Book · 2015 · Poetry
Milk and Honey
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I've read Milk and Honey since it came out 10 years ago. I've read it cover to cover.
What they say about it
- Rereading the book“read it cover to cover”2
The best things said about it
I read when I was reading milk and honey again earlier at this year I was like what.
When I was writing milk and honey I was so present yeah with each piece.
I remember when I went to write my second book the Sun and her flowers I sat at my desk and I was like at that point milk and honey had sold like millions of copies.
Milk and Honey is not just my book anymore.
Why people recommend it
Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur is a bestselling collection of poetry and prose exploring themes of survival, love, loss, and femininity. On an episode of The Daily Stoic, Rupi Kaur discussed rereading her debut book cover to cover a full decade after its publication, noting that her perspective on the work had evolved since she originally wrote each piece with such deep personal presence. She reflected on the overwhelming pressure she felt while trying to follow up its massive multi-million-copy success with her second book, The Sun and Her Flowers. Kaur also shared an inspiring anecdote about a fan in Brazil who credited Milk and Honey with paving the way for her own literary career. Additionally, she described her emotional journey of assembling the special 10th-anniversary edition, which features contributions from other women and made her realize that the work no longer belongs solely to her. The book was also mentioned separately on Timcast IRL, where a speaker referenced Milk and Honey alongside her other collections while discussing controversial issues surrounding books being removed from or found within Florida schools. Listeners and commentators frequently return to the text because of its profound emotional resonance, enduring cultural impact, and its foundational role in modern poetry movements.
Every mention
Rupi Kaur I've read milk and honey since it came out 10 years ago I've read it cover to cover 6
“I've read milk and honey since it came out 10 years ago I've read it cover to cover”
“I read when I was reading milk and honey again earlier at this year I was like what”
“when I was writing milk and honey I was so present yeah with each piece”
“I remember when I went to write my second book the Sun and her flowers I sat at my desk and I was like at that point milk and honey had sold like millions of copies”
“and she was like I couldn't have done that if it wasn't for milk and honey”
“I remember reaching the end of my own annotations and realizing as I was writing the introduction like milk and honey is not just my book anymore”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“books by rupee core such as homebody milk and honey and the Sun and her flowers”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“rupy cow releases milk and honey James Clear releases Atomic habits and they're they both just these books just sell 10 million copies on their own”
“another young author, Rupi Kaur, self-published her first book, milk and honey.”