[stylist] the synesthesia poem ... finally!

[Myrna Badgerow]

Yes it is an interesting topic. I do not experience this and find it fascinating.

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> On Oct 17, 2013, at 8:36 AM, "Jacobson, Shawn D" <Shawn.D.Jacobson at hud.gov> wrote:
> 
> "S" is also blue for me.  "P" is green, "O" is a real dark green, "N" is reddish-orange and "L" is yellow.
> 
> Such an interesting topic.
> 
> Shawn
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Atty Rose
> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 8:10 AM
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> 
> Hi there, I have this too and didn't realize it had a name either until about 6 years ago. I asked my son Blake what color s was to him. It told him mine is blue. He said his was black and what did I mean.
> 
> I always see colors, not just letters and words and numbers. I love that peoples names turn into colors and it is funny that I will remember the color of a person before their actual name. It also helps me remember facts.
> 
> Some words turn into two colors or even more.
> 
> The colors I see are like a colidascope, always there, all different colors and always moving.
> 
> Glad to know someone else who does this!
> 
> Barb is a lovely pink color and Chris is bright gold.
> 
> Snugs,
> Atty
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 6:58 AM
> Subject: Re: [stylist] the synesthesia poem ... finally!
> 
> 
>> Chris, my understanding is that only 10% of the population experience some 
>> form of synesthesia. Until a couple of years ago, I never knew this had a 
>> name. I just assumed that everyone saw things like this.
>> Barbara
>> 
>> Me
>> 
>>> On Oct 17, 2013, at 6:30, "Chris Kuell" <ckuell at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Barbara,
>>> 
>>> Thanks for sharing your poems with us. I really enjoyed the one on 
>>> synesthesia. I know a couple of blind people who describe letters and 
>>> words as you do, and I'd love to experience it. But it just doesn't 
>>> happen in my case. All I have is imagination.
>>> 
>>> chris
>>> 
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