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

Life[edit]

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 to 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Award[edit]

• 2004 William Carlos Williams Award

Works[edit]

• "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.
• "Prayer" in Lines + Stars literary journal http://www.linesandstars.com/spring-2014/anthony-butts/prayer/

Anthologies[edit]

• 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[edit]

External links[edit]

• "Healing Words: An Interview with Poet Anthony Butts", Absolute write