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Author: William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.
Posted on Feb 9, 2024

Sleeping Child Of Many Day-Dreams

You are here.

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Posted on Jan 30, 2024

Sierran Sonnet

Across America on wiccan wings, riding ‘pon the heatwaves of fiddle-fire!

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Posted on Jan 24, 2024Jan 24, 2024

Song Of Palestine – Never Again; Again

This design lies deep within our marrow; plays its pull upon our sinews still.

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Posted on Dec 31, 2023

Song Of Palestine – For Palestine

For all the world’s indigenous, we will fight for Palestine!

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Posted on Dec 26, 2023

Song Of Palestine – Monsters Of War

Conscious evil, delib’rately committed.

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Posted on Dec 25, 2023

Song Of Palestine – Gazan Nativity

He had felt the convulsions of his parent’s movements through their days of flight ‘n persecution, wandering Dawlat Filastin to find a birthplace home.

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Posted on Dec 23, 2023Dec 23, 2023

Song Of Palestine – Silent Night; Martyr’s Night

Th’stars do quake at the sight…

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Posted on Dec 23, 2023

Song Of Palestine – Condemnation

Do you know against whom I would raise it?

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Posted on Dec 21, 2023

Song Of Palestine – Azrael

She sits, head in hands.

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Posted on Dec 12, 2023

Song Of Palestine – Radicalised

Immersed in purpose-penned poetry, I can not do else; cannot but cry emphatic.

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Posted on Dec 10, 2023

Song Of Palestine – Tears

The tears in the eye; on the cheek; in the palms; on the dress.

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Posted on Dec 8, 2023

Song Of Palestine – The Sniper & The Boy-Child

There is no poetry…

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Posted on Dec 8, 2023

Song Of Palestine – All Violence ‘Pon The Western Bank

A farce of a pause in Gaza.

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Posted on Dec 8, 2023

Song Of Palestine – The Pause

Don’t clap for evil.

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Posted on Dec 8, 2023

Song Of Palestine – Into Egypt

Beyond their rightful home
into the Land Of Egypt.

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