Author Archives: Karima Hoisan

Bed of Roses

                                                  Image-Bed of Roses by Dale Innis Bed of Roses It’s sad, that I was not the one to feel the loveyou promised and proclaimed.There was too much mystery swirling around you.and in the end there was too much pain.On … Continue reading

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Paid The Piper

                                     “Dancing into a Second Chance” by Dale Innis A concertina in the back seats of my mindpassion and grace, the awkward silent spaceall has passed now in the fog of forgettingall becomes a soup of pureed rotting fruitand yet, … Continue reading

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Child of a Flower-Child

                                             Trippin’ by Dale Innis I was the child of a flower child The Age of Aquarius was awaited like Christmas. I was named after rainbows stained glass and rhyming dreams. I had two parents and I had twenty Aunts … Continue reading

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Costa Rica in The World Cup Qatar 2022__”We Are The Dreamers”

This is our (Costa Rica’s) beloved National team. On Wednesday, we made history (the bad kind) by being beaten by Spain 7 to 0. Our country couldn’t believe it and yet it was true. That was Wednesday but….. Tomorrow at … Continue reading

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Nomination for Spillwords Publication of the Month

Hi everyone, I want to let you know, that I have been included in a list for Spillword’s Publication of the Month, for the Month of November: HERE ARE THE NOMINEES: Redress by Antonia Wang Holding Hands by Simona Prilogan … Continue reading

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One Cup

                                        The Painting”One Cup” by Dale Innis Please click play to hear me recite my poem to music For My Family in Jordan … Continue reading

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Written in Stone

Written in Stone I never could understand the attraction we found ourselves in like being reduced to tiny metal shavings, and something written in stone was the magnet sweeping us both off our feet, into the street. That’s a long … Continue reading

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Strange Dream

Please click play to listen to my spoken word version, recited to David Darling’s “Sweet River” Strange Dream It was a crazy day on the river of my morning dreams fluffed up cumulus clouds, bouncing on a peach colored sky. … Continue reading

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“Your Treasure” in Spoken Word

Earlier, I posted about my poem, Your Treasure that debuted on Spilllwords.com today For those who have not read it there, you can find it Here Thanks to comments from Jimmy, Mark, Belavar, Ilan, Mal, and others, I have recorded … Continue reading

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My Poem, “Your Treasure”on Spillwords.com

I am pleased to announce my poem, “Your Treasure” is up on Spillwords.com today. I am very grateful to Dagmara K. Director of Development and the entire editing team for choosing to publish my poem. This one has a very … Continue reading

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