Romaine Washington (she/her) is the author of the poetry collection, Purgatory Has an Address, (Bamboo Dart Press, 2021) nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and Sirens in Her Belly, (Jamii, 2015). Washington's poetry has also been nominated for Best of the Net and has appeared in local and national publications including California English Journal, Becoming a Teacher, The Black Scholar, New Directions:Howard University, Lullwater Review:Emory University, Gathering:A Women Who Submit Anthology, Hip Mama and The Verdict Is In.
She has presented her poetry in community and national venues including the California Association of Teachers of English Conference, National Poetry Slam Team, KPFK, and NPR,
Washington is a fellow of The Watering Hole, South Carolina and the Inland Area Writing Project ISI at the University of California in Riverside, and has been an educator for over twenty years.
She has presented her poetry in community and national venues including the California Association of Teachers of English Conference, National Poetry Slam Team, KPFK, and NPR,
Washington is a fellow of The Watering Hole, South Carolina and the Inland Area Writing Project ISI at the University of California in Riverside, and has been an educator for over twenty years.