Butler, Guy

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Poets in the News
Poet Name
Butler, Guy
Given Name
Guy
Last Name
Butler
Date of Birth
21 January 1918
Biography
Guy Butler, born in South Africa in 1918, worked as the head of the English department at Rhodes University in Grahamstown until 1978. Butler edited the magazine of contemporary poetry "New Coin." He was also a renowned playwright.

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Education
Oxford University
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Place of Birth
South Africa, Cradock
Spatial Coverage
Cradock
Region
Southern Africa