Dr Imran Boe Khan
- ikhan at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
- Lecturer in English and Creative Writing
Biography
Dr Imran Boe Khan's research interests include bibliotherapy, digital storytelling, transnational communities on social media, influencer culture, racialization within cricket grounds, and political resistance through hip-hop and graffiti. His academic publications include 'Making Concrete Speak: Postcolonial Graffiti, European Secularism and Art Stars as Improvised Delegates' in the journal Interventions (2019). Imran’s poetry has been awarded the Thomas Hardy Award and has been nominated for the Best of the Net award and the Pushcart Prize. In July 2020, Imran was named poet of the month by Yes, Poetry. His creative work has appeared in publications such as Sixth Finch, Juked, The Rumpus, The Smart Set and The Bitter Oleander.
Journal Articles
- Khan, I., 2019. Making Concrete Speak: Postcolonial Graffiti, European Secularism and Art Stars as Improvised Delegates. Interventions: international journal of postcolonial studies.
Books
- Boe Khan, I., 2020. Hive. Boston: Pen and Anvil Press.
Internet Publications
- Boe Khan, I., 2020. When You've Been Assigned the Addict. Isacoustic. Available from: https://isacoustic.wordpress.com/2020/11/19/person-imran-boe-khan-one-poem/?fbclid=IwAR0KfUrz3-ETx9mIuqzXLDmVPt1voVqEwhTbn1BiyXnJIbQAREkxKloDMqg.
- Boe Khan, I., 2020. The Dead I Must Feed. Emerge Literary Journal. Available from: https://emergeliteraryjournal.com/the-dead-i-must-feed/.
- Boe Khan, I., 2020. Beat the Clock. Yes, Poetry. Available from: https://www.yespoetry.com/news/imran-boe-khan-july-2020-poet-of-the-month?fbclid=IwAR12bgcm7GHJtJsndHLAVhRFca_e-UrlyvSUW3CBAEm4DOaMiZWGIDH74ac.
- Boe Khan, I.B., 2020. Little Night Music. Sixth Finch. Available from: https://sixthfinch.com/khan1.html.
- Boe Khan, I. and Adams, K., 2020. Interview with Imran Khan. The Writer's Cookbook. Available from: https://www.writerscookbook.com/interview-with-imran-khan/.
- Boe Khan, I., 2020. Interview With Imran Boe Khan – THE IMPORTANCE OF NOTICING. Senyo Inspires. Available from: https://senyoamegah.wordpress.com/2020/01/20/interview-with-imran-boe-khan-the-importance-of-noticing-2/?fbclid=IwAR2FIzXsVibbLHCVsiZLbGU-P6pnoL0e4eq2tYOzCsIvty8muubD6nGj56M.
- Boe Khan, I., 2019. Annunciation. After the Pause. Available from: https://issuu.com/afterthepause/docs/winter_2019-converted?fbclid=IwAR12bgcm7GHJtJsndHLAVhRFca_e-UrlyvSUW3CBAEm4DOaMiZWGIDH74ac.
- Boe Khan, I., 2019. For the Version of Us We Could Live With. FRiGG. Available from: https://www.friggmagazine.com/issuefiftyfour/poetry/khan/version.htm.
- Boe Khan, I., 2019. Shopping for God. Maudlin House. Available from: https://maudlinhouse.net/shopping-for-god/?fbclid=IwAR1OXQPsA1giu24Lag5hSW9etMHXfZZGI1Uh5LyGvhZU54ykfHi80Tx1Uhk.
- Boe Khan, I., 2019. Don't Ask Where the White Goes. Rust and Moth. Available from: https://rustandmoth.com/work/dont-ask-where-the-white-goes/?fbclid=IwAR0LqXU-xre9kzu_EzUOeqZb9wdkTdaH9IW1dYZvO3MPcKgHHzJuzXDsoTo.
- Boe Khan, I., 2019. Carousels. Menacing Hedge. Available from: https://menacinghedge.com/winter2019/entry-khan.php.
