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Home Body
欧宝娱乐 Choice Award
Nominee for Readers' Favorite Poetry (2020)Rupi Kaur constantly embraces growth, and in home body, she walks readers through a reflective and intimate journey visiting the past, the present, and the potential of the self. home body is a collection of raw, honest conversations with oneself 鈥� reminding readers to fill up on love, acceptance, community, family, and embrace change. Illustrated by the author, themes of nature and nurture, light and dark, rest here.
i dive into the well of my body
and end up in another world
everything i need
already exists in me
there鈥檚 no need
to look anywhere else
鈥� home
i dive into the well of my body
and end up in another world
everything i need
already exists in me
there鈥檚 no need
to look anywhere else
鈥� home
192 pages, Paperback
First published November 17, 2020
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About the author
Rupi Kaur
31听books32k听followersA breakout literary phenomenon and #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, Rupi Kaur wrote, illustrated, and self-published her first poetry collection, 'milk and honey' in 2014. Next came its artistic siblings 'the sun and her flowers' and 鈥榟ome body鈥�, both debuting at #1 on bestseller lists across the world. These collections have sold more than 11 million copies and have been translated into over 43 languages. Most recently in 2022- she released her 4th book 鈥楬ealing Through Words鈥� which is a journey of guided writing exercises to help the reader explore their creativity.
As she has done from the very beginning, Rupi self-produced 鈥楻upi Kaur Live鈥�, the first poetry special of its kind, which debuted on Amazon Prime Video in 2021.
Rupi Kaur graces stages across the globe on sold-out world tours. These shows are a poetic theatrical experience interlaced with her own touch of stand-up. Her work touches on love, loss, trauma, healing, femininity, and migration. She feels most at home when creating art, performing her poetry onstage, and spending time with family and friends.
As she has done from the very beginning, Rupi self-produced 鈥楻upi Kaur Live鈥�, the first poetry special of its kind, which debuted on Amazon Prime Video in 2021.
Rupi Kaur graces stages across the globe on sold-out world tours. These shows are a poetic theatrical experience interlaced with her own touch of stand-up. Her work touches on love, loss, trauma, healing, femininity, and migration. She feels most at home when creating art, performing her poetry onstage, and spending time with family and friends.
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November 20, 2020
She didn't write 3 books, she wrote the same book 3 times.
November 27, 2020
idk why
i picked up
this
tumblr poetry shit
-a poem by me, in the style of rupi kaur
i picked up
this
tumblr poetry shit
-a poem by me, in the style of rupi kaur
December 31, 2024
"what a relief
to discover that
the aches i thought
were mine alone
are also felt by
so many others"
One of the best collections so far!
The content is divided into 4 sections: mind, heart, rest and awake.
The most hard-hitting, liberating read for me is the first section which actually made me come out of my comfort zone of thinking and believing in what we women ought to believe.
If reading such lines still make us feel uncomfortable then I feel we still have a long way to go. I feel we need to express ourselves and it's our right to celebrate our bodies and our thoughts which others are so ready to judge and demean.
I find the writing thoroughly genuine and refreshing. I appreciate it more when the author expressed her concern over the unrealistic expectations to write more so that her work would bring her 'more' of what others believe would bring.
The sketches in between presently represents the sentiments behind the lines.
As always, I love her poetry when it brings up issues about mental health, relationships and women. But what I loved more about this collection was the way how the issues of productivity, writing, immigrants and a bit of politics were brought up.
I find the cover a bit underwhelming but yes, it's the contents that matter more!
to discover that
the aches i thought
were mine alone
are also felt by
so many others"
One of the best collections so far!
The content is divided into 4 sections: mind, heart, rest and awake.
The most hard-hitting, liberating read for me is the first section which actually made me come out of my comfort zone of thinking and believing in what we women ought to believe.
If reading such lines still make us feel uncomfortable then I feel we still have a long way to go. I feel we need to express ourselves and it's our right to celebrate our bodies and our thoughts which others are so ready to judge and demean.
I find the writing thoroughly genuine and refreshing. I appreciate it more when the author expressed her concern over the unrealistic expectations to write more so that her work would bring her 'more' of what others believe would bring.
The sketches in between presently represents the sentiments behind the lines.
As always, I love her poetry when it brings up issues about mental health, relationships and women. But what I loved more about this collection was the way how the issues of productivity, writing, immigrants and a bit of politics were brought up.
I find the cover a bit underwhelming but yes, it's the contents that matter more!
November 21, 2020
Creo que son 3.5 estrellas. Me gust贸, hubo algunos poemas muy buenos, pero en general no me lleg贸 tanto como los otros poemarios de Rupi.
November 20, 2020
There is a quote that led the feminist movement in 1969 that reads, "The personal is political."
I believe Rupi Kaur and many other trendy, political, pseudo-intellectual group of people on the internet have this mixed up. They make it, political is personal. They take everything to heart which is understandable, but there's something genuine lacking when that is the case. There's a political cry in something personal. People on the internet need to stop pandering this progressive, woke stance to garner attention. I believe honesty and vulnerability is more important. Which I know many reviewers believe that is Rupi Kaur's intentions which I have nothing to say about that, but, sadly, it falls short.
Everything she wrote is way too general. There is more to dive into, there has to be. Instead of her writing about how she wants to be in the present over and over, how about describing the present around her. How does she wake up? What surrounds her home? What's inside her home? What does she do to relax or when she's alone? I think people need to stop describing themselves like warriors and survivors and definitely stop making themselves victims and instead open up. Tell me who you are. All I know about Rupi is that she is a woman of color, but you can just google search her for that. Everything is so vague. There's nothing deep here. I wanted to think that as a poet she will develop and become a better writer. Unfortunately, I think she is regressing, because this is the same stuff she has been selling.
But, hey if it's not broken, don't fix it right? Oh wait... Doesn't she hate capitalism? The hypocrisy. If she truly, TRULY, hates the system, HATES capitalism, she would have gone balls deep into this. She would have broke all boundaries, took a chance on a new writing style. You can't stay stagnant as an artist. Yes, you can have a style, but it's fun evolving and she claims she changes every month. Well, it's not being shown through her writing.
Share a moment of time with your readers. Don't lecture them. Don't tell them things they already know. Yes, the earth is heating up. Yes, there is racism. Yes, the world is chaotic and no one will live forever. Not you. Not me. Not your mother or your father. We all experience pain. No one is special. Depression and anxiety are everyday occurrences. We are all apart of this experience. But, who are you? That's what matters. Who are your loved ones? What are some of your bad habits? What are you interested in?
Stop wasting paper, Rupi. You literally wrote a vague poem on climate change that could be ripped off of anyone's twitter account. The lack of originality and uniqueness deems this book detrimental to Earth's ecosystem.
(Not my best review. I have things to do that I've been avoiding. If I have time, I'll work on this, but for now, it's alright.)
I believe Rupi Kaur and many other trendy, political, pseudo-intellectual group of people on the internet have this mixed up. They make it, political is personal. They take everything to heart which is understandable, but there's something genuine lacking when that is the case. There's a political cry in something personal. People on the internet need to stop pandering this progressive, woke stance to garner attention. I believe honesty and vulnerability is more important. Which I know many reviewers believe that is Rupi Kaur's intentions which I have nothing to say about that, but, sadly, it falls short.
Everything she wrote is way too general. There is more to dive into, there has to be. Instead of her writing about how she wants to be in the present over and over, how about describing the present around her. How does she wake up? What surrounds her home? What's inside her home? What does she do to relax or when she's alone? I think people need to stop describing themselves like warriors and survivors and definitely stop making themselves victims and instead open up. Tell me who you are. All I know about Rupi is that she is a woman of color, but you can just google search her for that. Everything is so vague. There's nothing deep here. I wanted to think that as a poet she will develop and become a better writer. Unfortunately, I think she is regressing, because this is the same stuff she has been selling.
But, hey if it's not broken, don't fix it right? Oh wait... Doesn't she hate capitalism? The hypocrisy. If she truly, TRULY, hates the system, HATES capitalism, she would have gone balls deep into this. She would have broke all boundaries, took a chance on a new writing style. You can't stay stagnant as an artist. Yes, you can have a style, but it's fun evolving and she claims she changes every month. Well, it's not being shown through her writing.
Share a moment of time with your readers. Don't lecture them. Don't tell them things they already know. Yes, the earth is heating up. Yes, there is racism. Yes, the world is chaotic and no one will live forever. Not you. Not me. Not your mother or your father. We all experience pain. No one is special. Depression and anxiety are everyday occurrences. We are all apart of this experience. But, who are you? That's what matters. Who are your loved ones? What are some of your bad habits? What are you interested in?
Stop wasting paper, Rupi. You literally wrote a vague poem on climate change that could be ripped off of anyone's twitter account. The lack of originality and uniqueness deems this book detrimental to Earth's ecosystem.
(Not my best review. I have things to do that I've been avoiding. If I have time, I'll work on this, but for now, it's alright.)
November 21, 2020
I finished this in a day! Not because it was so enchanting & fantastic, but simply because the poems were SO. SHORT. As a fan of Rupi鈥檚 long-form poetry, I鈥檓 disappointed with this collection honestly. It felt rushed. I felt like she *touched* on many deep topics, but did not dig that much into them. I kept thinking 鈥淲here are her words? Where is the grit?鈥� It all just felt a bit like reading a page full of Instagram mantras. I鈥檓 really not trying to be pretentious... This is obviously just my personal opinion. I still love Rupi & think her work is incredibly necessary for keeping poetry alive on a mainstream, digestible scale, but this just didn鈥檛 do it for me. I dog-eared pretty much all of the longer poems in this because they were GREAT! I just wish there were more of them included. This collection could鈥檝e been half the size if it didn鈥檛 include the filler, 鈥淚nstagram poetry鈥� as we now have learned to call it... But that is what Rupi is! She has a huge IG following & understandably caters to what will be reposted from her books. Complaints aside, I enjoyed the structure of this collection a lot & hope to read more poetry that鈥檚 broken up like this. It was split up into 鈥淢IND | HEART | REST | AWAKE鈥� sections. She touched on many important themes like depression & anxiety, sexual trauma, friendship, productivity, having immigrant parents, feminism, representation, & healing. This was a collection about coming home to yourself & treating yourself with the love & respect you deserve. This book contains important mantras for young women who need to realize their worth, but it was just nothing special for me personally.
December 3, 2020
It feels gross to give a 1 star rating on a book of poetry written with her trauma woven throughout, but man, this was really bad. Nothing but cringey (mostly) one line platitudes
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July 25, 2020my poetry queen is gonna release a new book and I'm so ready for it 鉁�
2020 isn't cancelled people
Dear Rupi:
2020 isn't cancelled people
Dear Rupi:
November 19, 2020
Having shamelessly really enjoyed Rupi鈥檚 first two collections, I was sad that this one fell really flat. There were some poems scattered throughout that really spoke to me, but the majority of this felt unoriginal. It felt very heavy handed and too on-the-nose with its commentary on capitalism and white feminism - important topics to explore through poetry, definitely, but ones that really lacked artistic handling in this collection. Feels like Rupi succumbed to the very capitalism she mourns and pushed this through too focused on the hot-button topics of the past year and lacking her normal inspiration and power.
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June 30, 2020how can they write ratings on yet unpublished book???
December 22, 2020
Where was Rupi Kaur and her poetry when I was in my teens and 20s? My younger self would have been obsessed with her words, found healing and solace within them.
This collection is similar to Ms. Kaur's other volumes of poetry. The听poems are short, sometimes one phrase, and drawings are scattered throughout the book. Like her other work, these poems deal with topics such as anxiety, dissociation, depression, lack of self worth, abuse, and reminders to be gentle with oneself and that there is hope for healing.听
There are also some poems describing the emptiness of capitalism that I appreciate.
The shortest poems are often the most profound. Nuggets of wisdom and insight packed into the tiniest of packages.
Home Body would make a wonderful gift for young women on your list, especially those who are struggling to overcome听abuse or sexual assault, or simply struggling to find, to love, and to accept themselves in a world that consistently places unrealistic demands upon young women. A world that determines her value by how much she produces or what she can offer to a man.听
Though I think young women would benefit the most from Rupi's words,听I recommend this book to anyone struggling with issues of self worth or past abuse.听
These poems are not something I personally need at this time and Home Body's similarity to Rupi's previous books makes this a 3-stars read for me. However, I'll up it to 4, knowing what it would have meant to my younger self.
This collection is similar to Ms. Kaur's other volumes of poetry. The听poems are short, sometimes one phrase, and drawings are scattered throughout the book. Like her other work, these poems deal with topics such as anxiety, dissociation, depression, lack of self worth, abuse, and reminders to be gentle with oneself and that there is hope for healing.听
There are also some poems describing the emptiness of capitalism that I appreciate.
The shortest poems are often the most profound. Nuggets of wisdom and insight packed into the tiniest of packages.
Home Body would make a wonderful gift for young women on your list, especially those who are struggling to overcome听abuse or sexual assault, or simply struggling to find, to love, and to accept themselves in a world that consistently places unrealistic demands upon young women. A world that determines her value by how much she produces or what she can offer to a man.听
Though I think young women would benefit the most from Rupi's words,听I recommend this book to anyone struggling with issues of self worth or past abuse.听
These poems are not something I personally need at this time and Home Body's similarity to Rupi's previous books makes this a 3-stars read for me. However, I'll up it to 4, knowing what it would have meant to my younger self.
November 25, 2020
This fell short for me. I really loved her other two books, but this one didn鈥檛 offer anything new or really profound. The transitions were, as I read in another review, choppy. It really feels like she is just riding on her aesthetic, a lot of her poems lack real creativity.
That being said, there were a few relatable poems that I screenshotted and I really respect Rupi鈥檚 vulnerability.
That being said, there were a few relatable poems that I screenshotted and I really respect Rupi鈥檚 vulnerability.
November 22, 2020
鈥渂ut every experience i鈥檝e had, is memorised in my flesh, even if my mind forgets, my body remembers, my body is the map of my life, my body wears what it鈥檚 been through, my body signals the alarms when it thinks danger is coming鈥︹€�
Rupi Kaur really is out here, reclaiming poetry and defining the pathway for herself.
I loved this collection. As always, there鈥檚 focus on love, self-love, feminism, immigration and mental health amongst a whole array of other things.
I love her simplistic style. A style that invites you to look deeper within yourself and uncover your own truth. Her words always seem to come from a place of genuine self awareness and brute honesty and I love that. It鈥檚 uncomfortable to read and sit with. But your filled with comfort by the end.
Rupi Kaur really is out here, reclaiming poetry and defining the pathway for herself.
I loved this collection. As always, there鈥檚 focus on love, self-love, feminism, immigration and mental health amongst a whole array of other things.
I love her simplistic style. A style that invites you to look deeper within yourself and uncover your own truth. Her words always seem to come from a place of genuine self awareness and brute honesty and I love that. It鈥檚 uncomfortable to read and sit with. But your filled with comfort by the end.
February 19, 2024
How could someone so different than me see inside my mind and describe my feelings as simply, strongly, and eloquently as this poet?
Thought provoking therapy and awareness in a small book.
If I knew where to mail my thank you card, I would.
Brilliant!!
(Reviewed 9/27/22)
Thought provoking therapy and awareness in a small book.
If I knew where to mail my thank you card, I would.
Brilliant!!
(Reviewed 9/27/22)
November 19, 2020
People had so many good things to say about Rupi鈥檚 other books, I thought I would give this one a read. Sadly, it鈥檚 not for me. I would say not my kind of poetry, but I don鈥檛 think what I just read can even be considered poetry. Seems more like statements, I鈥檝e read quotes that were more poetic.
January 6, 2022
1,5.
Rupi Kaur touches on so many important topics but her work lacks serious depth. This collection felt like a dull repetition of milk and honey and the sun and her flowers. Even though I find her openness about personal trauma and mental state courageous, unfortunately it is not enough.
In my opinion her work is overhyped. She writes (with very few exceptions) clich茅 poems that give the illusion of depth when in fact they are lacking any real political or literary agency. The mode of writing is not new and I am happy she introduced Western whites, like me, to this mode of poetry even though I am not particularly touched by it.
The broad ideas in her collection are powerful, exactly because of their universality, but the execution is just not. She capitalizes on that. Good for her, don't get me wrong! but this is not poetry. Also, I find it disappointing that her work does not foster public discourse. She conveys a simple and very agreeable message and it ends there. She is not engaging with us! I am not even sure she actually can. Her goal is accessibility but poetry has never been about *simplicity* and *mass culture or readership*.
It was interesting to read her take on a trans-inclusive feminism. As she is often so fixated on her womb and the "female energy" that comes out of it, I have thought many times that she excludes trans women by doing so. Maybe if she had written more than 3 words regarding this topic, her views would have been more clear to me.
The sun and her flowers might have been her best one so far.
Rupi Kaur touches on so many important topics but her work lacks serious depth. This collection felt like a dull repetition of milk and honey and the sun and her flowers. Even though I find her openness about personal trauma and mental state courageous, unfortunately it is not enough.
In my opinion her work is overhyped. She writes (with very few exceptions) clich茅 poems that give the illusion of depth when in fact they are lacking any real political or literary agency. The mode of writing is not new and I am happy she introduced Western whites, like me, to this mode of poetry even though I am not particularly touched by it.
The broad ideas in her collection are powerful, exactly because of their universality, but the execution is just not. She capitalizes on that. Good for her, don't get me wrong! but this is not poetry. Also, I find it disappointing that her work does not foster public discourse. She conveys a simple and very agreeable message and it ends there. She is not engaging with us! I am not even sure she actually can. Her goal is accessibility but poetry has never been about *simplicity* and *mass culture or readership*.
It was interesting to read her take on a trans-inclusive feminism. As she is often so fixated on her womb and the "female energy" that comes out of it, I have thought many times that she excludes trans women by doing so. Maybe if she had written more than 3 words regarding this topic, her views would have been more clear to me.
The sun and her flowers might have been her best one so far.
November 26, 2020
Brutally honest.
