The Series
Launched in 2008, the Best Canadian Poetry Series features 50 Canadian poets annually, drawn from Canadian literary journals magazines. Each year, a distinguished guest editor (2008, Stephanie Bolster; 2009, A.F. Moritz) selects the poems based on their intellectual, artistic, or inventive merit; the editorial taste changing with each new volume.
With this series, readers – often baffled by proliferating poems and poets – can tap into the remarkable and ever-changing Canadian poetry scene, getting a bird’s eye view of the work being done on the ground.
Tightrope Books
Tightrope Books was established in January 2005 to bring a fresh take to Canadian literature by juxtaposing new and established writers, genres and cultures to build an inclusive list that represents the vitality of current Canadian literature.
We are dedicated to finding fresh voices to bring the word off the street, encouraging established writers to experiment with other genres or different ways of looking at their art, using innovative marketing techniques and striking design to make our books stand out from the crowd and supporting Canadian arts and artists in every way we can.
Tightrope Books is a writer-centric press with the writer being deeply involved in every aspect of publishing process, from cover design to marketing. We are determined to make the publishing experience one of cooperation and celebration for both the writer and the publisher. Each book is treated like the unique culturally and personally significant event that it is.