Charles E. Butler
Charles Edward Butler (July 9, 1908 – July 13, 1981) was an American poet.
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Charles E. Butler
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- Charles Edward Butler
- Occupation
- Poet
- Died
- 1981
- Nationality
- United States
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship
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• Name — Charles Edward Butler • Occupation — Poet • Genre — Poetry
Life
Life
He was born in Denver, Colorado and graduated from the University of Colorado and the University of Chicago Graduate Library School. He served in the United States Army Air Forces in England in World War II where he wrote poetry. He was a staff sergeant. He went on to be a librarian at Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia. His work appeared in The Atlantic, Poetry, Yank.
Works
Works
• Cut is the branch, etc., Yale University Press, 1945
Anthologies
Anthologies
• The Best from Yank the Army Weekly, World Publishing Co., Editors of Yank, 1945
Awards
• 1945 Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition for "Cut Is the Branch" • 1951 Guggenheim Fellow
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- 1.Yale University Press. Firsts: 100 Years of Yale Younger Poets. 108. 10.12987/9780300249644-042.
- 2.Commonwealth of Virginia Certificate of Death, Charles Edward Butler. Department of Health-Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics-Richmond. 1981-07-20.
- 3.Charles Edward Butler Harper's Magazine.
- 4.Monroe, Harriet. Poetry. Poetry Foundation. 1944-01-01.
- 5.Charles Edward Butler - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
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