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A Few Years Ago

Safdar Bhatti·April 25, 2020

A Few Years Ago written by: Safdar Bhatti A few years hence an angel he met by...

English Poetry

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OMENA

Victor Fein·April 22, 2020

OMENA written by: Vitcor Fein We met while visiting an art store far north in Michigan. We...

English Literature

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The Life That I Have

Spillwords·April 19, 2020

The Life That I Have a poem by: Leo Marks The life that I have Is all...

English Literary Greats Poetry

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The Waiting Days

Orlando Blake·February 29, 2020

The Waiting Days written by: Orlando Blake Grounds were inundated With chirpy flowers, Some were too small...

English Poetry

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Five Years

Amanda N. Butler·February 12, 2020

Five Years written by: Amanda N. Butler @arsamandica Five years and I still have to remember how...

English Poetry

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Hermandad

Romulaizer Pardo·September 29, 2019

Hermandad written by: Romulaizer Pardo @RomulaizerPardo A Juan Ángel Torres Rechy Nacimos dispares en el tiempo...

Poetry Spanish

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MEETING DE KOONING

Dianne Moritz·August 13, 2019

MEETING DE KOONING written by: Dianne Moritz This is how it was: his shipwreck of a house,...

English Poetry

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Diminuendo

Sean D. Layton·July 21, 2019

Diminuendo written by: Sean D. Layton @seandonislayton Quiet was never part of our repertoire. Now we master...

English Poetry

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Mourning For Myself

Frank C Modica·July 12, 2019

Mourning For Myself written by: Frank C Modica @fcmodica53 It’s my 67th year; the clouds look tired...

English Poetry

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Intertwined

Kenneth Vincent Walker·July 7, 2019

Intertwined written by: Kenneth Vincent Walker As the sky drifts into The lake, and blurs The lines...

English Featured Post Poetry

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Unrelenting Love

Glen McKenzie·July 6, 2019

Unrelenting Love written by: Glen McKenzie @justabitfurther She came to us quietly and reserved Not knowing what...

English Poetry

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Cold Hearts

Susi Bocks·June 7, 2019

Cold Hearts written by: Susi Bocks @susibocks the ravages of annoyances “i promise” translated to meaningless bullshit...

English Poetry

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We Must Share

Dragonsilk·August 13, 2018

We Must Share written by: Dragonsilk @dragons1lk We share the same sky, you and I. Watching the...

English Poetry

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Rocking Chairs

Vickie Mryczko·March 24, 2018

Rocking Chairs written by: Vickie Mryczko @vickiemryczko Two rocking chairs of oak were presented one day; a...

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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