Growing Through Grief: A Poet's Journey From Pain To Peace is a small collection of breathtakingly empathetic poetry that hugs the grieving spirit. By absorbing the heaviness of anguish and loss alongside the reader, Washington treks the murky path of melancholy, with passionate meditations. Echoing common sentiments of both the bereaved and their loved ones, this chapbook volleys between perspectives of advocating for closure and acceptance, versus the willful need to capsize in an endless ocean of sadness. Ultimately, Washington gently persuades the reader to step out into the luminous triumph of peace. A personalized letter to the reader provides insight into the author's own bereaved heart and highlights a need to bask in the joyful remembrance of the deceased through thriving vibrantly in the readers own purposefully crafted legacy.