The Ashtray with William Taylor Jr

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."