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Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020

A Mem’ry Shared Between Us

Talk! Sing!

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Posted on April 22, 2020

The Ballad Of Elatklof Esrever

A blade a-bound by belt off-cuts abreast her left-side hip, her left hand on the pommel, placed above th’blue-banded grip.

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Posted on April 22, 2020

Without Death

Does it not realise?

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Posted on April 21, 2020

ぼくもあなたも (Both You & I)

われらはおなじゅうすりましたか?

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Posted on April 20, 2020

Tanka #?

In my left ear; in my right.

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Posted on April 19, 2020

To Close Out A Letter

Looking o’er toward the cranes…

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Posted on April 16, 2020

Café Front Garden

tooweeeh. tooweeh.

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Posted on April 12, 2020

Sat By Old John Cabot

Blow gentlesoft, pandemic breeze, ‘breast an unop’n’d tomb.

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Posted on April 9, 2020

Both The River & The Sky

As for me…

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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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William Altoft

William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.

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