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Saving John

Ka Barredo·October 8, 2020

Saving John written by: Ka Barredo This miserable woman in a shade of gray Hiding herself in...

English Poetry

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No Rest For The Wicked

David Lohrey·September 28, 2020

No Rest For The Wicked written by: David Lohrey It is not only work that is part...

English Poetry

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Oh, This of Mine, a poem by Małgorzata Kulisiewicz at Spillwords.com

Oh, This One of Mine…

Gosha Kulisiewicz·September 13, 2020

English International Poetry Polish

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Tender Rose

Leena Auckel·August 10, 2020

Tender Rose written by: Leena Auckel The rose bud, The soft petals, Clad between the sepals Oblivious...

English Poetry

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Thump

R.E Hengsterman·May 23, 2020

Thump written by: R.E Hengsterman @robhengsterman The overhead surgical lights exploit the man’s ashen flesh. “Airway,” someone yells. ...

English Featured Post Literature

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A Dream I Dreamt

Broken Montague·April 22, 2020

A Dream I Dreamt written by: Broken Montague I woke up from a dream, From a very...

English Poetry

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The Necklace

Akanksha Singh·April 11, 2020

The Necklace written by: Akanksha Singh @ASiswriting She burned everything to the ground, watched, as it turned...

English Poetry

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MOTHER OF EXILES

Ayushman Jamwal·March 22, 2020

MOTHER OF EXILES written by: Ayushman Jamwal @Jamwalthefirst I crack and twist under this storm, Solitary steps...

English Poetry

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The Year

Spillwords·December 29, 2019

The Year a poem by: Ella Wheeler Wilcox What can be said in New Year rhymes, That’s...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Chasing Disaster

David Maynard·December 23, 2019

Chasing Disaster written by: David Maynard Chasing disaster Run to the fire Entombing passion Killing desires Walking...

English Poetry

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Avoirdupois

Archit Joshi·October 11, 2019

Avoirdupois written by: Archit Joshi @ArchitJoshi Peel death’s mask away Weights of moments lost linger, Burdens of...

English Poetry

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Humanity

Sheri M. Stewart·September 7, 2019

Humanity written by: Sheri M. Stewart I touch your tears I can not stop I find I...

English Poetry

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The Confession

Rimli Bhattacharya·November 2, 2018

The Confession written by: Rimli Bhattacharya @rimli76 My shoulders ached when I reached her. I had a...

English Poetry

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Freedom

Barbara Deraoui·June 13, 2018

Freedom written by: Barbara Deraoui @brmaxwell She was in the water Chained She was struggling to get to...

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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