Natasha anastasia biography

PERSONAL: Born January 6, 1971, in Chicago, IL; daughter of Herman, Jr. (a police officer) and Marlene L. (a writer, teacher, and administrator) Tarpley.

Education: Attended Howard University, 1991-1992, and Georgetown University, 1993-94; Harvard University, A.B. (with honors), 1993; Northwestern University, J.D., 1998.

ADDRESSES: Home—Chicago, IL. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Lee & Low Books, 95 Madison Ave., Suite 606, New York, NY 10016.

CAREER: American Visions, Washington, DC, editorial assistant, 1992; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, indexer for Black Periodical Literature Project, 1992-1993; Writers and Readers Publishing Inc., New York, NY, editorial intern, 1993; writer, 1993—.

AWARDS, HONORS: Larry Neal Award for Poetry, Washington (DC) Commission for the Arts, 1992, 1994; Award for Poetry, Howard University, 1992; Joan Gray Untermeyer Award for Poetry, Radcliffe College, 1993; National Endowment for the Arts Fellows