Purgatory Has an Address
Nominated for a Pushcart Prize
Throughout Romaine Washington’s beautiful chapbook is the tension between becoming and unbecoming in the homes and hands of those around the speakers. To create the self becomes a soft balance between what is known about the past, what is unknown and the power to piece together our own stories... - Allyson Jeffredo
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Book Review
“Purgatory” is very much a book of poetry of place--one’s place in the world, in the community, and in the family. In this, it addresses adoption, racial issues, and even the Santa Ana winds that Inland Southern California is so well known for. It takes quite a talent to pull these diverse subjects together thematically, yet Washington is more than up to the task. - Victoria Waddle, author of Acts of Contrition |
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