Natalie has degrees from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and the NYU Creative Writing Program. 

She's received awards, residencies or fellowships from the Poetry Society of America, The Poetry Foundation, Tin House, The Newberry Library, The Luminarts Foundation, and others. Born in New York City, she was raised in Oak Park, Illinois. 

Natalie's work has featured at BBC Radio London, WBEZ Chicago, The British Royal Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and the Poetry Foundation. Her writing has appeared in Poetry Magazine, Academy of American Poets, LitHub, Narrative, North American Review, Orion Magazine, and others, along with several anthologies, including The Golden Shovel Anthology.