After by Jane Hirshfield, a "local"  CA. poet and one of the most esteemed in the U.S.

 

The Great Enigma by Tomas Transtromer, a Swedish poet, not well-known in the U.S., who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature (he didn't win).

 

At Seventy: A Journal by May Sarton, prolific poet, novelist and essayist.  Close observations about daily life with many hidden poems.

 

I often start my day at 5 a.m. by opening a book of poetry and reading a page or two.

 

Arlene L. Mandell

Santa Rosa, CA