When I first heard the words “I tried to make a home out of you,” against the backdrop of a drowning Beyonce, my ears automatically recognized the mind behind the words. Raised in London, Shire was ...
Warsan Shire's poetry rocketed into public view when she collaborated with Beyoncé on the visual album "Lemonade." Sarah McCammon asks Shire about her first full collection of poetry. You might know ...
A photo posted by warsan shire (@wu_shire) on Feb 25, 2016 at 11:30am PST Beyoncé’s Lemonade — which we’re still not and may never be over — is a complex and fascinating musical project. The ...
As an internationally established poet and performer, Warsan Shire's debut collection of poetry was always highly anticipated. Having already released two pamphlets of poetry, and held prestigious ...
Somali British poet Warsan Shire has had many projects, including running a popular Tumblr page and collaborating with Beyoncé. Now, she is out with a new collection of poems called Bless The Daughter ...
As a regular performer, there are several videos on YouTube and Vimeo featuring Warsan Shire. As London's first young poet laureate, she wrote a piece called "The London Story" about falling in love, ...
London poet shows solidarity with Fahma Mohamed with poem calling on Michael Gove to involve schools in FGM campaign Warsan Shire, London's first young poet laureate, has written a poem backing the ...
At the moment, 68.5 million people are displaced around the globe. Half of them are women, with families and relatives to care for and unique dangers to contend with. When we talk about refugees in ...
The Somali British poet on reading Goosebumps as a child, being shaped by Malcolm X and the comfort she finds in Miranda July My earliest reading memory As soon as I learned to read, I carried Raggedy ...
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