British writer, poet, editor and teacher (born 1988)
Warsan Shire
Born
(1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 35) Kenya
Occupation
Poet, writer
Nationality
British
Notable works
Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth (2011) Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems (2022)
Notable awards
Brunel University African Poetry Prize; Young Poet Laureate for London
Website
WarsanShire.com
Warsan ShireFRSL (Born 1 August 1988) is a British writer, poet, editor and teacher, who was born to Somali parents in Kenya.[1] 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.[2] Her words "No one leaves home unless/home is the mouth of a shark", from the poem "Conversations about Home (at a deportation centre)", have been called "a rallying call for refugees and their advocates".[3]
^Okeowo, Alexis (21 October 2015). "The Writing Life of a Young, Prolific Poet". The New Yorker.
^"Somali poet Warsan Shire on her African poetry award". BBC (podcast). 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
^Kuo, Lily (30 January 2017). "'HOME' This poem is now the rallying call for refugees: 'No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark'". Quartz Africa. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
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international presence." She has managed the prize since 2011. 2013: WarsanShire (Somali–British) 2014: Liyou Libsekal (Ethiopia) 2015: Safia Elhillo...
Dylan Thomas Prize, and the 2010 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. In 2013, WarsanShire was also selected from a shortlist of six young bards as the first Young...
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(US), Les Murray, MacGillivray (Scotland) and David Brooks in 2015; WarsanShire (UK) and Christian Bok (2014); Shane Rhodes (2013 – Canada); Angela Rawlings...
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