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Warsan Shire is a Somali-British poet and writer.
* She was born in Kenya in 1988 and grew up in London.
* She is the author of two collections of poetry, Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (2011) and Her Blue Body (2015).
* Her poetry has been published in numerous journals and anthologies, and has been translated into over 20 languages.
* She has won several awards for her poetry, including the Brunel University African Poetry Prize and the PEN/Open Book Award.
* Her poetry has been featured in the film Lemonade by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.
* She is a Young Poet Laureate for London and a member of the Royal Society of Literature.
* She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

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