Moana Storytelling

Stoked to gift a copy of Tusitala to your local xx 🥰 Free to read while you drink the best mocha of your life ☕️💟 Link in bio to add a copy to your home library! 🌺📚 #nzauthor #samoanbooks #nzpoet #nzwriter #samoanartist #samoanart #aucklandca
Talofa lava to those who are new to the @tagataatamai nu’u! O lo’u igoa o Danielle Kionasina Dilys Thomson. O a’u o le Samoa ma Palagi. E lua sefulu ono o’u tausaga. Ou te nofo i Aukilani. O la’u kamupani o le Tagata
By Hand: Weaving and Fibre Craft Today A Response by Dani Kionasina Earlier this month, I had the privilege of attending the curator tour of By Hand: Weaving and Fibre Craft Today at the Corban Estate Arts Centre. This exhibition features an impress
My cup is full after visiting tauira at @marcellin_collegenz with @shilokino!! Ngā mihi @readnz for creating pathways for writers to connect with the next generation of storytellers. 🥰🌺 Click the link in bio to find out more about the Writers In Sc
Taeao manuia! Yesterday, I visited the Borne and Bred exhibition at @tautai_ and learned so much from @lindavaaeluaartist’s talk. On the 24th of May, I will be hosting a poetry workshop in response to the stunning works in this show. Attendees
There are some juicy things in the works for my poetry pukapuka this month! Keep an eye out for giveaways, poetry readings, and other epic collaborations. xxx As always, fa’afetai lava for showing my creative pepe so much alofa! 💟🧜🏼‍♀️
I had so much fun exploring art and poetry with tamariki at Glen Eden a’oga yesterday! It was a privilege to write, learn and create alongside them. One of the highlights was hearing a young boy read his whole poem in te reo Māori. Another was
Beaming because I just donated a copy of Tusitala to the library at Queerspace!! 🌈💟 Fa’afetai lava for welcoming her into your collection @artie.qro 🥰🥰
💟💟 Making art is not for the faint of heart. The quest to represent meaningful shared experiences through storytelling is an imperfect one - plagued by limitations and conflict. But artists navigate it anyway. They remain engaged in tense, courageo
Selau Pasege 🧡🧡🧡 📸 : @daniellekionasina