Berryman's "Collected Poems--1937-1971", edited and introduced by Charles Thornbury, was published in 1989. Robert Giroux decided to omit "The Dream Songs" from the collection. In his review of the "Collected Poems", Edward Hirsch said of this decision, "It is obviously practical to continue to publish the 385 dream songs separately, but reading the "Collected Poems" without them is a little like eating a seven-course meal without a main course." Hirsch also wrote that, "["Collected Poems" features] a thorough nine-part introduction and a chronology as well as helpful appendixes that include Berryman's published prefaces, notes and dedications; a section of editor's notes, guidelines and procedures; and an account of the poems in their final stages of composition and publication."