Billy Childish's Army

Pictured right and below is Billy Childish's Army, a pre-production formation of his poem booklet for the Poems-For-All Series. The pictures were taken Sunday afternoon (4/23) as I got booklets ready to be given to Billy Childish and to be distributed at his reading that evening at Old Ironsides. Childish got about 80 to do with as he pleases; 120 were dispensed to the audience. Another 200 didn't get made in time and are now being set about by myself and others.

Tim Foster who helped bring Childish to Sacramento is also largely responsible for securing the poem from Childish for publication in the series.

The cover art incorporates Childish's own artwork. On the front cover is a self portrait taken from his painting titled, The Potential Pyschopath II (2005). On the back cover are elements of his painting, Burning in Water Drowning in Flame (1982), named after the Charles Bukowski book pictured in the original painting (but not on this PFA cover.)