Robert Bové is a poet, writer and editor.  His latest book is The UFOs of October (2003: iUniverse, Inc., Lincoln, NE), an often picaresque account of, among many, his adventures chasing UFOs in Central America for the National Enquirer and tending 60 head of cattle in West Virginia. Told with humor and pathos, the five poem cycles contained in UFOs each employ autobiography and fiction, prose and drama, and are related by psyche, style, tone—and narrative speed.

Michael Allen, writing in The Circle Magazine, says the poems in UFOs are “brilliant in their irony”:

“Reading The UFOs of October provides a jolt to the reader whose expectations for contemporary poetry have been dulled by countless volumes of pseudo-experimental or boring confessional poetry. For one thing, Robert Bové can tell a damn good story. For another, Bové’s stories are strange without being kitschy or trite, as well as poetic without losing a colorful narrative voice.”

Steve Martinovich, writing in Enter Stage Right, says UFOs is "Marvelous!":

"The UFOs of October is an entertaining and insightful look at life and shows Robert Bové to be an excellent poet who can combine humor and sensitivity. The poems covering his job reporting on UFOs in Honduras is the most entertaining but the whole work stands on its own as a solid achievement."

His readers describe Bové as having a "wicked wit" (critic/author David Castronovo) and the "gift for narrative" (poet Allen Ginsberg). Seattle Times columnist Hans Zeiger says of Bové’s 9/11 poem cycle, " The 9/11 poems are very moving. They each recall different aspects of the dreadful and surreal moments of that September day. 9/11 will surely be a point of focus for the arts in our time, and poetry like yours will be remembered for generations to come." Cleveland Plain Dealer book editor Karen Sandstrom notes, referring to a poem in that cycle, "Robert Bové turns a nice phrase in 'Unabandoned,' where he considers that 'to suffer a loss is not to be / at a loss. It is to be / in loss.'"

The UFOs of October ― by turns roguish and righteous ―brings all these qualities and more to bear.

Bové’s writing has appeared online at National Review and The Wall Street Journal and in print in both Exquisite Corpse anthologies, among scores of publications. Poems from UFOs have been published online and in print in 13 journals including The Louisiana Review (Louisiana State University-Easton) and Sniper Logic (University of Colorado-Boulder).