- Boe Khan, I., 2019. The Bars, The Anthem. Heavy Feather Review. Available from: https://heavyfeatherreview.org/2019/06/26/khan/.
- Boe Khan, I., 2019. Body Squatters Caught Dancing. Juked. Available from: http://www.juked.com/2019/02/imran-khan-body-squatters-caught-dancing.asp?fbclid=IwAR2DRzz21dQKgIA8yZpazEGD4n9-5anu0cegPdhwm0LzDdRFax-V5wp9zGs.
- Boe Khan, I., 2019. Notes of Dissent: Lessons from a Family Volvo. The Rumpus. Available from: https://www.thesmartset.com/talking-to-gods-and-fathers/?fbclid=IwAR0LqXU-xre9kzu_EzUOeqZb9wdkTdaH9IW1dYZvO3MPcKgHHzJuzXDsoTo.
- Boe Khan, I., 2018. Swash, Telling the Underground and Witness to Marriage. ucity Review. Available from: http://www.ucityreview.com/17_Khan_Imran.html?fbclid=IwAR0LqXU-xre9kzu_EzUOeqZb9wdkTdaH9IW1dYZvO3MPcKgHHzJuzXDsoTo#swash.
- Boe Khan, I., 2018. Talking to Gods and Fathers: Lessons Learnt in a Conference Hall. The Smart Set. Available from: https://www.thesmartset.com/talking-to-gods-and-fathers/?fbclid=IwAR0LqXU-xre9kzu_EzUOeqZb9wdkTdaH9IW1dYZvO3MPcKgHHzJuzXDsoTo.
- Boe Khan, I., 2018. Coping Mechanisms. The Lake. Available from: https://www.thelakepoetry.co.uk/poetry-archive/july18a/.
- Boe Khan, I., 2018. Cleaving and The Sketcher, Hyderabad. Across the Margin. Available from: https://acrossthemargin.com/two-poems-imran-khan/?fbclid=IwAR0FyUIZH2VYSLgygl8OMiH1-fWXkN5osahG55vHSlQJvsp1Qti5M0Qtgy8.
- Boe Khan, I., 2018. A Child Testifies, Rage. Seventh Wave. Available from: https://www.theseventhwave.org/imran-khan/.
Public Engagement & Outreach Activities
- Poetry Workshop Leader during the Dis'stories Initiative (23 Jun 2023)
Conference Presentations
- Young Researchers Conference, Language use for identity reclamation, cultural celebration and career expansion, 09 Dec 2024, Shibpur
- Education Conference, The Duke of Imran Award: Aiding Transition and Promoting Engagement in Learning through Innovative Pedagogy, 01 Jul 2024, Bournemouth University
- University of Alabama Languages Conference, Desi Code-switching in Digital Contexts, 07 Feb 2024, University of Alabama
- Freedom and Authenticity: 5th International Interdisciplinary Conference, A Commodification of the Platform Poet's “Real Self”': Authenticity, Assimilation and Adoration, 24 Aug 2023, Warsaw
- On the Margins: Hypertext, Electronic Literature, Digital Humanities, . Protesting against Digital Platforms from Within: Constraints, Community and Catharsis., 15 Dec 2022, University of London
- ‘Enduring Performance: The Post-pandemic Future of Spoken Word’, Digital Poetry and Restorative Experience: Creator, Community and Catharsis, 12 Feb 2022, University of Winchester
- PGR Seminar Series, Digital Bibliotherapy on Social Media: Celebrity as a Community Artefact, 20 Oct 2021, Bournemouth University
Honours
- Fellow of Higher Education (Advance HE, 2024)
- Nomination for Best of the Net Award (Poetry) (Best of the Net, 2022)
- Nomination for Pushcart Prize (Poetry) (Pushcart, 2022)
- Nomination for Best of the Net Award (Poetry) (Best of the Net, 2021)
- Poet of the Month (July) (Yes, Poetry, 2020)
- Winner of the Thomas Hardy Prize for Poetry (Thomas Hardy Society, 2012)