December 5th saw the birthday celebration of famous American animator Walt Disney (1901-1966). Disney was not only an animator, he was also a film producer, screen writer and voice actor. He has also become a national icon in his own right. Disney, an entrapenairre and a showman went on to design theme parks, andContinue reading “Happy Belated Birthday Walt Disney!”
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Happy Belated Birthday Samuel Taylor Coleridge!
On 21st day of this month in 1772 the English poet and critic Samuel Taylor Coleridge (died 25 July 1834) was born. Along with his friend William Wordsworth he was a founder member of the Romantic movement and was also one of the Lake Poets. His most well-known poems include Khubla Kahn and The Rime of the Ancient Mariner‘. Continue reading “Happy Belated Birthday Samuel Taylor Coleridge!”
All Behind – and a personal challenge – Day one
You have heard the expression ‘getting ahead of yourself?’ Well I am getting all behind with myself – especially as far as my Bookstains blog is concerned. I’ve been so busy with other stuff. I have book reviews to post, films to mention and there’s a couple of new poetry challenges to be posted. All these postsContinue reading “All Behind – and a personal challenge – Day one”
Me and Me
I’ve had to deal with a few people quite close to me (but aren’t any more, for obvious reasons and self preservation) who suffer from NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder). This poem I wrote years ago doesn’t begin to cover it. Me and Me Got the V Cross to bear I’m so politically aware Wish myContinue reading “Me and Me”
Poem ‘Sense Sojourn’
I wrote this poem as an experiment some time last year. I thought it would be a challenge to put it into video format (and it was). The programme I used had sound clips which I have used. Each of the observation of these senses relate to trivial and not so trivial experiences that pertainContinue reading “Poem ‘Sense Sojourn’”
Dear Reader – I read them
what I’m reading at the moment I really must catch up with reviews of all the books and films I have seen! The list is long, and although I do find myself taking notes (on the films) there never seems to be enough time to write it all down. So, in a nutshell here’s aContinue reading “Dear Reader – I read them”
Poem ‘My Life in Lifts’
not one to beat about the bush
‘About ‘Bookstains’
Bookstains is the sister site of my other blog ‘Echostains’. As Echostains is about communication through art (the stain being the art – the communication being the echo), ‘Bookstains’ is my communication with books. When you put your hot coffee cup on a wooden surface – it will make a stain. When you put aContinue reading “‘About ‘Bookstains’”
Bookstains 