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Posted on August 19, 2020

Long Division

Sentence by sentence.

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Posted on August 16, 2020August 16, 2020

Boston Tea Party Senryu

Senryu & haiga.

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Posted on July 16, 2020

In Café Napolita

Is masked th’moon’s cratered plight beyond the wisp-white atmosphere.

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Posted on July 12, 2020July 12, 2020

Three Tanka, Then A Whole Haiku

The grain is mismatched ‘cross the breaks.

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Posted on July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

A Sonnet On The Harbourside

Outside, upon the paved ‘n railing-ringed walk – sheltered – way, where Sunday patrons sit, the sun, through th’river’s auld reflection sings on th’wooden slats below the Cascade Steps.

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Posted on July 5, 2020

Society Café Tanka

Nevertheless…

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Posted on June 26, 2020

… : ?

I wonder.

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Posted on June 23, 2020

Some Enchanted Evening

A working title.

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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 8, 2020

A Zappai For Your Consideration

Yes indeed.

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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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Posted on March 23, 2020

Kwohrunteend

House. Café. Poet.

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William Altoft

William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.

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