The Personal. This book is like looking into a mirror if you suffer from depression and anxiety. The latter is an old friend of mine but the former? I had no idea she was there in the background all this time, following me wherever I went and waiting for me to turn around and acknowledge her.
The writing. Mind. Heart. Rest. Awake. Those are the four segments in this collection of poetry. Each offers an honest look at some key moments in her (and our) life that ultimately helped shape the woman she has become. Some poems will make you a little uncomfortable, some will force you to take a closer look at yourself and others will make you smile. But there will never not be one moment when you don't feel.. something.
The special. Even though a lot of the topics Rupi wrote about aren't anything new, it felt good reading this book. Depression, sexual assault, immigration, love, sex, racism, capitalism and hope are just a few of the issues she addresses. It鈥檚 a reminder that so many of us go through various difficulties, often feeling hopeless but it doesn't mean we should give up fighting. She didn't.
The verdict. Hats off to Rupi Kaur for writing about something so incredibly personal and putting her fears, hopes and dreams on these pages as a reminder that things can get better and that despite how we sometimes feel, we are in fact, not alone.
The Favorite. Page 114. i am complete simply because i am imperfect
The Personal. This book is like looking into a mirror if you suffer from depression and anxiety. The latter is an old friend of mine but the former? I had no idea she was there in the background all this time, following me wherever I went and waiting for me to turn around and acknowledge her.
The writing. Mind. Heart. Rest. Awake. Those are the four segments in this collection of poetry. Each offers an honest look at some key moments in her (and our) life that ultimately helped shape the woman she has become. Some poems will make you a little uncomfortable, some will force you to take a closer look at yourself and others will make you smile. But there will never not be one moment when you don't feel.. something.
The special. Even though a lot of the topics Rupi wrote about aren't anything new, it felt good reading this book. Depression, sexual assault, immigration, love, sex, racism, capitalism and hope are just a few of the issues she addresses. It鈥檚 a reminder that so many of us go through various difficulties, often feeling hopeless but it doesn't mean we should give up fighting. She didn't.
The verdict. Hats off to Rupi Kaur for writing about something so incredibly personal and putting her fears, hopes and dreams on these pages as a reminder that things can get better and that despite how we sometimes feel, we are in fact, not alone.
The Favorite. Page 114. i am complete simply because i am imperfect
November 16, 2020
I don't think that Kaur's style of poetry is for me. I don't typically read poetry so the lack of impact may be from that but I think it has more to do with how she writes. There are always maybe 4 poems that I like but nothing after that. Also trigger warning for depression and sexual assault. There were so many different topics mentioned in this collection and they didn't always connect fluidly within the sections and the transitions just felt choppy. Powerful content but not delivered in a way that resonates for me.
March 1, 2022
One of the things I love about Rupi Kaur books is that they鈥檙e
broken up into sections and they each have a title. I think poetry might be my new favorite form of writing.馃ズ It really makes you feel and I鈥檓 in love. 鈥淎wake鈥� was my favorite part of the book. I think it鈥檚 always hard for me to rate poetry. I鈥檓 new to reading it. All it really comes down to is that it made me feel and I wanna read it over and over again. Would recommend this book and this author especially. 馃挍 The only thing I鈥檒l ever change about poetry is that it鈥檚 a quick read. I don鈥檛 wanna stop reading it.馃槱
broken up into sections and they each have a title. I think poetry might be my new favorite form of writing.馃ズ It really makes you feel and I鈥檓 in love. 鈥淎wake鈥� was my favorite part of the book. I think it鈥檚 always hard for me to rate poetry. I鈥檓 new to reading it. All it really comes down to is that it made me feel and I wanna read it over and over again. Would recommend this book and this author especially. 馃挍 The only thing I鈥檒l ever change about poetry is that it鈥檚 a quick read. I don鈥檛 wanna stop reading it.馃槱
May 26, 2021
Amazing, I love every part of it. This is my second poetry by Rupi and this is as good as the other one I read. The writing is great and very relatable, I love that about this book. Below are some quotes from the book.
鈥淣othing lasts forever
let that be the reason you stay
even this sick twisted misery
will not last
- hope鈥�
鈥淵ou are lonely
but you are not alone
- there is a difference鈥�
鈥淎buse doesn鈥檛 just happen
in romantic relationships
abuse can live
in friendships too鈥�
鈥淚 measure my self-worth
by how productive I鈥檝e been
but no matter
how hard I work
I still feel inadequate
- productivity guilt鈥�
鈥淚 have this productivity anxiety
that everyone else is working harder than me
and I鈥檓 going to be left behind
cause I鈥檓 not working fast enough
long enough
and I鈥檓 wasting my time鈥�
鈥淗ow do we sleep at night
knowing the systems we uphold
treat the foundations of our society
as second-class citizens
when they are the reason
the wheels of this world stay turning鈥�
鈥淚 get so lost
in where i want to go
I forget that the place I鈥檓 in
is already quite magical鈥�
鈥渙h but the pussy is brave
lest we forget
how much pain
the pussy can take
how much pleasure it delivers
unto itself and others
remember
how it spit you out
without a flinch
now here you are
using the word pussy
like an insult
when you鈥檙e not even
strong enough to be one鈥�
鈥淚 became confident
once I decided that having fun
was far more important than
my fear of looking silly
- dancing in public鈥�
鈥淣othing lasts forever
let that be the reason you stay
even this sick twisted misery
will not last
- hope鈥�
鈥淵ou are lonely
but you are not alone
- there is a difference鈥�
鈥淎buse doesn鈥檛 just happen
in romantic relationships
abuse can live
in friendships too鈥�
鈥淚 measure my self-worth
by how productive I鈥檝e been
but no matter
how hard I work
I still feel inadequate
- productivity guilt鈥�
鈥淚 have this productivity anxiety
that everyone else is working harder than me
and I鈥檓 going to be left behind
cause I鈥檓 not working fast enough
long enough
and I鈥檓 wasting my time鈥�
鈥淗ow do we sleep at night
knowing the systems we uphold
treat the foundations of our society
as second-class citizens
when they are the reason
the wheels of this world stay turning鈥�
鈥淚 get so lost
in where i want to go
I forget that the place I鈥檓 in
is already quite magical鈥�
鈥渙h but the pussy is brave
lest we forget
how much pain
the pussy can take
how much pleasure it delivers
unto itself and others
remember
how it spit you out
without a flinch
now here you are
using the word pussy
like an insult
when you鈥檙e not even
strong enough to be one鈥�
鈥淚 became confident
once I decided that having fun
was far more important than
my fear of looking silly
- dancing in public鈥�
July 27, 2023
I am not broken
Because of depression
I am not lesser version of myself
Because of anxiety
I am a whole
Complete
And complicated version
-full
To be honest I don't understand the disagreement that many times polarizes as hate to . I think the problem is they compared her with poets as , , and other big ones, just to mention a couple. But, we have to understand that poetry is volatile and erratic, and with just a couple of verses you can communicate a dozen of emotions. That's what happens with Kaur.
In these poems, she speaks about strong topics, the type that are hard to handle, like immigration, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, love, heartbreak, empowerment, personal growth, and many others. At 30 years old, Kaur walks solemnly between these subjects, dancing through verses, prose, and drawings to present the reader a majestic work, where she says "This is my body, this is my home鈥�.
Because of depression
I am not lesser version of myself
Because of anxiety
I am a whole
Complete
And complicated version
-full
To be honest I don't understand the disagreement that many times polarizes as hate to . I think the problem is they compared her with poets as , , and other big ones, just to mention a couple. But, we have to understand that poetry is volatile and erratic, and with just a couple of verses you can communicate a dozen of emotions. That's what happens with Kaur.
In these poems, she speaks about strong topics, the type that are hard to handle, like immigration, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, love, heartbreak, empowerment, personal growth, and many others. At 30 years old, Kaur walks solemnly between these subjects, dancing through verses, prose, and drawings to present the reader a majestic work, where she says "This is my body, this is my home鈥�.
July 9, 2021
"Lo pierdes todo cuando no te quieres a ti misma, y lo ganas todo cuando lo haces"
Primera vez que conozco a Rupi Kaur, y debo decir que me ha dejado... es que.. 隆wow!
"No conozco nada m谩s silenciosamente ruidoso, que la ansiedad"
Escuch茅 el audiolibro, y simplemente fue.. exquisito. Es tan.. fuerte.. las palabras llegan tan hondo que te hacen pensar, temblar...llorar.
"C贸mo puedo ser tan cruel conmigo misma, cuando estoy haciendo lo mejor que puedo"
Esto ha sido como un hurac谩n de emociones.
Yo necesito comprar el libro
Primera vez que conozco a Rupi Kaur, y debo decir que me ha dejado... es que.. 隆wow!
"No conozco nada m谩s silenciosamente ruidoso, que la ansiedad"
Escuch茅 el audiolibro, y simplemente fue.. exquisito. Es tan.. fuerte.. las palabras llegan tan hondo que te hacen pensar, temblar...llorar.
"C贸mo puedo ser tan cruel conmigo misma, cuando estoy haciendo lo mejor que puedo"
Esto ha sido como un hurac谩n de emociones.
