Senses

You often use your senses without even realizing you?re doing it. Eric Overby uses his to recall moments of his past and to make sense of the life he lives in this moment. His practice of poetry, mindfulness, and remembrance all cause him to use his senses to work out why he is the way he is. Many times, memories are connected to the senses. How many things do you like because the taste or smell of it reminds you of a childhood memory? How many things are we attached to because our senses tell us we need them? Sight, smell, hearing, taste, touch, and the mind (which is the sixth sense, according to Eastern thought) all tell us who we are and inform us of the world in which we live. In Eric's third book of poetry, he shares his nostalgic senses and his sense of place as he makes sense of the world.