
Warsan Shire is a Kenyan-born Somali poet and writer who is based in London. Born in 1988, she has read her work internationally, more recently in South Africa, Italy and Germany. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing. The artist and activist uses her work to document stories of journey and trauma. She curates and teaches workshops around the art of healing through narrative.
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For Women Who Are Difficult to Love
the unbearable weight of staying - (the end of the relationship)
for women who are difficult to love - (the affirmation)
dear moon - (the distraction)
how to wear your mother's lipstick - (the desperation)
questions for the woman i was last night - (the honest conversation)
i think i know what we did wrong - (the realization)
warsan shire
(the prayer)
Home
beyoncé
Conversations About Home at the Deportation Center
Home is the Barrel of a Gun
34 Excuses For Why We Failed At Love
The Unbearable Weight of Staying
For Women Who Are Difficult to Love (The Affirmation)
"For Women Who Are Difficult To Love"
Tribe of Woods
Apocalypse please Conduct RMX
For Women Who Are 'Difficult' To Love
Unbearable Weight of Staying
Residue
Mothers ESOL
The Letter My Mother Would Have Written Had She Known English
For Women That Are Difficult To Love
Bus Stop Genocide
(the end of the relationship)
(the distraction)
(the desperation)
(the honest conversation)
(the realization)
(the affirmation)
The House
Home is the barrel of the gun
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