Several weeks ago, New York Times best seller Rupi Kaur released her second book of poetry. Kaur's first book, Milk and Honey, was a major success, particularly among millennial females. You may have seen her poems pop up on your Instagram feed, or recognize the unique cover from the shelf of your local bookstore.

Kaur has been travelling on tour the past few weeks to promote, The Sun And Her Flowers, and I had the privilege of attending her show in Portland. After reading it over several (hundred) times, I was not at all disappointed. In this listicle I have included 11 of the best poems from this beautifully written book that every young woman should read.

1. Page 34

2. Page 48

"you call to tell me you miss me

i turn to face the front door of the house

waiting for a knock

days later you call to say you need me

but still aren't here

the dandelions on the lawn

are rolling their eyes in disappointment

the grass has declared you yesterday's news

what do i care

if you love me

or miss me

or need me

when you aren't doing anything about it

if i'm not the love of your life

i'll be the greatest loss instead"

3. Page 55

4. Page 66

5. Page 87

"you do not wake up and become the butterfly

-growth is a process"

6. Page 108

7. Page 148

8. Page 172

"if i'm going to share my life with a partner

it would be foolish not to ask myself

twenty years from now

is this person going to be

someone i still laugh with

or am i just distracted by their charm

do i see us evolving into

new people by the decade

or does the growing ever come to a pause

i don't want to be distracted

by the looks or the money

i want to know if they pull

the best or the worst out of me

deep at the core are our values the same

in thirty years will we still

jump into bed like we're twenty

can i picture us in old age

conquering the world

like we've got young blood

running in our veins.

-checklist"

9. Page 207

10. Page 213

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