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The Revolutionary

Sheeba Khwaja·September 22, 2020

The Revolutionary written by: Sheeba Khwaja He sang even while the crowd dispersed, One by one they...

English Poetry

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An Eerie Silence

GS. Subbu·August 13, 2020

An Eerie Silence written by: GS Subbu @gssubbu50 An empty world, an eerie silence, A disturbing stillness...

English Poetry

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Is This What It’s To Come?

Jack Wolfe Frost·April 30, 2020

Is This What It’s To Come? written by: Jack Wolfe Frost @JackWolfeWriter Is this what it’s come...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Rise and Shine

Ella Etienne-Richards·February 17, 2020

Rise and Shine written by: Ella Etienne-Richards @serendipity2tranquil Your aim is to hold me down. You insult...

English Poetry

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Heaviness

Glen McKenzie·January 21, 2020

Heaviness written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther darkness absolute, oppressive debilitating, torment, unending existence for so many depression...

English Poetry

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Review of Paul Dunbar’s Poem ‘We Wear The Mask’

Satabdi Saha·September 22, 2019

Review of Paul Dunbar’s Poem ‘We Wear The Mask‘ written by: Satabdi Saha The very thought that...

Article English Poetry

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Wherefore “The Blues”?

Mike Turner·June 5, 2019

Wherefore “The Blues”? written by: Mike Turner Why are they called “the blues”? Why is it that...

English Poetry

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Carnage

Art Blacktooth·May 9, 2019

Carnage written by: Art Blacktooth It is no strange fate we stand here before each other, two...

English Poetry

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The Tsunami

N.E. Teeuw·November 3, 2018

The Tsunami written by: N.E. Teeuw Centuries of oppression And the anger screams to the surface like...

English Poetry

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Hail The Dictator

Nilutpal Gohain·August 20, 2018

Hail The Dictator written by: Nilutpal Gohain @nilutpal_gohain My plate is infested With fungus and poverty My...

English Poetry

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Rebeldía

Jose A Gomez·July 20, 2017

Rebeldía A Poem written by: José A Gómez Rebeldía es lo que siento, rebelde de corazón del...

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Oppression’s Face Resides In The Mirror

Ciofki·June 8, 2017

Oppression’s face resides in the mirror written by: Ciofki @ciofki Looking around, one can see signs of...

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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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