Books of poetry should be a pleasure to hold and read. To enrich readers' experience, The Contemporary Classics Poetry series prints the best of today's works in beautiful hardback editions. The four poets that start the series are emerging stars that brilliantly point the way in language and imagery for generations to come. Jack Myers is the author of seven collections of poetry, including As Long As You're Happy, the winner of the 1985 National Poetry Series open competition. He is the director of creative writing at Southern Methodist University and a faculty member of Vermont College's low-residency MFA program.