Published by Chris Abani's Black Goat poetry imprint at Akashic Books.


"Conduit, Khadijah Queen's debut collection, is itself a current that runs through a historical and mythical past, continuing through our troubled present. These stunning meditations...are called up out of the soil and already belong to us before we come to them."
-- Claudia Rankine, from the Introduction

"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, 2008 National Book Award finalist

"A skittish new jazz full of possibilities."
-- Athena Dixon, review of Conduit in Mosaic Literary Magazine (Dec 2008)