A licensed naturopath in WA State, Natasha Kochicheril Moni is the author of poetry collections, The Cardiologist's Daughter (Two Sylvias Press, 2014), Lay Down Your Fleece (Shirt Pocket Press, 2017), and Nearly (dancing girl press, 2018). As a 2018 Jack Straw Writer, Natasha is developing her hybrid creative nonfiction/poetry manuscript, tackling the question of belonging and mistaken identity as a first-generation American of Dutch and Indian descent.
Her poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews have been published
in over sixty journals, magazines, and anthologies including:
The Rumpus, Magma, DIAGRAM, [PANK], Entropy (Best of 2017 Online Essays), and Luna Luna. Natasha's poetry was a finalist in the 2017 Jack Grapes Poetry Contest sponsored by LA's Cultural Weekly, Best of the Net (2009), Kundiman's Vincent Chin Memorial Prize (2005), and featured in Verse Daily.
As Editor of Crab Creek Review, she received a Puffin Foundation Grant. Having created/operated an open mike for youth, acted on panels/selection committees for Hedgebrook, Artist Trust, and as final judge for Concrete Wolf's 2017 chapbook competition, Natasha enjoys supporting fellow writers, while cultivating her own stories.
Purchase a copy of Natasha's 20-page poem, Nearly (dancing girl press 2018)
Southern chapbook, Lay Down Your Fleece (Shirt Pocket Press, 2017)
Full-length collection, addressing her Dutch/Indian and medical roots, The Cardiologist's Daughter (Two Sylvias Press, 2014)
Or pick up a copy of The Cardiologist's Daughter from one of the following locations:
Washington
Bainbridge Island
Eagle Harbor Books
Edmonds
Edmonds Bookshop
Seattle
Open Books
Tacoma
The Nearsighted Narwhal
Feel free to put a little coffee in this poet's cup.
Her poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews have been published
in over sixty journals, magazines, and anthologies including:
The Rumpus, Magma, DIAGRAM, [PANK], Entropy (Best of 2017 Online Essays), and Luna Luna. Natasha's poetry was a finalist in the 2017 Jack Grapes Poetry Contest sponsored by LA's Cultural Weekly, Best of the Net (2009), Kundiman's Vincent Chin Memorial Prize (2005), and featured in Verse Daily.
As Editor of Crab Creek Review, she received a Puffin Foundation Grant. Having created/operated an open mike for youth, acted on panels/selection committees for Hedgebrook, Artist Trust, and as final judge for Concrete Wolf's 2017 chapbook competition, Natasha enjoys supporting fellow writers, while cultivating her own stories.
Purchase a copy of Natasha's 20-page poem, Nearly (dancing girl press 2018)
Southern chapbook, Lay Down Your Fleece (Shirt Pocket Press, 2017)
Full-length collection, addressing her Dutch/Indian and medical roots, The Cardiologist's Daughter (Two Sylvias Press, 2014)
Or pick up a copy of The Cardiologist's Daughter from one of the following locations:
Washington
Bainbridge Island
Eagle Harbor Books
Edmonds
Edmonds Bookshop
Seattle
Open Books
Tacoma
The Nearsighted Narwhal
Feel free to put a little coffee in this poet's cup.
