Natalie Kenvin Mailing Address: not available County: Phone: home: work: fax: Genre: Poetry

Periodical Publications:

• "Mother Peg's Light" & "Punctuation, Part 1" (poems), Volt #4, 1997 - 98
• "An Analysis of Alberto Rios' Story 'Saturnino el Magnifico'" (critical paper chosen for and read at Twentieth Centruy Literature Conference, 1997)
• "To a Penis," Private Magazine and elsewhere

Book Publications:

• Bruise Theory, BOA Press, Spring 1995

Forthcoming Publications:

• Mother Peg's Light (poetry chapbook), unpublished

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Illinois Arts in Education Program, 1998 - 2000
• National Endowment for the Arts, 1995
• Kolovakos Grant, 1994
• Illinois Arts Council, 1991
• Fellowships from Ucross (1997), Ragdale (1997), Mary Anderson Center (1996), & Hedgebrook (1996)

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Poetry reading and workshop, Waukegan High School, March 1998
• Poetry reading, Logan Square Library, September 1997
• Featured poet, Poetry Month Reading Week, April 1997
• Others

Recent Workshops:

• College Teachers of Creative Writing Workshops, Barat Colleg, April 1998
• Has taught poetry workshops at Ragdale Foundations (Lake Forest, IL, June - August 1998), Duncan YMCA (Chicago, IL, February 1996), Pages for All Ages Bookstore (Champaign, IL, April 1996)

Present Employment:

• Teacher of English and creative writing at Wright College, Chicago, IL.

Preferred Audience:

• "I have worked mostly with adults and teenagers. I also worked with the elderly (Little Brothers) from 1993 - 1997. I am open to working with special populations."

Willing to travel:

• yes