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Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth is a difficult read, but it is a necessary one. It challenges the reader to look at the lineage of pain in their own families. It asks: What have we inherited that we did not ask for? And how do we teach our ancestors to heal so that we might be free? teaching my mother how to give birth pdf
In the landscape of contemporary poetry, few voices have resonated with the visceral intensity of Warsan Shire. The London-based Somali poet, who would later gain global recognition for her collaboration with Beyoncé on Lemonade , began her published journey with the 2011 chapbook Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth . : Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth