Tony Hanes

Anthony Chavon Hanes (born July 14, 1975) is an African American Author from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Tony "Anthony" was first published in a 1998 Anthology entitled Guided Voices and has since released two books of his own. An Abstract World Vol.1 A Series of Short Poems (2006) and An Abstract World Vol.2 Emotions (2007) both consist of short stories, poetry, and haiku. Hanes as been noted as being a very diverse writer who touches a variety of topics such as Religion, Passion, Love, Social Issues, Erotica, and History.

Writing influences: Anthony Hanes has been cited during online interviews and bloggings that Robert Frost, Dante Alighieri, Langston Hughes, William Shakespeare, Nikki Giovanni, and other members of the Dead Poets Society and Harlem Renaissance influence him most in regard to literature. Anthony Hanes is also known to be musically influenced by Sade, Marvin Gaye, Tupac Shakur, Pat Benatar, Prince, Hall & Oates, Miles Davis, Nas, and Rakim.

Notable Poems and Short Stories:

1. "The Greatest Poem Ever Told" (Vol.2)2. "Your Face Is A Mystery" (Vol.1)3. "A Sickness Without A Cure" (Vol.2)4. "1977" (Vol.2)5. "24 Hour Seat" (Vol.1)6. "Myspace Dating" (Vol.2)7. "Queen of Sorrow" (Vol.1)8. "Jesus" (Vol.2)9. "Writing" (Vol.2)10. "Harlem: Dream Deferred Part 2"11. "Vagina"12. "M.E.D.I.C.A.T.I.O.N"