Book Review: Milk and Honey

Summary:

#1 New York Times bestseller Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity.

The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. 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.

My Thoughts:

I have seen this book advertised and reviewed as one of the best damn poetry books to hit the shelves since my own. Sorry. Bad joke. Seriously though, this book is popular!

My curiosity eventually got the better of me and I decided to buy it with a little extra money my tax return afforded me. I’m not going to say it’s the best poetry book out there, but I will say that it was money well spent, as I enjoyed it immensely!

Many of the poems do not follow any particular formula aside from free verse. There are many poems that might even be closer to prose. It is my stern belief that these non-traditional poems are just as valid as their predecessors and, in many ways, much more powerful.

Having said that, however, there were also many pages that I considered more closely related to inspirational or random thought tidbits than poems, though it didn’t take away the enjoyment.

“You are your own soulmate.” is a great example. That single sentence is the entire poem. While the message itself struck a chord with me, I would have liked it if these lines would have continued into something that could flow more like a story, though I do realize 5 and 6 word stories are becoming increasingly popular (I’ve written many of them myself). They were beautiful lines with deep meaning, but they also seemed like puzzle pieces missing from a bigger puzzle.

Rupi Kaur writes straight from her soul about love, loss, hurt and recovery. You might want to skip this one if you are looking for the traditional formulas of poetry, but it’s a great read for a time when you’re ready to relax after a long day! I truly enjoyed it and highly recommend it!

Favorite Poem(s):

You are your own soulmate.

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Book Review: Milk and Honey