Queer Diasporic Forms: A Conversation with Logan February

Abstract

The following interview with poet and artist Logan February is part of a special issue on “Queering Postcolonial Worlds,” which explores the overlaps and intersections between queer studies and postcolonial studies, particularly as they emerge in contemporary global anglophone literature. The conversation took place on May 3, 2024, in Münster, Germany and is a continuation of a dialogue that began with a public reading and discussion of Logan’s poetry on April 30, 2024, at the University of Münster. During the reading, we explored topics such as translation, queer representation, family, and spirituality. Our questions center around Logan’s poetry collection Mental Voodoo, which was published in 2024 by Engeler Verlag in a bilingual English/German format, probing the ways poetry can be a form for representing and giving shape to queer diasporic themes. Logan’s responses touch on their experiences in Nigeria, the United States, and most recently, in Berlin, Germany, as a literature fellow at the DAAD Artists-in-Residence program.