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Warsan Shire

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Warsan Shire is a British writer, poet, editor and teacher, who was born to Somali parents in Kenya. In 2013 she was awarded the inaugural Brunel University African Poetry Prize, chosen from a shortlist of six candidates out of a total 655 entries. Her words "No one leaves home unless/home is the mouth of a shark", from the poem "Conversations about Home ", have been called "a rallying call for refugees and their advocates".

Books

Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth
Warsan Shire
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
Warsan Shire
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
Warsan Shire
Her Blue Body
Her Blue Body
Warsan Shire
Penguin Modern Poets 3
Penguin Modern Poets 3
Sharon Olds, Warsan Shire, Malika Booker
Warsan vs Melancholy
Warsan vs Melancholy
Warsan Shire
Our Men Do Not Belong To Us
Our Men Do Not Belong To Us
Warsan Shire
Zegen de dochter
Zegen de dochter
Warsan Shire
Bendita seja a filha criada por uma voz em sua cabeça
Bendita seja a filha criada por uma voz em sua cabeça
Warsan Shire
Denise Riley, Steve Ely, Zaffar Kunial, Warsan Shire, John Glenday, Poetry Society
The Pity
The Pity
Denise Riley, Steve Ely, Zaffar Kunial, Warsan Shire, John Glenday, Poetry Society
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head
Warsan Shire
Seven New Generation African Poets
Seven New Generation African Poets
Warsan Shire, Ladan Osman, Tjawangwa Dema, Nick Makoha, Tsitsi Ella Jaji, Clifton Gachagua, Len Verwey
The Mouthmark Book of Poetry
The Mouthmark Book of Poetry
Warsan Shire, Nick Makoha
Penguin Modern Poets 3
Penguin Modern Poets 3
Sharon Olds, Warsan Shire, Malika Booker

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