Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems by Warsan Shire A personal account of growing

A personal account of growing up in the shadow of a great artist

In this disembodied world

big cock and cumshot – re-shooting it in the manner of the cowboys

Published by Pantheon Books

Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head: Poems by Warsan Shire A personal account of growingWith her first full length poetry collection, Warsan Shire introduces us to a girl who, in the absence of a nurturing guide, makes her own stumbling way towards womanhood. Drawing from her life and the lives of loved ones, as well as pop culture, news headlines and banter, Warsan untwines vivid, transformative details from the experiences of refugees and immigrants, mothers and daughters, Black women and teenage girls. These are noisy lives, full of