Category Archives: General Discussion

General thoughts & musings.

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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Following

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Following I like your castles and your coffee;sometimes your poems make me cry.I’m always glad to see, another memoryYour children’s art work lives inside my eyesyour amazing poetrylives inside of me! You’re good with words, great lists & categories. Your … Continue reading →

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and so…. it was

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

 Artist: Wendy Mould She had that vibration…that made cats want to sit in her lap.When she floated through her house,the walls shimmered and the floors shined.No one could put their finger on what it was,but at her dinner parties, no … Continue reading →

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Big-Holed Sieve

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Big-Holed-Sieve For O Each day passes right through without touching me, Big-holed sieve … nothing of any value stays; An entire starry evening, goes straight down the drain. What is the purpose of pouring, Into the porous leftover of my … Continue reading →

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Our Next Movie

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Our Next Movie For Natascha my film partner If I were a soaring bird. with a true-blue heart, I would fly across the Atlantic Ocean, to Germany…all the way, just to peck on your window and make sure you were … Continue reading →

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My Poem, “Glorious Monster” On Spillwords Press

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Karima Hoisan

Good morning and Happy Monday!!I am happy to announce that my poem, “Glorious Monster” is up on Spillwords Press today!I would like to give thanks to the editors for accepting my submission and invite you all to read it on … Continue reading →

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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.RECORDING of  “IN THE WINDOW“ In The Window(for umahmad) …and there … 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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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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