Warsan Shire
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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".
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British writer, poet, editor and teacher (born 1988)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsan_Shire
date created:
2013-11-30T14:07:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T05:30:02Z
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