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The Sun and Her Flowers

The Sun and Her Flowers

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  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Rupi Kaur
  • ISBN：1471165825
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Summary

From Rupi Kaur， the top ten Sunday Times bestselling author of milk and honey， comes her long-awaited second collection of poetry。 Illustrated by Kaur， the sun and her flowers is 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 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

Praise for Sunday Times bestseller milk and honey:

‘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 audience…Kaur knows the good her poetry does: it saves lives’ Evening Standard
 
‘Breathing new life into poetry…It has people reading， and listening’ The Pool  

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Reviews

Tiwa ，

I connected with some of her poems and even have excerpts written on post-it’s and journal entries。。。and then I found out about the blatant， unapologetic plagiarism from lesser known BIPOC women authors and that was rather upsetting。 I wanted so badly to like and support this author。 I still find some of her pieces touching。 But I am disappointed。 But here are examples from Megan’s Goodreads review highlighting the disgrace of Kaur’s theft:Example 1:“You must see no worth in yourself if you find I connected with some of her poems and even have excerpts written on post-it’s and journal entries。。。and then I found out about the blatant， unapologetic plagiarism from lesser known BIPOC women authors and that was rather upsetting。 I wanted so badly to like and support this author。 I still find some of her pieces touching。 But I am disappointed。 But here are examples from Megan’s Goodreads review highlighting the disgrace of Kaur’s theft:Example 1:“You must see no worth in yourself if you find me worth less after you’ve touched me as if your hands on my body magnify youand reduce me to nothing”- Rupi KaurSounds awfully familiar to my favorite quote by Kaija Sabbah:“ if you consider a woman less pure after you’ve touched her maybe you should take a look at your hands” Example 2: “she was music but he had his ears cut off” - Rupi Kaur“ she was like a piano in a country where everyone has had their hands cut off” - Angela Carter If anything， my takeaway and advice is to look into the authors mentioned in Megan’s review for the original material。 。。。more

Heather ，

I preferred this collection over Milk and Honey。 Some real beautiful stuff in here

Evelyn Oyekanmi ，

I love every bit of it and the vulnerability。

Anisha ，

The two book The Sun and her flowers and Milk and Honey were too popular back in 2017-18， especially among teenagers。 I understand why。 Even I used to read it。 But as I grew up， I realized， this book is useless。 I cringe hard on the fact that I even used to like this book。😂

Una librería especial ，

4'5 ⭐ 4'5 ⭐ 。。。more

Jane ，

Once again， this hit the mark。 It was honest about the real feelings we women feel。 I love anything Rupi Kaur writes， and this was no exception。 This has been on my TBR since it was published， and I'm so glad I chose to read it for the June reading prompt for the #readingwithmuffy 2021 monthly reading challenge。 Once again， this hit the mark。 It was honest about the real feelings we women feel。 I love anything Rupi Kaur writes， and this was no exception。 This has been on my TBR since it was published， and I'm so glad I chose to read it for the June reading prompt for the #readingwithmuffy 2021 monthly reading challenge。 。。。more

Raph ，

Moving stuff

Sreehitha ，

Genre:PoetryRating: 5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌠This is not the Genre i Usually Read but after Reading this Poetry Novel by Rupi Kaur。I am totally in love with poetry。💕The Book is contemporary and is based on femininity， loss， trauma， abuse， immigration， female infanticide， self love and many senstive issues in a very bold manner。💐This Book definitely inspired me。 The words are so powerful， the illustrations bold and overall it is a very emotional and sensitive book。🔫This book may trigger Sexist Idiots。😂。I recommend Genre:PoetryRating: 5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌠This is not the Genre i Usually Read but after Reading this Poetry Novel by Rupi Kaur。I am totally in love with poetry。💕The Book is contemporary and is based on femininity， loss， trauma， abuse， immigration， female infanticide， self love and many senstive issues in a very bold manner。💐This Book definitely inspired me。 The words are so powerful， the illustrations bold and overall it is a very emotional and sensitive book。🔫This book may trigger Sexist Idiots。😂。I recommend this to every person especially women。 This is the Book of Month of @thestrangersclubcoAnd i am thankful for them choosing it as it made me read this wonderful book。 。。。more

