Barbara Sabol is the author of six poetry collections, the most recent a docu-lyric titled WATERMARK: Poems of the Johnstown Flood of 1889, published by Alternating Current Press in 2023. She won the Sheila-Na-Gig Editions poetry contest for her book, IMAGINE A TOWN in 2019, and the book SOLITARY SPIN was published by Main Street Rag Press in 2017.

 

Barbara went on to become the associate editor of the poetry journal, Sheila-Na-Gig online, and edited the anthology, SHARING THIS DELICATE BREAD: Selections from Sheila-Na-Gig online in 2022. Her writing encompasses both the traditional long-form poem and short-form Japanese poetry. Her chapbook, core and all: haiku and senryu was part of a collaborative collection with Larry Smith, titled CONNECTIONS, published by Bottom Dog Press in 2022. Barbara also authored two chapbooks: ORIGINAL RUSE, published by Accents Publishing in 2011, and THE DISTANCE BETWEEN BLUES, published by Finishing Line Press in 2012.

 

Barbara’s honors include an Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council. Her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net, and her haibun have been recognized by the Haiku Society of America and short-listed for the 2024 Touchstone Award by the Haiku Foundation. Barbara was awarded the 2024 Outstanding Literary Artist by the Akron Downtown Partnership. She conducts poetry workshops for Literary Cleveland and the has partnered with the Cuyahoga Falls Library to create a Community Poetry Workshop series. She lives in Akron, Ohio with her artist husband and wonder dog.