William Gilmore Simms Comments

A much overlooked Man of Letters that helped shape American literature.

With the advent of the Civil War, SC Poet Laureate Simms was a prominent young poets in the Antebellum South. The thrust of his poetry was initially romantic. Despite all of the distractions & recriminations, i.e.-barbaric burning of his 10,000 vol. personal library by Union soldiers, Simms should be recognized as a very talented American Poet.

Wow.....I loved this guys poems..even though it was a little weird

Wow! He is the guy......and great notations