Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire

Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

$7.00
$7.00
Skip to product information
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire
  • Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth by Warsan Shire
Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

Flipped Eye Publishing Limited

Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth

$7.00
$7.00
In stock

Ready to ship in 3 - 5 days

 What elevates 'teaching my mother how to give birth', what gives the poems their disturbing brilliance, is Warsan Shire's ability to give simple, beautiful eloquence to the veiled world where sensuality lives in the dominant narrative of Islam; reclaiming the more nuanced truths of earlier times - as in Tayeb Salih's work - and translating to the realm of lyric the work of the likes of Nawal El Saadawi. As Rumi said, "Love will find its way through all languages on its own"; in 'teaching my mother how to give birth', Warsan's début pamphlet, we witness the unearthing of a poet who finds her way through all preconceptions to strike the heart directly. Warsan Shire is a Kenyan-born Somali poet and writer who is based in London. Born in 1988, she is an artist and activist who uses her work to document narratives of journey and trauma. Warsan has read her work internationally, including recent readings in South Africa, Italy and Germany, and her poetry has been translated into Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
Book Details
Publisher:
Flipped Eye Publishing Limited
ISBN:
9781905233298
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
38
Authors:
Warsan Shire
Published Date:
2011-12-29
Language:
English
Shipping

Ships directly to you from our US distribution partner. US delivery only.

This title is printed to order. Printing takes 3–5 days before it ships.

Estimated total time for this book on its own:

  • Economy 6–13 days
  • Expedited 5–10 days
  • Priority 4–9 days

Orders with more than one book may arrive in separate deliveries. Pre-orders always ship separately once the book is released.
Returns

We offer a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return. To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it: new, unworn or unused, and in its original packaging. See details on our Return & Refund policy.

See more

African All Poetry Contemporary Black Poetry English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh European Warsan Shire

About Warsan Shire

The inaugural Young Poet Laureate for London in 2013, Warsan Shire is a British-Somali poet born in Nairobi, Kenya, and raised in London. She received the inaugural Brunel University African Poetry Prize in 2013 and was named Amnesty International's first artist-in-residence on the 2015 European migration crisis. Her debut pamphlet, Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (flipped eye publishing, 2011), preceded her contributions to Beyoncé's 2016 visual album Lemonade and the 2020 film Black Is King. Her first full-length collection, Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head (Random House, 2022), was shortlisted for the 2022 Forward Prize for Best First Collection.

If this information requires correction, please contact info@thepoetryshop.com.

More from Warsan Shire

Mouthmark Book of Poetry by Nick MakohaWarsan Shire

Mouthmark Book of Poetry

$16.95
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems by Warsan Shire

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems

$17.00

You may also like

If any information on The Poetry Shop contains an error that requires correction, please contact info@thepoetryshop.com