John Sokol

John Sokol is a writer and painter living in Akron, OH. His poems have appeared in America, Antigonish Review, The Berkeley Poetry Review, Georgetown Review, New Millennium Writings, The New York Quarterly, and Quarterly West, among others.

John’s short stories have appeared in Akros, Descant, Mindscapes, The Pittsburgh Quarterly, Redbook, and other journals. One of his stories has been translated into Danish, and another into Russian.

His chapbook, “Kissing the Bees,” won the 1999 Redgreene Press Chapbook Competition. “In the Summer of Cancer,” a full collection of his poetry, and “The Problem with Relativity” (short stories) are his latest books.

Sokol’s drawings and paintings are included in many public and private collections.

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