Anthony Butts (born July 28, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American poet.
He graduated from Wayne State University with a bachelor's degree, from Western Michigan University, with an MFA, and University of Missouri with a PhD.
He taught at the University of Dayton as well as Carnegie Mellon University. He was married to journalist Leah Samuel (b. 1970) from 2004-2009.
2004 William Carlos Williams Award
"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.
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. CS1 maint: Uses editors parameter (link)
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. CS1 maint: Uses editors parameter (link)
