Lekey Leidecker (she/her/མོ་) is a Tibetan writer and poet born and raised in Berea, Kentucky. She divides her time between New York City and London. Her poems and essays have been published in Yeshe, The Pomelo, Diaspora Baby Blues, ANMLY, and most recently The Penguin Book of Modern Tibetan Essays. Her first poetry collection is forthcoming from Blackneck Books in 2023.
I have always been what can be described as ‘sensitive’. This is shorthand for, literally, some days I can’t get out of bed because the Amazon is burning, or I have to recover each time I…