Lindi Dedek
Lindi Dedek is a queer emerging poet, filmmaker and clown-in-training from Czechia, based in Berlin. Their prose and poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in publications such as Stadtsprachen, Aji Magazine, filling Station or Tint Journal. They recently finished their MA in Gender Studies and love mermaids, black tea and ballet. You can find more about their projects, such as their upcoming film about trees in Tanzania and Poland, at lindidedek.com.
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Read 'Shavuot' by Hannah Yerington
EMDR
On her couch, I noticed feelings after feelings
pass: their movement inaudible aching
yet invigorating in stuffed chi.
Chi burning through wound
after wound, the departing breath manifesting
a tiny surplus joy.
The body time-traveled
the sites of patchwork:
unfinished homes
where fireplaces warmed up the house,
where insults themselves became familiar
like itchy sweaters.
I rarely looked away from the slightly vaulted
ceilings, lungs focused on pushing inhale forward
instead of sitting
patiently in velvet comfort.
I understood soon enough, my countless appointments
passing into nothingness, I would
never exhale
this rural scenery.
On her couch, I noticed feelings after feelings
pass: their movement inaudible aching
yet invigorating in stuffed chi.
Chi burning through wound
after wound, the departing breath manifesting
a tiny surplus joy.
The body time-traveled
the sites of patchwork:
unfinished homes
where fireplaces warmed up the house,
where insults themselves became familiar
like itchy sweaters.
I rarely looked away from the slightly vaulted
ceilings, lungs focused on pushing inhale forward
instead of sitting
patiently in velvet comfort.
I understood soon enough, my countless appointments
passing into nothingness, I would
never exhale
this rural scenery.
Lindi Dedek
Lindi Dedek is a queer emerging poet, filmmaker and clown-in-training from Czechia, based in Berlin. Their prose and poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in publications such as Stadtsprachen, Aji Magazine, filling Station or Tint Journal. They recently finished their MA in Gender Studies and love mermaids, black tea and ballet. You can find more about their projects, such as their upcoming film about trees in Tanzania and Poland, at lindidedek.com.
Read 'Shavuot' by Hannah Yerington
Lindi Dedek