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Into The White

Troy DeFrates·October 29, 2020

Into The White written by: Troy DeFrates As we wake to the whispering white the first hard...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Poetry

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Warrior

Kriti Mangal·September 25, 2020

Warrior written by: Kriti Mangal I thought I could keep my weary sword down for a bit,...

English Poetry

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Serendipity

Arwenium·September 22, 2020

Serendipity written by: Arwenium “Inside of me lives a civil war between me and me. It...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Scarred Fingers

Alexandria Johnson·September 18, 2020

Scarred Fingers written by: Alexandria Johnson @lexwritesnsings five fingers make up a hand, hold them up, raise...

English Poetry

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Sonnets of A Soul

Nickolas J. McKee·September 4, 2020

Sonnets of A Soul written by: Nickolas J. McKee When you turned away from me, I turned...

English Poetry

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The Artiste

Eve Dobbins·September 1, 2020

The Artiste written by: Eve Dobbins The art of war Sickles between my toes Ticking my sense...

English Poetry

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An Ode To Life’s Little Threats

Daisy King·August 24, 2020

An Ode To Life’s Little Threats written by: Daisy King @stormsinteacups You are an organ recently removed...

English Poetry

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The Cat’s Rondel

CTD Robinson·July 19, 2020

The Cat’s Rondel written by: CTD Robinson @CTDRobinson Tucked behind the door, he waits while I clutch...

English Poetry

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Frontline

Elizabeth Barton·May 28, 2020

Frontline written by: Elizabeth Barton @DestinyAngel25 Supermarkets become a frontline of battle (don’t mention the toilet paper, or...

English Poetry

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Gut, short story written by Jacob Greb at Spillwords.com

Gut

Jacob Greb·May 2, 2020

Gut written by: Jacob Greb The madness begins in my gut and spreads like lava through my...

English Literature

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Thinking

Spillwords·April 5, 2020

Thinking a poem by: Walter D Wintle If you think you are beaten, you are; If you...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Thy Days Are Done

Spillwords·March 22, 2020

Thy Days Are Done a poem by: Lord Byron Thy days are done, thy fame begun; Thy...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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The Fight

Kateri M. Walsh·February 20, 2020

The Fight written by: Kateri M. Walsh @walshkateri It is here. The time has come. I have...

English Poetry

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Keep the Life on Fleek…!

Monika Ajay Kaul·February 18, 2020

Keep the Life on Fleek…! written by: Monika Ajay Kaul @MKaul4 Life for us chooses a unique...

English Poetry

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Robin McNamara is an Irish poet from Waterford City. He has over 148 poems published worldwide in America, Canada, Ireland and in the UK with Beir Bua Journal, Dreich, Versification, Pink Plastic House, Daily Drunk, Full House Literary Magazine, Dream Journal, Second Chance Lit, Literary Heist, Dwelling Literary & Impspired. A regular contributor to Spillwords since 2018 where he has been nominated a number of times for publication of the month. Robin is also involved in the Poetry Ireland and Black Bough Poetry poetry prompts. Robin’s forthcoming debut chapbook was written during the lockdown in Ireland. Under A Mind’s Staircase, is published by Hedgehog Poetry Press, UK and is available to purchase now.

Generational Fragility by Lynsey Fyfe

Raising children can be a daunting task; it takes skill, determination and a great sense of humour. Raising them properly is a seemingly impossible task. Parenting has evolved so much over the years, it can be hard to keep up with current advice, but have babies changed? It’s hard to imagine babies are different enough now, to warrant such a drastic change in our parenting techniques in the last few decades.

Back in the not so distant past, almost every mother stayed at home, raising the children and keeping the house, while the father went to work. Times were different.
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