Yo necesito comprar el libro
December 15, 2020
Rupi Kaur has such a way of telling a story. Everything she writes is very real and raw and so inspirational. She touchs your heart with her words and builds you up all at the same time. She's truly an amazing person
January 5, 2023
yowch. this was my last read of 2022, and hopefully it will also be my last rupi kaur.
i didn't particularly enjoy her last two collections, but still wanted to give this one a try. perhaps because her poetry is so fragmentary and easily digestible, and because she occasionally does have some beautiful nuggets of wisdom in her words.
sometimes i do vibe with her sentiments (i.e. "i will never have this version of me again, let me slow down and be with her"). sometimes she has good reminders.
but this was the last straw:
what?? seriously, rupi? capitalism is destroying the earth, wearing down our mental health, corrupting our culture, and all you can do is use a two-liner to state the obvious? you have nothing else on the subject, nothing to say of substance? nothing thoughtful or compelling?
honestly, printing those empty words, calling them a poem, and selling them is a pretty capitalist move. you can do better.
i didn't particularly enjoy her last two collections, but still wanted to give this one a try. perhaps because her poetry is so fragmentary and easily digestible, and because she occasionally does have some beautiful nuggets of wisdom in her words.
sometimes i do vibe with her sentiments (i.e. "i will never have this version of me again, let me slow down and be with her"). sometimes she has good reminders.
but this was the last straw:
i was trying to fit into a system
that left me empty
-capitalism
what?? seriously, rupi? capitalism is destroying the earth, wearing down our mental health, corrupting our culture, and all you can do is use a two-liner to state the obvious? you have nothing else on the subject, nothing to say of substance? nothing thoughtful or compelling?
honestly, printing those empty words, calling them a poem, and selling them is a pretty capitalist move. you can do better.
December 3, 2020
Literally this book got me crying my heart out at 3 am. As an immigrant I related to so many pages and I loved it. I have no words to describe how much I loved it, just read it please I promise you鈥檒l enjoy and love it.
May 30, 2021
Let's just say I am longing for punctuation and capital letters after reading it.
March 6, 2021
M矛nh bi岷縯 膽岷縩 cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y c农ng 膽瓢峄 m峄檛 th峄漣 gian r峄搃, h峄搃 膽贸 c贸 th岷 t谩c gi岷� Rupi Kaur 膽膬ng th么ng tin tr锚n t脿i kho岷 Instagram c峄 c么 岷, m脿 gi峄� m矛nh m峄沬 nh峄� ra 膽峄� down ebook v峄� 膽峄峜. Cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y 膽茫 t矛m 膽岷縩 m矛nh (ho岷穋 m矛nh 膽茫 t矛m 膽岷縩 s谩ch) kh谩 膽煤ng th峄漣 膽i峄僲. D岷 g岷 膽芒y, c玫i l貌ng m矛nh ch岷 ch峄゛ 膽岷 nh峄痭g t芒m t瓢, suy ngh末, 膽峄沶 膽au m脿 m矛nh ch峄� mu峄憂 chui v脿o c膬n ph貌ng ri锚ng 膽峄� kh贸c cho th峄廰. Th峄眂 s峄�, cu峄慽 tu岷 n脿y m矛nh 膽茫 kh贸c r岷 nhi峄乽, m峄檛 m矛nh, trong ph貌ng. C膬ng th岷硁g trong c么ng vi峄嘽 ch峄� 膽贸ng m峄檛 ph岷 r岷 nh峄� khi岷縩 c岷 x煤c c峄 m矛nh tu么n tr脿o nh瓢 th岷� th么i; ch峄� y岷縰 l脿 h矛nh nh瓢 n峄梚 膽au khi s峄憂g g岷 30 n膬m trong m峄檛 gia 膽矛nh 膽岷 nh峄痭g b岷 c么ng, ch峄﹏g ki岷縩 m岷� m矛nh c么 膽啤n trong ch铆nh cu峄檆 h么n nh芒n c峄 b脿, cu峄慽 c霉ng 膽茫 b岷痶 k峄媝 l岷 t芒m h峄搉 m矛nh. Nh岷 l脿 khi m矛nh ch峄﹏g ki岷縩 b岷 b猫 xung quanh m矛nh can 膽岷 y锚u v脿 can 膽岷 l峄盿 ch峄峮 h么n nh芒n, c貌n m矛nh th矛 v岷玭 ch瓢a th峄眂 s峄� d谩m ph谩 b峄� b峄ヽ t瓢峄漬g m矛nh 膽茫 t峄� x芒y d峄眓g xung quanh tr谩i tim m矛nh 膽峄� c贸 th峄� th峄� y锚u ai, lu么n s峄� h茫i b岷 k峄� nh峄痭g c岷 x煤c l茫ng m岷 n脿o, ch峄� v矛 m矛nh s峄� m矛nh s岷� l岷穚 l岷 sai l岷 c峄 m岷� m矛nh. N峄梚 膽au 岷 c贸 l岷� v岷玭 lu么n th瓢峄漬g tr峄眂 trong m矛nh, v脿 c贸 l岷� gi峄� 膽芒y n贸 膽貌i h峄廼 膽瓢峄 ch峄痑 l脿nh ch膬ng?
V脿 r峄搃 m矛nh 膽峄峜 膽瓢峄 鈥淗ome Body鈥�, v脿 r峄搃 m矛nh th岷 c玫i l貌ng m矛nh nh岷� 膽i m峄檛 ch煤t. V脿 r峄搃 m矛nh th岷 n峄梚 膽au 岷, d岷玼 v岷玭 c貌n l瓢u l岷 峄� 膽贸, trong t芒m h峄搉 m矛nh, nh瓢ng 膽茫 b峄泃 d峄� d峄檌 膽i ph岷 n脿o, v脿 trong kho岷h kh岷痗, m矛nh c贸 th峄� th岷 b岷 th芒n y锚n l貌ng 膽瓢峄 m峄檛 ch煤t鈥�
T瓢啤ng t峄� nh瓢 c谩c t岷璸 th啤 tr瓢峄沜 c峄 Rupi Kaur m脿 m矛nh 膽峄峜, 鈥淗ome Body鈥� 膽峄� c岷璸 膽岷縩 nhi峄乽 v岷 膽峄� kh谩c nhau, t峄� t矛nh tr岷g t芒m l媒, nh峄痭g c岷 x煤c c峄 m峄梚 c谩 nh芒n, cho 膽岷縩 c谩c m峄慽 quan h峄� 膽峄檆 h岷, t矛nh y锚u, s岷痗 t峄檆, s峄� b貌n r煤t s峄ヽ l峄眂 ng瓢峄漣 lao 膽峄檔g c峄 c谩c 么ng ch峄� l峄沶, ni峄乵 tin v脿o b岷 th芒n, ch峄� ngh末a n峄� quy峄乶,... V脿 膽煤ng nh瓢 phong c谩ch vi岷縯 t岷璸 th啤 n脿o gi峄� c峄 Rupi Kaur, c谩c b脿i th啤 trong 鈥淗ome Body鈥� c农ng 膽瓢峄 chia th脿nh c锟斤拷c ph岷 kh谩c nhau theo c谩c ch峄� 膽峄�, c峄� th峄� l脿 4 ph岷 ri锚ng bi峄噒, l岷 l瓢峄 l脿 鈥渕ind鈥�, 鈥渉eart鈥�, 鈥渞est鈥�, 鈥渁wake鈥�. M峄梚 ph岷 膽峄乽 c贸 nh峄痭g 膽o岷 th啤 th岷璽 s峄� ch岷 膽岷縩 t芒m can m矛nh, v脿 m矛nh s岷� ghi ra sau 膽芒y.
