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'''Milk and honey''' (stylized as ''milk and honey'') is a collection of poetry and prose by [[Rupi Kaur]]. The collection is about survival and it is divided into four chapters, with each chapter serving a different purpose. The reader experiences violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. The book deals deals with the most bitter moments in life, but it tries to show that one can find sweetness in everything, if you are willing to look.
'''Milk and honey''' (stylized as ''milk and honey'') is a collection of poetry and prose by [[Rupi Kaur]]. The collection is about survival and it is divided into four chapters, with each chapter serving a different purpose. The reader experiences violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. The book deals deals with the most bitter moments in life, but it tries to show that one can find sweetness in everything, if you are willing to look.

"Milk and Honey"was first published on November 4, 2014. This poetry collection was sold over 2.5 million times, and it was listed on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]] for more than 77 weeks. it has been translated into 25 languages<ref name="FT">{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/34433034-1651-11e8-9e9c-25c814761640|title=Voices of the new ‘Instagram poets’: Love them or hate them, thy hold the stage|last=Roy|first=Nilanjana|date=23 Feb 2018|work=[[Financial Times]]|access-date=10 Dec 2018|location=}}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/fashion/rupi-kaur-poetry-the-sun-and-her-flowers.html|title=Rupi Kaur Is Kicking Down the Doors of Publishing|last=Mzezewa|first=Tariro|date=5 Oct 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=10 Dec 2018|location=}}</ref>
"Milk and Honey"was first published on November 4, 2014. This poetry collection was sold over 2.5 million times, and it was listed on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller list]] for more than 77 weeks. it has been translated into 25 languages<ref name="FT">{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/34433034-1651-11e8-9e9c-25c814761640|title=Voices of the new ‘Instagram poets’: Love them or hate them, thy hold the stage|last=Roy|first=Nilanjana|date=23 Feb 2018|work=[[Financial Times]]|access-date=10 Dec 2018|location=}}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/fashion/rupi-kaur-poetry-the-sun-and-her-flowers.html|title=Rupi Kaur Is Kicking Down the Doors of Publishing|last=Mzezewa|first=Tariro|date=5 Oct 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=10 Dec 2018|location=}}</ref>



Revision as of 17:21, 10 December 2018

Milk and Honey
AuthorRupi Kaur
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry
PublisherRupi Kaur
Publication date
2014
Publication placeCanada
Pages226 pp (hardcover)
ISBN9781449496364

Milk and honey (stylized as milk and honey) is a collection of poetry and prose by Rupi Kaur. The collection is about survival and it is divided into four chapters, with each chapter serving a different purpose. The reader experiences violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. The book deals deals with the most bitter moments in life, but it tries to show that one can find sweetness in everything, if you are willing to look.

"Milk and Honey"was first published on November 4, 2014. This poetry collection was sold over 2.5 million times, and it was listed on The New York Times Best Seller list for more than 77 weeks. it has been translated into 25 languages[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Roy, Nilanjana (23 Feb 2018). "Voices of the new 'Instagram poets': Love them or hate them, thy hold the stage". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 Dec 2018.
  2. ^ Mzezewa, Tariro (5 Oct 2017). "Rupi Kaur Is Kicking Down the Doors of Publishing". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 Dec 2018.