Home Body Paperback – 17 November 2020

Poetry to me is not rhythm or rhyme, it is emotions raw, felt from the heart. This book is what a beautiful poetry book is all about.but magicdoesn't work like thatmagic doesn't happencause i've figured out how topack more work in a daymagic movesby the laws of natureand nature has its own clockmagic happenswhen we playwhen we escapedaydream and imagine. . .-productivity anxietyI was so damn excited for Rupi Kaur's third beauty. So, I laid my hands on it as soon as I can only to put down till I finished it. This book is pure magic, it is divided into 4 parts - mind, heart, rest, awake. Pg 40 in part 1 just blew me away!! Being an author myself, I can see the hardwork and planning Kaur has put in, dividing & compiling this book beautifully.This book is what I needed at the moment, to embrace my insecurities, believe it's okay to be broken, and everything works by nature's way and yes, relax and believe everything is gonna be okay! It was so deep & liberating. This book like her previous books too definitely didn't disappoint at all.i'm done trying toprove myselfto myselfWhat I loved most about this book is the concept of productivity, that it's okay to be unproductive. To take our own time, to live in the present moment instead of obssesing over the past or the future. I also loved the fact that it discusses various other critical issues as well like immigration, nature, feminism, racism, self-love etc.Just love these linesi don't know what to do with a manwho wants to hold on to mefor the rest of our livesThere were so many fav poems, lines. It's hard to choose some. In short, as much as our body, our mind is important as well~"Mind body." This book clearly convinces that it's okay to be imperfect.Some poems made me smile, some felt mundane, some agape & spellbound. However, speaking about the wholeness of the book, it's a pure gem.you have only scratched the surfaceof what you're capable ofthere are decades of victoriesahead of you.Simply put, this book will talk to you, give you solace as well as confidence. And i will wait to read Kaur's future books too. She inspires & will keep inspiring. Thank you for this beauty!❤️

Everything in this book is true and i can't be more amazed . Rupi Kaur is amazing and i just want to thanks her for making this piece of art.

