​​Eintou Springer is a poet, playwright and cultural activist born in Santa Cruz, Trinidad. She is a founding member of various cultural organizations, including the Writers Union of Trinidad and Tobago, the National Drama Association of Trinidad and Tobago (NDATT), the Caribbean Theatre Guild and the Emancipation Support Committee. She was honoured as Poet Laureate of Port of Spain from 2002 to  2009.

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She is the author of several books, including poetry collections, for both adults and children, as well as having her writings published in a range of publications and anthologies, including Sturdy Black Bridges: Visions of Black Women in Literature (1979, edited by Roseann P. Bell, Bettye J. Parker and Beverly Guy-Sheftall), Daughters of Africa (1992, edited by Margaret Busby), and Moving Beyond Boundaries, vol. I. International Dimensions of Black Women's Writings (1995, edited by Carole Boyce Davies and Molara Ogundipe-Leslie).

 

Springer has received acclaim for her work as a storyteller and dramatist. In 2011, her play How Anansi Bring the Drum celebrated the United Nations' International Year for People of African Descent (IYPAD) and was part of UNESCO's Youth Theatre Initiative. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic Eintou moved her storytelling pandemic online with a series titled 'Anansi and the Worldwide Web'. Her play Kambule is performed annually at the opening of Carnival celebrations and in 2021 was made into a short film directed by Maya Cozier.