Interesting take on political history and the death of colonialism. By Alex Taggart Article Forward I have been a volunteer steward and arts mediator for the Biennial Arts festival off and on since 2012.  You are mainly there to help open up, look after the gallery space, and close up. While I there acted as steward for the film shows setup in St George’s Hall, Liverpool UK 2018. Review A three channel film documentary in the ex-court rooms at the magnificent civil building of ‘St Georges Hall’ is now showing. Covers the period after ‘World War II’ where many European and western countries lost control of their colonies abroad.  Instead taking the view of a westerner, the film takes the side of countries broken away from European powers. This is a refreshing change on talking about the subject. There are many documentaries on the cold war and empire of the 19 th and 20 th centuries.  A lot of films in English speaking countries are taken...

Creature of Fantasy - Sequential Poetry With Mum Part 3 The forward It's good after all this time to see the poetry I wrote with mum in print.  Many people who past away with talent never get their work to see the light of day. They will leave works of art. The family and friends often don't know what to do with it.  Even worse they don't even look if the person had done anything  creative. This happened with a dear friend. The family was much in a rush to clear his home. There didn't really look. Allot of his creative work was just thrown in the bin.  I was determined not to happen to my mums writing.  It was a long process but went through every piece of paper I could find in her house.  Found long lost old photos taken between the wars. They would have gone forever if in a rush. Frustrated I didn't find a lot of poems we did write. However, I did find one of her notebooks. A photo of the book is above. The book is all in my ...

Offen having Aspergers or an Autism spectrum disorder means getting nowhere in life. This doesn't need to be the case with the right support. Here is an inspiring story of broadcaster 'Chris Packham'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjdEJdr-vfs

Forward; writing with mum When my mum was alive we use to write poetry together. You heard of sequential storytelling? One person starts the first line and another person does the next. We did that with poetry. Below is one of those poems and short stories. What is more, I have a book of short stories and poems coming out with some of our work.   If you enjoy my writing and live near Liverpool UK come to my book launch. Constellations book launch 6th February Time: 7pm (Doors at 6.30pm) Venue: Studio 2,  Parr  Street,  L1 4JN . There will be sign copies of the book, plus free food and reads from the new book. Back to the sea, Poem by Dorothy Taggart(mother), Edited by Mr Alex Richard (Attenkofer) Taggart BA(hons) I must go back to the sea again, To meet the one I loved and lost, To the cruel waves and the rocks below, I must go back to the sea again, To lay this ghost which haunts me so, To hear the mournful seagulls cry, And list...

Forward; Writing with mum  When my mum was alive we use to write poetry together. You heard of sequential storytelling? One person starts the first line and the other person does the next. We did that with poetry. Below is one of those poems and short stories. What is more, I have a book of short stories and poems coming out with some of our work.  If you enjoy my writing and live near Liverpool UK come to my book launch. Constellations book launch  6th February,Time: 7pm (Doors at 6.30pm)Venue: Studio 2, Parr Street, L1 4JN.  There will be sign copies of the book, plus free food and reads from the new book. https://www.writingonthewall.org.uk/wowevents.html How for the poem ' ‘Simple Pleasures’ by Dorothy Taggart. Edited by Mr. Alex Richard (Attenkofer) Taggart BA(hons) I love the sea and the sky at night, The stars and the moon that spread its light, I love the dawn at the break of day, And the owl’s last hoof as if flies away, ...