Synesthesia, A Super Power, A Science Fiction Writing Prompt Poem by Kimberly Burnham

Synesthesia, A Super Power, A Science Fiction Writing Prompt



Together evolving
synesthesia and violence
Amy a superhero
sees colors of a gunshot
erupting 5 miles away
on a hillside she solves
small town cases
then an offer
from New York City...

Synesthesia, A Super Power, A Science Fiction Writing Prompt
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Science: 'The synesthetic colour experience can provide the conditions for promoting binocular rivalry, much like stimulus features that induce rivalry in normal vision.' Paffen, C. L., et al. (2011) . 'Colour-grapheme synesthesia affects binocular vision.' Front Psychol 2: 314.
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