Books By Barbara Fant - Author

Barbara Fant is an acclaimed poet who has been writing and performing for over fifteen years. She has competed in nine National Poetry Slam competitions and placed 8^th out of 96 poets in the 2017 Women of the World Poetry Slam. She is the author of two poetry collections: Paint, Inside Out (2010) from Penmanship Books and Mouths of Garden (2022) from Sundress Publications. Her work has been featured in the Academy of American Poets, Electric Literature, McNeese Review, The Ohio State University Press, Button Poetry, and Def Poetry Jam, amongst others. Additionally, she has received residencies in Havana, Cuba and Senegal, West Africa.

Fant's educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Literature and Language Arts, a Master's degree in Theological Studies, and a Master of Fine Arts in Poetry. Her entire life has been a blend of both theology and poetry. She initially went to school to be a prison chaplain,