Writing Through the Senses: Deepening Poetry with Sensory Language
One of the most powerful tools in a poet’s toolbox is the ability to make a reader feel—not just emotionally, but physically. Sensory language helps your audience experience a poem with their whole body. It grounds the abstract in the tangible and transforms ordinary moments into immersive ones.
When we write through the senses, we invite the reader into the space we’re creating—into the rain-soaked street, the kitchen filled...