Glenis Redmond
Glenis Redmond
Glenis Redmond is Greenville, South Carolina’s inaugural Poet Laureate and a 2025 recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest civilian honor. This award is bestowed by the Governor in recognition of a lifetime of extraordinary achievement, service, and contributions on a national or statewide scale. She received the 2025 Highlights Foundation Inspire Scholarship and is a Baldwin Fellow (2024–2025). In 2023, she was selected as a Poet Laureate Fellow by the Academy of American Poets. Glenis has also been named a Citizen Diplomat by the Jonathan Green Maritime Cultural Center. Glenis earned her B.A. from Erskine College, her M.F.A. in poetry from Warren Wilson College, and is a Cave Canem alumna.
Ebone Lockett: Harvesting Humanity
PBS NC
As part of the April 11 event, PBS NC will join as a community partner to provide a fun, family-friendly event featuring hands-on activities, interactive learning stations, and PBS KIDS-themed experiences. This program will empower families in the Charlotte community with tools to support children’s development.