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A Christmas Wish

Jane Briganti·December 19, 2020

A Christmas Wish written by: Jane Briganti A Merry Christmas Wish to all of you Family and...

Christmas English Poetry

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Coffin 19

Ayomide Thomas·May 25, 2020

Coffin 19 written by: Ayomide Thomas Here came their proclaimed Happy New Year With sighs of an...

English Poetry

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2020

Robyn MacKinnon·January 26, 2020

2020 written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat Happy New Year’s, friends! 😀 Putting positive vibes out Fetch the...

English Poetry Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

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New Year’s Resolution

Dawn DeBraal·January 25, 2020

New Year’s Resolution written by: Dawn DeBraal Berta didn’t make New Year’s resolutions. They were nothing but...

English Literature

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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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Ring Out, Wild Bells

Spillwords·December 22, 2019

Ring Out, Wild Bells a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson Ring out, wild bells, to the wild...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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CHRISTMAS WITH CATS

Dianne Moritz·December 16, 2019

CHRISTMAS WITH CATS written by: Dianne Moritz Just days before Christmas, the house is a mess. I’m...

Christmas English Poetry

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December

Papia Ray·November 29, 2019

December written by: Papia Ray December I dread Will she ferry me across To the year ahead?...

English Poetry

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Light, Darkness, Battle, and Glory

Amanda Eifert·July 25, 2019

Light, Darkness, Battle, and Glory written by: Amanda Eifert @mandibelle16 You dawn each year ephemeral birth, The...

English Poetry

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The Beard

Asad Mian·March 17, 2019

The Beard written by: Asad Mian @amian74 At the end of the year, change becomes imminent in...

Article English

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Fine Anno

Francesco Abate·December 31, 2018

Fine Anno written by: Francesco Abate @FrancescoAbate3 Era ieri che al cielo alzavo i miei sogni e...

International Italian Poetry

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Race

Kelli J Gavin·December 31, 2018

Race written by: Kelli J Gavin @KelliJGavin I want to race Race into a New Year Towards...

English Poetry

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Year End Tale Of Life

Aida·December 31, 2018

Year End Tale Of Life written by: Aida Yes, we will all leave this earth but once…...

English Poetry

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New Year’s Treehouse

Robyn MacKinnon·December 30, 2018

New Year’s Treehouse found poetry written by: Robyn MacKinnon @art_rat binge eating and then like, a really...

English Poetry Robyn Finds Poetry Robyn MacKinnon

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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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