Quote of the day
Madness is the absolute break with the work of art; it forms the constitutive moment of abolition, which dissolves in time the truth of the work of art.
Warsan Shire

Born: August 1, 1988 (age 36)
Bio: Warsan Shire is a London-based Somali writer, poet, editor and teacher. She has received the Brunel University's African Poetry Prize, chosen from a shortlist of six candidates out of a total 655 entries.
Known for:
- Teaching My Mother How To Give Birth (2011)
- Her Blue Body (2015)
- The Pity (2014)