Home Body

Rupi Kaur’s third collection of poetry "home body" (perfectly titled) is an exploration of self-love, a struggle with mental illness, and a renewal of a woman-spirit bruised by abuse.This collection is an intimate conversation with Kaur and herself, that we were privileged enough to be invited to observe. I especially enjoyed this collection because we see the process in Kaur’s evolution, maturity, and growth as we fly through the pages. She begins in a depressed state, and ends up in a healthy place, basking in her own beautiful individuality. The most import part of growth is the sticky middle – the seesaw between sadness and the desire to feel better. Kaur explores this in the middle of this book where she’s struggling to pull herself out and separate herself from her pain. In this section, she goes up and down – one poem feeling depressed and empty, and then she empowers yourself on the very next page.“i’m in the darkest room in my life”And just a few pages later,“i am loving myself out of the dark”Kaur talks about depression and abuse in a real and brutal way. She talks about her own experience of sexual abuse at a very young age. These poems are painful and difficult to read. Her confusion mixed with introspection, so many years after some of these incidents, is interesting because it shows the long-term effects of trauma. You can tell that she’s processed these feelings, and at this point she’s just sick and tired of the stigma and the pain that followers her.Kaur talks about feminism in an authentic, relatable way. She expresses her exhaustion and frustration with this concept as well. Her approach is similar to that of her struggle with abuse, and therefore interconnected. She’s a woman tried and beaten down by misogyny, racism, and her experiences.Yet, with everything that’s riding against her, Kaur managers to pick up her remains, and move on with a beautiful and enchanted life. She doesn’t let her abusers take away her childhood or she child-like spender for life.Kaur presents self-acceptance, self-appreciation and self-love in a new and refreshing way. We’ve all heard these themes before, but they mean more here since we seen the process from the beginning of this collection to the end. We see how down and destroyed she felt in the opening pages, so appreciate and understand her journey.The concepts of having patience, being still, and destroying expectations and over productivity lead Kaur to the peace she’s fought hard to achieve. She focuses on the balance between fighting to gain control over your life and letting go of reins and rediscover herself in all her glory.“there is a conversationhappening inside youpay deep attentionto what your inner worldis saying”Enjoy some of my favorite quotes from "home body",“why do i let my mindget under my skini am so sensitive”“i’m too in love with my lifeto be spilled all over the floorfor the next manwho gives me butterflies”“masturbationis meditation”“i want someone who isinspired by my brilliancenot threatened by it”“[I] accepted that happinesshas nothing to do withfeeling good all the time”“i want to leave this place knowingi did something with my bodyother than trying tomake it look perfect”“be herein what needs to be done today–that’s how you honor tomorrow”“nothing tastes better thanbeing on your owner side”

beautiful collection of poems

Rupi shares her perspective and struggles and its all really hard hitting and powerful.

Would recommend !

Loved it

Rupi Kaur does it again. You really can’t go wrong with her poetry books. Short but meaningful. A book that you can pick up & re-read anytime over & over again. 💛✨

Good but not my favorite. I enjoyed her other books better. I think the rhythm of the book was not on point like her other work but that is nitpicking.

1/3 books I’ve gotten by her and I love them all!!

Sim, eu já tinha o livro em português, mas assim como nas obras anteriores da Rupi, eu tenho as versões em inglês e português. Gostaria que fosse mais barato, pois demorei a comprar por causa do preço. Mas a obra em si é perfeita. Amo a linguagem dela, os temas abordados e tudo. Adorei a obra. Veio direitinho, só um furinho na capa de atrás, mas fora isso está sem rasuras.

Fue todo lo que esperaba y más, he leído milk and honey y the sun and her flowers y se ve el crecimiento personal de la autora con los años. Es muy bonito, una lectura que se disfruta y hace reflexionar, sentir y empatizar.

Ótimo livro de fácil leitura mas com mensagens profundas e que fazem-nos pensar.A capa (dura) apresenta materiais de qualidade superior e as folhas também.

La disperazione, l'amore, la forza, il corpo, la rinascita. Bellissimo.

Ich liebe ihre Gedichte und das Buch ist wunderschön gestaltet.