Monthly Archives: July 2021

In The Window

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

           ~*~This is the Recording I made Live at a Reading in 2010.I invite you to listen as it was written to be performed to music. In The Window(for umahmad) …and there I am again,  standing … Continue reading →

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This Poet Swimming Laps

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

                                                                           My Pool This Poet Swimming Laps The early sun peeks through the cloud bank“Thank God it might warm up the water”The light sparkles on the ripples that the jets shoot across the pool.They twist in sinewy sea serpent shapes, … Continue reading →

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The Story of Maktoob (“that which is already written” )

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Sometimes we actually notice when we have been given a gift, that had our name on it. Little Maktoob is one such gift.About 2 weeks ago, I heard a small kitten crying in my backyard. My first reaction was,”I hope … Continue reading →

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Fat Cat (I Couldn’t Resist:)

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Filmed from my bedroom-That’s a Chacalaca trying to eat:)  Enjoy!!

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You and The Moon

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

You and The Moon For U. 24 hours and counting down, before the next full moon, I find myself clinging to the “i’s” and crossing the “t’s.” The wind is a flute, that plays from every direction, the poppy fields … Continue reading →

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ReCap & Recording of The Chelsea Hotel Reading -7-18-2021

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

 “Thank you to Keyah Kyomoon for this composite ” 
 Please Click this link to hear a recording of my Reading yesterday at the Virtual Hotel Chelsea: RecordingIt was a fun reading with about 25 people at the venue and … Continue reading →

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Sunbeam

Posted on July 16, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

The early morning beam of light, comes in my window to play… It finds my crystals hanging in the window and coaxes jets of color to paint my walls.. It passes through prisms tickling the rainbow reds, yellows and blues … Continue reading →

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Nightmare in Yellow

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Marinela Christel (Lonely Wolf) I met Lonely Wolf on a poetry site in 2004. We became instant friends and she began sharing her poetry, some of it truly brutal and horrifying with me.I had never read anything like it and … Continue reading →

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Karima Reads Her Poetry Live @ Virtual Chelsea Hotel SL

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

                                   Poster by Natascha RandtHi everyone, I will be doing one of my rare, live on stream, readings this coming Sunday, July 18th at 12:15 pm-12:45 PDTFor my WordPress Family🤗 You can hear me on my internet streamIt’s a good … Continue reading →

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“Float” The YouTube

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Hi everyone, I am sharing a YouTube that I just made today using a poem and soundtrack I wrote back in 2012. I think very few of my readers and friends were following this blog back then, so I decided … Continue reading →

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