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Avery Washington (September 8, 1972) is an American writer, poet and family advocate from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the author of several books, but he is best known for writing Letters to My Daughters: Poetic Affirmations of Love from A Father. The book has touched the hearts of many and is used as a tool for parenting daughters as it advocates the significance of father and daughter relationships. Washington has been awarded I10 Media's 40/40 award for one of the most influential people of today. His gift of writing profound poetic stories of empowerment continues to impact the lives of families around the world.

Early life
Avery Washington was raised in a single parent home with his beautiful mother Diana Washington and was an only child. Washington would read books of poetry that his mother had inside of their home and developed a passion and love for poetry early on.

Marriage and children
Washington has been married almost twenty years and now resides in Houston, TX with his beautiful wife and three daughters.

Published works
2009 - Just Speaking My Mind: Spoken Word Poetry Vol.1 was written by Avery Washington to share the experiences and point of view of a black man living in America on various topics such as: love, sex, politics, fatherhood, family, civil rights and more.

2011 - Letters to My Daughters: Poetic Affirmations of Love from A Father was written to teach his daughters to embrace the love of God and self, so that they would not desperately seek love from man or anyone else. The poetic stories of this book was so profound that it touched the lives of many adult men and women and sparked a father and daughter campaign to advocate the significance of father and daughter relationships.

2014 - Mother: A Heartfelt Poetic Tribute Celebrating Single Mothers was written and dedicated to his mother to pay homage to all strong single mothers. This book empowers and encourages single mothers to keep on keeping on.

2017 - Legacy: 2nd Edition of Profound Bestseller Letters to My Daughters was written due to the overwhelming positive response from the readers of the first edition. Washington added more profound poems with empowering quotes at the end of this book along with a foreword written and added reviews to emphasize the importance of father and daughter relationships.