The Song of Everything: A Poet's Exploration of South Carolina's State Parks

Glenis Redmond is the First Poet Laureate of Greenville, South Carolina. She is a 2023 Poet Laureate Fellow selected by the American Academy of Poets and has published six books of poetry. Glenis received the highest arts award in South Carolina, the Governor's Award and was inducted into the South Carolina Academy of Authors in 2022. "The Listening Skin" was shortlisted for the Open Pen America Award and the Julie Suk award. She is a speaker for the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) US and has presented in Muscat, Oman in 2016 and for students in Guatemala and El Salvador virtually for Juneteenth in 2023. Glenis is a mother of twin daughters Amber and Celeste. She is a Grandmother (Gaga) to Julian, Paisley and Quinn. Glenis believes poetry is the mouth that speaks when all other mouths are silent.