Haley ，

She needs to choose a different medium。

Jenny Hull ，

Had some thought provoking passages but I found it to be mostly derivative and depressing。

Jennah ，

her best one

Aurélie ，

Tellement， tellement doux。。。

Hannah ，

Good for those who are new to poetry/don’t read I would’ve given this two stars but decided on three because it had its moments。 It’s so redundantly cliché， though， that I had a difficult time finishing。 No new imagery or metaphors or viewpoints on topics。 It’s the epitome of tumblr/Instagram poetry。 I will say it’s accessible （easy to understand the point） and has pulled in new poetry readers， who will hopefully branch from here， so I don’t hate nor judge someone for reading her work。 The poems Good for those who are new to poetry/don’t read I would’ve given this two stars but decided on three because it had its moments。 It’s so redundantly cliché， though， that I had a difficult time finishing。 No new imagery or metaphors or viewpoints on topics。 It’s the epitome of tumblr/Instagram poetry。 I will say it’s accessible （easy to understand the point） and has pulled in new poetry readers， who will hopefully branch from here， so I don’t hate nor judge someone for reading her work。 The poems do feel finished as opposed to most poetry like this that mistakes simplicity for being easy to write well。 Rupi does what she does well; it’s just not my cup of tea nor nothing I would return to。 。。。more

Jose Coca ，

Aunque contiene muchos lugares comunes， posee estos momentos de profunda humanidad con las que todos nos podemos sentir identificados。 Sin duda un ejercicio estético muy placentero

Ricardo Lowe ，

Found this book in my reading room while Spring cleaning last year。 It is my daughter's; I think she bought it after her first year of college。 It blew my mind。 This book gave me a perspective I never experienced before on a WIDE range of social and personal topics。 The poems within evoke a wide range of emotions。 I thoroughly enjoyed it。 It was very difficult to put this book down。 Books of poems are never "finished"; revisiting poems already read as you evolve as a person will always reveal so Found this book in my reading room while Spring cleaning last year。 It is my daughter's; I think she bought it after her first year of college。 It blew my mind。 This book gave me a perspective I never experienced before on a WIDE range of social and personal topics。 The poems within evoke a wide range of emotions。 I thoroughly enjoyed it。 It was very difficult to put this book down。 Books of poems are never "finished"; revisiting poems already read as you evolve as a person will always reveal something new。 。。。more

Cesar 。L。V。 ，

Un libro exelente que te deja pensado sobre tu propia moralidad sobre si realmente estas haciendo las cosas bien en tuvida sobre las relaciones que hace tenido y sobre la relacion que tienes con tu pareja tus amigos y tuspadre sin embargo creo que falla en sus ultimos capitulo ya que no explota ese flujo de sentimientos como si lo hace en sus primeras partes donde podemos encontar poemas duros como piedras me encanta este libro pero le falta un poco para ser perfecto para mia y rupi kaur es una Un libro exelente que te deja pensado sobre tu propia moralidad sobre si realmente estas haciendo las cosas bien en tuvida sobre las relaciones que hace tenido y sobre la relacion que tienes con tu pareja tus amigos y tuspadre sin embargo creo que falla en sus ultimos capitulo ya que no explota ese flujo de sentimientos como si lo hace en sus primeras partes donde podemos encontar poemas duros como piedras me encanta este libro pero le falta un poco para ser perfecto para mia y rupi kaur es una mujer hermosa que sin verla se que tiene un corazon de oro。 。。。more

Sathiya Shree ，

One of favourite books of rupi kaur。A collection of poetry。Everyone can relate。She beautifully penned all these poems。I highly recommend to all the poetry lovers。

