Author: Kaur, Rupi

Poetry by individual poets

Published on 3 October 2017 by Simon & Schuster Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 256 pages
129 x 197 x 20 | 228g

TheSunday TimesNumber One Bestseller Winner of The GoodReads Choice Award for Poetry 2017 From Rupi Kaur, the bestselling author of Milk and Honey, comes her long-awaited second collection of poetry. Illustrated by Kaur, The Sun and Her Flowersis a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising and blooming. It is a celebration of love in all its forms.

this is the recipe of life said my mother as she held me in her arms as i weptthink of those flowers you plantin the garden each yearthey will teach youthat people toomust wiltfallrootrisein order to bloom Praise for Rupi Kaur: Kaur is at the forefront of a poetry renaissance Observer Kaur made her name with poems about love, life and grief. They resonate hugely Sunday Times Poems tackling feminism, love, trauma and healing in short lines as smooth as pop music New York Times Caught the imagination of a large, atypical poetry audienceKaur knows the good her poetry does: it saves lives Evening Standard Breathing new life into poetryIt has people reading, and listeningThe Pool 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’sMilk and Honeyis one such bookRed Magazine 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 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 poetryBen Holden, editor of bestselling anthologies Poems That Make Grown Men Cry & Poems That Make Grown Women Cry