ROMAINE WASHINGTON
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Romaine Washington is the curator and editor of These Black Bodies Are... A Blacklandia Anthology. She is the author of the poetry collection, Purgatory Has an Address, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and Sirens in Her Belly, BET Editor's Choice top ten must-reads for 2016. Her poem Deciduous, published in Boundless 2022 was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She is a graduate fellow of The Watering Hole, South Carolina and a fellow of the Inland Area Writing Project at UC Riverside. 
Washington has presented her poetry in a variety of venues and programs such as NPR, KPFK, CBS Inside SoCal, and the National Poetry Slam.  Her writing has been published in several anthologies and literary journals including Lullwater Review:Emory University, New Directions:Howard University and Cholla Needles issues 32, 36, 39 and 59. 

​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 and book club discussions.​
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First Book
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First Poem Memorized
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Joy Discovered
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These Black Bodies Are...
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Purgatory Has an Address
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Sirens in Her Belly

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  • ABOUT
  • EVENTS
    • COMMUNITY
    • MEDIA
  • BOOKS
    • THESE BLACK BODIES ARE...
    • PURGATORY HAS AN ADDRESS
    • SIRENS IN HER BELLY >
      • SIREN'S LESSON >
        • POETRY TERMS
        • DIVERSE WRITERS
        • SOCIAL JUSTICE >
          • SOCIAL JUSTICE LESSONS >
            • STANDARDS
            • BIAS
            • RACISM
            • WHITE SUPREMACY
            • POETRY ANALYSIS
            • EMPOWERMENT >
              • DEBATES >
                • FREE SPEECH
              • TED TALK
        • MENTAL HEALTH >
          • MH LESSONS >
            • AWARENESS
            • MINDFULNESS
            • STIGMA
            • MENTAL HEALTH: SUICIDE PREVENTION
            • ANALYSIS
            • MH RESEARCH >
              • Mind & African Americans
              • Mind & Asians
              • Mind Indigenous
              • Mind & Intersectionaltiy
              • Mind & Latinx Community
              • Mind & LGBTQ+
              • Mind & Middle E.
              • Mind & Police
              • Mind & Racism
              • Mind Special Needs
        • BEAUTY >
          • BEAUTY LESSONS >
            • PERCEPTION
            • BEAUTY BIAS
            • BEAUTY
            • UGLY?
            • HAIR BEAUTY
            • POETRY ANALYSIS >
              • BEAUTY RESEARCH
        • RELATIONSHIPS >
          • RELATIONSHIP LESSONS >
            • POETRY ANALYSIS
            • CROSSING BOUNDARIES
            • HEALTHY
  • ARTICLES
    • BLOGS >
      • On the Write Side
      • Ro's Reflections
  • Contact