Anthony Butts

Anthony Butts (born July 28, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American poet.

Life

He graduated from Wayne State University with a bachelor's degree, from Western Michigan University,[1] with an MFA, and University of Missouri with a PhD.[2]

He taught at the University of Dayton as well as Carnegie Mellon University.[3][4] He was married to journalist Leah Samuel (b. 1970) from 2004-2009.

Award

Works

  • "The Nut Gatherers", Poetry Society of American
  • The Golden Underground. Wayne State University Press. 2009. ISBN 978-0-8143-3389-1.
  • Little Low Heaven. New Issues/Western Michigan University. 2003. ISBN 978-1-930974-26-5.
  • The Next Generation (CMU Press, 2000)
  • Evolution. Sutton Hoo Press. 1998.
  • Fifth Season. New Issues Press, Western Michigan University. 1997. ISBN 978-0-932826-53-4.

Anthologies

  • Ed Ochester, ed. (2007). American poetry now: Pitt poetry series anthology. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 978-0-8229-4310-5.
  • Melba Joyce Boyd, M. L. Liebler, eds. (2001). "Detroit, City of Straits". Abandon automobile : Detroit city poetry 2001. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-2810-1.
  • Michael Delp, Conrad Hilberry, Josie Kearns, eds. (2000). "Angels". New poems from the third coast: contemporary Michigan poetry. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 978-0-8143-2797-5.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2004/0404/0304-357.html
  2. ↑ http://arc.psu.edu/databases/pennsylvania-black-writers/the-writers/anthony-butts/life-and-work%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  3. ↑ http://www.pw.org/content/anthony_butts_1
  4. ↑ http://www.cmu.edu/cmnews/011205/011205_voices.html
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