39 Poems

Objective: to collaboratively build, print, and release 39 Poems by Charles Butler.

Here is a summary of our initial thinking about how to make this happen using plan cruncher icons:

39 Poems was released in 2010.  Here are some details:

The Poet: Charles J. Butler was born in Brooklyn in 1958, and began his writing career at the age of eleven. He participated in the legendary downtown readings held by Emilie Glen in the 1970’s, read at the original Newyorican Poet’s Café, and was a part of a poet’s collective in Brooklyn called The Seventh Avenue Extension. The poetry of Charles J. Butler is powerful and intense. Su Polo filmed him at a Saturn Series Reading at Nightingale Lounge in NYC. Check it out:

39 Poems is available here.  It may be purchased as a pdf download for <USD2. Physical copies are available directly from the author. If you are a bookseller, and would like to place an order of 24+ pcs, contact No Shirt Press at gmail.   

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Highlights From 2010:
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39 Poems has recently been reviewed very favorably. Check it out!!! 
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No Shirt Press got off to a great start this year.  We successfully helped to translate Brooklyn-based poet Charles Butler's lifelong dedication to the art of verse into a seriously good book titled 39 Poems.   

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Since the release of 39 Poems in April, Charles has been able to offer his fans something tangible to take home with them after seeing one of his memorable New York City performances.  With distribution support from the independent Windsor Terrace neighborhood bookstore Babbo's Books, he has also been able to point his followers towards a local community hub of
literary excellence.
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Charles brought 39 poems to performances across New York City in 2010:

~ Literary Tuesday Events throughout the year at The Perch Cafe
(365 Fifth Avenue (between 5th and 6th streets) in Park Slope, Brooklyn.)

~ The Prarie Fire Jazz Poetry Series at the American Theater of Actors
(The American Theater of Actors, 314 W.54th Street, NYC 10019)
 

~ The Fez Art Cafe on August 30
(The Fez Art Cafe, 240 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215)
 

~ The Park Slope Poetry Project on November 2

(Park Slope Poetry Project, St. John-St. Matthew-Emanuel Lutheran Church, 283 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn NYC)


~ The Saturn Series reading at the Nightingale Lounge on November 8
(213 Second Avenue (NW Corner of 13th St. & 2nd Ave.) NYC 10003)

~ The Beat Hour at The Bowery Poetry Club on December 19.

(308 Bowery Between Houston and Bleecker, NYC)