In 2002, Nightwood published Where the Words Come From: Canadian Poets in Conversation, a successful first-of-its-kind collection of interviews with literary luminaries like Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Margaret Avison, Patrick Lane, Lorna Crozier and P.K. Page, conducted by “the younger generation” of poets of the day. Sixteen years later, What the Poets Are Doing brings together two younger generations of poets to engage in conversations with their peers on modern...

Scraps is Rob Taylor’s third poetry book and fourth overall. Taylor’s poetry is compelling in its examination of human relationships and the experiences that shape our perspectives. The dynamics underlying human conduct are easy prey for Taylor’s writing, exploring the influences of spiritual metaphysics, politics, religion, social injustice and love—spanning day-to-day human interactions that impact all of us. Ultimately, the poetry fleshes out our moment-to-moment choices that determine ...

“Spiritual” describes a human being who has evolved to some tangible level, as an energy force of unconditional love. “Spirituality” is the applied effort required for a human being to become spiritual, maturing the human being from the potential state to the expressed state, as a balancing force of energy." Rob Taylor, The Irreducible PrimaryWith fifty new, original poems, Northern Moons emerges as a continuum to Rob Taylor's previous books, The Irreducib...

“Spirituality is present solely because human beings exist. The synthesis of spirituality (the energy force of unconditional love) is the extraordinary purpose of the human species.” Rob Taylor, The Irreducible PrimaryNoesis takes readers through a transcendent journey into the substratum of our collective consciousness serving as a poetic complement to Rob Taylor's first book, The Irreducible Primary. In unison, these fifty poems boldly engage contentious...

Buyers have changed. Dan Wilder had to change with them. Selling Lubricants Smarter is a story-driven, field-tested guide to winning in a buyer-led world. Written for account managers and technical sellers across base oils, finished lubricants and greases. It follows Dan, a seasoned seller whose reliable old playbook stalls after COVID. When deals slow, inboxes go quiet and price becomes the only conversation, Dan confronts the gap between how he sells and how buy...

The Philosophy of VeritismBeyond Religion. Beyond Atheism. Toward Reality.We live in an age of illusions - religious promises without evidence, ideologies built on empty slogans, and relativism that reduces truth to opinion. But what if there was another way?The Philosophy of Veritism introduces a groundbreaking new system of thought: a philosophy of alignment with reality itself.Veritism is not a religion, for it requires no faith.

���� The Prince Of PicoLife, Los Angeles and an Unexpected JourneyIs a story of transformation, survival, and the pursuit of something greater in a city that never stops moving.Now available in this Deluxe Special Edition, The Prince Of Pico takes you deeper than ever before-featuring a curated collection of black and white photos and visual moments that bring Rob Taylor's unforgettable journey to life.Set in the heart of early 2000s Los Angeles, this raw an...

Mastering The Art of Mindful Thinking: A Self Help Guide to Overcome Your OverthinkingWelcome to "Mastering the Art of Mindful Thinking," a self-help course designed to help you overcome overthinking and regain control of your thoughts. In this course, we will explore the unique skill of stopping overthinking and tap into the power you already possess.Through practical exercises and techniques, you will learn to clear your mind of baseless thoughts and replace them with fac...

“It makes no sense. You would be strangers / if not for this.”In Strangers, Rob Taylor makes new the epiphany poem: the short lyric ending with a moment of recognition or arrival. In his hands, the form becomes not simply a revelation in words but, in Wallace Stevens' phrase, “a revelation in words by means of the words.” The epiphany here is not only the poet’s. It’s ours. A book about the songlines of memory and language and the ways in which they connec...

Annual collection of the long-running and well-respected series. Biblioasis acquired the series from TIghtrope in 2018, and it joins Best Canadian Stories and Best Canadian Essays under a comprehensive series showcasing the best writing in Canada across three genres.

This book is a must-read for those who are serious about spiritual growth. Our claims to a desire for spiritual advancement do not align with the intensity of the current global chaos. With The Irreducible Primary, RobTaylor unapologetically examines the stagnating relationship between spirituality, nature, and human conduct and the overall impact on human interactions.The Irreducible Primary challenges to our perspectives on spirituality. Our efforts are not effectively applied to...

Jesus didn't just endure the Cross, He embraced it! What did He see as He looked towards the Cross? What was in His heart as He suffered on the Cross?As we listen to the conversations at the Last Supper, and as we explore Jesus' words spoken from the Cross, we discover surprising new insights into the love, the character and the purpose of God.Rob Taylor's honest reflections on these currents of meaning invite each of us to embrace the Cross of Christ in a deeply personal w...