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The Epic Rites reading series continues with Rob Plath, William Taylor Jr., John Dorsey, Jason Hardung and Wolfgang Carstens.

Tree Killer Ink is a monthly print lit magazine issued by Epic Rites Press. Monthly issues alternate between showcasing the work of one author and featuring the work of many authors. Authors whose work has been showcased so far are John Yamrus, Rob Plath and William Taylor Jr. Authors whose work has been featured in contributor issues include Rob Plath, John Yamrus, William Taylor Jr., John Dorsey, Jason Hardung, Dan Fante, Gerald Locklin, A.D. Winans, Catfish McDaris, Karl Koweski, Pablo Vision, Jack Henry, Lyn Lifshin, David Smith, M.J. Taylor, Frankie Metro, Marie Lecrivain, Wolfgang Carstens and many, many more. Join your hosts Rob Plath and Wolfgang Carstens as they open the phone lines and welcome Tree Killer Ink authors and readers. Authors whose work has appeared in any issue are welcome to phone in and read their work. Readers of Tree Killer Ink are welcome to phone in and read their favorite piece from any issue.

Join your hosts Rob Plath and Wolfgang Carstens as they welcome American author William Taylor Jr. Taylor's work is showcased in issue #6 of Tree Killer Ink: featuring 25 new poems, with an introduction by John Dorsey. For more information and ordering please visit the Epic Rites website at epicrites.org. Tonight William will read from issue #6, his newest book "The Hunger Season," as well as discuss his forthcoming short story collection, "An Age Of Monsters," which will be released in 2011 by Epic Rites Press.

Tree Killer Ink is an independent monthly print literature magazine published by Epic Rites Press. What started as an aggressive guerrilla marketing campaign across Canada and the United States has quickly spread into one of the most exciting "small" press magazines to happen in decades. Authors who have (or will) appear in Tree Killer Ink include Rob Plath, John Yamrus, Dan Fante, William Taylor Jr, Todd Moore, Gerald Locklin, John Dorsey, A.D. Winans, Catfish McDaris, John Macker, Lyn Lifshin - to name only a few! Well, we took the good word to the streets and now we're beaming Tree Killer Ink live across the airwaves. Join your hosts Rob Plath and Wolfgang Carstens for two hours of squeezing blood from the alphabet. The inaugural show will concentrate on the poetry of Rob Plath, whose work was showcased in issue #4. Put the kids to bed, uncork the wine and let the madness begin!

Join guest-host Wolfgang Carstens as he welcomes American author William Taylor Jr. Rarely, you stumble across a book of poetry that blows your mind and you think, “this is greatness,” and you wonder why the world hasn’t heard about the author and why his books aren’t sitting in the checkout aisle of every grocery store. “Here is a book of important truths,” you say, “... surely these words are as important as food, cigarettes and beer – these words have the power to heal, to end a hunger most of us know only too well but we cannot name.” William Taylor Jr’s new collection THE HUNGER SEASON (Sunnyoutside 2009) is one of these rare books. THE HUNGER SEASON demonstrates in no uncertain terms why William Taylor Jr has been called "one of the best poets of our generation" and why his voice is "one by which all others will need to be measured."