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The Aged

Glynn Sinclare·March 9, 2021

The Aged written by: Glynn Sinclare @chitanclare Why do we feel disconnected to humanity. The aged ask,...

English Poetry

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Patience Is A Game He’s Not Made For

Jamal H Goodwin Jr.·February 13, 2021

Patience Is A Game He’s Not Made For written by: Jamal H Goodwin Jr. @Jaygoodwin171 Sunset pours...

English Literature

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Dialogue of The Unborn

Monica St Hillaire·February 13, 2021

Dialogue of The Unborn written by: Monica St Hillaire @MonicaHillaire Hello… Can you hear me? Well, I...

English Poetry

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Loneliness On A Flowerbed

Michelle Ayon Navajas·January 29, 2021

Loneliness On A Flowerbed written by: Michelle Ayon Navajas I sat on the grass in a mountain...

English Poetry

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I Lit Candles Awaiting Your Return

Richard O. Ogunmodede·January 27, 2021

I Lit Candles Awaiting Your Return written by: Richard O. Ogunmodede performed by: Elizabeth O. Ogunmodede ...

English Poetry

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Waiting for The First Star

Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak·December 24, 2020

Waiting for The First Star written by: Bozena Helena Mazur-Nowak another Christmas is knocking on the door...

Christmas English Poetry

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Evening A Poetry

Atul Shagird·December 9, 2020

English International Poetry

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Amalgamation

Akanksha Singh·October 12, 2020

Amalgamation written by: Akanksha Singh @ASiswriting I sit here waiting, since the dawn of time Hoping one...

English Poetry

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Hero

Manini Priyan·October 3, 2020

Hero written by: Manini Priyan @Manini_priyan Misinformation and lies spread around us Villains keep controlling us We...

English Poetry

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The High Empress

LadyLily·September 25, 2020

The High Empress written by: LadyLily @AFairymary Catching end notes of Blackbird’s song she allows a final...

English Poetry

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Time to Go

Michael Ball·September 21, 2020

Time to Go written by: Michael Ball @whirred I perched for years waiting waiting for you to...

English Poetry

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The Cat’s Rondel

CTD Robinson·July 19, 2020

The Cat’s Rondel written by: CTD Robinson @CTDRobinson Tucked behind the door, he waits while I clutch...

English Poetry

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The “Go Away” Gnome

Andrada Costoiu·July 3, 2020

The “Go Away” Gnome written by: Andrada Costoiu He was alone, Lost among garden lamps Scissors and...

English Poetry

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After Frost

Kevin Taylor·June 25, 2020

After Frost written by: Kevin Taylor @poetkevinjtayl1 It’s snowing Crows racing, caw-calling Old hemlocks waiting...

English Poetry

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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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