Rob Taylor is a California native currently living in Toronto. He is the author of The Irreducible Primary: A Dialogue on Nature, Spirituality, and the Human Condition.
I am an author, poet, and photographer; a California native, now living in Toronto. I am also a Marine Corps veteran, former law enforcement officer, and a two-time cancer survivor. I maintain a disciplined vegan lifestyle and adhere to an intense physical training regimen.
Over several decades, I have traveled to numerous countries and experienced many cultures including Japan, Okinawa, Belize, the Philippines, Mexico, England, Scotland, South Africa, the Netherlands, Canada, and Israel.
My spiritual journey began as a young child, full of questions and observations, and spanned fifty years through present day. I have participated in and examined nearly every religion and spiritual methodology. I'm the author of The Irreducible Primary which is available at Amazon, all other eBook sellers, and major book retailers throughout North America. My second book, Noesis, is nearing completion.
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An Eighty Poem Journey into Spiritual Relativity
Noesis is a socio-spiritual based collection of poetry that challenges our attitudes toward current global issues related to politics, religion, government, and society.
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Noesis is a collection of eighty poems (23 originally from my first book) that explore spirituality in the context of human conduct we observe every day, through direct participation, or via our five senses. Each poem will manifest some form of energy within the reader depending on individual perspectives.
The poetry does not speak of anyone in particular, but each reader will identify with some aspect of the poem. In a spiritual context, poetry is an expression of the soul for both the writer and the reader. It's only the point of view that changes.
The value to the reader is enhanced if my previous book, The Irreducible Primary, is read first. This is because a mindset is established that continues to resonate with Noesis. Of course, reading the first book is not a prerequisite.
The poems will not be structured into chapters. Instead, the poems will flow from one to another between short, relevant original quotes. The quotes will always occupy the facing page to the poem.
I think forewords can be beneficial to a book. A neurosciences academic wrote the foreword for my first book. I have a couple people in mind to write the foreword for Noesis. I will write the introduction.
Below is an example of the structure.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Introduction
Poems
The Remnant
Recklessness
Distant Mirage
Toil
Dormancy
Emancipated
Tranquil Waters
Whispers
Cataclysm
A total of eighty poems will be included.
While this book is written for everyone, those most receptive will be spiritual seekers, social activists, environmentalists, nature advocates, academics, those who have become dissatisfied with religious dogma and government ineptness.
Demand for spiritual books remains high and competitive with other popular genres.
K-Lytics (http://bit.ly/2BiDkWc) published the KDP top 2015 genres in daily sales volume.
According to Bookstr (http://bit.ly/2BgrhZb), overall sales revenue ranking for 2016 also indicates the continuing demand for spiritual based reading.
The following promotion strategy is anticipated for Noesis
· 2-week Book Pre-Launch Promotion
24-hour eBook giveaway via Twitter and email campaign
Daily blog entries with book teaser videos
Daily Twitter, Facebook, email, and Instagram ads and videos
Daily YouTube book teaser videos
Third party (paid) Twitter and email campaigns
Start third-party book review campaign
60 day Post-Launch Marketing
Daily blog entries with book teaser videos
Extended third-party book review campaign
Third party (paid) Twitter and email campaigns
Daily Twitter, Facebook, email, and Instagram ads and videos
6 Month Promotion Schedule
Daily Twitter, Facebook, email, and Instagram ads and videos
Third party (paid) Twitter and email campaigns
Daily blog entries with book teaser videos
Professional Editorial Book Reviews
Also, there will be eBook promotion events that include leveraging both of my books in combination to increase exposure and sales.
Competing books (both spiritual poetry and spiritual non-poetry) that discuss similar aspects of spirituality are as follows:
· The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, by Eckhart Tolle, Publisher: Namaste Publishing (August 19, 2004)
· The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, by Don Miguel Ruiz, Publisher: Publisher: Amber-Allen Publishing (November 7, 1997)
· The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, by Dalai Lama, Publisher: Publisher: Avery (September 20, 2016)
· The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now, by Thich Nhat Hanh, Publisher: HarperOne (June 6, 2017)
· The Poetry of Impermanence, Mindfulness, and Joy, by John Brehm, Publisher: Wisdom Publications (June 6, 2017)
· The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry, by Stephen Mitchell, Publisher: HarperCollins e-books; Reprint edition (January 25, 2011)
· A Year with Rumi: Daily Readings, by Coleman Barks, Publisher: HarperCollins e-books (October 13, 2009)
· Small Stones from the River: Meditations and Micropoems, by Kat Lehmann and Subhashini Chandramani, Publisher: 29 Trees Press (July 8, 2017)
The primary difference between my writing, and many competing books, is the direct and sometimes uncomfortable method by which I address spirituality and human conduct. The human species has an immense responsibility for balancing all aspects of creation, but the dynamics of that responsibility are not sufficiently understood.
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My inner dialog is restless
For peace stays distant while
The winds grow cold
I am aging and struggle
With neglects to nature as soul
Retreats to ten mountains
Thoughts surrender to
Silence and words of ancient
Ones who walked this path
Transformation hesitates
On my hindered consciousness
I am not a butterfly
Dust
I ponder winters past, but
Seasons are vague as fine dust
That never settles and each
Drifting particle carries
Fragments of light until the
Inevitable scattering by
Stoic winds, reminding me
Of wildflowers and my own fragility
Before I scaled Ten Mountains
Retrospect
Quantifying bliss we
Postulate happiness and
Depict successes
With cold-hearted
Dismissal of mass child
Starvation lingering
Like an unwanted
Afterthought for time
Is better spent
Defending dogs and
Such although our children
Pose higher value as
A cheap labor option
Which can be problematic
For supply is often
Undercut by demands
To fill expanding growth
Of sex slave markets
And only those
Under twelve will qualify
To service predatory
Cowards who stalk
The innocence of youth
While in retrospect
We question what could
Have been done differently to
Better hide our disregard
My soul is mounting
A counter-insurgency to
Overthrow passé dicta
Of Implied covenants
Vainly erected in liminal
Spaces of a failed
Détente where arrogant
Frauds would exile nature to
Subservience and force
The closure of ancient
Doors that once invited me
Within a hidden place
To contemplate the
Sentient montage of inferred
Futures heretofore never
Dreamt except in visions
Of genius by bohemian minds
Immune to sanctimony
Governments tangle with
Palettes and canvas rendering
Depictions of démodé
Borderlands that compel
Illusions of freedom while
Shrewdly marketing
Servitude as patriotism
Where free speech is only
Free when subjected
To suppressive scrutiny by
Soi-disant moralists who drive
The mocking chants against
Those not so convinced the
Charades of equality should be
Tolerated as agreeable norms
When our minds and dignity
Are surrendered in allegiance
To colored rags with a
Commanded reverence usually
Reserved for gods, as though such
Symbolism is not perishable
Ancient ways speak
Of future times, never
Closer than a moment
Elusive as the
Mirage that beckons
Me with treasure
But my idleness
Hinders entry to
The denary existence
Now I take the vows
Of toil as though
I were a samurai
Benevolence finds
Me and I am no longer
My own adversary
Sharing another poem from Noesis.
Paladin
I have met darkness in a
Life burdened by prevailing
Intrudes of accumulating
Doubts that precipitate
Pretentious eternities and ...
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on Feb. 16, 2018, 10:58 a.m.
I do not often buy books but I love your work. I eagerly anticipate the arrival of your books! Keep up your great outlooks and insights.