To Remember Why We Started

Though the Napkin Poetry Review has focused on how poetry intersects with research and data, we also want to look behind the numbers to remember why we fell in love with poetry to begin with. In this interview, we speak to Edna Moross about how poetry has been an inspiration throughout her life. “Poetry is a medium that captures all aspects of being human,” she tells us. Through her Instagram platform Edna’s Choice (@ednaschoice), which was started during the pandemic, she has offered people moments of stillness by reading her favorite poems. Here, she shares with us some of those favorites and gives insight into questions like how does poetry interact with music? What role might poetry have against a culture of cynicism? How can poetry become a source of healing?…

Continue reading this interview here.