But, yes, in Blacksburg the mountains are pretty. I’m on a panel with Carmen Gimenez and three of my friends, and we’re just gonna talk about James Baldwin in the south of France. I wrote a lot there, and I’m going back this summer for a James Baldwin conference. I have been to France since I moved here. And I love that New York has a lot of safety practices and protocols. But we get our safety gear on for vacation time, and I’ve been to New York twice. We stay home a lot because, you know, we all have disabilities. Movement isn’t foreign to you, and now you’re in Blacksburg. You also served in the military for several years. Last year you were living and teaching in Denver, but you grew up in Los Angeles. Movement, in general, is important for so many writers and artists. In “Anodyne,” I see erasure poetry, I see a sestina, a monologue even, moving between them all seamlessly. I’ve seen in your work that you are fond of moving between forms of poetry, especially experimental ones. So I picked up my groceries at Target the other day.īlane: Adding that to my playlist now. And I make a homemade balsamic vinaigrette with olive oil and all the seasonings. Queen: Sesame seeds, raisins, carrots, cucumber, and I always put seasoning in my salad like oregano and salt and pepper and basil. Queen: I made a really bomb salad the other day. Queen: I watched something recently that was so good, "Philomena." You respond with as many words and ideas as you want.
Mark Blane: To start, let's play a little word association game. She also read a selection titled “The Rule of Opulence” from her larger work, “Anodyne." Watch her perform it in the video below. Recently, we met with Queen to learn more about her life and work. Her descriptions are so delicious they may trigger multiple senses.
#ANOTHER WORD FOR JUMPING INTO SOMETHING FULL#
The phrases she constructs are full of depth and curiosity with refreshing joy and humor. Her work is extremely generative, with stories within stories unfolding into myriad ideas and images. Scroll through Queen’s Twitter and Instagram and you will soak up a wide variety of art, self-expression, and stream of consciousness musings on the state of the world, such as Bayard Rustin quotes, recommendations for the best ribbed organic cotton socks, and snapshots of Queen attending the PEN American Literary Awards hosted by Seth Meyers in New York City earlier this year. She moved to the New River Valley this past year and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Virginia Tech’s award-winning Master of Fine Arts program, which is ranked among the top 30 in the country in Poets & Writers Magazine annual ranking. Her name is Khadijah Queen.Īn associate professor of English at Virginia Tech, Queen is an award-winning author and poet who has written six books. You may not know her but you definitely should.
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