Best of the Net Nominee Nala Washington is a poet, writer, and educator, completing her MFA at Texas State University. You can find her words currently/forthcoming in Remington Review, South Florida Poetry Journal, Midnight & Indigo Lit, The Hemlock Journal, Mouthful of Salt, The Santa Clara Review, and more. She made the poetry longlist for the 2026 DISQUIET Literary Prize and was the 2023 BIPOC Scholarship winner for FAWC. She currently participates in Austin Poetry Slam and Every Word Poetry in Texas. You can find her on Instagram and Facebook at @that.poetgirl as well as her website, nalawashington.com to keep up with her publications and performances.
Content by Nala Washington
Interviews,
I’m Either Drowning or Swimming: A Conversation with Spoken Word Artist Ebony Stewart
There was once a girl who overwatered her plants because she didn’t know when to stop giving.
Reviews,
A Glimpse through a Particular Blackness: A Review of Ajibola Tolase’s Poetry Collection ‘2000 Blacks’
Tolase is a Poet of form, weaving the poems into forms like acrostic, sonnets, ekphrastic etc. His usage of form throughout creates an open space for readers.