Alexis Roberson ，

Whats going through my mind？ What in the world did I just read。 I read her other "novel" Milk and Honey， it was more sexual than I wanted to read。 This one however was tolerable。 Let me rephrase that， it wasn't as nauseating as the other book。 This one I actually enjoyed， there were some sexual components but not as frequent as in the other book。 Which made the book， in my opinion， better for me。 I wasn't uncomfortable as I was last time。 There are beautifully written lines that I would quote in Whats going through my mind？ What in the world did I just read。 I read her other "novel" Milk and Honey， it was more sexual than I wanted to read。 This one however was tolerable。 Let me rephrase that， it wasn't as nauseating as the other book。 This one I actually enjoyed， there were some sexual components but not as frequent as in the other book。 Which made the book， in my opinion， better for me。 I wasn't uncomfortable as I was last time。 There are beautifully written lines that I would quote in the near future， just because they are wise。 Again， with this author she jumps from subject to subject。 She would talk about one thing， and something completely different on the next page。 My mind had to play catch up， which is isn't use to this formatting。 However， this doesn't necessarily make me like this book。 I have read better poetry books that told a story， these were just inspirational quotes or advice。 Now， there were some theme， or important messages the author was trying to get across。 I DID see that， but she didn't really stick to them。 The one she stuck to the most was relationships I guess you could say。 That was the main thing within this book。 I was hoping she would talk more about the protagonist itself， but I guess that's the book as well。 If the author does read this， you went from talking about rape to abortion to some guy leaving the girl。 Now， jumping topics would make it interesting， but it kept confusing me as well。 I just wished the author would've maybe added more and slowed down a bit。 It was an okay book compared to the other one。 。。。more

Ana Carolina ，

Gostei bastante desse livro， ele é mais leve que Outros Jeitos de Usar a Boca e menos impactante， mas senti uma trajetória dentro das 5 partes desse livro， que na minha opinião é algo que me fez gostar bastante dele， algo que não senti em OJUB。 Amei em especial os poemas dedicados as raízes da autora， dedicados a mãe dela， deu para notar o quanto a Rupi colocou dela mesma e de como essas raízes e histórias dos pais tem impacto nela e é uma inspiração de força， resistência e luta。 Foi um livro qu Gostei bastante desse livro， ele é mais leve que Outros Jeitos de Usar a Boca e menos impactante， mas senti uma trajetória dentro das 5 partes desse livro， que na minha opinião é algo que me fez gostar bastante dele， algo que não senti em OJUB。 Amei em especial os poemas dedicados as raízes da autora， dedicados a mãe dela， deu para notar o quanto a Rupi colocou dela mesma e de como essas raízes e histórias dos pais tem impacto nela e é uma inspiração de força， resistência e luta。 Foi um livro que teve diversos poemas que me tocaram bastante， me fizeram pensar em realidades muito diferentes da minha， um livro que da para ver que é muito pessoal e isso só engrandece mais ainda a leitura。 。。。more

Columba ，

I don’t know， maybe cause I read “milk and honey” before， this book is so similar to it。 I don’t feel a good or great different between both。 It’s so easy to read。

Dafne Medialuna ，

4。5/5 ★Me ha gustado mucho este poemario。 Sus versos hablan de desamor， de muerte， de traumas。。。 Pero también de autodescubrimiento， superación y empoderamiento。He subrayado más textos de los que puedo poner aquí。 Dadle una oportunidad。

Jenny Di Santo ，

Nunca se como reseñar poemarios， creo que son ese tipo de libro que solo podes sentir si lo lees y como que si explicas lo que uno sintió al leerlo otra persona puede llegar a decirte que estas loco o que hablas pavadas。。El libro viene con unas ilustraciones hermosas y dividido en diferentes etapas， en las cuales podemos ver diferentes momentos， una historia de amor por momentos， podemos ver crecer a la persona， podemos ver su madurez。 Es un libro en serio lleno de sentimientos。Léanlo， no se van Nunca se como reseñar poemarios， creo que son ese tipo de libro que solo podes sentir si lo lees y como que si explicas lo que uno sintió al leerlo otra persona puede llegar a decirte que estas loco o que hablas pavadas。。El libro viene con unas ilustraciones hermosas y dividido en diferentes etapas， en las cuales podemos ver diferentes momentos， una historia de amor por momentos， podemos ver crecer a la persona， podemos ver su madurez。 Es un libro en serio lleno de sentimientos。Léanlo， no se van a arrepentir。 。。。more

