“One of America’s most important and influential poets” – Lawrence Welsh
“Todd Moore has revolutionized poetry with a style that is all his own: the stripped down line that leaves an electrical impulse of lyrical violence; the outlaw persona of one who leaves blood on the page; a visceral experience of life, death, and rebirth.” – Tony Moffeit
“DEAD RECKONING exposes a corrupt and fetishistic America that habitually reinvents its own endgame.” – John Macker
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DOING CARTWHEELS ON DOOMSDAY AFTERNOON – John Yamrus – Epic Rites Press
“A master of the minimalist poem and the understated wisecrack.” – Todd Moore
“His sharp mind nails the target every time.” – Rob Plath
“A master of using the ordinary in an extraordinary way.” – Milner Place
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CRUDELY MISTAKEN FOR LIFE – Wolfgang Carstens – Epic Rites Press
“Stunningly evocative.” – Tony Moffeit
“Uncovering the roots of madness, inhumanity and sorrow… This is poetry: rich, full and brimming with life.” – Jack Henry
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LAUGHING AT FUNERALS – David McLean – Epic Rites Press
“A contemporary book of the dead.” – Todd Moore
“Brutally accurate observations and merciless truth.” – Misti Rainwater-Lites
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FROSTBITTEN – Mark Walton – Epic Rites Press
“Mark Walton’s poems fizzle with energy and capture the modern gay experience in all its many guises.” - Paul Burston, author (Shameless, Star People, Lovers & Losers, The Gay Divorcee, etc) and journalist (Time Out, The Guardian, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent on Sunday, etc)
“I found Frostbitten lucid, harrowing and compelling. It’s a cogent and passionate first collection shot through with hard-won self-knowledge.” - Paul Magrs, author (Marked for Life, Never the Bride, Twin Freaks, Something Borrowed, Conjugal Rites, BBC Doctor Who series, etc)
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Epic Rites Press publications are available from Small Press Distribution, Amazon, Outlaw Poetry and Free Jazz Network, and the Epic Rites Bookstore.
“One of America’s most important and influential poets” – Lawrence Welsh
