These poems chart the journeys of sleepless nights when whole lifetimes seem to pass with their stories: loves lost and gained; children and seasons in their phases; and the world beyond, both threatening and enriching life. The time before sleep acts as an invitation to reflect on the world's quieter movements—from gardens heavy after a first storm to the moon slipping into darkness in an eclipse—as well as on the subtle but relentless passage of time. Insomnia embodies Linda Pastan's graceful and iconic voice, both lucid and haunting.
- ISBN10 0393353753
- ISBN13 9780393353754
- Publish Date 14 March 2017 (first published 26 October 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 19 December 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format Paperback
- Pages 96
- Language English