Alive at the River’s Bank
“We believe to not stand is the meaning of life?”
Author: Hokis
Hokis is an American poet of Armenian descent. Her upcoming collection "OnBecoming" is a poetic memoir detailing her personal rise from political trauma. Creative nonfiction as foreshadowing preface, and other published works, found on hokis.blog.
Wombwell Rainbow Book Interviews: On un becoming by Hokis — The Wombwell Rainbow
“I can remember him asking me questions about what I meant by certain things so he could understand the poem. Looking back it was pretty wonderful for him to take an interest, but I felt (can still feel as I write this) a bit in my stomach. Like he was asking me to reveal some secret that I wasn’t sure I even wanted to know just yet. “
Books to Read in 2021: On Becoming(Aesthetic Evolution of the Rising Ancestor) by Hokis — Fevers of the Mind
Full title: OnBecoming (Aesthetic Evolution of the Rising Ancestor) A poetic memoir by Hokis. Imagine being a child (a young girl) adopted, unsure about yourself Because you don’t have all…
Poetry Book Review: On Unbecoming: Aesthetic Evolution of this Rising Ancestor by Hokis — Line Rider Press
By Jessica Colleen McDermott Hokis’ first poetry collection, On Unbecoming: Aesthetic Evolution of this Rising Ancestor, blends memoir and poetry to produce a narrative that feels at once both familiar…
“When it’s messy and we must: creative process with the poet Hokis”
Artist Soapbox begins the year with Hokis, poet and deep thinker. Listen in and find encouragement and support, practical tips to guide your creative process, great vulnerability, and a generous…
Dinner’s at Six
Here I am Aching to know What’s on the other side of My grief. My child, To share this wisdom Would be The Gracious Luxury For us both. Sometimes it’s…
