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Poet Warsan Shire hopes you can make the voices in your head your friends

Poet Warsan Shire hopes you can make the voices in your head your friends

FromNPR's Book of the Day


Poet Warsan Shire hopes you can make the voices in your head your friends

FromNPR's Book of the Day

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Mar 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Somali British poet Warsan Shire has had many projects, including running a popular Tumblr page and collaborating with Beyoncé. Now, she is out with a new collection of poems called Bless The Daughter Raised By A Voice In Her Head. That title is an ode to how she was raised, having to take on a lot of responsibility from a young age. But Shire told NPR's Sarah McCammon that it's also an ode to the children who are able to turn those voices into their friends instead of struggling with them as she has.
Released:
Mar 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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