Today’s poem is "Homesickness" by Claire Millikin. She moved to Owls Head, Maine, in 1998, living there year-round until 2007, when she began teaching at the University of Virginia. She returns to live in Owls Head every summer. Claire is the author of six books of poetry, three of which-- Motels Where We Lived ; Television ; and State Fair Animals , have been named finalists for the Maine Literary Award in Poetry. Her most recent book is called Ransom Street (2Leaf Press 2019).