Category Archives: Poems

Way With Words

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

Way With Words for Umahmad I lost my way with words when I lost you. I had this way with them, I was the gentle trainer, and words were pigeons, squabbling, until I coaxed them to their place. And even if … Continue reading →

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Stabbed In The Ego (aka) ~ I Bet I Thought This Poem Was About Me ~

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

“Large frame windows staring out at the sea,  a ballroom restaurant pre-rush and scurry.  Leaned on elbows in white linen caress  her smoky accent winds ’round her dress….” Stabbed In The Ego (for that poet) Am I really not as … Continue reading →

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“Take Charge”

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

Take Charge We can be the passenger wondering where it all will lead, or take the wheel and drive the engine down the laid out tracks. The tracks we know exist, but where they’ll take us, is what we cannot … Continue reading →

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Come for Tea and Poetry on The Irish Estates with …..Me! Sept.13th at 1pmslt

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

It seems to me it has been way too long since I sent out an invitation to a poetry reading, and actually it has been four months since I performed in Second Life. Those of you who follow my blog, … Continue reading →

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“Desert Loon”

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

Desert Loon was born from my nostalgia for the desert. I coaxed my muse out of inertia this week (I have been under the weather) by first writing a musical piece that made me see the images to write the … Continue reading →

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“Tar Pit Never” – A Natascha Randt – Karima Hoisan Film

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

I am proud to present our latest machinima effort, a new inspired collaboration with my friend and respected machinima artist, Natascha Randt. I know this was a hard poem for some to like when it was just a poem, as … Continue reading →

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Ramadan

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

Originally posted on Digital Rabbit Hole:
the naked eye sees new moon over the horizon peek… Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 9th begins the Islamic celebration of a month of fasting from before sunrise to sunset, generosity and kindness to those less…

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Tar Pit Never

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

Please click the mp3 link to hear me recite this poem to its original music mp3 of poem Tar Pit Never for Umahmad Another day without you.. just more tar pits, where before there was a dinosaur, just a vacuum … Continue reading →

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My Gliding Beauty 1971-2012

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

Gliding Beauty for Umahmad ~^~ Belladonna, my gliding beauty, you walked an inch off the ground. You could enter a silent room without making a sound. In a market of black-robed women, you were the first to be found. We … Continue reading →

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“Seek Wisdom” a Karima Hoisan & Natascha Randt Film for MachinimUWA V

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Karima Hoisan

Ohh..I can’t wait to share this little film with all of you…a 4:30 min black and white machinima that took hours of rendering, discussing, and polishing but was soooo much fun to do, and renews my belief in the wonders … Continue reading →

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