William E. Heston is a poet, painter, musician, and filmmaker from Philadelphia. An outspoken anarchist with absurdist leanings, William’s art focuses on the personal drama of working class life–whether it’s through the lens of gritty realism, low fantasy, or surrealism. His work aims to find meaning amidst such struggle, to explore what empowers individuals to move toward something beyond themselves.
Selected work
Promenade on Fairmount
Collide Magazine, 2024
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When We Talk About Love
Collide Magazine, 2025
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Listening to the News the Morning After a Suicide Attempt
Soup Can Magazine, 2024
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Tantric
Empyrean Literary Magazine, 2022
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Autumn Elegy
Collide Magazine, 2026
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For Vivaldi
Prosetrics The Literary Magazine, 2026
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