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Purgatory Has an Address

Nominated for a Pushcart Prize
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“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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Purgatory Has an Address is also available from the following locations:
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        • 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 >
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            • CROSSING BOUNDARIES
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