Today's poem is
"The Insomniac"
from Conduit
Charles Simic
is the author of the poetry collection Close to the Shore, published by Michigan State University Press. Her work has appeared in the Kenyon Review, Hotel Amerika, Delta Review, North American Review, North Dakota Quarterly, Brooklyn Review, and Fine Line. As a contributing political writer for Buzz"ash at Truthout.org, she writes about the threat of global warming.
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