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Purgatory Has an Address, (Bamboo Dart Press) 
Nominated for a Pushcart Prize
Purgatory Has An Address is a poetry collection abundant with magic, manifestation, and mediation despite these bleakest of times... yet, with guidance from ancestors, “with nana there is always time,” she grounds herself and the reader in moments of much needed peace... Let this collection be a reminder to anyone who needs it, that they, too, are a poem. 
--Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo, author of Posada:Offerings of Witness and Refuge.
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 Sirens in Her Belly, (Jamii)  
Washington’s book of poetry zeros in on the unique challenges 
​women face in our modern world, ​and does it with unwavering strength.

​- Brit Middelton, BET Editor
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Publications

Washington's poetry has appeared in local and national publications some of which are
New Direction: Howard University
Lullwater Review: Emory University
The Black Scholar, California English, Becoming a Teacher
A Women Who Submit Anthologies:
​ Accolades and Gathering
​Her poem, Deciduous, published in the Boundless anthology by Flowersong Press 
​was  a Pushcart Prize nomination.
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Presentations

​She has presented her work in community and national venues including
 Inside Socal CBS2/KCAL9, 
NPR, KPFK, and the National Poetry Slam.
 
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The Watering Hole Winter Retreat, South Carolina

Organizations

Washington is a graduate fellow of The Watering Hole, South Carolina, 
and a fellow of the Inland Area Writing Project, UCRiverside. ​
She is a member of Women Who Submit, Blacklandia, the Inland Empire National Council of Negro Women, and Black Book Chat.
Washington has been an educator for more than twenty years and considers all forms of writing and reading to be a source of learning, healing, and growth.

Events

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Black Book Chat 
Saturday, February 11th.  10 - 11:30 AM
Join us on Zoom. The link will be on Instagram.
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You can join in on the discussion
even if you haven't read the book.
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Content in Sirens Lessons is free and for educational purposes. Lessons may be used to compliment poetry books by Romaine Washington or as stand alone lessons or with other writing.
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            • Mind Indigenous
            • Mind & Intersectionaltiy
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            • Mind Special Needs
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          • BEAUTY
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