![]() ![]() Whilst her previous books outlined situations ambiguously, they still managed to retain individuality: Home Body, however, lacks that much needed personal touch. Kaur’s work is famously laced with a delicate simplicity that gives the reader space to touch upon sensitive topics with as much or as little emphasis as they desire. And yet, no matter how much I tried, I felt… nothing. ![]() With each page turned and every verse started, I yearned, continually, persistently, to fully connect with the work, to feel those heart pangs and nostalgic flashbacks her previous works had incited in me. On finishing the book the following day, I closed it with a feeling of what I can only describe as uncertainty. I expected it would take a while to finish, giving me plenty to contemplate, write about, and even a verse or two to post on Instagram. The Instafamous poet has been the recipient of commendation and criticism in equal measure.īefore I dive in, I need to be clear: I wanted to like it, this demure collection of poems, the first Rupi Kaur book I’d bought myself, unborrowed untarnished. Home Body is Rupi Kaur’s third work, following her widely-acclaimed and hugely-popular first and second poetry books, Milk and Honey and The Sun and Her Flowers. A poetry collection that only scratches the surface. ![]()
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