MEET SAMANTHA
Samantha Reynolds is many things: entrepreneur, mom, wife, collector of great friends, dreadful cook, and, yes, a poet. She has been writing a poem every day since 2011 as a way to trick herself into being present to the little moments that would otherwise surely be missed.
WHY BENTLILY?
At a dull corporate event years ago, Samantha was trying hard to stay awake. Then she noticed one lily bent over in the centerpiece of flowers. The awareness of that small detail lit her right up—the world around her came back into focus. Samantha goes by the pen name “bentlily” as a daily reminder to chase down her joy by noticing the ordinary details of her life.
WRITING STORIES AT WORK AND PLAY
Samantha missed the chance to get her grandmother’s life story on record before she slipped into dementia. It ultimately led her to found ECHO Storytelling Agency in 1999. Her firm has since been trusted to capture and tell the stories of over 400 clients around the world, from family matriarchs to Fortune 100 companies.
At the heart of all of these projects is a devotion to the details.
It’s here where Samantha’s work intersects with her poetry. In the words of Mary Oliver, “Pay attention. Be astonished. Then tell about it.”
MEDIA
Samantha Reynolds and her daily poetry project have been featured on TV, print, podcasts, online, and radio profiles.
All media inquiries or requests for speaking engagements can be directed to media@bentlily.com.
CAN YOU REPRINT OR REPOST SAMANTHA’S POEMS?
Goodness, yes. Post them on your blog, your feed, your fridge. One of her poems even showed up on the side of a bus. Please credit Samantha Reynolds and/or link to bentlily. xo
P.S. If you tattoo her words right onto your skin, she thinks you’re a bit nutty but she still loves seeing the photos.
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