Poems With Lois Letchford: A Dragon's Lament

7 May 2021 · 1 min

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In this YouTube video, the author of Reversed: A Memoir and Illiteracy Problem Solver reads the poem "A Dragon's Lament" from the collection The Dragons Are Singing Tonight. Addressing Lois Letchford directly, the speaker adopts the voice of a weary dragon who is tired of his fearsome reputation, despises his violent nature, and laments his inability to change. The poem uses vivid, alliterative language to convey the dragon’s frustration and resignation, ending with a darkly humorous note that he will continue to terrify listeners. The video concludes with typical channel calls‑to‑action—encouraging viewers to like, subscribe, share, and enable notifications—while also urging them to appreciate poetry and notice the alliteration employed.

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Hello, Lois Letchford. I'm the author of the book Reversed: A Memoir and Illiteracy Problem Solver, reading from The Dragons Are Singing Tonight. And this one is A Dragon's Lament. I'm tired of being a dragon, ferocious and brimming with flame, the cause of unspeakable terror when anyone mentions my name. I'm bored with my bad reputation, For being a miserable brute and for being routinely expected to brazenly pillage and loot. I wish that I weren't repulsive, despicable, ruthless, and fierce, with talons designed to dismember and fangs finely fashioned to pierce. I've lost my desire for doing the deeds any dragon should do. But since I can't alter my nature, I guess I'll just terrify you. Enjoy! Hit like, hit subscribe, share, and hit the bell for notifications. And just love poetry. Listen in this one to the alliteration that the author has used. Fantastic.