Warsan Shire is a Somali-British writer and poet, born in Nairobi and raised in London. In 2013, Shire won the inaugural Brunel International African Poetry Prize, and in 2014, became the first Young Poet Laureate for London. Shire is the author of four poetry collections: Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (2011), Her Blue Body (2015), Our Men Do Not Belong to Us (2015), Bless the Daughter Raised By A Voice in Her Head (2022). Her poetry drew the attention of singer Beyoncé and the two collaborated on the award-winning visual album Lemonade (2016) and Disney film Black Is King (2020). She serves as poetry editor to Spook Magazine.