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Conflict of Interest

Sharona Reeves·November 20, 2019

Conflict of Interest written by: Sharona Reeves Purple heart Veteran of war Tried and the true The...

English Poetry

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Torn

Sheri M. Stewart·June 12, 2019

Torn written by: Sheri M. Stewart Slip from the stress choking me from life twisting and tormenting....

English Poetry

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The Rending

Sian Staley·April 3, 2019

The Rending written by: Sian Staley I’ve denied my self, traded black lace for maternal cottons, filled...

English Poetry

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Torn Pages Of The Diary

Pratibha Gupta·June 29, 2018

Torn Pages Of The Diary written by: Pratibha Gupta Thrown away into the bin, Shredded immediately to disappear,...

English Poetry

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Il Giorno In Cui Il Cuore Mi Fu Strappato

Francesco Abate·September 17, 2017

Il giorno in cui il cuore mi fu strappato written by: Francesco Abate @FrancescoAbate3 Il giorno il...

International Italian Poetry

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My Origami Heart

Don Knowles·August 5, 2017

My Origami Heart written by: Don Knowles @DonKnowles3 My origami heart Once precision folds formed this beating...

English Poetry

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The Monster

Maggie Chatterton·August 5, 2016

The Monster written by: Maggie Chatterton @Mag_Chatterton Two faces reflecting in my mirror: One of justice, One...

English

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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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