Raegan Butcher. Courtesy Raegan Butcher.
| Raegan Butcher | |
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| Born |
January 15, 1969 Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Occupation | Poet, vocalist, film director, actor |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1991– |
| Genres | Poetry, prison literature |
| Literary movement | Punk literature |
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Raegan Butcher (born January 15, 1969) is an American poet and underground cult figure.[1] He is known for his association with the anarchist collective CrimethInc.
Life[]
According to a CrimethInc. biography, Butcher was born in Seattle, Washington and moved to Snohomish, Washington in his youth.[2] He lives in Seattle.
In 1991, he published his 1st written work: a chapbook of poetry titled "End Of The World Graffiti".[1] Three years later, in 1995, he appeared in a Seattle independent film titled The Year Of My Japanese Cousin.[3]
In 1996, Butcher was arrested and convicted for 1st-degree robbery and sentenced to 8 years in prison.[2] 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his sentence, he wrote the poems that would make up Stone Hotel, along with numerous screenplays and other currently unpublished works.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.[3] Clamor identified Stone Hotel as among CrimethInc.'s best work, calling it a "great start" for Butcher and "commendable in many ways".[4] In the early summer of 2005 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).[3] 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.[5]
Writing[]
Butcher has named, among others, Leonard Cohen,[6] Billy Childish,[7] Edward Bunker[2], and Charles Bukowski as influences.
Publications[]
- End of the World Graffiti (chapbook). Seattle, WA: Boring Books, 1991.
- Stone Hotel: Poems from prison. Olympia, WA: CrimethInc., 2003.
- Rusty String Quartet: Poems. Olympia, WA: CrimethInc., 2005.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[8]
Audio / video[]
Raegan Butcher - Pale & Skinny - 07 - Outta My Head
Discography[]
- Pale and Skinny: 1986-1992 (2008)
Filmography[]
- The Year of My Japanese Cousin
- Gone Shooting (forthcoming, TBA)
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Raegan Butcher, Goodreads, Web, Jan. 19, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Stone Hotel at CrimethInc.com. Retrieved January 20, 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Raegan Butcher at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Clamor issue 21, July/August 2003. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ↑ Butcher Films official Myspace page
- ↑ Reagan Butcher official Myspace Page
- ↑ Butcher, Raegan (2005). Rusty String Quartet. CrimethInc. Workers Collective. ISBN 978-0-9709101-5-8.
- ↑ Search results = au:Raegan Butcher, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, June 16, 2013.
External links[]
- Audio / video
- Books
- Raegan Butcher at Amazon.com
- About
- About Raegan Butcher, Facebook
- Reagan Butcher Facebook page.
- Raegan Butcher Myspace Page.
- Raegan Butcher at the Internet Movie Database
- 20 Questions: Raegan Butcher interview, 2016
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