"Khadijah Queen's Conduit is lyrically addictive and singularly mesmerizing, the perfect illustration of what can happen when a deft arbiter of language sets her sights inward where heat resides. Pages of lean miracles rattle perception and leave the reader leaning forward, craving Queen's signature brand of electricity. Prepare to be jolted." --Patricia Smith, author of Teahouse of the Almighty

Conduit is infused with the cacophony of everyday existence and the neon dance of dreams. This intricate debut by Khadijah Queen channels the unbroken murmurs between body and spirit, methodically traversing an uncertain reality on a path that moves beyond the edges of words.

In deference to Plato, Cratylus, and Central American rituals, Conduit exposes a tender core, fearlessly pulling away the roughened muslin of our shared human skin.

Author: Khadijah Queen
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd.
Published: 06/01/2008
Series: Black Goat
Pages: 75
Weight: 0.24lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.10w x 0.23d
ISBN: 9781933354514


Review Citation(s):
Multicultural Review 12/01/2008 pg. 58

About the Author
Khadijah Queen, born near Detroit and raised in Los Angeles, holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University. A Cave Canem Fellow, Navy veteran, and founding member of Red Thread Collective, she currently lives and works in Atlanta, GA. Visit her website at www.imagesound.tk. Chris Abani, curator of Akashic's Black Goat poetry imprint, is a Nigerian poet and novelist and the author of Song for Night, The Virgin of Flames, Becoming Abigail, and GraceLand (a selection of the Today Show Book Club; winner of the 2005 PEN/Hemingway Prize and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award).