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Author: William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.
Posted on April 8, 2020

A Zappai For Your Consideration

Yes indeed.

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Posted on April 6, 2020

Without Life

Does it not realise?

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Posted on April 6, 2020

A Song From Mem’ry Deep

? ( … )

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Posted on April 1, 2020June 1, 2025

A Song Of Ipet-Isu

Let sekhem and sesheshet sing in beat-procession, ringing through these ‘glyphed papyrus-reeds!

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Posted on March 30, 2020

A Tanka On The Superiority Of Tanka

That’s right.

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Posted on March 27, 2020

Within

Two tidal swells of light ‘n sound awash e’er o’er my senses…

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Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020

A Tanka On The Corner Of The Harbourside

A ring around old cobble.

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Posted on March 24, 2020

Dawn

…

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Posted on March 23, 2020

Kwohrunteend

House. Café. Poet.

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Posted on March 21, 2020

Quarantine Blues #1 & #2

Two streams of consciousness.

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Posted on March 9, 2020September 16, 2020

A Tanka In Japanese

Asoko…

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Posted on March 3, 2020

From A Rippled Plank Of Wood

Yours. Mine.

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Posted on March 2, 2020

Three Tanka; Many Words

A dragon’s hide.

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Posted on March 1, 2020March 1, 2020

A Tanka For The Spring To Come

Image credit – Japan Objects

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Posted on February 28, 2020

For The Lady In The Dulcet-Hued Bandana

The wisps of orange marshal light amidst the blue.

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