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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 6, 2023March 12, 2023

Poetry Collection: Written Somewhere Sunny In The South-West

A free, downloadable PDF of my new poetry collection!

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Posted on February 20, 2023

Time-Begotten

Hist’ry-layered.

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Posted on September 24, 2022

Brunel’s Butt’ry Sanwidge Shoppe

Relatively cold, this breezesome morning – bracing.

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Posted on September 20, 2022

As The Rowing Teams Row By

Their wake moves me.

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Posted on July 9, 2022

Coffee & Pineapple Juice

I’ve left some leaflets ‘n some booklets.

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Posted on July 3, 2022

Entropy In Motion

The steam; the surface.

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Posted on May 30, 2022

From Sleep

From entropying tea, I gather sleep.

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Posted on May 6, 2022

A Café Revival Comment In Free-Verse, With Sprinkuhlings Of Kanji & Hiragana

At least, it didn’t cover any words!

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Posted on May 3, 2022

Poem ‘Pon A Photo Page

Rings, tears, ‘n speeches…

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Posted on April 4, 2022

A Morning’s Musing

Those in queue talk movies.

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Posted on March 23, 2022

On An Evening

A moment clear.

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Posted on March 21, 2022

Oh, To Be Back At The Canteen!

I’ve not been here in fucking ages!

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Posted on March 11, 2022

Tobacco Fact’ry Tanka

Fingertip-fixed; floating.

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Posted on March 6, 2022

A Poetry Reading

A live reading of “At The Entrance Of The Afternoon” & “A List Of Things I Noticed At The Harbour”.

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William Altoft

William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.

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