Larry D. Washington

Larry D. Washington is a poet born and raised in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. He began writing poetry at the age of six and has continued writing for decades, building a body of work shaped by time, memory, faith, sound, and lived experience.

Washington writes all of his poetry longhand, maintaining a deliberate and physical relationship with language that has remained unchanged throughout his life. His work is guided by rhythm and sonic intuition, often translating emotion as something first heard, then rendered into verse. Themes of devotion, loss, reckoning, love, and endurance recur throughout his writing, which is rooted in real people, real events, and sustained interior attention.

Violin: Opus Poetica represents the culmination of a lifelong practice—one not formed through workshops or trends, but through persistence, listening, and an uncompromising commitment to poetry as an experience rather than an artifact.