You may not be familiar with Warsan Shire by name, but chances are you’ve heard her work. The 27-year-old poet and activist, is one of the collaborators featured on Beyoncé’s new album.

In 2014, Warsan Shire was named the first Young Poet Laureate of London Beyoncé‘s Lemonade may be a visual album but it still has fans hanging on to the singer’s every word – thanks in part ...

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 ...

Warsan Shire's poetry rocketed into public view when she collaborated with Beyoncé on the visual album "Lemonade." Sarah McCammon asks Shire about her first full collection of poetry.

The film/music video/album has many layers to it, including poetry, all of which was written by and adapted for the film by one Warsan Shire, a young poet who is now world-famous. Here’s ...

Somali-British poet, Warsan Shire, wrote those soulful interludes you loved so much in "Lemonade" Written by Keyaira Kelly/ @KeyairaKelly Published on April 26, 2016 ...

Of this new genre of poets, Warsan Shire, a twenty-six-year-old Somali-British woman, is a laureate. Shire was the actual Young Poet Laureate of London in 2014, the city’s first.

Warsan Shire teamed up with Tessa Thompson to show what it's like to be a teen girl in the Dadaab Refugee Camp. The short film is now available to stream.