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Our society in today’s modern world has become more complicated than we can bear. Everything has become about money, luxury, fame, and power. It is almost like people have forgotten the voice of poetry. And that’s exactly why poetry is so important in our society today. This world is built of emotions and stories but the new age of technology seems to have taken away that definition from us. Because, technology has made everything virtual, leaving no to very less room for real stories and emotions.Poetry, if we let it and embrace it, can offer us a way to empathise with one another. In its immediacy, poetry is a counsellor helping us to understand one another.Poetry brings us closer to the deepest of our emotions like love, kindness, empathy, anger, drama, fear, and so on. In order to be human, it is crucial to always be in touch with our emotions. And Rupi Kaur’s new book, ‘home body’ touches on vast themes, such as love, loss, trauma, healing, self-love, depression and migration.Many poets draw on their personal experiences when it comes to their writing. Rupi’s new book, ‘home body’ draws heavily on her own unique experiences in life. Her poetry evokes powerful and inspirational emotions.In ‘home body’, Rupi Kaur returns to the topics of loneliness, anxiety, numbness, uncertainty, hope, depression and kindness. Her poems are also about living life and loving oneself. Her themes make you reflect on your choices while giving you a different perspective on how choices affect human beings other than you.This book is divided into 4 parts - Mind, Heart, Rest and Awake.In Mind, she talks about mental health issues caused by several types of abuses. From the very 1st page onwards, she pulls you in and goes onto wonder when depression must have sneaked into her life?“I’m in the darkest room of my life...”Although her 1st poem starts off on a gloomy note, her other poems are full of hope towards the end of this section.‘I am not a victim of my lifeWhat I went throughPulled a warrior out of meAnd it is my greatest honour to be her’Everything she writes is very real and raw and so inspirational. She touches your heart with her words and builds you up all at the same time.In Heart, she speaks about love, friendship, relationships, and the right kind of love. As someone who was a victim of child abuse, she writes about how difficult it is to accept the “right kind” of love. And in this section, she also lays emphasis on having deep relationships with friends and family. Surely, your partner can’t be your everything and urges us to strike a balance.‘the love of familyfriends and communityis just as potentas the loveof a romantic relationship’The second part of this section talks about how beautifully the author recovered and stands strong in the face of adversity. How she discovered herself when everything around just suppressed her and how she is still struggling but still standing strong and bold.In Rest, she touches on themes about self realisation towards health, relationship with parents, friends and her community.As an immigrant child, there is an innate need to work harder than anyone in the room and always be in a survival mode. Rupi mentions how she literally pushed herself to be the best. And when we do take a little bit of rest, we have guilt pangs as we are told to optimise every hour of our day to advance in one’s career, learn this, do that, and your worthy as long as you are working. But can we rush art? surely magic doesn’t work that way.‘if you want to be creativeyou need to learn how todo stuff that has no purposeart isn’t made byworking all the timefirst you’ve got togo out and live’ - the art will comeI guess we need to stop glamorising overworking. The absence of sleep, good diet, exercise and time with family and friends isn’t something to be applauded. Too many people wear their burnout as a badge of honour and it needs to change. It’s important to strike that work-life balance. Her poems on ‘productivity guilt’ and the importance of taking rest, maintaining relationships are refreshing to hear in this ‘hustle’ culture.‘productivity is not how muchwork I do in a daybut how well i balancewhat I need to stay healthy’- being productive is knowing when to restIt was also touching to read Rupi’s tribute to her father in ‘a lifetime on the road’ poem. Her father worked as a truck driver and being on the roads on weekdays, ignoring his own health, and his struggle just to put food on the table for family. And her poem dedicated to her mother for running a household, juggling varied roles and inspite of all her sacrifices, the world still dismisses her by calling her 'just a homemaker’.It is evident that Rupi wrote this book during pandemic times. As an artist, she must have experienced the same emotions of helplessness and uncertainty. And it is not surprising for these emotions to be reflected in the work of an artist.‘we’ve ruinedour only home forconvenience and profitneither of which will beuseful once the earthcan’t breathe’In Awake she writes about self-assurance and motivation, about feminism, racism, gender inequality and acceptance.‘the way we risefrom every sorrow in lifeis the most gorgeous thing I’ve seen’In this section, she talks in depth about issues that plague us on a regular basis such as, self-doubt, self love, sister hood and our struggle to accept ourselves ...just as the way we are. Once we accept ourselves, only then can we awake to our full potential as a human being and shine on this inner light onto others and help others in their journey.Towards the end of this section, she urges people to not put off living until one feels whole. As we are a work in progress till our last breath, it is important to embrace ourselves and to keep evolving till one reaches their highest self.‘You have only scratched the surfaceof what you’re capable ofthere are decadesof victories ahead of you’Rupi has a massive following on IG, currently flaunting 4.3million followers and is referred as the ‘queen of Insta poets’. One of the reasons her poems resonate a lot with youngsters is her simple language and her bite-sized poems complemented by self-made line sketches.For a young audience who wants to read something about their problems about love or being a woman, Kaur is a championing figure who doesn’t shy away from these intense themes. Her poetry is extremely accessible and readable. You don’t have to read it multiple times in order to understand it, don’t have to crack open a dictionary in order to know what the words mean-it just means what it means.To me, ‘milk and honey’ was her teenage years, ‘the sun and her flowers’ was her becoming a young adult, and ‘home body’ is her transformation into adulthood.Her other two books, have been NYT best sellers and thanks to Rupi, a whole new wave of people is enjoying poetry and it’s been made accessible to them. Her work offers relief to those who wish to indulge in poetry. I think if you appreciate her last 2 books you will appreciate this one.So what I actually liked most about this book was the transformation i’ve witnessed over the three books. I think it’s fascinating to have three books hold testament to the witnessing of maturity, vulnerability and self-exploration with age.Overall, I'm glad that I gave ‘Home Body’ a chance and read it with an open mind. Rupi Kaur surpasses herself again with Home Body!Read it!!! I absolutely adored this...painful but hopeful!!

I love this book,Ever since I saw it on Pinterest,I knew I will be a fanLove you Rupi Kaur♥️

this book explain the process of survival and how to fight your inner battles

the print of the book is not good. some fonts are bold, some are too thin. black coloured pages are not fully black. one of the worst printed books i've gotten from here. overall, the poetries are at the top of the world. but the bad print just threw me off because who likes a book which isn't printed nicely?

Book delivered in a beautiful condition. Rupi Kaur never fails to amaze me. The raw emotions as she wrote down her story is beyond amazing. I really love it!!