2014.
Milk and honey, rupi kaur’s debut collection of poetry and prose, is a #1 new york times bestseller.
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