Samantha Barendson is a French, Italian and Argentinian poet. She was born in 1976 in Spain, grew up Mexico and finally settled in France, in Lyons. Like herself, her writing travels from one language to another, and sometimes get mix in a creative reinvention.
Author of poetry but also novels, she likes to work with other artists, painters, illustrators, photographers, dancers and musicians. Then she likes to declaim, perform or sing her poetry on stage, a little frustrated for not being a Tango singer.
She is an active member of the collective Le syndicat des poètes qui vont mourir un jour (The union of poets who will die someday) whose purpose is to promote poetry for everyone and everywhere. She is also member of the collective Le cercle de la maison close (The whorehouse society) which offers performances combining poetry, music and visual arts.
Since 2016, Samantha has been selected by the Versopolis project to attend several festivals across Europe.