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Rupi Kaur's third collection turns inward, gathering short poems about self-acceptance, mental health and the work of settling into one's own life. The pieces move between past, present and a hoped-for future self, and the author's own line drawings sit alongside them. The language stays plain and the poems stay brief, so the collection reads quickly while leaving room to stop and reread; it works as well for someone opening a poetry book for the first time as for readers who have followed Kaur since Milk and Honey. What makes it useful: • Short free-verse poems with minimal punctuation • Illustrations drawn by the poet herself • Subjects including rest, boundaries and self-worth • An approachable entry point into contemporary poetry Suited to young adults, gift buyers and readers who keep a poetry book by the bed, available from Boipoka.