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Posted on February 9, 2020

Zappai For A Person Passing

Light a-righted.

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Posted on February 8, 2020

To See The World Through Quartz ‘N Ash

Caravan; road; canopy.

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Posted on February 6, 2020

A Sonnet To The Art Of Writing

Creation pained; a look that’s lost, or hid…

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Posted on February 2, 2020February 2, 2020

Aaytthurrteefoorpee-em

[Inhale.] [Exhale.]

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Posted on January 27, 2020

A Journey, Ubiquitous

‘Ray’byun camels c’lect their stores in sanded, varnished vista.

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Posted on January 26, 2020

Leaves Of Mind

Th’river’s crossed.

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Posted on January 19, 2020January 19, 2020

A Flow’r Upon A Grave

Shape ‘n send forw’d the currents riv’ring by! With your time-warped scraps the bed doth lie suffused!

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Posted on January 14, 2020

At The Entrance Of The Afternoon

Flame stands in its ungentle passing.

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Posted on January 13, 2020January 13, 2020

These Auld Graffitied Walls: extracts from The Ballad Of Stokes Croft

Nurtured’s the roots of grass that grows again.

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Posted on January 11, 2020

Electrically-Amplified & Clear: extracts from The Ballad Of Stokes Croft

As the sunlight stole away, the counter-culture quarter lit the dusk.

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Posted on January 10, 2020

Writing Is A Visual Art

Song-spilt ink.

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Posted on January 9, 2020

Islands Of Debris: extracts from The Ballad Of Stokes Croft

Waves of ways of making artwork from life. Scores of sounds – electronic, acoustic. Walls sprayed with all kinds of colours – dark, bright. Generations giving new life to it.

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Posted on January 7, 2020January 9, 2020

The Rayd’yo Sings In Snippets

[Heartbeat.]

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Posted on January 6, 2020January 6, 2020

Rhythm-Only Song: extracts from The Ballad Of Stokes Croft

“I thought we should sit ‘round, relate our stories, friend to friend. We each know something of this place. Let’s share it, this night, face to face.”

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Posted on January 6, 2020January 6, 2020

Travels With A Flex-Grip Pen

Ferry me upriver.

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William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.

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