Insomnia
It’s gone 2.30 am and I can’t sleep, but I can write about it. That’s not me by the way! Sometimes I sleep very well, but at the moment I’m going through a period of finding it difficult to fall asleep, and then I feel drained in the morning. Sleep is a friend I have fallen out with, I wish she would come back to me, writes Julia Darling, as she describes insomnia in her poem. Maybe you would like to share your experiences, I would love to hear from you. But for now, I’ll go and get some herbal tea!
Note: In response to this post a friend sent me a YouTube clip! Oh, and I just had water by the way!
Nearly half three now as I type a reply to this from phone. Been laying in bed a while now, sleep isn’t coming. Insomnia is a tough thing. I hope you have an easy day ahead x
fragmentz
January 8, 2011 at 3:17 am
Thanks, hope you were able to sleep eventually! John.
John Ager
January 8, 2011 at 11:03 am
Hi John, I run Julia Darling’s website for her family, and we are pleased that you appreciate Julia’s work and have reproduced one of her poems. However this poem is copyright and you should have sought permission first, as stated on Julia’s website and also on the Diamond Twig website where this poem is also published. However we are prepared to give retrospective permission provided you link to http://www.juliadarling.co.uk and append the appropriate credit to your post on Tumblr. This would be:
Insomnia was first published in Sudden Collapses in Public Places (Arc Publications, 2003)
© 2003 Julia Darling: used with permission.
Copyright of this poem remains with the poet’s family: please do not download or republish without permission.
Roger Cornwell
January 9, 2011 at 11:33 am
Will do! Thank you for getting in touch. Best wishes, John.
John Ager
January 9, 2011 at 1:05 pm
That’s all done now, and clicking on the link in the post opens a new window to http://www.juliadarling.co.uk Best wishes, John.
John Ager
January 9, 2011 at 4:30 pm
Thanks! (Though I cannot see the link in the post that you refer to…)
Roger
Roger Cornwell
January 9, 2011 at 4:37 pm
I’ll add to the Tumblr post as well as the one above. John.
John Ager
January 9, 2011 at 6:12 pm