Allan Briesmaster is a freelance editor and publisher. His two most recent books are The Long Bond: Selected and New Poems (Guernica Editions, 2019) and Windfor (Ekstasis Editions, 2021). He has given readings and talks and organized literary events across Canada for many years, and currently runs his own small press, Aeolus House, specializing in limited-edition books of poetry. He lives in Thornhill, Ontario.