Natasha, or Nat, as she is called by her friends, is a professionally skilled National Poet living in Brooklyn, NY. Natasha enjoys knowing the multiple layers of expression a word like “nat” can bring forth. She has been writing for Nat since she was nineteen years old and was thrilled to discover that her talent and creative spark could be financially rewarded through work. Working with Nat and sharing a professional love of poetry brings enormous joy to Natasha as she is able to share her own poetry with readers in a way that no one else could. But despite her success as a poem publisher, Nat often finds herself feeling lost along the way while struggling to find her footing as an independent writer.
In her latest book, We Will Write Ourselves, Natasha is looking for answers to questions most women who struggle with being a loving wife and mother worry about: what does the future hold for my husband, how will I support my growing family, how will I stand up to my own bouts of depression and grief. The poems in this book explore the many different topics that come with living life on your own. It’s hard for anyone to imagine life without all of the people we love, but sometimes it’s just easier to leave them behind and it’s good to know that someone is there to share your joys and sorrows with you in the only way that truly matters: by sharing your heart with them.
Natasha’s new poetry collection is entitled We Will Write Ourselves: Ten Poets for a New Self and includes such poems as My Serenity Song (essay), You’re Dreaming (interview), You Can Make a Man’s Heart Whole in Just a Few Conversations, You Can Have the Goodness of a Positive Outlook, My Love, My Only One (pose), Heartbreak Love, and I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles. And if you want to get inspired, just look to Nat. “I’m not going to wait for my dad to die so I can finally start writing. I’m not going to wait until my mom is in a better position to write than she is now. I’m going to write my own words.”