🕯️ Trilogy Wife Widow Witch — the debut from @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. “Once you hear it, it can’t be unheard.” (Deathwatch) Out this Halloween. #Trilogy #ComingSoon #WifeWidowWitch #PoetryCommunity

I’ve just seen a proof of the cover art for my forthcoming collection, Trilogy [wife:widow:witch] and oh my goodness it’s 🔥🔥🔥 I can’t quite believe we have reached this point. Scary and exhilarating?! Tell me how it was when you published your first collections! I’d love to know 🙏

Exciting! It was a joy to read so much excellent work. Thank you to everyone who submitted! 🙏🙏🙏

Catch up on everything Broken Spine: open + upcoming submission windows, latest releases, and all the links you need in one place. linktr.ee/brokenspinea... Updated, organised, no faff.

Wow…. What can I say? I’ll say this, categorically: I have never had a more meticulous and expansive editor than Alan. He “sees” my work with such acuity it’s an absolute pleasure to hear his suggestions. This kind of collaborative editorial experience is new on me, and I’m so very here for it.

Poets, this is your moment. Submit to #SelectedPoetry—free, unthemed, and open to all styles. Contributor directory inclusion for published poets. @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social @vespertine4.bsky.social shorturl.at/W8jbo#SelectedPoetry—free,#SubmissionWindow

Can I reach a thousand followers?? It seems possible?! #followme #follow 🙏 I follow back all creatives. If I’ve missed you please let me know!!!

📢 FREE POETRY ALERT! Selected Poetry: Spring 2025 is a must-read—fierce, tender, unforgettable. Don’t miss this groundbreaking collection. 📥 Get it now: shorturl.at/NrpSt Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. #FreeDownload #PoetryMatters #PoetryIsLife

Getting there!

📢 Want to be included in #SootAndBoots? We’re open for short festive fiction submissions until April 30th! Give us grit, nostalgia, or something unexpected—festive / wintry fiction with an edge. 📩 Submit here: thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/01/12/c... #FestiveFiction #ShortStoryCall

Can I reach a thousand followers?? It seems possible?! #followme #follow 🙏 I follow back all creatives. If I’ve missed you please let me know!!!

Buzzing to be hosting the launch & open mic for Debone & Fold by @ontheoutbreath.bsky.social! The book drops tomorrow—but tickets for the online launch (17 April) are live now. Let’s send this beauty out into the world right.

📢 FREE POETRY ALERT! Selected Poetry: Spring 2025 is a must-read—fierce, tender, unforgettable. Don’t miss this groundbreaking collection. 📥 Get it now: shorturl.at/NrpSt Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. #FreeDownload #PoetryMatters #PoetryIsLife

It was an absolute pleasure to read all the submissions and select these bold and exquisite poems with the brilliant @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social for @brokenspinearts.bsky.social! @alanparry83.bsky.social

Thrilled to have been part of bringing this to poetry lovers everywhere, totally FREE. The work is stunning. A cosmic pleasure to curate with the excellent @vespertine4.bsky.social and @brokenspinearts.bsky.social

Had a lil turn at the Bluebird bakery, in my chosen hometown of York last night! Wowed by all the poets, the venue, the audience, the lot! Can’t wait for the next one 🙌

I will keep plugging this until December. Unless we hit the target earlier. Come December I'll know what I've got to work with & I'll recalibrate if I have to. But already we've enough to do something. But let's go bigger! #ByPoetsForPoets #TheBrokenSpineAward

In the vicinity of York on Wednesday? See you at the bakery perhaps?! Super excited for this 🤩

Today I would like to #LiftToTheSky the two online poetry Eds. at @brokenspinearts.bsky.social - @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social Great poets with a keen eye for good work! Had the good fortune to meet them IRL Dave left a lasting impression and Katie had the widest smile.

Subs are closed and there is an amazing array of your beautiful words to get stuck into. I’m in awe of all our amazing contributors for smashing December so decisively! #amreading #poetry #poetrycommunity @brokenspinearts.bsky.social

I still think about Connell and Marianne every day

Subs are open for #selectedpoetry throughout December. There’s an exciting new twist, so get your best poems across to us and watch this space for more… thebrokenspine.co.uk/2024/11/30/p...

It was an honour and a joy to read with this array of incredible poets this evening, in celebration of @paulrobertmullen82.bsky.social’s epic retrospective. Congrats Paul - hope that drink went down well afterwards! You earned it!

We're thrilled to announce that submissions are now OPEN for our #SelectedPoetry series—an online-only showcase celebrating boundary-pushing, thought-provoking poetry! Join us in redefining the poetic landscape. Deadline: December 2024. thebrokenspine.co.uk/2024/11/30/p...

Other poets lined up to read include @rfredekenter.bsky.social #EliHoran @poet-pratibha1.bsky.social @marcellenewbold.bsky.social going to be a fabulous celebration of Paul's life work. Still hoping that @robertsheppard.bsky.social will be able to make it. Join us! #PoetrySky

Oh my, the word follow doesn’t look like a word anymore 🤣 Will continue later. Writers, I’m coming for ya!

This will be my first reading in quite some time. Can’t wait to share words and connection 🥹