Samantha Pious is a multilingual translator, editor, and poet. Her first book is A Crown of Violets: Selected Poems of Renée Vivien (Headmistress Press, 2017); her second, a translation of the Cent Ballades d'Amant et de Dame of Christine de Pizan, is on the way. Her work has appeared in Doublespeak, The Gay & Lesbian Review, Jacket2, Mezzo Cammin, Lavender Review, and other publications.