Teaching my mother how to give birth6/28/2023 ![]() She was a radical feminist and civil rights activist whose poetry and essays I cannot recommend enough. Lorde is more than an apt figure for Shire to gesture too, as Lorde is something of an expert on writing about identity, race and feminism. ![]() ![]() Teaching my mother how to give birth explores the relationship between a daughter and her mother as well as touching on themes of identity, race, religion and migration. The quote, “Mother, loosen my tongue or adorn me with a lighter burden” comes from Lorde’s poem, “Call” and it is a perfect opening to Shire’s collection. The quote is by one of my favourite poet’s, Audre Lorde. I soon ordered Teaching my mother how to give birth and her poetry pamphlet did not disappoint.įrom reading the quote on the first page of the collection I was already hooked. As I’m sure many others have been, I was intrigued to find out more about the strong voice behind the poetic interludes in Beyoncé’s album. I came across the name Warsan Shire through Beyoncé’s visual album, Lemonade. ![]()
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