Charles Edward Butler (July 9, 1908 – July 13, 1981)[1][2] was an American poet.
Charles Edward Butler | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Poetry |
Life
editHe 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.[1]
Awards
edit- 1945 Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition for "Cut Is the Branch"
- 1951 Guggenheim Fellow[5]
Works
edit- Cut is the branch, etc., Yale University Press, 1945
Anthologies
edit- The Best from Yank the Army Weekly, World Publishing Co., Editors of Yank, 1945 "Lullaby". reprint. Kessinger Publishing. 2005. ISBN 978-1-4191-2012-1.
References
edit- ^ a b Firsts: 100 Years of Yale Younger Poets. Yale University Press. p. 108. doi:10.12987/9780300249644-042.
- ^ "Commonwealth of Virginia Certificate of Death, Charles Edward Butler". Department of Health-Bureau of Vital Records and Statistics-Richmond. 1981-07-20. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ "Charles Edward Butler | Harper's Magazine". Archived from the original on 2011-11-19. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
- ^ Monroe, Harriet (1944-01-01). Poetry. Poetry Foundation.
- ^ "Charles Edward Butler - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-12-16.