Warsan Shire

Warsan Shire
Born (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988
Kenya
OccupationPoet, writer
NationalityBritish
Notable worksTeaching My Mother How To Give Birth (2011)
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems (2022)
Notable awardsBrunel University African Poetry Prize; Young Poet Laureate for London
Website
WarsanShire.com

Warsan Shire FRSL (born 1 August 1988) 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.