Gertcha Cowson – Pen To Print

Showcase: The Rise Of The Machines + Carousel Of Chaos +Skip Valentine + We Are The Dregs + What Are You Being?

30 April 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Welcome to the fifth Write On! Showcase of April; the final one for National Poetry Month. Thank you to everyone who has made submissions on the theme of ‘Misunderstandings’. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your work and hosting these pages for the past five weeks. For this final week, we ...

Showcase: The Special Child + Perceptions Parts 1-6 + Have I Got ADHD, Mummy?

19 March 2025 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello, Jilly here. I'm very honoured to have the opportunity to highlight Neurodivergent Week (17 – 23 March) in today’s Showcase, which aims to help address the issues of conditions such as autism, dyslexia, later-life brain injury and ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), among others. It's also the chance to celebrate the ...

Write On! Features: Echo Chamber by Gertcha Cowson

03 May 2024 News, WriteOn Features

by Gertcha Cowson Gertcha Cowson, AKA Gertcha The Disabled Poet, is a working class Barking-based poet who belongs to no one genre, yet has a hand in all! Originally using his scribbles as a self-therapeutic exercise, Gertcha has written over a hundred poems and pieces of prose and is finally ready to ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Reality And Perspectives

10 October 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to October’s Thoughtful Tuesday page. Our new theme for the autumn months is ‘Reality And Perspectives.’ It’s also Black History Month, a time that encourages me to think about the good fortune I had discovering some of the diverse writers and writers of colour who contribute to ...

Showcase: Hole! + Within + The Past Where We Once Thrived And The Future We’ll Never Have + Dad’s Home

27 September 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Hello everyone and welcome to my final week of Showcase for the month of September. It’s been a real treat to have the opportunity to host this page. I’ve been exposed to all kinds of stories – creative fiction and otherwise – and have had the chance to feature a ...

Write On! Features: A Poet’s Tit For Tat by Gertcha Cowson

21 April 2023 News, WriteOn Features

By Gertcha Cowson I hear what you’re all asking, “Why does a bipolar-fuelled, loudly dressed, eccentric poet need to wear a wide-brimmed hat on a cloudy day?” Well, for one thing, I am now 50-odd years old and my eyes work perfectly fine, thank you very much, proper 20/20 and, quite frankly, I ...

Showcase: Sad World + Der Todeszug + Writing What Is Acceptable + Sleepers And Ties

25 January 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

By Dan Cross And just like that, my time as guest Showcase editor has come to a close. It has been my privilege to share with you the works of such talented creative writers over the last few weeks. I hope they have served to kick off your 2023 with inspiration ...

Writer Of The Month: Gertcha Cowson

28 November 2022 News, WriteOn Features

Introduced by Ian Ayris I first encountered Gertcha’s writing a couple of years ago, in the form of some early pages from his book, Rocks In A Spin Dryer. As soon as I began reading, the feeling I had when I saw a mountain for the first time burst upon me. ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Back Home

11 October 2022 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to this Thoughtful Tuesday page which explores the theme of 'Home'. It’s interesting how we can use 'Home' to mean lots of different things. I often think of the way migrants use the phrase “back home” to acknowledge their origins and their roots. My first piece is something ...

Monday Moments: Speaking My Language

30 May 2022 Monday Moments, News

Introduced By Holly King Did you know that the Eskimo language has 30 words for snow? It's said that the number of words a culture has for something is an indication of its importance (I cast my mind back to Carol Ann Duffy’s poem, Frau Freud, and wonder what that claim ...

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