Khadijah Queen

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Khadijah Queen holds a PhD in English from the University of Denver. She is also a Cave Canem alum and a Civitella Ranieri Fellow.

Queen is the author of six books of poetry, most recently Anodyne (Tin House, 2020). Her work has been anthologized in You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World (Milkweed Editions, 2024), edited by Ada Limón. Her prose works include Never Again Volunteer Yourself (Legacy Lit/Hachette, 2025), a memoir about her time in the United States Navy, and a book of criticism, Radical Poetics: Essays on Literature & Culture (University of Michigan Press, 2025).

Queen will serve as Guest Editor of Poem-a-Day in July 2025.