Category Archives: Real Life Stuff

Vibrant Halls – The Wildflower Witch Family 1968

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Karima Hoisan

                           Collage of the Wildflower Witch Family by Menubar Memorial Well it’s only been  8 months since I posted about our demos to Capitol Records in 1968. Our song, … Continue reading →

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On and On – Y Así en Masticadores!

Posted on August 29, 2025 by Karima Hoisan

Hi everyone,I would like  to invite you to go to Masticadores and see my poem “Y asi” published there with this beautiful, (I feel hopeful) image chosen. Thank you so much Juan Ré Crivello for choosing my poem in Spanish and … Continue reading →

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Locked Cage

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Karima Hoisan
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Mother’s Day…Continuity

Posted on May 11, 2025 by Karima Hoisan

Today is Mother’s Day in many parts of the world, just not in Costa Rica (August 15th) but… my daughter is in Brasil for her work and it is Mother’s Day there….so I was inspired to make this little image … Continue reading →

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A White-Winged Angel

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Karima Hoisan

                                                        Maki & My Father & Me Please listen to my spoken word … Continue reading →

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Happy Solstice and Fly Mama!!

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Karima Hoisan

Happy Solstice to all:):) Wow This year has whizzed by!! Solstice for me represents a homecoming of sorts..homecoming of my bird family!! They all are assembled here, in moderate temperatures, eating all the bananas and papayas they can hold and … Continue reading →

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“I Cried Because I Had No Shoes….”

Posted on September 26, 2024 by Karima Hoisan

                        “The Talk” by Dale Innis on Midjourney                         Please Press Play to Hear me recite it to … Continue reading →

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Where There’s A Will, There’s a Way

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Karima Hoisan

Sooo, today I am straying a bit from poems, YouTubes and the virtual world, to address an update about me personally. In March right after Easter, right after my favorite and beloved cat was killed and my 6 month old … Continue reading →

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Where Is The World?

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Karima Hoisan

                                        “Broken” by Dale Innis on MJ Please Click Play to hear me recite my poem to the music “Mad World” … Continue reading →

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The Prison Cell by Mahmoud Darwish (Translated by Ben Bennani)

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Karima Hoisan

                                       “Riding Away” Dale Innis on Midjourney AI Art Please Press Play to hear my interpretation(with my own music) of this amazing … Continue reading →

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