spinoff of the Black Panther series; she and Roxane Gay are the first two black women to write for Marvel. Ta-Nehisi Coates, who initially connected Gay and Harvey with the Marvel franchise, said that he recommended Harvey because he felt her skill in poetry would translate well to the short-form storytelling necessary in successful comics: "That’s just so little space, and you have to speak with so much power. I thought she’d be a natural." Harvey contributed an origin story for World of Wakanda'''s revolutionary leader Zenzi, and has said she was inspired by the example of Winnie Mandela. Harvey and Coates wrote another companion to the Black Panther series, called Black Panther & The Crew, set in Harlem. That series was canceled due to slow sales and ran for six issues. Forthcoming projects Harvey is completing a second poetry manuscript and also working on a memoir about her younger sister's struggles with depression. Personal life Harvey is now divorced from Terrance Hayes; the two met at a Cave Canem retreat for black poets in 1996. They have two children, a son and daughter. Harvey's sister died at the hospital where she went in search of psychiatric help. WorksHemming the Water, Four Way Books 2013, The Subject of Retreat (poem, 2015)Hurricane (poem, 2013)Gingivitis, Notes on Fear (poem, 2013) Selected poems via Washingtonart.com Selected poems via Bucknell.edu Her work has been anthologized in A Poet's Craft: A Comprehensive Guide to Making and Sharing Your Poetry and The Force of What's Possible: Accessibility and the Avant - Garde.'' Awards Winner, 2014 Kate Tufts Discovery Award Finalist, 2014 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, Poetry Winner, 2016 Carol R. Brown Creative Achievement Awards, Established Artist, from the Pittsburgh Foundation and the Heinz Endowments Individual Artist grant in nonfiction from The Pittsburgh Foundation References External links Interview with Harvey at Theconversant.org Interview with Harvey at Thevolta.org Interview with Harvey and Terrance Hayes at New Letters on the Air Living people Howard University alumni Ohio State University Graduate School alumni University of Pittsburgh alumni University of Pittsburgh faculty American women poets African-American comics creators African-American poets 1974 births 21st-century American poets Marvel Comics writers 21st-century American women writers