Blogs about: Warsan Shire
Featured Blog
the prayer
“ya Allah, if it’ll keep my heart soft, break my heart every day” -warsan… more →
hadeelali
Warsan Shire
wrote 3 days ago: How far have you walked for men who’ve never held your feet in their laps? … more →
hard
wrote 1 week ago: you tried to change didn’t you? closed your mouth more tried to be softer prettier less volatile, le … more →
ABSENT Fathers mustn't breed the belief that we as women can't be loved!!!
wrote 1 week ago: maps dad is an atlas so we keep discovering new places where he does not exist, like in the bodies o … more →
For Women Who Are Difficult to Love by Warsan Shire
wrote 2 weeks ago: You are a horse running aloneand he tries to tame youCompares you to an impossible highwayto a burni … more →
"later that nighti held an atlas in my
wrote 2 weeks ago: “later that night i held an atlas in my lapran my fingers across the whole worldand whispered … more →
34 Excuses for Why We Failed at Love by Warsan Shire
wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m lonely so I do lonely things Loving you was like going to war; I never came back the same. You h … more →
Essentially, if...
wrote 2 weeks ago: Essentially, if our secrets are secrets because we are told to be ashamed, then we must share them. … more →
Give your daugh...
— 5 comments
wrote 3 weeks ago: Give your daughters difficult names. Give your daughters names that command the full use of the tong … more →
Warsan Shire Says
wrote 3 weeks ago: “You think I’ll be the dark sky so you can be the star? I’ll swallow you whole.” -warsan shire … more →
The unbearable weight of staying - Warsan Shire
wrote 1 month ago: “i don’t know when love became elusivewhat i know, is that no one i know has itmy fathers arms … more →
"terrifying and strange and beautiful..."
wrote 1 month ago: ” and you tried to change didn’t you? closed your mouth more tried to be softer prettier less volati … more →
This Love Stuff..
wrote 1 month ago: You tried to change didn’t you? closed your mouth more tried to be softer prettier less volatile, le … more →
For Women Who Are Difficult To Love - Warsan Shire
— 1 comment
wrote 1 month ago: For Women Who Are Difficult To Love you are a horse running alone and he tries to tame you compares … more →
For Women Who Are Difficult To Love
wrote 1 month ago: How far have you walked for men who’ve never held your feet in their laps? How often have you barter … more →
daughter.
wrote 1 month ago: daughter with a soft body the hardest ones will fall for you and you will usher them in seek out the … more →
Monday Poems: Warsan Shire
— 2 comments
wrote 1 month ago: Because I could not write poems to save my life, I’m starting a new ~thing here where I would … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Warsan Shire is one of the best writers I have read. … more →
Word
wrote 1 month ago: ”The sun is perfect and you woke up this morning. You have enough language in your mouth to be … more →
Warsan Shire
wrote 1 month ago: Heard of Warsan Shire? If not, you’ll definitely want to get familiar with this Somali poet. E … more →
