Raegan Butcher

Poet, novelist, punk rock singer, actor, former prisoner and underground cult figure, Raegan Butcher was born in Seattle on January 15th 1969 but moved to rural Snohomish, WA when he was nine. His first collection of poetry,End of the World Graffiti, was published in 1991. In 1994, he appeared in the Seattle indie film "The Year Of My Japanese Cousin." Two years later he was convicted of armed robbery and spent seven years in prison, during which time he composed the poems that would appear in his next highly regarded book of poetry, Stone Hotel, published in 2003. Two years later, while living in Cuernavaca, Mexico, he produced another book of poetry,Rusty String Quartet. A life-long horror and science fiction fan, Butcher is also the author of the sci-fi horror novels Siege of Station 19 (Necro 2014) and Chupacabra Chronicles (Thunderstorm 2014). This year will see the release of a new book of poems, Brawl At The Poets Cafe (Binary 2016) as well as Fury of the Chupacabras (Necro 2016) and Revolt of the Chupacabras (Necro 2016). He lives in the Pacific Northwest with three ferrets, two dogs, and a cat who enjoys waking him at three in the morning.