Trong ph岷 鈥渕ind鈥�, Rupi Kaur 膽茫 膽瓢a ra nh峄痭g c岷 nh岷璶 r岷 ch芒n th峄眂, r岷 h峄 l媒 v峄� t岷 t岷 t岷璽 nh峄痭g th峄� li锚n quan 膽岷縩 nh峄痭g suy ngh末 s芒u th岷砿 b锚n trong nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 nh岷 c岷 nh瓢 m矛nh. Nh瓢 th峄� th啤 c峄 c么 c贸 kh岷� n膬ng n贸i chuy峄噉 tr峄眂 ti岷縫 v峄沬 m矛nh v岷瓂. 膼芒y l脿 c谩ch m脿 Rupi n贸i v峄� ch峄﹏g lo 芒u:
鈥渋 have never known anything more
quietly loud than anxiety鈥�
C貌n 膽芒y ch铆nh x谩c l脿 nh峄痭g g矛 m矛nh 膽么i khi c岷 th岷 v峄� ch铆nh b岷 th芒n m矛nh - n峄梚 lo s峄� r岷眓g m矛nh kh么ng 膽峄� t峄憈 nh瓢 m矛nh ngh末, r岷眓g m矛nh s岷� kh么ng ch岷 膽瓢峄 膽岷縩 c谩i h矛nh dung m脿 ng瓢峄漣 kh谩c ngh末 v峄� m矛nh:
鈥渋 want to live
i鈥檓 just afraid
i won鈥檛 measure up to the
idea people have of me in their heads
i鈥檓 afraid of getting older
scared i鈥檒l never write anything
worth reading again
that i鈥檒l disappoint the people
who are counting on me
that i鈥檒l never learn how to be happy鈥�
Nh瓢ng r峄搃 th矛, m矛nh bi岷縯, 膽峄慽 v峄沬 t矛nh h矛nh hi峄噉 gi峄�, t岷 c岷� nh峄痭g g矛 m矛nh c贸 th峄� l脿m l脿 tin t瓢峄焠g v脿o s峄� kh么ng ch岷痗 ch岷痭 c峄 hi峄噉 t岷, v脿 nu么i d瓢峄g ni峄乵 tin r岷眓g m矛nh s岷� 峄� m峄檛 n啤i n脿o 膽贸 t峄憈 h啤n, ph霉 h峄 h啤n trong t瓢啤ng lai:
鈥渋 am trusting the uncertainty
and believing i will
end up somewhere
right and good鈥�
M矛nh kh么ng 膽瓢峄 膽峄媙h ngh末a b岷眓g nh峄痭g ng脿y t峄搃 t峄� nh岷 c峄 m矛nh, khi 谩p l峄眂 c么ng vi峄嘽 ch峄� khi岷縩 m矛nh mu峄憂 bu么ng xu么i t岷 c岷�, khi n峄梚 膽au trong m矛nh c峄� khi岷縩 n瓢峄沜 m岷痶 m矛nh tu么n r啤i. M矛nh l脿 m峄檛 ch峄塶h th峄� ho脿n thi峄噉, tr峄峮 v岷筺 c峄 to脿n b峄� con ng瓢峄漣 m矛nh, m峄檛 con ng瓢峄漣 ph峄ヽ t岷:
鈥渋 am not my worst days
i am not what happened to me鈥�
鈥渋 am not broken
because of the depression
i am not a lesser version of myself
because of the anxiety
i am a whole
complete
and complicated person鈥�
V脿 n岷縰 sau n脿y m矛nh gom 膽峄� can 膽岷 膽峄� y锚u, th矛 m矛nh mu峄憂 c贸 m峄檛 t矛nh y锚u nh瓢 th岷� n脿y:
鈥渕ost of my life has been spent
with the two of us touching
skin to skin
our nights together
and sometimes our days
you carried me when my limbs refused to
when i was so sick i could not move
not once did you tire of my weight
not once did you complain
you鈥檝e witnessed all my dreams
my sex
my writing
my weeping
every vulnerable act of my life
has been with you
the two of us knee-deep in laughter
and when i鈥檝e been a fool to trust a fool
made love on top of you
left for days only to
return empty-handed
you always took me back
when sleep abandoned me
we lay awake together
you are the embrace of my life
my confessional
my altar
i went from girl to woman on top of you
and in the end
it will be you鈥攐ld friend
delivering me to death well rested鈥�
鈥淲hat doesn鈥檛 kill you makes you stronger鈥� - 鈥溎恑峄乽 g矛 kh么ng th峄� gi岷縯 膽瓢峄 b岷 th矛 s岷� khi岷縩 b岷 m岷h m岷� h啤n鈥�. C贸 l岷� 膽芒y l脿 con 膽瓢峄漬g m矛nh ph岷 膽i, l脿 n峄梚 膽au m矛nh ph岷 v瓢峄 qua 膽峄� tr峄� th脿nh m峄檛 phi锚n b岷 chi岷縩 binh m岷h m岷� m脿 m矛nh t峄� h脿o 膽瓢峄 tr峄� th脿nh:
鈥渨hat we lived through
is living in us
i am not a victim of my life
what i went through
pulled a warrior out of me
and it is my greatest honor to be her鈥�
V脿 h茫y lu么n c贸 hy v峄峮g, h茫y lu么n t峄� b岷 b岷 th芒n r岷眓g 鈥渢么i s岷解€�. T么i s岷� v瓢峄 qua, t么i s岷� b瓢峄沜 ti岷縫, d岷玼 cho n峄梚 膽au nh瓢 b贸ng t峄慽 b锚n trong m矛nh c峄� ch峄眂 ch峄� k茅o m矛nh l岷:
鈥渇or the love of my life
i am trying my best to have hope
i鈥檒l keep greeting each morning
with an i will
when it feels like i can鈥檛
i will
i will
i will
meet a day that will melt me
i will move and the sadness will
fall off my shoulders
to make room for joy
i will be full of color
i will touch the sky again
i want a parade
i want music
i want confetti
i want a marching band
for the ones surviving in silence
i want a standing ovation
for every person who
wakes up and moves toward the sun
when there is a shadow
pulling them back on the inside鈥�
V脿 c芒u th啤 n脿y c贸 l岷� l脿 膽煤ng nh岷 膽芒y: n峄梚 膽au l脿 c谩nh c峄璦 d岷玭 膽岷縩 ni峄乵 vui. C贸 l岷� 膽煤ng th岷�, b峄焛 n岷縰 kh么ng bi岷縯 膽岷縩 n峄梚 膽au th矛 l脿m sao ch煤ng ta c岷 nh岷璶 膽瓢峄 h岷h ph煤c?
鈥渙ur pain is the doorway to our joy鈥�
Trong ph岷 鈥渉eart鈥�, Rupi Kaur 膽峄� c岷璸 膽岷縩 ch峄� 膽峄� t矛nh y锚u v脿 c谩c m峄慽 quan h峄� 膽峄媙h ngh末a c峄 m峄檛 m峄慽 quan h峄� 膽峄檆 h岷 v脿 m峄檛 m峄慽 quan h峄� l脿nh m岷h l脿 nh瓢 th岷� n脿o. C么 膽茫 l脿m r岷 t峄憈 trong vi峄嘽 d霉ng nh峄痭g t峄� ng峄� gi岷 膽啤n 膽峄� mi锚u t岷� c岷 x煤c v脿 suy ngh末 c峄 nhi峄乽 ng瓢峄漣, 膽岷穋 bi峄噒 l脿 nh峄痭g ph峄� n峄� tr岷� nh瓢 Rupi, khi y锚u:
鈥渨hy does everything
become less beautiful
once it belongs to us
it took me getting into a healthy relationship
to realize i shouldn鈥檛 be scared
of the person i love鈥�
C贸 l岷� 膽芒y c农ng l脿 m峄檛 trong nh峄痭g l媒 do m矛nh ch瓢a 膽峄� can 膽岷 膽峄� y锚u, v矛 m矛nh lu么n s峄� b岷 th芒n kh么ng 膽峄� t峄憈, kh么ng 膽峄� tuy峄噒 v峄漣 膽峄� ai 膽贸 峄� l岷, r岷眓g s岷� lu么n c贸 ng瓢峄漣 kh谩c 膽岷筽 h啤n, tuy峄噒 v峄漣 h啤n 膽峄� thay th岷� m矛nh鈥�:
鈥渋鈥檓 afraid i won鈥檛 find the one who sees me
and rushes to breathe me in
i have a fear of seeming too desperate
i鈥檓 scared i will be cheated on
with a woman more brilliant
more striking
more of me in every way
