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

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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 to 2009.[ citation needed ]

Award

Works

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