Jumia Books Milk And Honey : Collection Of Poetry

Milk and Honey (stylized as milk and honey) is a collection of poetry and prose by Rupi Kaur. The collection is about survival. It is divided into four sections, with each section serving a different purpose and relevance to Kaur’s experience. The sections explore the themes of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity.They are titled:

• the hurting
• the loving
• the breaking
• the healing

The book is divided into 4 themed chapters:"the hurting," (30 poems), "the loving," (32 poems), "the breaking," (60 poems), and "the healing," (57 poems). Some of the singular poems, which follow the theme of the overall section, have drawings by Kaur.

ThemesEdit

The first chapter, "the hurting," is about the author's experience with sexual assault, abuse, and family issues.

The next chapter, "the loving," has a lighter tone as the topic overall is about positive experiences. The poems have been described as sweet, and they are supposed to remind couples of the good things in a relationship. This section is described as being filled with the emotions of falling in love with love and life.

"The breaking," brings the reader back to a dark place in the author's life. These realistic poems relate to the sad feeling after a breakup. While speaking about the effects after love is gone, Kaur speaks about a break-up to-do list.

The last chapter, "the healing," tries to comfort and show women that they should embrace who they are and that they are valuable, no matter what they had to endure.This section also speaks to embracing your emotions as they are important to improving one’s internal strength and abilities. Another aspect of this section which critic Davis positively speaks upon is that it speaks to the idea that loss is not necessarily a bad thing, which is an ideology readers are not accustomed to.

StyleEdit

This collection uses sexual terminology, accessible language, and discusses personal trauma that is recommended for the ages of 14 and up. Kaur jumps between first- and second-person pronouns and breaks the conventional rules of traditional poetry to honor Punjabi, the language of her birthplace. She writes with lower-case letters and uses little punctuation similar to the writing features in Punjabi.Her style is direct, which enables the reader to develop a relationship with the author.