Romaine Washington (she/her) is the editor of These Black Bodies Are… A Blacklandia Anthology, and Cholla Needles 88. She is the author of two poetry books, Purgatory Has an Address and Sirens in Her Belly. Washington’s poetry has been nominated for Best of the Net and she is a twice-nominated Pushcart Prize poet. She is a graduate fellow of The Watering Hole, South Carolina and a fellow of the Inland Area Writing Project through UC Riverside.
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Washington has presented her poetry in various venues and programs, including NPR, KPFK, CBS Inside SoCal, and the Stand Against Hate campaign. Her writing has been published in several anthologies and literary journals.
Washington is a Southern California Native from the Inland Empire, San Bernardino reconnecting with her roots through the The Bridges that Carried Us Over. She has been an educator for over twenty years and enjoys facilitating writing workshops, book club talks, and coordinating Poetry Out Loud for San Bernardino County . |
Poetry Builds Community |
Find and Nurture a place where you can express your self Authentically. Speak and be Heard. Listen and Understand.
We are not alone. We read - We write - We connect - We Encourage Each Other in Community.
We are not alone. We read - We write - We connect - We Encourage Each Other in Community.
On whose tribal land
do you live? |
Tribal LandI acknowledge the traditional stewards of the lands whose ancestors have resided here since Time Immemorial. Many Indigenous people thrive in this place - alive and strong (a). I express gratitude to the Tongva, Kucamongan, and Gabrielino people past and present for loving and caring for this land that was stolen from them.
In response, I express my care by donating to the First Nations Development Institute to support healthy Native communities in California. I also purpose to buy and read books by Native authors and as my knowledge increases on how to be a better ally I step up to honor those who have come before and those I stand beside. (a) Burke Museum Land Acknowledgement.
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