poetry – Page 4 – Pen To Print

Showcase: The Apparition + Intruder + Humanity + Changing Seasons

29 November 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Afsana Elanko Welcome to my last Showcase for November and, in fact, my last Showcase for this year. Thank you for all your submissions, which I have thoroughly enjoyed reading. Great pieces of writing can be created from the simplest of ideas and that has been evident on every ...

Showcase: The Win + Still A Lost Girl + The Gentleman + Illusion

22 November 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Afsana Elanko This penultimate November Showcase has made me reflect on how experiences can shape us into the people we are. When faced with a situation, there are always at least two choices. However, under duress, or when feeling cornered, making the right decision is always hard. I have ...

Showcase: Never Judge A Book By Its Cover + Language Of Art + How Realities Change With Life

15 November 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Afsana Elanko It gives me great pleasure to bring you the third showcase for November on the theme of reality and perspectives, around the ability to communicate despite the loss of language. This could be due to ill health, the process of ageing, or an accident. Whatever the reason, ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Realities And Perspectives

14 November 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Welcome to this Thoughtful Tuesday page, where I’m taking a look into the realities and perspectives of November days and cold winter nights. This month, I have some wintry pieces for you: from thoughts on curling up with a good book on a cold night, through poems to ...

Showcase: Realities And Perceptions Of The World + A.I. + Living The Dream + Here You Are + Loss And Living

08 November 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Afsana Elanko Welcome to the second Showcase for November. On today’s page, I’m exploring reality and perspectives over time. Does history truly give the right perspective of what happened many years ago through the pen of the writer? In fact, what’s gone before us shapes our world now. After ...

Showcase: Common Fears + Belle + Smoke And Ashes + The Heart + To Retire Or Not To Retire?

01 November 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

Edited by Afsana Elanko Welcome to our November Showcase series, which continues with the theme of 'Reality And Perspectives.' One person’s reality can be quite different to someone else’s, even though they may experience exactly the same situation. For example, a flight was delayed by 15 hours and person A was ...

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 ...

Thoughtful Tuesdays: Literary Passions, Guilty Pleasures

12 September 2023 News, Thoughtful Tuesday

By Eithne Cullen Our theme of Literary Passions, Guilty Pleasures opens up myriad ideas about passion and guilt. When Dr Afsana Elanko sent me this amazing image, I straightaway thought of how food fits this theme so well. Like me, you might enjoy sitting and reading a cookery book or magazine, ...

Showcase: Deadly Twist + I Write

23 August 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase

It’s August 2023 and as per usual, the Write On! team are enjoying a short summer break. With this in mind, and as the founding Editor, I’m picking some of my favourite Showcases from the past few years. Though they are higgledy-piggledy in terms of season and themes, one thing ...

2020 poem danny fenn summer of festivals write on pen to print

Showcase: 2020 + Illusion

16 August 2023 News, WriteOn Showcase