This award won’t crown “the best”. It’ll crown favourites — like all prizes do. The difference is we said it out loud and built it together. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky

Happy #WednesdayWIPs! Let's dive into your work-in-progress. Share a snippet, a thought, or an update. Be open to feedback and support from our community. Remember, kindness is key in our creative journey. Join the conversation using #WednesdayWIPs!

#PoemsAbout #InBloom starts Friday. Write ripeness. Exposure. The point where restraint becomes pointless. Blooming isn’t gentle. It’s a demand. Draft now. Share from Friday. Tag your post. Use Alt Text.

Tomorrow is #WednesdayWIPs. Bring your work-in-progress — or bring your update. What’s moving. What’s stuck. What you’re sitting with. This is about process, not perfection. We show up for each other by showing where we are.

We know this prize doesn’t matter in the grand scheme. Neither does prestige. But cash and care do — and you showed both, shoulder to shoulder. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky

It’s #LiftToTheSky Monday. Share a poet, press, or project you trust. Your recommendation matters.

This week: #InBloom. Opening. Colour returning. The body remembering what it’s for. Write the moment you can’t hide it anymore. When want shows itself. When something inside insists on being seen. New theme opens Friday. Don’t post early. Use Alt Text. Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.

A quiet nudge for the week ahead. #WednesdayWIPs is coming up. A space to share what you’re working on — or how it’s going. A line. A paragraph. A struggle. A pause. No polish required. Progress counts. Care is reciprocal here.

Our prize is as arbitrary as any other. So we skipped the ceremony and kept the honesty. You helped fund it because you care about poets. We do too. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky

#PoemsAbout #Melt is live. Write what can’t stay sharp. What slips shape under heat. What becomes truer once it stops resisting. Some things aren’t meant to last intact. Post from today. Tag #PoemsAbout #Melt to be read and shared. Use Alt Text. Take care with each other.

Tomorrow: #PoemsAbout #Melt. Not collapse. Release. Don’t post before Friday. That softening? That loss of resistance? That’s the poem. Tag it. Use Alt Text.

This prize won’t make you famous. It won’t rewrite your future. It will say: we liked this work, and here’s money — raised together. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky

It’s #WednesdayWIPs. Share what you’re working on — a line, a fragment, a problem, a pause. Or just tell us how it’s going. Read with care. Respond with generosity. This only works if we look after each other. Use #WednesdayWIPs so we can find you.

#PoemsAbout #Melt starts Friday. Write the slow undoing. The body warming under attention. The structure that fails quietly, beautifully. Nothing dramatic. Just inevitable. Draft now. Share from Friday. Tag your post. Use Alt Text.

Tomorrow is #WednesdayWIPs. Bring your work-in-progress — or bring your update. What’s moving. What’s stuck. What you’re sitting with. This is about process, not perfection. We show up for each other by showing where we are.

No authority claimed. No neutrality pretended. One editor’s favourites, funded by peers. You raised the pot with us. That’s the story. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky

#LiftToTheSky asks a simple question: Who helped you stay with the work? Lift them.

Last week named the yes. This week: #Melt. Control loosening. Edges softening. The moment holding shape becomes impossible. Write what gives way. What pools. What can’t be held once warmth arrives. New theme opens Friday. