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

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 ...

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.

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. Bey ...

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, who famously collaborated with Beyoncé on “Lemonade,” talks to Vogue about “Bless the Daughter Raised By a Voice in Her Head,” her much-anticipated collection out now.

Two minutes into Lemonade, Beyoncé quotes British poet Warsan Shire, and so begins a journey of music, and poetry, and something that’s neither, and something that’s both. We trace the ...

While Shire has received major awards and accolades, including the Young Poet Laureate of London in 2014, she is very much a poet of the digital age. She has popular Twitter and Tumblr profiles ...

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.