Raegan Butcher

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name = Raegan Butcher


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birthdate = birthdate and age|1969|1|15|mf=y
birthplace = Seattle, Washington, United States
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occupation = Poet, vocalist, director, actor
nationality = American
period = 1991–
genre = Poetry, prison literature
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movement =Punk literature
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Genre = Punk rock
influences = Leonard Cohen, Billy Childish, Charles Bukowski, Edward Bunker
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website = http://raeganbutchermedia.org/default.aspx

Raegan Butcher (born January 15, 1969) is an American poet and singer. He is known for his association with the anarchist collective CrimethInc., who published his first two books of poetry, "Stone Hotel" and "Rusty String Quartet". According to a CrimethInc. biography, Butcher was born in Seattle, Washington and moved to Snohomish, Washington in his youth." [http://www.crimethinc.com/books/sh.html Stone Hotel] " at CrimethInc.com. Retrieved January 20, 2008.] In 1991, he published his first written work: a chapbook of poetry titled "End Of The World Graffiti". Three years later, in 1995, he appeared in a Seattle independent film titled "The Year Of My Japanese Cousin."imdb name|id=0124705|name=Raegan Butcher]

In 1996, Butcher was arrested and convicted for first degree robbery and sentenced to eight years in prison. During his sentence, he wrote the poems that would make up "Stone Hotel", along with numerous screenplays and other currently unpublished works. He was released on March 17, 2003. "Clamor" identified "Stone Hotel" as among CrimethInc.'s best work, calling it a "great start" for Butcher and "commendable in many ways". ["Clamor" issue 21, July/August 2003. Retrieved 2008-01-20.] Butcher has named, among others, Leonard Cohen, [ [http://www.myspace.com/538330 Reagan Butcher official Myspace Page] ] Billy Childish, [cite book |last=Butcher |first=Raegan |title=Rusty String Quartet |publisher=CrimethInc. Workers Collective |year=2005 |isbn=9780970910158 ] Charles Bukowski, and Edward Bunker as influences. In the early summer of 2005 Raegan Butcher lived in Cuernavaca.

In January 2008, Scissor Press released an album titled "Pale & Skinny: 1986 – 1992", consisting of ten songs Butcher sang with his punk rock group Pale & Skinny (which he formed when he was a teenager). Aside from writing and music, Butcher is also interested in film directing. Raegan Butcher has two companies, PNS Productions and Butcher Films, which is currently producing a film titled Gone Shooting. [ [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=157069697 Butcher Films official Myspace page] ]

He currently resides in Rain City, Washington.

Books

*"End of the World Graffiti (chapbook)" (1991)
*"Stone Hotel" (2003)
*"Rusty String Quartet" (2005)
*"Avant Garde Graveyard" (forthcoming, TBA)
*"Psychedelic Knucklehead" (forthcoming, TBA)

Discography

*"Pale and Skinny: 1986-1992" (2008)

Filmography

*"The Year of My Japanese Cousin"
*"Gone Shooting" (forthcoming, TBA)

ee also

* List of American poets

References

External links

* [http://raeganbutchermedia.org/default.aspx Official Website]
* [http://raeganbutcher.com/index.html Previous Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/raeganbutcherofficialpage Official Myspace Page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/538330 Personal Myspace Page]
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* [http://profiles.friendster.com/165525 Official Friendster Profile]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A17UMIEH0APRNU Official Amazon.com profile]
* [http://slingshot.tao.ca/displaybi.php?0082027 Slingshot! review of Stone Hotel]
* [http://video.aol.com/video-detail/white-bread-5lb-hole-wt-guest-vocalist-raegan-butcher/4041805730 American Online videos of Raegan Butcher playing with 5lb Hole]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=157069697 Butcher Films]
* [http://www.reelviews.net/movies/y/year.html reelviews.net review of "The Year of My Japanese Cousin"]