More than seventy poetry collections have appeared in the Contemporary Poetry Series in its past twenty years. Begun by Edited by Bin Ramke since 1984, the series publishes the work of both emerging and mid-career poets, including such innovative and influential figures as C.D. Wright, Mark McMorris, Terese Svoboda, and Albert Goldbarth. The many honors won by series volumes include the National Book Critics Circle Award, Norma Farber First Book Award, and the Witter Bynner Poetry Prize. The Contemporary Poetry Series Join us in celebrating the many achievements--and the promising future--of one of the country's oldest and most prestigious poetry series. As a hummingbird beats its wings so that it might be still to feed on a flower the poet concludes, "The equation keeps balancing out, and / I'm drawn to how it does not settle." Aware of the difficulty of loving the world while feeding upon it, the poems of "Dwelling Song hope vision is levity as they press language to make sight and song. Whether from the voice of a hunter, shepherd, farmer, or bugle-blowing boy on a city street, the song recognizes that moving forward necessitates turning one's back.