She Wasn't Damaged: Poems of Survival - Couverture souple

Vardi, Hagit

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798986325545

Editeur : Vardi Books, 2026

Synopsis

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. The book includes poems in the original Hebrew, along with the English translation created in collaboration with Daphna Ben Yosef. 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 mental health professionals and assistance centers for victims of sexual abuse.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Hagit Vardi trained as a flutist and later in different modalities of healing arts. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin, where she has been helping people as a Feldenkrais Practitioner. In her sixties Vardi began writing poetry as part of her own healing process. She has published five poetry collections in Hebrew with Pardes Publishing - Glass Girl (2013), In Lieu of Choking (2015), She Wasn't Damaged (2015), The Sea Is Your Witness (2016), and When the Moon Listened (2022). She Wasn't Damaged, poems written for speaker and chorus, was staged as part of the 2015 Tel Aviv Ha'Ezrach Kan Festival for original theater on human and civil rights. In 2019 it was made into a video which was featured at the annual One Billion Rising event in Tel Aviv in 2020. Vardi's poems have been featured in newspapers, literary magazines, and on radio. They attract attention among mental health professionals and centers that assist victims of sexual abuse.

Translator and content writer Daphna Ben Yosef (1962 - 2021) had a deep passion towards both Hebrew and English. Ben Yosef earned her degrees in both Theater and Language Interpretation and Translation from Tel Aviv University in Israel. Her translations include The 29% Solution by Ivan R. Misner and Michelle R. Donovan, The Biology of Belief by Bruce H. Lipton, and Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway by Susan Jeffers.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Vardi Books
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798986325545
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 120
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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