Naomi Cohn On the Sensory Experience of Reading with Her Hands

Naomi Cohn’s memoir focuses on her progressive vision loss and her embrace of braille as an act of reclaiming her love of reading and writing, along with an expanded sensory and sensual existence in the world. Intertwined with this focus are themes braided and bountiful, including a history of Louis Braille and his writing and […] The post Naomi Cohn On the Sensory Experience of Reading with Her Hands appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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