Sampson Spadafore

Sampson Spadafore (they/them) is a white, neurodivergent, queer and trans person currently living on unceded Wabanaki tribal land. Sampson works as a poet, writer, and theatre artist around themes of trans identity, queer and trans joy, family, romantic partners, community, grief, spirituality, and self expression. They hold a BFA in Musical Theatre from Nazareth University of Rochester. They are the recipient of the 2022 Bodwell Fellowship through the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance and Hewnoaks Artist Residency. They were nominated as Portland Poet Laureate. They are proudly a founding member of Brazen Bandits, a trans artist collective.