by Rupi Kaur
First published 2015
This poetry and prose collection guides readers through experiences of violence, abuse, love, loss, and what it means to be a woman. Kaur organizes her work into four distinct chapters. Each section addresses specific forms of pain and offers healing for particular kinds of heartbreak. The poems move from life's most difficult and bitter experiences toward discovering sweetness within them. Kaur believes this sweetness exists everywhere for those willing to search for it. The collection focuses on survival, taking readers on a journey that transforms painful moments into sources of strength and understanding.
Genres: survival, poetry
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, lyrical
Tropes: journey, transformation
Period: 21st-Century
208 pages · Paperback · Andrews McMeel
Content warnings: abuse, violence