![]() ![]() While deeply personal, Kaur's words have a larger affect on her audience. Trying to convince myself i am allowed to take up space is like writing with my left hand when i was born to use my right In the poem titled "the idea of shrinking is hereditary" she struggles to realize her own self-worth: These acts of almost casual abuse teach the poet that women are not allowed to have voices unless granted by others. ![]() In childhood the poet witnesses her father "shov the word hush/ between her lips" and shaming her into silence when she tries to speak at the dinner table. One of Kaur's overarching themes is the act of silencing women, which furthers a woman's sense of otherness. This confusion is directed both toward understanding her place in the world as an individual and her relationships with others. Her trauma related to alcoholic family members, abuse and rape shape the poet's fraught psyche, leaving a sense of insecurity and confusion that permeates every page. ![]() In the section "the hurting," Kaur explores the idea of otherness within oneself, how one cannot be at home in one's own body and how so many experiences affirm that to be a woman is undesirable and alien. ![]() Kaur divides the work into four sections-hurting, loving, breaking, and healing-that mirror the poet's growth. Rupi Kaur's milk and honey is a collection of prose and poetry that explores themes of silence, abuse, womanhood, family, connections and personal power. ![]()
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