Marsh Poems — and Other Southern Verses

For more than sixty years, South Carolina poet Paul Stroud Grimsley has turned to poetry to make sense of the world around him and honor the people and places that have shaped his life.

Marsh Poems — and Other Southern Verses is a poetry collection rooted in the South Carolina coast, bringing together Southern poetry about love, family, friendship, faith, loss, memory, and reflection. Grimsley finds inspiration in the salt marshes and beaches, waterways and gardens, changing seasons, and quiet moments of everyday life.

From the Carolina coast to the people closest to him, these intimate and deeply personal poems celebrate the connections that endure: to the places we call home, the people we love, and the memories we carry with us.

Now living in Garden City Beach, Grimsley continues to draw inspiration from the South Carolina landscape. Marsh Poems — and Other Southern Verses gathers more than sixty years of his poetry in one collection.

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Available October 20, 2026, from Evening Post Books.