"I am really inspired by your poetry presentation you gave for the HATS assembly. You have taught me that it is okay to write about memories and thoughts that effect us. Our writing is an expression of ourselves, not others."

Wendy Whalen, 17
Newark, CA

Stanford Upward Bound - Poetry Class
Stanford University - Stanford, CA

TeAda Productions Community Theater Workshop
TeAda Productions - Santa Monica, CA (Summer 2002)

Poetry Teacher using self-made curriculum
Newark Memorial High School, Newark, CA

Getting Into Self Poetry Workshop
Floricanto - San José City College, San José, CA

Performance/Poetry Workshop
Bret Hart Middle School - San José, CA

Lecture/Performance
Salesian High School - Richmond, CA

Lecture/Performance
Stanford University - Stanford, CA

Lecture/Performance
UC Berkeley - Berkeley, CA

Performance/Poetry Workshop
Carleton College, Northfield, MN

Performance Workshop
MACLA - San José, CA

Journalism Workshop
SAISD - San Antonio, TX

Lecture/Performance
Brackenridge High School - San Antonio, TX

Improvisation Workshop
Newark Memorial High School - Newark, CA

Youth Media Project
Esperanza Peace and Justice Center - San Antonio, TX

Quark Xpress for Beginners
ATA - San Francisco, CA

Special Note
Karimi works with all levels in performance art, theater, and spoken word. His curriculum combines oral tradition and analytical skills that he has used to help students learn to write poetry, improve reading comprehension, and write college style essays.