Before her brilliance was brought to the attention of millions across the world through Beyonce’s album Lemonade, Warsan Shire’s raw talent was introduced to me through a text post on Tumblr. Let’s ignore the fact that I have a Tumblr and hone in on the woman behind the text post.
Shire is a a Kenyan-born, Somali-British poet that has become a mirror to this generation of black women, with us easily seeing ourselves, our past, our truths and our disgraces her well written bodies of work.
It was quite hard for me to just pick 10 quotes from her array of poems but these are the top 10 quotes that have resonated with me the most.
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Within these words I see pieces of my life that I was unable to bring to the surface and express in a healthy or productive way. So, I find myself time and time again diving into her works and finding a small peace of mind. I find myself realizing through her thoughts that I am not alone, I am not the only one who who has gone through strenuous trials and tribulations and for that I extend a series of endless praises to her.
