To readers of Poetry Monday: Our Poetry Editor, Irene Willis, is on book leave and will be back when her current project is finished.

Meanwhile, keep reading poetry.  She recommends these:

The Black Bear Inside Me
             by Robin Becker

Losers Dream On
             by Mark Halliday

Another Way to Play:
           Poems 1960-2017
             by Michael Lally

The Best American Poetry
             2018, Guest-edited by
Dana Goia;  Series Editor,
David Lehman

and says, “That ought to keep you busy for awhile.  If possible, have a happy October and get outdoors.”