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WXXI Poetry Moments air at 1:20 p.m. on Classical 91.5, and at 2:04 p.m. on AM 1370, April 6-10; 13-17, 2020.WXXI celebrates poets and their words during the month of April, which is National Poetry Month. Once again this year, we will have a special series of Poetry Moments, created in collaboration with Rochester-based BOA Editions, celebrating more than 40 years of independent publishing.These WXXI/BOA Poetry Moments are an annual celebration. Our 2017 Poetry Moments are available here, our 2018 Poetry Moments are available here, and our 2019 Poetry Moments are available here.

Insomniac in Spring

Christine Kitano
Christine Kitano

Insomniac in Spring from Sky Country by Christine Kitano
Read by Daphne Morrisey

Kitano received her BA from the University of California, her MFA from Syracuse University, and her PhD in English and Creative Writing from Texas Tech University. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, and currently lives in Ithaca, NY, where she is an assistant professor of creative writing, poetry, and Asian American literature at Ithaca College. She is the author of Sky Country (BOA Editions, Fall 2017) and Birds of Paradise (Lynx House Press, 2011).