Poet and military veteran Khadijah Queen joined the Navy to escape poverty and despair. Aboard a destroyer, she encountered relentless sexual harassment and racism. She sought refuge in the written word. Queen’s new memoir, “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” has been described as “unflinching and masterfully penned” and revealing “the true price of being a woman at sea.”

Join Colorado Matters for a powerful conversation about survival, service and the refuge found in writing. Senior Host Ryan Warner will interview Queen live and in person at Library 21c in Colorado Springs at 6 p.m. on September 17.

The audio will be broadcast on Colorado Matters at a later date.

Contact the host of Turn the Page with Colorado Matters in Colorado Springs