terrified this will confirm what i know already
that i am not enough for someone to stay鈥�
V脿 膽芒y l脿 m矛nh, d岷玼 c贸 c么 膽啤n 膽i ch膬ng n峄痑 th矛 c农ng kh么ng bao gi峄� ch岷 nh岷璶 k矛m h茫m tinh hoa c峄 m矛nh l岷 膽峄� ng瓢峄漣 m脿 m矛nh h岷筺 h貌 c岷 th岷 tho岷 m谩i. B峄焛 v矛 m矛nh bi岷縯 r岷眓g ng瓢峄漣 n脿o th峄眂 s峄� y锚u m矛nh th矛 s岷� lu么n mu峄憂 膽i峄乽 t峄憈 膽岷筽 nh岷 cho m矛nh, v脿 mu峄憂 gi煤p m矛nh ph谩t tri峄僴 b岷 th芒n m矛nh th锚m ch峄� kh么ng ph岷 nh煤n nh瓢峄漬g 膽峄� 鈥渪峄﹏g鈥� v峄沬 ng瓢峄漣 膽贸:
鈥渋鈥檓 not going to pretend
to be less intelligent than i am
so a man can feel
more comfortable around me
the one i deserve
will see my greatness and
want to lift it higher
i want someone who is
inspired by my brilliance
not threatened by it鈥�
V峄沬 ph岷 鈥渞est鈥�, Rupi Kaur m峄檛 l岷 n峄痑 膽茫 膽瓢a ra nh峄痭g quan 膽i峄僲, nh岷璶 x茅t m脿 膽峄慽 v峄沬 m矛nh l脿 r岷 h峄 l媒 v峄� 膽峄媙h ngh末a c峄 th脿nh c么ng v脿 n膬ng su岷 l脿m vi峄嘽. V铆 d峄� nh瓢:
鈥渨e can work
at our own pace
and still be
蝉耻肠肠别蝉蝉蹿耻濒鈥�
膼芒y 膽铆ch th峄� l脿 b岷 mi锚u t岷� c峄眂 k峄� ch铆nh x谩c nh峄痭g g矛 m脿 cu峄檆 s峄憂g b峄檔 b峄� c么ng vi峄嘽 膽茫 thay 膽峄昳 膽峄漣 s峄憂g c谩 nh芒n c峄 m矛nh. Su峄憈 tu岷 膽i l脿m m峄噒 m峄廼 qu谩 r峄搃, cu峄慽 tu岷 m矛nh ch峄� mu峄憂 峄� nh脿 th瓢 gi茫n m脿 th么i, ch岷� mu峄憂 膽i 膽芒u n峄痑鈥�:
鈥渘ow we have our very important jobs
that fill up our very busy schedules
we compare calendars just to plan coffee dates
that one of us eventually cancels
cause adulthood is being too exhausted
to leave our apartments most days鈥�
Nh峄痭g 膽o岷 th啤 b锚n d瓢峄沬 ch铆nh x谩c l脿 l媒 do v矛 sao ch煤ng ta c岷 thay 膽峄昳 c谩i nh矛n v峄� vi峄嘽 th岷� n脿o g峄峣 l脿 n膬ng su岷 l脿m vi峄嘽, hay c谩i g峄峣 l脿 鈥渓u么n lu么n ph岷 c岷 thi峄噉 b岷 th芒n鈥�, nh岷 l脿 膽峄慽 v峄沬 nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 c贸 thi锚n h瓢峄沶g l脿m ngh峄� thu岷璽 nh瓢 t谩c gi岷�:
鈥減roductivity is not how much
work i do in a day
but how well i balance
what i need to stay healthy鈥�
鈥渘ot everything you do has
to be self-improving
you are not a machine
you are a person
without rest
your work can never be full
without play
your mind can never be nourished鈥�
鈥渋f you want to be creative
you need to learn how to
do stuff that has no purpose
art isn鈥檛 made by
working all the time
first you鈥檝e got to
go out and live鈥�
C貌n 膽芒y l脿 m峄檛 膽o岷 th啤 m矛nh ngh末 膽峄慽 v峄沬 m峄檛 膽峄゛ lu么n th铆ch gi峄� h矛nh t瓢峄g nh瓢 m矛nh c岷 ghi nh峄� 膽峄� l芒u l芒u bung l峄 cho th锚m ph岷 t峄� tin :D
鈥渋 became confident
once i decided that having fun
was far more important than
my fear of looking silly鈥�
鈥渁wake鈥� l脿 ph岷 cu峄慽 c峄 鈥淗ome Body鈥�, ch峄� y岷縰 t岷璸 trung v脿o self-love v脿 c谩c v岷 膽峄� xoay quanh n峄� quy峄乶, s峄� t峄� tin v脿o b岷 th芒n. T谩c gi岷� 膽茫 膽瓢a ra c谩ch th峄眂 s峄� 膽峄� y锚u l岷 b岷 th芒n m矛nh, 膽贸 l脿 y锚u c岷� nh峄痭g ph岷 kh么ng ho脿n h岷, nh峄痭g ph岷 kh贸 瓢a lu么n t峄搉 t岷 trong m峄梚 ch煤ng ta:
鈥渋t鈥檚 easy to love
the nice things about ourselves
but true self-love is
embracing the difficult parts
that live in all of us鈥�
C貌n 膽芒y l脿 m峄檛 trong nh峄痭g 膽o岷 th啤 m矛nh 岷 t瓢峄g nh岷 trong to脿n b峄� tuy峄僴 t岷璸, b峄焛 t谩c gi岷� 膽茫 y锚u c岷 膽峄媙h ngh末a l岷 c谩ch d霉ng t峄� 鈥減ussy鈥� (hay c貌n g峄峣 l脿 鈥渂峄� ph岷璶 sinh d峄 n峄€�). N岷縰 b岷 n脿o r脿nh ti岷縩g Anh s岷� bi岷縯, t峄� 鈥減ussy鈥� th瓢峄漬g hay 膽瓢峄 d霉ng v峄沬 ngh末a mi峄噒 th峄�, trong khi b峄� ph岷璶 sinh d峄 n峄� l脿 m峄檛 b峄� ph岷璶 膽岷 can 膽岷. N贸 膽茫 ch峄媢 膽峄眓g nhi峄乽 膽峄沶 膽au 膽峄� mang kh么ng bi岷縯 bao nhi锚u sinh linh 膽岷縩 v峄沬 th岷� gi峄沬 n脿y; khi n贸 c贸 th峄� cho v脿 nh岷璶 kho谩i c岷. V脿 n贸 x峄﹏g 膽谩ng 膽瓢峄 t么n vinh, ch峄� kh么ng ph岷 b峄� xem th瓢峄漬g:
鈥渙h but the pussy is brave
lest we forget
how much pain
the pussy can take
how much pleasure it delivers
unto itself and others
remember
how it spit you out
without a flinch
now here you are
using the word pussy
like an insult
when you鈥檙e not even
strong enough to be one
live loud and proud like you deserve
and reject their bullshit definition
of what a woman should look like鈥�
V脿 膽o岷 th啤 cu峄慽, m峄檛 l峄漣 nh岷痗 nh峄� d脿nh t岷穘g t岷 c岷� m峄峣 ng瓢峄漣: s岷� c贸 nhi峄乽 th岷璸 k峄� th岷痭g l峄 t瓢啤i s谩ng th脿nh c么ng 峄� tr瓢峄沜 m岷痶 nha:
鈥測ou have only scratched the surface
of what you鈥檙e capable of
there are decades
of victories ahead of you鈥�
V脿 r峄搃 m矛nh 膽峄峜 膽瓢峄 鈥淗ome Body鈥�, v脿 r峄搃 m矛nh th岷 c玫i l貌ng m矛nh nh岷� 膽i m峄檛 ch煤t. V脿 r峄搃 m矛nh th岷 n峄梚 膽au 岷, d岷玼 v岷玭 c貌n l瓢u l岷 峄� 膽贸, trong t芒m h峄搉 m矛nh, nh瓢ng 膽茫 b峄泃 d峄� d峄檌 膽i ph岷 n脿o, v脿 trong kho岷h kh岷痗, m矛nh c贸 th峄� th岷 b岷 th芒n y锚n l貌ng 膽瓢峄 m峄檛 ch煤t鈥�
T瓢啤ng t峄� nh瓢 c谩c t岷璸 th啤 tr瓢峄沜 c峄 Rupi Kaur m脿 m矛nh 膽峄峜, 鈥淗ome Body鈥� 膽峄� c岷璸 膽岷縩 nhi峄乽 v岷 膽峄� kh谩c nhau, t峄� t矛nh tr岷g t芒m l媒, nh峄痭g c岷 x煤c c峄 m峄梚 c谩 nh芒n, cho 膽岷縩 c谩c m峄慽 quan h峄� 膽峄檆 h岷, t矛nh y锚u, s岷痗 t峄檆, s峄� b貌n r煤t s峄ヽ l峄眂 ng瓢峄漣 lao 膽峄檔g c峄 c谩c 么ng ch峄� l峄沶, ni峄乵 tin v脿o b岷 th芒n, ch峄� ngh末a n峄� quy峄乶,... V脿 膽煤ng nh瓢 phong c谩ch vi岷縯 t岷璸 th啤 n脿o gi峄� c峄 Rupi Kaur, c谩c b脿i th啤 trong 鈥淗ome Body鈥� c农ng 膽瓢峄 chia th脿nh c锟斤拷c ph岷 kh谩c nhau theo c谩c ch峄� 膽峄�, c峄� th峄� l脿 4 ph岷 ri锚ng bi峄噒, l岷 l瓢峄 l脿 鈥渕ind鈥�, 鈥渉eart鈥�, 鈥渞est鈥�, 鈥渁wake鈥�. M峄梚 ph岷 膽峄乽 c贸 nh峄痭g 膽o岷 th啤 th岷璽 s峄� ch岷 膽岷縩 t芒m can m矛nh, v脿 m矛nh s岷� ghi ra sau 膽芒y.
