Anthologies
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Mouthmark Book of Poetry | 2013 | Buy |
| The Pity | 2014 | Buy |
| Seven New Generation African Poets | 2014 | Buy |
| Halal If You Hear Me | 2019 | Buy |
| Too Young, Too Loud, Too Different | 2021 | Buy |
Collections
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth | 2011 | Buy |
| Our Men Do Not Belong to Us | 2014 | N/A |
| Her Blue Body | 2015 | Buy |
| Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head | 2022 | Buy |
“Warsan Shire is a Somali-British poet who was born in Kenya, raised in London, and writes about the experience of existing between cultures. Her chapbook Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth appeared in 2011, and her poems spread widely online before her work was featured in Beyonce’s Lemonade in 2016. Her first full-length collection, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head, came out in 2022.”
“Shire’s poetry deals with migration, family, violence, womanhood, and the body — often in the same poem. Her language is direct and image-driven, and her lines tend to stick in the reader’s mind long after reading. She has contributed to several anthologies including Seven New Generation African Poets and Halal If You Hear Me, and was appointed the first Young Poet Laureate of London in 2013.”