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The Land of Poets

Pragya Singh·April 20, 2021

The Land of Poets written by: Pragya Singh Lilac skies above are soaked in liquid madness. Sombre...

English Poetry

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Joy Falter

Susan N Aassahde·April 16, 2021

Joy Falter written by: Susan N Aassahde @NancyAsgard robin wheeze burst onion trowel blanket snow pinch...

English Poetry

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My Automobile Is a Tyrant

Joan McNerney·April 13, 2021

My Automobile Is a Tyrant written by: Joan McNerney I lost it three times in a local...

English Poetry

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Cold Winter Rain

Liyona·April 9, 2021

Cold Winter Rain written by: Liyona Today’s serene sunshine Left the cold winter rain To breathe anew...

English Poetry

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Behind Glassy Eyelids

Jacek Wilkos·April 6, 2021

Behind Glassy Eyelids written by: Jacek Wilkos Your hair covered with snow. Your eyes like sparkles trapped...

English Poetry

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Jack’s Winter

Lee Dunn·April 3, 2021

Jack’s Winter written by: Lee Dunn @66human Jack sat in the living room of his big old house,...

English Literature

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Pale She

Madison Scott-Clary·March 24, 2021

Pale She written by: Madison Scott-Clary @makyo_writes Her eye turns inward, vision dims and movement stills as...

English Poetry

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Here In This Spring

Spillwords·March 21, 2021

Here In This Spring a poem by Dylan Thomas Here in this spring, stars float along the...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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The Mask of March

LadyLily·March 20, 2021

The Mask of March written by: LadyLily @AFairymary The womb of Spring opens… shedding her rich-ruby gems....

English Featured Post Poetry

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Mum’s Rosebeds

Michael J Leach·March 20, 2021

Mum’s Rosebeds written by: Michael J Leach @m_jleach wintertime—Mum breathes her final breath…springtime dawns— her pink roses...

English Poetry

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Three Dreams of Winter

Meg Smith·March 18, 2021

Three Dreams of Winter written by: Meg Smith @MegSmith_Writer We sang a hymn in a lost language....

English Poetry

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Bullying

Ellen Urowitz·March 4, 2021

Bullying written by: Ellen Urowitz The overcast skies bully the bright yellow sun for most of winter...

English Poetry

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Gratitude: A Home Outdoor

MiddleAgedNee·February 25, 2021

Gratitude: A Home Outdoor written by: MiddleAgedNee @AgedNee Tarmac floor, A door maybe, Streetlight for sure, at...

English Poetry

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Artist’s Life

Spillwords·February 21, 2021

Artist’s Life a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox Of all the waltzes the great Strauss wrote, mad...

English Literary Greats 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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