Literatureענבל אשל כהנסקי

Inbal Eshel Cahansky

Inbal Eshel Cahansky is an Israeli poet, poetry editor and feminist activist whose first poetry collection appeared in 2009.

born 1977Poetry collectionsSamael My LoveWomen's Poetry, a Poem a DayFeminist activism

Occupation: poet, literary editor
Education: College of Management Academic Studies

Inbal Eshel Cahansky was born in 1977 in Jerusalem

Inbal Eshel Cahansky was born in Jerusalem in 1977. From age 16 she produced and took part in the Israeli community of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

In 2000 she earned a BA in behavioral science at the College of Management Academic Studies. She later completed courses for leading poetry and prose groups and poetry classes.

Her poems appeared in literary journals such as Iton 77 and Carmel and in the newspapers Haaretz, Maariv and Yedioth Ahronoth. Her poetry deals with motherhood to a daughter, living with a neurological syndrome, and erotica. Her second book, Samael My Love, deals with a worsening of her condition, essential myoclonus, and with coping with disability.

She edits poetry, leads writing workshops and co-founded several writing groups. With Gal Elgar and Hani Tsafrir she ran the Facebook page Women's Poetry, a Poem a Day, and she was active in Book Surfing and a social initiative in Ra'anana Park. She also creates mixed-media painting and wood burning, with a first solo exhibition in Tel Aviv in 2018.

She lived in Ra'anana with her partner and their child. On March 8, 2024 she fell into a coma due to an unexpected medical complication.