Trong ph岷 鈥渕ind鈥�, Rupi Kaur 膽茫 膽瓢a ra nh峄痭g c岷 nh岷璶 r岷 ch芒n th峄眂, r岷 h峄 l媒 v峄� t岷 t岷 t岷璽 nh峄痭g th峄� li锚n quan 膽岷縩 nh峄痭g suy ngh末 s芒u th岷砿 b锚n trong nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 nh岷 c岷 nh瓢 m矛nh. Nh瓢 th峄� th啤 c峄 c么 c贸 kh岷� n膬ng n贸i chuy峄噉 tr峄眂 ti岷縫 v峄沬 m矛nh v岷瓂. 膼芒y l脿 c谩ch m脿 Rupi n贸i v峄� ch峄﹏g lo 芒u:
鈥渋 have never known anything more
quietly loud than anxiety鈥�
C貌n 膽芒y ch铆nh x谩c l脿 nh峄痭g g矛 m矛nh 膽么i khi c岷 th岷 v峄� ch铆nh b岷 th芒n m矛nh - n峄梚 lo s峄� r岷眓g m矛nh kh么ng 膽峄� t峄憈 nh瓢 m矛nh ngh末, r岷眓g m矛nh s岷� kh么ng ch岷 膽瓢峄 膽岷縩 c谩i h矛nh dung m脿 ng瓢峄漣 kh谩c ngh末 v峄� m矛nh:
鈥渋 want to live
i鈥檓 just afraid
i won鈥檛 measure up to the
idea people have of me in their heads
i鈥檓 afraid of getting older
scared i鈥檒l never write anything
worth reading again
that i鈥檒l disappoint the people
who are counting on me
that i鈥檒l never learn how to be happy鈥�
Nh瓢ng r峄搃 th矛, m矛nh bi岷縯, 膽峄慽 v峄沬 t矛nh h矛nh hi峄噉 gi峄�, t岷 c岷� nh峄痭g g矛 m矛nh c贸 th峄� l脿m l脿 tin t瓢峄焠g v脿o s峄� kh么ng ch岷痗 ch岷痭 c峄 hi峄噉 t岷, v脿 nu么i d瓢峄g ni峄乵 tin r岷眓g m矛nh s岷� 峄� m峄檛 n啤i n脿o 膽贸 t峄憈 h啤n, ph霉 h峄 h啤n trong t瓢啤ng lai:
鈥渋 am trusting the uncertainty
and believing i will
end up somewhere
right and good鈥�
M矛nh kh么ng 膽瓢峄 膽峄媙h ngh末a b岷眓g nh峄痭g ng脿y t峄搃 t峄� nh岷 c峄 m矛nh, khi 谩p l峄眂 c么ng vi峄嘽 ch峄� khi岷縩 m矛nh mu峄憂 bu么ng xu么i t岷 c岷�, khi n峄梚 膽au trong m矛nh c峄� khi岷縩 n瓢峄沜 m岷痶 m矛nh tu么n r啤i. M矛nh l脿 m峄檛 ch峄塶h th峄� ho脿n thi峄噉, tr峄峮 v岷筺 c峄 to脿n b峄� con ng瓢峄漣 m矛nh, m峄檛 con ng瓢峄漣 ph峄ヽ t岷:
鈥渋 am not my worst days
i am not what happened to me鈥�
鈥渋 am not broken
because of the depression
i am not a lesser version of myself
because of the anxiety
i am a whole
complete
and complicated person鈥�
V脿 n岷縰 sau n脿y m矛nh gom 膽峄� can 膽岷 膽峄� y锚u, th矛 m矛nh mu峄憂 c贸 m峄檛 t矛nh y锚u nh瓢 th岷� n脿y:
鈥渕ost of my life has been spent
with the two of us touching
skin to skin
our nights together
and sometimes our days
you carried me when my limbs refused to
when i was so sick i could not move
not once did you tire of my weight
not once did you complain
you鈥檝e witnessed all my dreams
my sex
my writing
my weeping
every vulnerable act of my life
has been with you
the two of us knee-deep in laughter
and when i鈥檝e been a fool to trust a fool
made love on top of you
left for days only to
return empty-handed
you always took me back
when sleep abandoned me
we lay awake together
you are the embrace of my life
my confessional
my altar
i went from girl to woman on top of you
and in the end
it will be you鈥攐ld friend
delivering me to death well rested鈥�
鈥淲hat doesn鈥檛 kill you makes you stronger鈥� - 鈥溎恑峄乽 g矛 kh么ng th峄� gi岷縯 膽瓢峄 b岷 th矛 s岷� khi岷縩 b岷 m岷h m岷� h啤n鈥�. C贸 l岷� 膽芒y l脿 con 膽瓢峄漬g m矛nh ph岷 膽i, l脿 n峄梚 膽au m矛nh ph岷 v瓢峄 qua 膽峄� tr峄� th脿nh m峄檛 phi锚n b岷 chi岷縩 binh m岷h m岷� m脿 m矛nh t峄� h脿o 膽瓢峄 tr峄� th脿nh:
鈥渨hat we lived through
is living in us
i am not a victim of my life
what i went through
pulled a warrior out of me
and it is my greatest honor to be her鈥�
V脿 h茫y lu么n c贸 hy v峄峮g, h茫y lu么n t峄� b岷 b岷 th芒n r岷眓g 鈥渢么i s岷解€�. T么i s岷� v瓢峄 qua, t么i s岷� b瓢峄沜 ti岷縫, d岷玼 cho n峄梚 膽au nh瓢 b贸ng t峄慽 b锚n trong m矛nh c峄� ch峄眂 ch峄� k茅o m矛nh l岷:
鈥渇or the love of my life
i am trying my best to have hope
i鈥檒l keep greeting each morning
with an i will
when it feels like i can鈥檛
i will
i will
i will
meet a day that will melt me
i will move and the sadness will
fall off my shoulders
to make room for joy
i will be full of color
i will touch the sky again
i want a parade
i want music
i want confetti
i want a marching band
for the ones surviving in silence
i want a standing ovation
for every person who
wakes up and moves toward the sun
when there is a shadow
pulling them back on the inside鈥�
V脿 c芒u th啤 n脿y c贸 l岷� l脿 膽煤ng nh岷 膽芒y: n峄梚 膽au l脿 c谩nh c峄璦 d岷玭 膽岷縩 ni峄乵 vui. C贸 l岷� 膽煤ng th岷�, b峄焛 n岷縰 kh么ng bi岷縯 膽岷縩 n峄梚 膽au th矛 l脿m sao ch煤ng ta c岷 nh岷璶 膽瓢峄 h岷h ph煤c?
鈥渙ur pain is the doorway to our joy鈥�
Trong ph岷 鈥渉eart鈥�, Rupi Kaur 膽峄� c岷璸 膽岷縩 ch峄� 膽峄� t矛nh y锚u v脿 c谩c m峄慽 quan h峄� 膽峄媙h ngh末a c峄 m峄檛 m峄慽 quan h峄� 膽峄檆 h岷 v脿 m峄檛 m峄慽 quan h峄� l脿nh m岷h l脿 nh瓢 th岷� n脿o. C么 膽茫 l脿m r岷 t峄憈 trong vi峄嘽 d霉ng nh峄痭g t峄� ng峄� gi岷 膽啤n 膽峄� mi锚u t岷� c岷 x煤c v脿 suy ngh末 c峄 nhi峄乽 ng瓢峄漣, 膽岷穋 bi峄噒 l脿 nh峄痭g ph峄� n峄� tr岷� nh瓢 Rupi, khi y锚u:
鈥渨hy does everything
become less beautiful
once it belongs to us
it took me getting into a healthy relationship
to realize i shouldn鈥檛 be scared
of the person i love鈥�
C贸 l岷� 膽芒y c农ng l脿 m峄檛 trong nh峄痭g l媒 do m矛nh ch瓢a 膽峄� can 膽岷 膽峄� y锚u, v矛 m矛nh lu么n s峄� b岷 th芒n kh么ng 膽峄� t峄憈, kh么ng 膽峄� tuy峄噒 v峄漣 膽峄� ai 膽贸 峄� l岷, r岷眓g s岷� lu么n c贸 ng瓢峄漣 kh谩c 膽岷筽 h啤n, tuy峄噒 v峄漣 h啤n 膽峄� thay th岷� m矛nh鈥�:
鈥渋鈥檓 afraid i won鈥檛 find the one who sees me
and rushes to breathe me in
i have a fear of seeming too desperate
i鈥檓 scared i will be cheated on
with a woman more brilliant
more striking
more of me in every way
terrified this will confirm what i know already
that i am not enough for someone to stay鈥�
V脿 膽芒y l脿 m矛nh, d岷玼 c贸 c么 膽啤n 膽i ch膬ng n峄痑 th矛 c农ng kh么ng bao gi峄� ch岷 nh岷璶 k矛m h茫m tinh hoa c峄 m矛nh l岷 膽峄� ng瓢峄漣 m脿 m矛nh h岷筺 h貌 c岷 th岷 tho岷 m谩i. B峄焛 v矛 m矛nh bi岷縯 r岷眓g ng瓢峄漣 n脿o th峄眂 s峄� y锚u m矛nh th矛 s岷� lu么n mu峄憂 膽i峄乽 t峄憈 膽岷筽 nh岷 cho m矛nh, v脿 mu峄憂 gi煤p m矛nh ph谩t tri峄僴 b岷 th芒n m矛nh th锚m ch峄� kh么ng ph岷 nh煤n nh瓢峄漬g 膽峄� 鈥渪峄﹏g鈥� v峄沬 ng瓢峄漣 膽贸:
鈥渋鈥檓 not going to pretend
to be less intelligent than i am
so a man can feel
more comfortable around me
the one i deserve
will see my greatness and
want to lift it higher
i want someone who is
inspired by my brilliance
not threatened by it鈥�
V峄沬 ph岷 鈥渞est鈥�, Rupi Kaur m峄檛 l岷 n峄痑 膽茫 膽瓢a ra nh峄痭g quan 膽i峄僲, nh岷璶 x茅t m脿 膽峄慽 v峄沬 m矛nh l脿 r岷 h峄 l媒 v峄� 膽峄媙h ngh末a c峄 th脿nh c么ng v脿 n膬ng su岷 l脿m vi峄嘽. V铆 d峄� nh瓢:
鈥渨e can work
at our own pace
and still be
蝉耻肠肠别蝉蝉蹿耻濒鈥�
膼芒y 膽铆ch th峄� l脿 b岷 mi锚u t岷� c峄眂 k峄� ch铆nh x谩c nh峄痭g g矛 m脿 cu峄檆 s峄憂g b峄檔 b峄� c么ng vi峄嘽 膽茫 thay 膽峄昳 膽峄漣 s峄憂g c谩 nh芒n c峄 m矛nh. Su峄憈 tu岷 膽i l脿m m峄噒 m峄廼 qu谩 r峄搃, cu峄慽 tu岷 m矛nh ch峄� mu峄憂 峄� nh脿 th瓢 gi茫n m脿 th么i, ch岷� mu峄憂 膽i 膽芒u n峄痑鈥�:
鈥渘ow we have our very important jobs
that fill up our very busy schedules
we compare calendars just to plan coffee dates
that one of us eventually cancels
cause adulthood is being too exhausted
to leave our apartments most days鈥�
Nh峄痭g 膽o岷 th啤 b锚n d瓢峄沬 ch铆nh x谩c l脿 l媒 do v矛 sao ch煤ng ta c岷 thay 膽峄昳 c谩i nh矛n v峄� vi峄嘽 th岷� n脿o g峄峣 l脿 n膬ng su岷 l脿m vi峄嘽, hay c谩i g峄峣 l脿 鈥渓u么n lu么n ph岷 c岷 thi峄噉 b岷 th芒n鈥�, nh岷 l脿 膽峄慽 v峄沬 nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 c贸 thi锚n h瓢峄沶g l脿m ngh峄� thu岷璽 nh瓢 t谩c gi岷�:
鈥減roductivity is not how much
work i do in a day
but how well i balance
what i need to stay healthy鈥�
鈥渘ot everything you do has
to be self-improving
you are not a machine
you are a person
without rest
