![]() ![]() That’s a hard thing to do, especially in the medium of a poem. Warsan Shire, however, is incredibly skilled with the written word, and to my (admittedly limited) knowledge, has yet to share a bad composition.Īll of her work is punchy, crisp, and while not always “relatable”, written in such a manner that you can feel the tragedy and heartbreak as though it were. I’ve written at least one good poem that people loved, but that doesn’t mean all of my work is good. It’s true that I knew she’d written at least one poem I loved and thought was genius, but really, that doesn’t mean a great deal. Read it I did, and now I can see why so many people admire her so much. Perhaps not to the extent of other contemporary masters such as Nikita Gill or Rupi Kaur, but enough that I’ve been forcibly told I should hurry up and read her work, already. Within the poetry community, of course, she is known. It seems like parts of it are quoted on some facebook status every other week, like it pops up on twitter every so often, and is featured on basically every pinterest board I follow sometimes credited, though often not. I feel like it might be the same for a lot of people, because I can’t imagine anyone who has spent any length of time on the internet hasn’t ever read at least a few lines of “For Women Who Are Difficult To Love”. ![]() Warsan Shire is one of those contemporary poets whose work I’m familiar with, but have never actually bought any of her work. Title: Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth ![]()
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