Publications

Books
Nothing Is So Lovely (Finishing Line Press, 2016)
Royal Crown (Wild Leek Press, 2014)

Poetry – First Publication
Still: The Journal (Fall 2016 Issue), “I Was Born Old.”
One Sentence Poems (April 23, 2015), “Today.”
The Pikeville Review (Spring 2015 Issue), “Still Life.”
One (Issue 4), “Dear Seymour.” 
Prime Number Magazine (Prime Decimals 67.2), “White Wire” (poem and comment)
Eclectica Magazine (Volume 18, Number 4), “Clocks: No Time for a Funeral.”
Paragraph Planet (featured September 13, 2014), “A golden spider.”
Silver Birch Press (Celebrity Free Verse Series), “Prince’s Self-Portrait as Memory.”
Pure Coincidence Magazine (Issue 2), “The Big Picture.”
Clamor (2014 Issue), “Marina del Rey,” “The Box.”
RiverLit (100 Word Challenge), “Elephants.”
Silver Birch Press (April Fool’s Day Erasure Poetry Series), “Perfection,” “The Schoolhouse.”
3Elements Review (Volume 1, Number 3), “The History Books.”
Silver Birch Press (Valentine’s Day Erasure Poetry Project), “Yes.”
Dirty Chai (Issue Two: Adventureland), “Take the Nearest Detour.”
About Place Journal (Volume 2, Issue 3: The Future of Water), “Utah.” 
3Elements Review (Volume 1, Number 1), “Rite of Passage.”
Eclectica Magazine (Volume 17, Number 4), “Ariadne Asks Daedalus for a Map.”

Poetry – Anthologies & Reprints
The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume IX: Virginia (Texas Review Press, 2022).
The Anthology of Appalachian Writers: Nikki Giovanni Volume VIII (Shepherd University, 2016).
20th Anniversary Best Poetry Anthology (Eclectica Magazine, 2016).
Silver Birch Press (Where I Live Poetry & Photography Series), “Take the Nearest Detour.”
NOIR Erasure Poetry Anthology (Volume 5) (Silver Birch Press, 2013).
Storm Cycle: The Best of Kind of a Hurricane Press (Kind of a Hurricane Press, 2013), “Narcissus.”
 In Gilded Frame (Kind of a Hurricane Press, 2013), “Narcissus,” “The Kiss.”

Selected Interviews
Mountain Song & Story with Toni Doman, WBCM 100.1 FM Radio Bristol, October 2019.
“Poetry lover becomes a publisher,” Smyth County News & Messenger (Vol. 133, No. 4), March 2017.

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Literature Reviews & Interviews Conducted
Review of Adrian Blevins’ Appalachians Run Amok for James Dickey Review (Vol. 34)
Interview with Douglas Kearney for Lunch Ticket (Issue 5)
Interview with Camille T. Dungy for Lunch Ticket (Issue 4)

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Music & Film Reviews
As a freelance writer and editor, Butler has written hundreds of music and TV/film reviews, including a column showcasing and interviewing rising indie music artists at former online music magazine BeatCrave. 

– Selected Interviews
Interview with Rival Sons for BeatCrave
Interview with Thom Smith of Beijing for BeatCrave
Interview with Robert Jon & The Wreck for BeatCrave
Interview with Brian Buckley for BeatCrave
Interview with Vanessa Carlton for BeatCrave
Interview with Joy Valencia for BeatCrave
Interview with Y LUV for BeatCrave
Interview with Jason Spooner for BeatCrave

– Selected Album Reviews
Falcao & Monashee: Fools
Bearfish: Hosta 
Madlife: Angry Sonnets for the Soul 
Courtship: Eve Remixes
Kasabian: Velociraptor
Pearl: Reflection
The Chemical Brothers: Further
Sylvia Tosun: Above All
Eminem: Recovery

– Selected TV Reviews
Castle (Seasons 3 & 5)
Glee (Season 2)
The Big Bang Theory (Season 6)
True Blood (Season 5)
Weeds (Season 6)