the sun and her flowers

By Rupi Kaur

Subjects: Self-actualization (Psychology), Poetry (poetic works by one author), New York Times bestseller, American poetry -- 21st century, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2017-10-22, Self-actualization (Psychology) -- Poetry, New York Times reviewed, American poetry, Poetry

Description: From rupi kaur, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of milk and honey, comes her long-awaited second collection of poetry. A vibrant and transcendent journey about growth and healing. Ancestry and honoring one’s roots. Expatriation and rising up to find a home within yourself. Divided into five chapters and illustrated by kaur, the sun and her flowers is a journey of wilting, falling, rooting, rising, and blooming. 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 wept think of those flowers you plant in the garden each year they will teach you that people too must wilt fall root rise in order to bloom