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n., /hō/kēs/ Armenian for "my soul."

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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.
Posted on February 6, 2021

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…

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Posted on February 6, 2021

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…

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Posted on February 6, 2021

“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…

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Posted on December 11, 2020

Perfect Nook

“Carry it around by day.
Keet it somewhere safe at night.”

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Posted on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020

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…

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Posted on November 12, 2020

Firestorm Winds — found in Reclamation Magazine

Kiss me like you are grateful for me. That I exist. Not because I am special, no. My flesh and blood are alive, now on this planet. I chose you…

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Posted on November 11, 2020

Strong Love is to Survive Love — Headline Poetry & Press

Strong Love is to Survive Loveby Hokis, Senior Editor The tunnel through to humility remainsencrusted with broken glass, barbed wire, andboots ready to nest on throats.People enter pulled by love or…

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Posted on October 17, 2020October 25, 2020

Without Nuance

A hurricane brews far out at sea-
a hot wind of creativity’s evolution
it nearly shakes the hand of this unsettle world’s tonic mist.

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