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Dreamland

Jack Wolfe Frost·May 29, 2019

Dreamland written by: Jack Wolfe Frost @JackWolfeWriter Drowning in dreamland dry riverbed of wails, Twisted blue waters...

English Poetry

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Bucks II

Rich·February 5, 2019

Bucks II written by: Rich @H3Richard Be a prince or Princes Risborough The Lower, Upper Icknield Way...

English Poetry

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Bucks

Rich·December 29, 2018

Bucks written by: Rich @H3Richard The pride of the shire’s with its rolling hills Of Fingest, Skirmett...

English Poetry

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I Love The Night

Suzy Davies·June 6, 2018

I Love The Night written by: Suzy Davies @birdwriter7 I love the night, dark enclosed spaces, when...

English Poetry

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Exploring Champaign

Natasha Khalid·March 11, 2018

Exploring Champaign written by: Natasha Khalid @natashablogs Inspired by Instagram accounts and upsurging travel industry, traveling to...

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The Flow

William T Fearby·November 15, 2017

The flow written by: William T Fearby When you first sit down to write let it flow Open...

English Poetry

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Depth Charge

Gavin Haycock·October 14, 2017

Depth Charge written by: Gavin Haycock @poetry_pieces waves of blue meteorite showers reign supreme with this spinning...

English Poetry

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The Sands Of Many Houses

Mark Tarren·October 10, 2017

The Sands of Many Houses written by: Mark Tarren I I was born just outside Paris, Texas...

English Poetry

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June Road Trip

Cindy Medina·July 23, 2017

June Road Trip written by: Cindy Medina @Cindy_M65 Ghostly gray fronds of desert rain sweeps mountains, drops...

English Poetry

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Other Places By The Sea

Gavin Haycock·May 24, 2017

Other places by the sea written by: Gavin Haycock @poetry_pieces now, here, by sea commas dragging as...

English Poetry

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Something About Belonging

Ian Michael·February 27, 2017

Something About Belonging written by: Ian Michael @IF_TheGuy You might not find use In strange places because...

English Poetry

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Empty

Dragonsilk·July 11, 2016

Empty written by: Dragonsilk @dragons1lk Empty spaces Empty places Empty faces where smiles once lived Vacant lots...

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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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