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Anne Higgins·December 8, 2020

Irish Families written by: Anne Higgins Doing penance for our sins, offering it up, we’re fond of company,...

English Poetry

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1920

DC Diamondopolous·November 3, 2020

1920 written by: DC Diamondopolous A ray of sun strikes the copper’s badge and bounces off, lighting...

English Featured Post Literature

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Walking Home in the Dark of the Mountain

Ger White·October 23, 2020

Walking Home in the Dark of the Mountain a Halloween Ghost Poem written by: Ger White Big...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Poetry

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Christmas Fairytale of London

Robin McNamara·December 14, 2019

Christmas Fairytale of London written by: Robin McNamara @thewindingroad1 Here in my London bedsit Alone this Christmas...

12 Days of Christmas Christmas English Featured Post Poetry

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All Hallows

Maggie O'Brien·October 24, 2019

All Hallows written by: Maggie O’Brien Gather around me. Listen. Draw near. I’ll tell you a tale...

13 Days of Halloween English Featured Post Halloween Poetry

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The Whale

Massimiliano (Max) Bianchi·August 23, 2019

The Whale written by: Massimiliano (Max) Bianchi @mb470102 I have the eyes decomposed Into dripping tears By...

English Poetry

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St. Patrick’s Day

Spillwords·March 17, 2019

St. Patrick’s Day a poem by Eliza Cook St. Patrick’s Day! St. Patrick’s Day! Oh! thou tormenting Irish...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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Guinness Pivo

Eoghan Lyng·December 4, 2018

Guinness Pivo written by: Eoghan Lyng @eoghanlyng Awaiting more than a pint, Sitting for life itself, To...

English Poetry

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Little Faerie Lies

Debbie Aruta·March 29, 2018

Little Faerie Lies written by: Debbie Aruta @Debbie_Aruta She sat out on the rocks at the edge of...

English Featured Post Literature

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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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