Milk and
Honey by Rupi Kaur
Reviewer: Marisa, 11th grade
Star rating: 5
A raw and honest collection of poetry, Milk and Honey beautifully looks at
issues of love, femininity, and the struggles faced by humankind. Rupi Kaur is
a powerful poet, getting her start on Instagram, attracting a large following
with her compelling words and poignant passages. This is her first published
work, consisting of her words interlaced with her own pen drawings. Painted
with such real emotion and feeling, these poems touch your heart and every
other part of you that is so incredibly human. They take you a journey, finding
what makes you happy, what makes you sad, what drains you, and what gives you
hope. The way she uses words is powerful and graceful, aligned just right as to
make you truly feel, and to open your mind to understanding the vast society
and world we live in. This book might not be appropriate for a younger audience
because there are some drawings of naked female figures, but nothing too
entirely graphic. I would recommend this book to any teen or adult, male and
female, who wants to feel key pieces of being a human. Overall beautiful words
that give you a warm hug, this book is a quintessential glimpse of the
magnificence of humans.
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