Favorite Quotes

“If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.”

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

"...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you; we are in charge of our attitudes."

“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”

“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”

Monday, March 27, 2017

Book Review: Milk and Honey

Turn to the last page of Milk and Honey, and you will find the "about the book" section which reads: 

"Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry about love, loss, trauma, abuse, healing, and femininity. It is split into four chapters. 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 willing to look."

Rupi Kaur certainly delivers. Each page, every poem, made a connection. I cried. I laughed. I sympathized. I exclaimed. When it was all over, I sighed. This is the book I wish I had navigating life as a teenage girl; it is a book I am grateful to have found as a young woman. Milk and Honey is something to be appreciated for its honesty, boldness, and ability to reach the reader in his/her most tender places. 

For me, personally, I am a better writer for having embarked on this "journey of surviving through poetry."  It took me back to the place I travelled to with Dr. Maya Angelou's And Still I Rise, and I was a delighted reader. For all lovers of poetry and anyone who desires an artistic rouse, Milk and Honey is a must read.