Fresh Talk: Khadijah Queen

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Conversations about Creativity in the 21st Century

Khadijah Queen, a poet who studied at Antioch University Los Angeles and recently completed a residency at the Norman Mailer Writers Colony in Provincetown, MA, talks about what's essential in her creative practice and shares a few poems from her latest book, Black Peculiar. The recipient of fellowships from Cave Canem and Squaw Valley Community of Writers, Khadijah curates the reading series Courting Risk and is currently working on an illustrated mixed genre project.

Sound Editor: Jay Agoglia
Photos courtesy Khadijah Queen 
Music: Denelda Queen, Lush Life, 2007