your work can never be full
without play
your mind can never be nourished鈥�
鈥渋f you want to be creative
you need to learn how to
do stuff that has no purpose
art isn鈥檛 made by
working all the time
first you鈥檝e got to
go out and live鈥�
C貌n 膽芒y l脿 m峄檛 膽o岷 th啤 m矛nh ngh末 膽峄慽 v峄沬 m峄檛 膽峄゛ lu么n th铆ch gi峄� h矛nh t瓢峄g nh瓢 m矛nh c岷 ghi nh峄� 膽峄� l芒u l芒u bung l峄 cho th锚m ph岷 t峄� tin :D
鈥渋 became confident
once i decided that having fun
was far more important than
my fear of looking silly鈥�
鈥渁wake鈥� l脿 ph岷 cu峄慽 c峄 鈥淗ome Body鈥�, ch峄� y岷縰 t岷璸 trung v脿o self-love v脿 c谩c v岷 膽峄� xoay quanh n峄� quy峄乶, s峄� t峄� tin v脿o b岷 th芒n. T谩c gi岷� 膽茫 膽瓢a ra c谩ch th峄眂 s峄� 膽峄� y锚u l岷 b岷 th芒n m矛nh, 膽贸 l脿 y锚u c岷� nh峄痭g ph岷 kh么ng ho脿n h岷, nh峄痭g ph岷 kh贸 瓢a lu么n t峄搉 t岷 trong m峄梚 ch煤ng ta:
鈥渋t鈥檚 easy to love
the nice things about ourselves
but true self-love is
embracing the difficult parts
that live in all of us鈥�
C貌n 膽芒y l脿 m峄檛 trong nh峄痭g 膽o岷 th啤 m矛nh 岷 t瓢峄g nh岷 trong to脿n b峄� tuy峄僴 t岷璸, b峄焛 t谩c gi岷� 膽茫 y锚u c岷 膽峄媙h ngh末a l岷 c谩ch d霉ng t峄� 鈥減ussy鈥� (hay c貌n g峄峣 l脿 鈥渂峄� ph岷璶 sinh d峄 n峄€�). N岷縰 b岷 n脿o r脿nh ti岷縩g Anh s岷� bi岷縯, t峄� 鈥減ussy鈥� th瓢峄漬g hay 膽瓢峄 d霉ng v峄沬 ngh末a mi峄噒 th峄�, trong khi b峄� ph岷璶 sinh d峄 n峄� l脿 m峄檛 b峄� ph岷璶 膽岷 can 膽岷. N贸 膽茫 ch峄媢 膽峄眓g nhi峄乽 膽峄沶 膽au 膽峄� mang kh么ng bi岷縯 bao nhi锚u sinh linh 膽岷縩 v峄沬 th岷� gi峄沬 n脿y; khi n贸 c贸 th峄� cho v脿 nh岷璶 kho谩i c岷. V脿 n贸 x峄﹏g 膽谩ng 膽瓢峄 t么n vinh, ch峄� kh么ng ph岷 b峄� xem th瓢峄漬g:
鈥渙h but the pussy is brave
lest we forget
how much pain
the pussy can take
how much pleasure it delivers
unto itself and others
remember
how it spit you out
without a flinch
now here you are
using the word pussy
like an insult
when you鈥檙e not even
strong enough to be one
live loud and proud like you deserve
and reject their bullshit definition
of what a woman should look like鈥�
V脿 膽o岷 th啤 cu峄慽, m峄檛 l峄漣 nh岷痗 nh峄� d脿nh t岷穘g t岷 c岷� m峄峣 ng瓢峄漣: s岷� c贸 nhi峄乽 th岷璸 k峄� th岷痭g l峄 t瓢啤i s谩ng th脿nh c么ng 峄� tr瓢峄沜 m岷痶 nha:
鈥測ou have only scratched the surface
of what you鈥檙e capable of
there are decades
of victories ahead of you鈥�
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February 2, 2021*TRANSPARENCY....i feel that rating poetry is a very touchy line to run your finger across. The art doesn't judge itself, people judge the art. So with that being said I believe Homebody deserves a five star rating. Rupi Kaur just wrote another book that reflects her own unique experience in life. For that she did great expressing herself...I can now note what I did or didn't like about this collection.
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Like the 2 books Rupi wrote prior to Homebody, she exemplifies a particular style of poetry that is considered "instapoetry". Personally I like the style of being able to read through a plethora of thoughts to gain one big perspective. It's almost like a movie that is made of random clips of life that doesn't have to be in chronological order.
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Homebody has a lot of art illustrated by Rupi. That alone always magnetizes me to read her books. To me, some of her illustrations are slightly child like...but for some reason I enjoy them and the creativity behind them. I don't think as many illustrations existed in Homebody like the last 2 books Rupi has written. Regardless, they are very nice to look at.
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I did enjoy the long stories in Homebody...as someone who is darker skinned, it makes me feel that people from other nationalities can also relate to some of the pain that comes with being a darker skin in America.
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All in all "Homebody" is a book you can quickly breeze through to see perspectives through Rupi's life...I mean that is what poetry does regardless. Homebody is like "Milk & Honey" and "The Sun and Her Flowers"....it was just a different way to explain part of Rupi's story. I think if you appreciate her last 2 books you will appreciate this one. All of her books have been pretty much the same style poetry so far. I guess some people like it and some dislike it (Regardless it is art)
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Like the 2 books Rupi wrote prior to Homebody, she exemplifies a particular style of poetry that is considered "instapoetry". Personally I like the style of being able to read through a plethora of thoughts to gain one big perspective. It's almost like a movie that is made of random clips of life that doesn't have to be in chronological order.
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Homebody has a lot of art illustrated by Rupi. That alone always magnetizes me to read her books. To me, some of her illustrations are slightly child like...but for some reason I enjoy them and the creativity behind them. I don't think as many illustrations existed in Homebody like the last 2 books Rupi has written. Regardless, they are very nice to look at.
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I did enjoy the long stories in Homebody...as someone who is darker skinned, it makes me feel that people from other nationalities can also relate to some of the pain that comes with being a darker skin in America.
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All in all "Homebody" is a book you can quickly breeze through to see perspectives through Rupi's life...I mean that is what poetry does regardless. Homebody is like "Milk & Honey" and "The Sun and Her Flowers"....it was just a different way to explain part of Rupi's story. I think if you appreciate her last 2 books you will appreciate this one. All of her books have been pretty much the same style poetry so far. I guess some people like it and some dislike it (Regardless it is art)
December 21, 2023
Es una de las poetas que m谩s me han marcado (junto a Mistral, Moore y Plath). Considero que las mujeres abordan temas que los hombres no y, adem谩s, lo hacen de una manera tan 煤nica y compleja. Es indescriptible todos los sentimientos que tuve al leer este poemario, me he quedado completamente helada porque considero que son palabras que realmente necesitaba leer y que me tengo que repetir a diario. Me he sentido identificada con la mayor铆a y hasta le he mandado un par a mi pareja para que 茅l tambi茅n se sienta identificado. Ante esto, 茅l fue corriendo a leer este poemario porque se le hizo sorprendente. 脡l es psic贸logo y mencion贸 que va a comenzar a citar algunos versos/frases de este poemario a sus clientes porque describen exactamente c贸mo se pueden llegar a sentir.
May 8, 2022
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