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.

Noesis 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 spiritual, social, and political conditions commonplace in today’s global community.Rob Taylor’s poetry sharply captures how the widespread absence of spirituality is causative to conditions of child abuse, violence, and fail...

With fifty new, original poems, Northern Moons emerges as a continuum to Rob Taylor’s previous books. The spiritually-based essence of Taylor’s poetry speaks to the layers of consciousness that compose our soul. Each line is constructed (regardless of content or perceived context) as an inspiration for the reader to engage in a mindfulness approach to understanding the dynamics and worth of human influence across the spectrum of creation. The outcome of that effort is a greater ca...

“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...

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 ...

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.

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, Rob Taylor 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 eff...

Make the most of your next road trip with these essential tips and tricks for planning the ultimate epic adventure.During COVID-19, we’ve all had to find different ways to travel. From the disruptions of airlines to the possibility of many travel restrictions at your destination, the car has become a more attractive (and safer) option.One part Bushcraft 101 and one part vacation planning workbook, The Road Trip Survival Guide provides guid...

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...

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...

Rob Taylor invites you to accompany him on a hike through a range of nine of the mountains mentioned in the Bible. Not all of them are mountains – some are little more than hills – but as we enter into the stories of faith linked to each of them, they are indeed shown to be vast and high. These are "summits of the soul", each providing a metaphor for the call to the adventure of faith, and each serving to summon us to a deeper engagement with God.This hike through the mountains of ...