The Sun and Her Flowers

From Rupi Kaur 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.

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

It is a celebration of love in all its forms.

Endorsements

The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller. Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Poetry 2017.

"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

"Every so often, a book comes along that seems to have a life of its own, that is passed lovingly from one reader to another with recommendations that insist, 'You must read this'. Rupi Kaur's Milk and Honey is one such book" — Red Magazine

"Rupi Kaur's poetry communicates, distils life. Her success is a simply wonderful thing for poetry. Her work reveals how powerful and accessible poetry can be. It seems to help people too and is a fine example of the healing power of art" — Allie Esiri, editor of four bestselling poetry anthologies and apps

"Rupi Kaur blazing a trail for new generations to discover verse is a wondrous thing. Her star is shining brightly. A drop of poetry can flood the imagination. It can also ease the mind. Her work is clearly bringing such pleasures to countless readers — mostly younger readers — and that is a cause for celebration for anyone who cares about poetry" — Ben Holden, editor of bestselling anthologies Poems That Make Grown Men Cry & Poems That Make Grown Women Cry