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Author: William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.
Posted on August 20, 2023August 20, 2023

Palermo Canto

‘Midst the sun-burnt blocks blaze orange-walls, the pink of their compan’yuns calling…

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Posted on August 9, 2023

A Church Service At The Minster

Yesh’wa invoked ‘top heaps of plundered wealth…

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Posted on August 7, 2023

Ol’ Charles Three

Flaunted.

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Posted on July 19, 2023

Wagtail Watching

Black, white, ‘n grey.

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Posted on June 25, 2023February 27, 2025

Icon Rematriated

A century upon display; a hundred years they’ve called her home.

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Posted on June 18, 2023

Yorkshire Lavender

A kestrel keeps, keen-sighted.

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Posted on June 14, 2023

Pool Bridge Poem

Tame jackdaw – Caw?! – on headtop.

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Posted on June 9, 2023

The Return Of The King; Of The Queen

Merged ‘n ‘mergent Pharaoh Of The Sun!

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Posted on June 4, 2023

A Poetry Shop!

Ink-Blue Thoughts – A Shop Of Poetry!

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Posted on May 8, 2023

Do Not Be Indifferent

Monarchism is self-evidently wrong.

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Posted on April 16, 2023

Written Somewhere Sunny In The North-East

A melody by the a-peeling bells.

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Posted on April 10, 2023

Hello Harbour, My Old Muse

Th’wind o’er th’water.

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Posted on March 26, 2023

Valkyrie

Winged Chooser Of The Battle-Slain, who bears th’luminous spear ‘n shield of th’War Women.

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Posted on March 17, 2023January 14, 2026

Poetry Collection: Fleeting Songs, Eternal

My journey along the winding, wistful, wond’rous way that is Japanese poetry.

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Posted on March 7, 2023

One More Drop Of Coffee

Coffee-disk.

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