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N a t a s h a K o c h i c h e r i l M o n i
is a first-generation American, born to native Dutch and East Indian parents.
She holds a BA in Child Development from Tufts University, completed
the Post-baccalaureate
Premedical Program at Mills College, and is a first
year naturopathic medical student at
Bastyr.
Her essays, poetry,
fiction, and reviews
appear in journals including: Indiana
Review, Rattle,
14 Hills,
The
Pedestal Magazine,
Santa Fe Writers Project, and
Verse.
Natasha's poetry was nominated for
Best of the Net 2011, Best of the Web 2010,
and recognized as a finalist in
Best of the
Net 2009. Her full-length poetry manuscripts have been semi-finalists in
the
Crab Orchard First
Book Award and the
Black Lawrence Press
Hudson Prize. Natasha's poems were also acknowledged as semifinalists in
the 2011 Dana Awards.
Recently, she acted as a literary arts selection panelist for
Artist Trust's 2012 GAP grant.