![]() The study, thus, submits that globalization alternates the idea of situating home as a place of origin. ![]() It analysed Shire's poems as a product of the transcultural identity formation of the poet, illustrating her migratory experiences through the notion of “unhomely” (in her home country) and “Homeliness” (in her host country) as dilemmas that bisect her quest for return home because of war. The research utilised the Postcolonial theory and the qualitative method of analysis to examine how diasporic immigrants, particularly female subalterns struggle to grapple with the intricacies of dwelling in a hostile clime which situates the “Us” and “Them” binary opposition on their lived conditions. I should tell you about my first love who found a trapdoor under my left breast. By exploring Warsan Shire's poetry, this study, through the lens of modernity and globalization, examines the concept of home while x-raying locations of the African immigrant in diaspora. Yusuf called out Gods name through the keyhole and no one answered. This is due to the sordid effect of racial conflicts culminating in disillusionment of writers, who engage in the nostalgic longing for their country of origin, notwithstanding the influences of the host country on African migrants. Made it clear that you wouldn't be going back.Africa's bitter historical experience of slavery and racial discrimination influences diasporic literary writers in their representation of home and its exigencies. Only tearing up your passport in an airport toilets It's not something you ever thought of doingĪnd even then you carried the anthem under I do not know where I am going, where I have come from is disappearing, I am unwelcome and my beauty is not beauty here. No one leaves home unless home chases you Her words No one leaves home unless/home is the mouth of a shark, from the poem Conversations about Home (at a deportation centre), have been called a. The ego hurts you like this: you become obsessed with the one person who does not love you. Warsan Shire, Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth. Who kissed you dizzy behind the old tin factory To my daughter I will say, when the men come, set yourself on fire. When you see the whole city running as well But if you're ready for a vivid picture, read on. If you don't enjoy graphic poetic images, this poem may not be for you. The majority of the Syrian people who have attempted to enter Europe in recent months were legitimately fearing for their lives, and felt like they had no other choice. Not only is Shire a very talented writer, this poem is also a powerful answer to common claims that asylum seekers are moving for economic reasons, or because they just feel like it. The poem below, entitled "Home", is written from the perspective of someone escaping violence, and losing their home. ![]() Warsan Shire, a Somali-British writer and poet in her 20s, uses her work to explore stories of escape and journeys. Poetry in particular can convey additional aspects of the human experience, and help us to see life from a different angle. This evocative stanza from poet Warsan Shire's Home hit a nerve online recently as the European public finally woke up to the reality of the refugee crisis. You only run for the border / when you see the whole city / running as well. They're forms of expression which can do things that essays or political speeches can't. No one leaves home unless / home is the mouth of a shark. Poetry and art aren't just indulgences, or for decoration. ![]()
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