Beneath the Bright Palmetto Moon: Poems About Nature and Life on the South Carolina Coast Paperback – February 6, 2026

Fall in love with coastal life in this poetic homage to the South Carolina Lowcountry.As a very small child, Danny Willcutt moved with his family to Charleston, South Carolina where his father was stationed in the U.S. Navy. Growing up, he would roam the woods, creeks, marshes, and beaches of the Lowcountry, where hunting, fishing, shrimping, and crabbing became the way of life. So much so, he never left, marrying and raising his own family in his beloved coastal community.Beneath the Bright Palmetto Moon is Willcutt's second book of poetry highlighting the natural wonders of the South Carolina coast. Reflecting Willcutt's love of nature and coastal life, his latest poetry collection embodies the extraordinary ebb and flow of life surrounding the sea and the brackish waters of the South Carolina Lowcountry. Filled with poignant anecdotes of daily life peppered with wholesome family memories, his poems transport you to simpler times, offering a restorative stroll under a bright palmetto moon, breathing in the salt air as you are lulled by the hum of dragonflies.A poetic homage to Lowcountry coastal life, Beneath the Bright Palmetto Moon will inspire you to slow down and experience the breathtaking beauty of the South Carolina coast. Read more