And She Wasn't Damaged: Poems for Speaker and Chorus - Vardi, Hagit
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Here presented both in English and the original Hebrew, And She Wasn't Damaged is Hagit Vardi's third book. The poems depict the process of awakening to childhood scenes of molestation by her father, and reveal the internal voices Hagit discovers in the journey: the damaged baby who retreats from the world; the vengeful sixteen-year-old who uses writing as a weapon; the self-doubting woman who demands proof; and the angry chorus who refuse to make peace. The journey continues in the voice of a woman who gradually accepts her vulnerabilities. In an epilogue consisting of selected poems from…mehr

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Here presented both in English and the original Hebrew, And She Wasn't Damaged is Hagit Vardi's third book. The poems depict the process of awakening to childhood scenes of molestation by her father, and reveal the internal voices Hagit discovers in the journey: the damaged baby who retreats from the world; the vengeful sixteen-year-old who uses writing as a weapon; the self-doubting woman who demands proof; and the angry chorus who refuse to make peace. The journey continues in the voice of a woman who gradually accepts her vulnerabilities. In an epilogue consisting of selected poems from Vardi's fourth book, The Sea Is Your Witness, we meet the mature woman at last able to welcome her ghosts, put the blame where it belongs, and move forward with hope and trust. This collection gives us a glimpse into the emotional and physical world of those who survive sexual abuse-the self-doubt, self-blame, anger, shame, and despair that arise from the struggle between the need to know and the fear of knowing. While these poems serve as a voice for survivors, they also enlighten us about the intense and lasting effects of abuse, and have deservedly drawn the attention of Israeli mental health professionals and assistance centers for victims of sexual abuse.
Autorenporträt
Hagit Vardi trained as a flutist and later in the healing arts as a Feldenkrais practitioner. For the past twenty years Hagit has been helping people as a Feldenkrais practitioner (including at the University of Wisconsin Integrative Health program) and has been teaching Feldenkrais for Musicians courses and workshops with her husband, Uri Vardi. In her sixties Vardi started writing poetry as part of her healing process. She has published five books of poetry in Hebrew with Pardes Publishing. Her poems were published in newspapers, literary magazines and on the radio, and attract attention among mental health professionals and the centers of assistance for victims of sexual abuse.