Milk and Honey

By Rupi Kaur

"Rupi Kaur is the Writer of the Decade." - The New Republic

#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.

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Published Oct 6, 2015

208 pages

Average rating: 7.7

414 RATINGS

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Readers say *Milk and Honey* by Rupi Kaur powerfully explores love, trauma, feminism, and healing through simple, emotional poetry paired with sketche...

Sue Dix
Mar 14, 2026
10/10 stars
A beautiful book of poetry, but so much more than just poetry. This book takes you on a journey. Read it all the way through, like a novel. These are not individual poems. This is one continual poem, one continual story. It may, at first read, seem so simple, and it is, but it continues to resonate through you, and will require more than one reading. This book will reside in my I-have-read-it-but-need-it-near-me book stack.
sj_reads
Dec 29, 2024
8/10 stars
My very first poet/poetry book, is the reason why I absolutely fell in love with the poetry genre.
Elizabeth Richards
Jun 18, 2026
10/10 stars
This is so eloquently written. I could feel her soul speaking to women all around the world..stay rooted, stay grounded.
Amelia Amy
May 22, 2026
10/10 stars
Buku ini telah mengubah hidupku~
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musingsbymichelle
May 11, 2026
10/10 stars
Honest, heart breaking, uplifting, and beautiful. These poems take you on a journey akin to a Phoenix being reborn.

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