Rupi Kaur The Sun And Her Flowers 2017 Andrews McMeel Publishing 2017

Synopsis

<b>The <i>Sunday Times</i> Number One Bestseller<br> Winner of The GoodReads Choice Award for Poetry 2017</b><br> <br> From Rupi Kaur, the bestselling author of <i>M</i><i>ilk and Honey,</i> comes her long-awaited second collection of poetry. Illustrated by Kaur, <i>The Sun and Her Flowers</i> is a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising and blooming. It is a celebration of love in all its forms.<br> <br> <i>this is the recipe of life</i><br> said my mother<br> as she held me in her arms as i wept <br> <i>think of those flowers you plant</i><br> <i>in the garden each year </i><br> <i>they will teach you</i><br> <i>that people too</i><br> <i>must wilt</i><br> <i>fall</i><br> <i>root</i><br> <i>rise</i><br> <i>in order to bloom</i><br> <br> Praise for Rupi Kaur:<br> <br> 'Kaur is at the forefront of a poetry renaissance' <i>Observer</i><br> <br> 'Kaur made her name with poems about love, life and grief. They resonate hugely' <i>Sunday Times</i><br> <br> 'Poems tackling feminism, love, trauma and healing in short lines as smooth as pop music' <i>New York Times</i><br> <br> 'Caught the imagination of a large, atypical poetry audience...Kaur knows the good her poetry does: it saves lives' <i>Evening Standard</i><br> <br> 'Breathing new life into poetry...It has people reading, and listening' <i>The Pool</i><br> <br> 'Every so often, a book comes along that seems to have a life of its own, that is passed lovingly from one reader to another with recommendations that insist, "You must read this". Rupi Kaur's <i>Milk and Honey</i> is one such book' <i>Red Magazine</i> <br> <br> 'Rupi Kaur's poetry communicates, distils life. Her success is a simply wonderful thing for poetry. Her work reveals how powerful and accessible poetry can be. It seems to help people too and is a fine example of the healing power of art' Allie Esiri, editor of four bestselling poetry anthologies and apps<br> <br> 'Rupi Kaur blazing a trail for new generations to discover verse is a wondrous thing. Her star is shining brightly. A drop of poetry can flood the imagination. It can also ease the mind. Her work is clearly bringing such pleasures to countless readers - mostly younger readers - and that is a cause for celebration for anyone who cares about poetry'Ben Holden, editor of bestselling anthologies <i>Poems That Make Grown Men Cry</i> & <i>Poems That Make Grown Women Cry</i><br>