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Bee Lilyjones's avatar

It is a long time since I made or watched a film poem, so thank you for this, so immersive, beautiful. ki/kin makes perfect sense, doesn’t it, and to say ki, imagining it as one of the first sounds one made as an infant.

Your badges are…. pure joy.

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Julia Adzuki's avatar

Beautiful observation Bee! Ki as early infant sound makes even more sense. I do feel we are born knowing this relation with beings of living earth, it is so innate. Perhaps we are finding our way back to a language we spoke from birth.

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Julie Snider's avatar

'Ki' fits perfectly in the mouth, nestled at the back of the tongue, a sacred space for a sacred word designating the kinship of all living and non-living beings. Great post, thank you!

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Julia Adzuki's avatar

That is a cosy description Julie - nestled at the back of the tongue. Ki does feel so very nestled, kin, like peas in a pod cocooning together. Happy to find you here!

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Julie Snider's avatar

Happy to be here!

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Rosie Whinray's avatar

I identify as intertidal zone

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Julia Adzuki's avatar

I love that Rosie. What is your prefered background colour? I may have some electric blue silk scraps…

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Rosie Whinray's avatar

Ooh I'm down with anything in the realms of blue, green, turquoise, aqua... Electric blue silk sounds ace

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Rosie Whinray's avatar

/ rockpool

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Yasmin Chopin's avatar

Your badges are beautiful Julia. Super clever initiative.

And I like 'ki' - it's easy to say and rhymes with quirky. I hope it catches on.

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Julia Adzuki's avatar

Thanks Yasmin! Yes, imagine if we just start using the ki/kin pronouns, and explaining to folks what they signify, it could catch on pretty quickly.

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