Numa: An Epic Poem with Photo Collages

2015 Aqueduct Press

ISBN: 978-1619760578 | Paperback | Pages: 118 | $12.00

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From the publisher: The poems in Numa tell the story of a shape-shifting numen. Numa, whose home body is that of a wild feline, learns by trial and error to take the form of other animals, plants, and the elements. As she grows up, she uses her skill to experience and share the divine in ordinary aspects of the world. She gives birth to a cub and begins raising her to shape-shift. Then an interloper appears, a young man on a quest for glory who believes he should defeat the "monster" in the forest.

Praise and Reviews

...like nothing else you’ve read. Numa tells a fast-paced story, even as it proves a meditation on consciousness, on the primal nature of motherhood, and on how the body shapes identity.

Maura Candela, Mom Egg Review

It’s fascinating to see how, in so many of the poems, the words actually dance across the page. Moore’s line breaks, again and again, work their magic…. A former dancer and choreographer, Moore manages to incorporate dance into her poetry. The movements are delicate, bold and striking, all at the same time…. There are also the hard truths of this life in this collection. We cheer for Numa because that’s all we can do in the face of what she encounters. And true to life, we go on.

Sarah Stern, First Literary Review-East