Born in Leningrad, USSR, Natalya emigrated to the US in 1994. Her poetry was published in literary magazines Druzhba Narodov, Neva, Novaya Yunost, Interpoezia, Ierusalimsky Zhurnal, Vestnik Evropy, Studia, Children of Ra, Foreign Literature, as well as Fountain, Nevsky Almanac, Seagull, and others. Winner of several competitions, including Pushkin in Britain, Emigrant Lyre, and Boldin Autumn in Odessa. Natalya Reznik is one of those who were almost burned alive in the Boulder, Colorado, terrorist attack on June 1, 2025. Natalya initially spent a week in the ICU because of her burns; another week post-surgery was needed to treat her burned skin; she still needs medical support.