Discovering Sensory Poetry with Donnie Welch

Part of the Teaching Artists Present collection.

Ever have a day where you feel frustrated or bored? In this video, teaching artist Donnie Welch acknowledges those big feelings in a sensory poem activity. Take a quiet moment to consider the space around you, engage your senses, and turn your observations into art!

Donnie Welch (he/him/his) is a teaching artist who runs poetry workshops for students of all abilities. The workshops integrate sensory play and movement, and operate under the belief: movement helps us understand rhythm, rhythm helps us understand poetry, and poetry helps us understand each other. For more on his work visit: .

Literary Arts
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