Tiziana ，

uff Achei que ia adorar e encontrar vários poemas interessantes como aconteceu com o livro "Outros Jeitos de Usar a Boca"， mas infelizmente não foi o caso。 Talvez não tenha gostado tanto devido ao aumento de minha experiência com poesia， estou curiosa para saber se ao reler "Outros Jeitos de Usar a Boca" minha opinião mudaria drasticamente （sejamos honestos， provavelmente sim）。Gostei do segmento de poemas com a temática imigração， consegui me identificar com os sentimentos que ela tentou express uff Achei que ia adorar e encontrar vários poemas interessantes como aconteceu com o livro "Outros Jeitos de Usar a Boca"， mas infelizmente não foi o caso。 Talvez não tenha gostado tanto devido ao aumento de minha experiência com poesia， estou curiosa para saber se ao reler "Outros Jeitos de Usar a Boca" minha opinião mudaria drasticamente （sejamos honestos， provavelmente sim）。Gostei do segmento de poemas com a temática imigração， consegui me identificar com os sentimentos que ela tentou expressar através dos poemas， no entanto， acabei destacando apenas um deles。 Achei que a maioria dos poemas funcionariam melhor se tivessem sido escritos em prosa livre， senti várias vezes que a poesia era inicialmente escrita em prosa e Kaur apenas a dividiu em estrofes e versos depois。 Acredito que a prosa lírica possa ser utilizada de forma criativa e interessante， mas a maioria do trabalho da autora com as quebras de versos pareceu sem propósito。Consegui encontrar dois ou três poemas que considerei medianamente bem feitos， por isso não darei apenas uma estrela。 。。。more

Julia ，

Just like Milk and Honey， I feel like this book is lacking something。 The poetry is boring and cutting up sentences in random moments DOESN'T count as POETRYI feel like this just isn't my cup of tea and I'll stay clear from this author for now😁 Just like Milk and Honey， I feel like this book is lacking something。 The poetry is boring and cutting up sentences in random moments DOESN'T count as POETRYI feel like this just isn't my cup of tea and I'll stay clear from this author for now😁 。。。more

Lais Santiago ，

Perfeição em forma de livro

James Lombardi ，

I’ve never heard of Rupi Kaur until yesterday when I was going through my kindle app for a quick read。 I thought it looked interesting so I figured I’d give a shot， and I was in the mood for some poetry。 I’m a fan of the first 2 sections “wilting and falling”， the rest wasn’t for me really。 In regard to how it is written， Rupi’s prose flows extremely well and can be impactful。 There are several topics covered here such as love， sex， feminism， depression， self-isolation， rape， self-motivation， im I’ve never heard of Rupi Kaur until yesterday when I was going through my kindle app for a quick read。 I thought it looked interesting so I figured I’d give a shot， and I was in the mood for some poetry。 I’m a fan of the first 2 sections “wilting and falling”， the rest wasn’t for me really。 In regard to how it is written， Rupi’s prose flows extremely well and can be impactful。 There are several topics covered here such as love， sex， feminism， depression， self-isolation， rape， self-motivation， immigration， death， etc。 Overall I am a fan of the style and thought this was pretty good。 3 stars。 。。。more

Silvana （Por detrás das Palavras） ，

Cada poesia tem uma mensagem única， mas todas elas contribuem para um coletivo maior。 Oferecem uma dimensionalidade superior das temáticas que convidam a uma reflexão global do que se vai lendo。Opinião completa: https://pordetrasdaspalavras。blogs。sa。。。 Cada poesia tem uma mensagem única， mas todas elas contribuem para um coletivo maior。 Oferecem uma dimensionalidade superior das temáticas que convidam a uma reflexão global do que se vai lendo。Opinião completa: https://pordetrasdaspalavras。blogs。sa。。。 。。。more

Elizabeth Richards ，

Beautiful。。。

Maryam Rina ，

This collection of poetry is a true art ， it’s a cure for your soul ， i’m glad i picked it up for i didn’t expect it to be this good <3

Jill Strain ，

Ive enjoyed my first foray into poetry。 I could feel the emotion on each page

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