I’m so excited to have my poem “Dreaming of Dragons” shared in the Emerging Aotearoa Podcast! S01E04 has a “coming of age” theme, kicked off by my poem “Dreaming of Dragons,” and followed by the short story “The Long Night” by Robert von Garrett and the song “Lumini Ciudate” by Samuel Barriball.
Emerging Aotearoa brings you short stories, poetry, music and more from emerging artists in Aotearoa. Tales to warm your heart, chill you to the bone or bring a new perspective. It is part of the Collaborative Creatives Network.
It was exciting to work with Sam from the Collaborative Creatives Network on this episode, my first time being part of a podcast!
The Poem
Dreaming Of Dragons I sometimes wish for dragons When the sky is bland and grey, I’d like to be a maiden, To be saved, or save the day, When a book unfolds its glory, Tempts me with enthralling worlds, What I’d give for such a story, Prove I’m more than just a girl! I’d like to be a hero But my cape is fringed with doubt, For my tale must start from zero, And my childhood’s running out, And though I yearn for magic, I am rather unprepared For chapters grim and tragic Which book characters must bear. Have I outgrown my dragons? Have they left me here forlorn? Or, are they now simply hidden In my foes of human form? Still, the stories have not ended Just because I’ve closed my books, Heroes wait to be befriended, Life has magic, if you look. Though I still might dream of dragons, I don’t need them anymore, I’m the hero and the villain Of the life waiting in store. - Loredana P. Kint
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OydLoqmXUo&t=5s
https://emergingaotearoa.podbean.com/e/emerging-aotearoa-s01e04/
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CW: Please note, the content warning at the beginning of the podcast is for violence (which may or may not refer to a polar bear fight… I shall give nothing more away!)