"Tying the Song" presents a generous selection of work from thirty poets. Some are on their way to a first collection, others exploring what might lie beyond the success of individual poems. All of them offer, not only an abundance of talent, but the delight of fully achieved poems and the presence of an individual voice. In its variety of style, tone, length and subject matter, "Tying the Song" is an invitation to enjoy the contrasts and follow the distinctive threads in a vivid spectrum of new writing, whether it falls within current fashions or dares to strike out beyond.