![]() ![]() ![]() Kaur had been pouring her art directly into the Internet, and it hadn’t occurred to her that there might be demand for something as old-school as a printed book. Kaur’s fans began asking her where they could buy a book of her poetry in 2014. Of 05 She Originally Self-Published Milk and Honey ![]() Even those normally plugged into the world of modern poetry are a bit surprised Kaur is just 24 years old, and no one could have predicted that someone so young would just drop a book that sells a million copies. Milk and Honey has quickly gone from relative obscurity to a secure place in the entrance table of every bookstore, on every list, and in everybody’s newsfeed. Think unvarnished, and brutally honest, and immediate-reading Kaur’s work, one gets the impression she is pouring her soul directly onto the screen or page without a filter, with nothing more than her keen sense of beauty and rhythm to guide the words into poem-shape. If you hear the word “poetry” and think of dour old rhyme schemes and lofty, flowery language, think more modern. Kaur’s poetry spits fire on subjects ranging from feminism, domestic abuse, and violence. That alone makes Rupi Kaur’s Milk and Honey a remarkable book, but the words within deserve more than just a few perfunctory statistics about book sales (a million copies as of January 2017) and weeks on The New York Times’ bestseller lists (41 and counting). It’s fairly uncommon for a book of poetry to not only hit the bestseller lists but to stay there week after week. ![]()
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