Rupi Kaur – Cannonball Read 17

Poetry continues to be beautiful, but sadly not for me

The sun and her flowers by Rupi Kaur

April 9, 2024 by kfishgirl Leave a Comment

This was a kindle selection, and I can’t really remember how I got to it. I think I was trying to fulfill a certain category for the seasonal kindle challenges, but I don’t even remember what the category was! I’ve never been a big fan of poetry, because I always get caught up in whether it rhymes or not, and whether it should rhyme or not. I also feel a little dumb when I read poetry, because I find that more often than not, I […]

Kaur in her infancy is still Kaur well worth a read

Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur

February 3, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

Maybe I shouldn’t have read Kaur’s first last. It’s not like it was an intentional choice, though. We already had her second book, having bought it forever ago, and her third book was the only other one I saw popping up at the Targets we frequent. For Milk and Honey, I had to travel 45 minutes to pick it up from a different Target that actually had it, after visiting another Target in that same city that was supposed to have it and didn’t. Could […]

Her words are sharp enough to leave you with your own wounds

Home Body by Rupi Kaur

January 31, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

The cover lacks the simple beauty of the other two collections Kaur has released to date, but perhaps that has something to do with the comparative ugliness of the subjects addressed. Home Body bursts out of the gate with Kaur putting into words, as best she can, how she was molested at the age of 4, and what effect that had on her going forward. It’s absolutely raw and, if you come away from it without feeling a similar effect yourself, you are a cold, […]

When the sun leaves, they bow their heads in mourning

The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur

January 29, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith 2 Comments

After two books dealing with some weightier themes, I needed a breather, and so I picked this book of poetry. It wasn’t getting any use from my fiancee, who’s the one who wanted it in the first place. I know positively nothing about poetry, but I guess Rupi Kaur is a big name in modern poetry. Reading this, I immediately understood why. The Sun and Her Flowers is raw, alternating between beautiful and heartbreaking. Not quite the light and airy breather I was after, yet […]

A rush through the author’s experience

Home Body by Rupi Kaur

December 12, 2020 by Mobius_Walker Leave a Comment

Let me start by stating that my exposure to poetry is very limited. I have, to my knowledge, read only one or two full collections of poems, so take this entire review with a grain of salt. Home Body by Rupi Kaur is broken down into four parts: mind, heart, rest, and awake. In mind Kaur writes of her depression, anxiety, and her struggles with worth and acceptance. In heart, Kaur write of love: its loss, its elusion, and its impact. In rest, Kaur write of just that. […]

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