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Chip Away

prikcab (Ian Perlman)·June 29, 2020

Chip Away written by: Ian Perlman (prikcab) a life set afire embers burning faster than tears tears...

English Poetry

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I’ll Find A Way

Tanisha Khurana·June 3, 2020

I’ll Find A Way written by: Tanisha Khurana I’m lost but I’ll find a way Like I...

English Poetry

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Just Like Me

Jenny Thomas·June 2, 2020

Just Like Me written by: Jenny Thomas @authorjcthomas In the morning light sleepers lie And the tracks...

English Poetry

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Simplicity In Life

Dirk Sandarupa·April 27, 2020

Simplicity In Life written by: Dirk Sandarupa @ds4nd There’s always a way when there’s a sign. Tears...

English Poetry

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Lost

Deogratias S. Kagali·April 8, 2020

Lost written by: Deogratias S. Kagali East is north, west is east, The compass’ direction lost, Earth’s...

English Poetry

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Musical Direction

Mike Turner·March 10, 2020

Musical Direction written by: Mike Turner @SchoonerSkipper I sought the peace Of heart, mind and soul And...

English Poetry

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Anodyne

prikcab (Ian Perlman)·February 27, 2020

Anodyne written by: Ian Perlman (prikcab) words not spoken carom from the walls of time silence separates...

English Poetry

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Follow The Dream

Bruce Levine·January 13, 2020

Follow The Dream written by: Bruce Levine @brucelevine19 Follow the dream no matter where it leads as...

English Poetry

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Death Is Not The End

Lorenzo Berardi·June 9, 2019

Death Is Not The End written by: Lorenzo Berardi Alan Pecan had died twenty-seven times and counting....

English Featured Post Literature

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Asking Directions

Ann Christine Tabaka·December 26, 2018

Asking Directions written by: Ann Christine Tabaka @TabakaChris How do you know which way to turn, when...

English Poetry

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Now And Then

Lynn White·May 8, 2018

Now And Then written by: Lynn White Now the clouds are pressing down making everything grey, everything...

English Poetry

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Currents

Taru Of Hearts·September 1, 2017

Currents written by: Taru Of Hearts @taruofhearts Go Go Go with the flow But whose flow are...

English Poetry

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Sliproad By The Interstate

Gavin Haycock·July 11, 2017

Sliproad by the interstate written by: Gavin Haycock @poetry_pieces I took a turn into foothills of granite...

English Poetry

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Travel (Direction Sign)

Nidhi Gupta·May 22, 2017

Travel (Direction Sign) written by: Nidhi Gupta @nidhi13cs Light path going to heaven cinnamon sprinkled around Pathway...

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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