Glenis Redmond is grounded in many worlds as a Poet, Teaching Artist, and Imagination Activist. Glenis Redmond is the First Poet Laureate of Greenville, South Carolina and has authored 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. lenis is an Army Veteran Reservist. She is living with cancer and was diagnosed with Stage 3 Multiple Myeloma in July of 2019. Glenis is a cancer advocate, as she works to help improve the lives of people living with cancer. Her motto is Bloom Anyhow.