Spoken word poet Saul Williams gathers to the ancient, formal ASMR research studies begin, and Koko the signing gorilla dies at 46

“According to Williams, however, the recent attention given to spoken word as a distinct genre within the arts is more a return to something that has deep and rich roots in our society: “The resurgence of poetry is cyclical and perpetual. It’s always engaged a new generation of youth who have brought it back to the forefront of culture and put new terms on it, whether it’s beat poetry, bebop poetry, slam poetry – there’s always been these resurgences. But it’s ancient.”

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Reading helps with anxiety, 50 fourth grade level book recommendations from teachers, and dyslexia makes great designers

SENSORY NEWS REPORT    Sylvester, C. (1922) Journeys Through Bookland : a New and Original Plan for Reading Applied to the World’s Best Literature for Children, p.226 [photograph]. Retrieved from The Commons on Flickr (Public Domain) , https://flic.kr/p/oeRmRM.   #thursdaymorning #sensoryreaders #sensorynews #multisensory #stimtoys   Contents Selected Reads + Buzz Book + Stim Tool Halcyon Entrancement Chuckles Sources

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