Category Archives: General Discussion

General thoughts & musings.

Karima Performs @ Opensim Fest 2022 Friday July 8th 11:00 am PDT

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Karima Hoisan

     July 8th 11 am PDT at Opensim Fest 2022 Karima Hoisan Stage 3 Hi everyone:) I am very thrilled to announce that I will be doing a very special one hour reading on stream as one of the 95!! … Continue reading →

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Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Karima Hoisan

Hello! Very exciting news to share!! The Poetry of Strong Women is now a #1 Amazon #bestseller. I am so thrilled to be part of this amazing anthology and I recommend it for the quality and diversity found between its … Continue reading →

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Recording & A Few Pics From Circe’s Reading

Posted on June 12, 2022 by Karima Hoisan

Hi Everyone, Well my stage-fright is over and I think it went well. Please listen to the recording of the whole reading and let me know if you agree:) I am adding a few pics Dale took along with changing … Continue reading →

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A True Balloon Story

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Karima Hoisan

So I had a balloon that wouldn’t die; he came from such hardy mylar stock, born on a dozen roses, on my birthday. After a week I expected to find him like the cat’s favorite toy but…. No!! He still … Continue reading →

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Will Be a Bit Scarce… but Not Absent!

Posted on March 20, 2022 by Karima Hoisan

Hello to my friends and readers, I am embarking on a new video journey that has been inspired by my poem, “You Brought The Music” and especially by a comment by our fellow WordPress blogger, Sundaram Chauhan who expressed he … Continue reading →

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Green Screen…The Music Video

Posted on February 14, 2022 by Karima Hoisan

                                          Opening Title Shot Hi everyone, I just wanted to make excuses 🙂 for not being so active on my blog and also not keeping up with everyone I am following. The reason is, I am shooting a music video … Continue reading →

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Take My Heart

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

                                        “Your Heart is Safe with Me” Markus Akesson” My deepest affairs..have been affairs of the heart;bodies had no part in it.. they could have been storedin a box.These love storiesare always sublime,always have amazing endings,even when they end in … Continue reading →

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Short Prose Poetry Contest – Honorable Mention

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Karima Hoisan, inspired by Sahara,The Stars of Wadi Rum author’s site After the devoured lamblicking our fingers clean2 million stars of Wadi Rumpulling our eyesup to the skyYou hooked my little pinkiewith yoursas we lay in the sandhearing the adolescent boyplaying … Continue reading →

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Switching Places

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

You taught me to read between your lines right from the start. “It’s not what I do it’s what I say, It’s not what I say, It’s what lies beneath.” I translated you for your family who barely understood your … Continue reading →

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At The Dentist

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

The Eagle The frozen ground the bitter sky hunger gnaws a hole The icy winds slice the wings of the powerful eagle on his perch surveying. His sharp claws his telescoping eyes, his noble beak waiting, waiting, freezing, on his … Continue reading →

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