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Khadijah Queen on What It’s Like to Write Poetry on a Naval Destroyer

Khadijah Queen on What It’s Like to Write Poetry on a Naval Destroyer

“I’d steal a moment to write future me into existence, or to write my way through my feelings after another tedious day.”

By Khadijah Queen | August 6, 2025

Khadijah Queen on the Value of Intimacy and Self-Care for Someone on the Asexual Spectrum

Khadijah Queen on the Value of Intimacy and Self-Care for Someone on the Asexual Spectrum

“True intimacy means striving for complete knowing.”

By Khadijah Queen | May 2, 2024

Two Poems by Khadijah Queen

Two Poems by Khadijah Queen

From Anodyne

By Khadijah Queen | August 19, 2020

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Literary Hub Poem of the Week

By Khadijah Queen | October 21, 2015

I want to not have to write another word about who the cops keep killing

I want to not have to write another word about who the cops keep killing

After Michael Brown: Khadija Queen

By Khadijah Queen | August 11, 2015

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