When I first heard the words “I tried to make a home out of you,” against the backdrop of a drowning Beyonce, my ears automatically recognized the mind behind the words. The raw emotional interludes that created a bridge between each track of Beyonce’s groundbreaking visual album Lemonade were crafted by Somali-British poet, Warsan Shire. Raised in…

via Stop The Music: Let’s Talk About Warsan Shire And The Poetry Of “Lemonade” — HelloBeautiful

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