》what if there isn't enough time to give her what she deserves do you think if i begged the sky hard enough my mother's soul would return to me as my daughter so i can give her the comfort she gave me my whole life《
Oh, I cried when I read this one!
》how do i shake this envy when i see you doing well sister how do i love myself enough to know your accomplishments are not my failures
Review of 'the sun and her flowers' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
🌻Some thoughts on Rupi Kaur🌻 So I just finished both of Kaur's books (Milk and Honey; The Sun and Her Flowers). • Overall, I'm just unimpressed with her work and don’t understand a lot of the hype surrounding her books-- which I'm sure people would gasp at. But the thing is, this doesn't feel like poetry, and I'll tell you why. • This is supposed to be poetry and not prose, but it seems to be only classified as poetry because of the rhythm and enjambment. And that, to me, isn't enough to make it poetry (on paper that is-- performed this would be very effective content). To me it seems that when you decide to write poetry, you're sacrificing the telling and replacing it with the showing, if that makes sense. And Kaur wants to have her cake and eat it too, that is, have the rhythm of poetry …
🌻Some thoughts on Rupi Kaur🌻 So I just finished both of Kaur's books (Milk and Honey; The Sun and Her Flowers). • Overall, I'm just unimpressed with her work and don’t understand a lot of the hype surrounding her books-- which I'm sure people would gasp at. But the thing is, this doesn't feel like poetry, and I'll tell you why. • This is supposed to be poetry and not prose, but it seems to be only classified as poetry because of the rhythm and enjambment. And that, to me, isn't enough to make it poetry (on paper that is-- performed this would be very effective content). To me it seems that when you decide to write poetry, you're sacrificing the telling and replacing it with the showing, if that makes sense. And Kaur wants to have her cake and eat it too, that is, have the rhythm of poetry without having to use the concrete images that I think poetry requires. • That's not to say that her content isn't valid or "good," but if I were to ask someone who their favorite poet was and they were to reply with Rupi Kaur, I would give some more suggestions and hope that they don't think Kaur is the be all end all of contemporary poetry. • And don't get me wrong, there are contemporary poets who miss the mark completely to me for being TOO abstract with their concrete images to the point where I'm just lost and expecting someone to be like "Well that's the POINT. You're supposed to feel lost. The author wants to convey the feeling of being lost." • Kaur, to reiterate my point, actually HAS to plop in concrete images every 20 or so lines because she runs the risk of losing her reader in her, albeit hypnotic, pep-talky rant. Her hyper-enjambed style compels one to just ZOOM through her books, with the occasional concrete image there to slow you back down.
