” She described the sessions in a journal she created for her husband
highly anticipated debut novel from one of our most distinctive literary minds
The story is so rich and filled with intriguing—if morally questionable—characters that it’s immersive
” —Sam Sacks
the dazzling English-language debut that is still her best-loved book
Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems by Warsan Shire Nonfiction ” She described the sessionsPoems of migration, womanhood, trauma, and resilience from the celebrated collaborator on Beyoncs Lemonade and Black Is King, award winning Somali British poet Warsan Shire. Mama, I made it out of your home alive, raised by the voices in my head. With her first full length poetry collection, Warsan Shire introduces us to a young girl, who, in the absence of a nurturing guide, makes her own way toward womanhood. Drawing from her own life, as well as