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Author: William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.
Posted on October 17, 2019

Noticing The Outside Looking In

I think (/realise).

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Posted on October 17, 2019

Why Teaching In Animals Is Rare

Enough poetry: enjoy some science writing for a change.

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Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019

The Treasure Of The Pied Crow

Pied white ‘n dull-green ‘n shim’ring black, treasuring the trove you’ve gathered.

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Posted on October 14, 2019September 16, 2020

Joji To Kawa

Itsumo to eien ni.

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Posted on October 13, 2019October 13, 2019

From A Manufactured Perch, Road-Riverside

The fire of the dragon’s protest-flame marks only its self ‘n message.

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Posted on October 13, 2019October 14, 2019

The Floating Harbour: Chapter 11 & Epilogue

The air’s electrically-lit between each of the eight trees – their roots breaking the grey and moss-green, late-night, cobbled surface.

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Posted on October 12, 2019

Samurai Tanka

Itsumo no keikai.

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Posted on October 10, 2019October 10, 2019

Time For Two Things

Only, really, time for teaching (worth it) others.

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Posted on October 9, 2019October 9, 2019

Number 20

Red that chips/that fades to fray.

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Posted on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019

Zappai In ‘N On Stokes Croft

The road’s become community.

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Posted on October 7, 2019October 12, 2019

Choice

I doubted if… No traveler returns If I should e’er come back…

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Posted on October 6, 2019October 6, 2019

Expression Pure ‘N Hamstrung

Words like water…

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Posted on October 6, 2019October 6, 2019

The Floating Harbour: Chapter 10

Such sudden change; a moment of momentum.

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Posted on October 5, 2019

A Senryu Become Tanka

Intensely inconvenient.

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Posted on October 5, 2019October 5, 2019

Unintentional Zappai

Not many.

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