Document Type : Research paper
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Faculty member at Payame Noor University
Abstract
The senses are gateways to knowledge acquired from the external world, with sensory examination serving as the key to understanding through touch, taste, smell, visual perception of dimensions, shapes, and colors, and the hearing of sounds. There can be no knowledge without intellect, and no intellect without senses. Given that the senses are the mind's tools, it becomes evident why honing, refining, and cultivating them demands attention. The more one develops and expands their sensory capabilities, the more they can enhance their emotional experience. This is particularly noticeable in poets whose work demonstrates extensive sensory engagement.Using descriptive and analytical methods, this study examines the sensory elements and their role in the poetic consciousness of our blind poet, Al-Tutili. The findings reveal that sensory perception plays a pivotal role in his poetry as cognitive tools compensating for his loss of sight and intensifying his emotional experience. Despite his blindness, he successfully creates a visual world that deeply reflects his feelings through a style that makes readers feel the tension between the beauty of poetic imagery and the sorrow of loss. When vision is absent, it transforms into heightened auditory sensitivity as a fundamental alternative, enabling him to convey his emotional and cognitive experiences profoundly. Meanwhile, he activates touch to construct precise sensory and visual images, revealing the texture of objects as a powerful perceptual tool. The combination of smell and taste creates a unique sensory and emotional duality that adds striking synesthetic imagery to his poetry. The senses integrate in his poetry, emerging as key knowledge gateways that enhance his poetic awareness and open rich horizons for his artistic and poetic experience, making his poetry a reflection of complete sensory awareness that mirrors his rich emotional depth
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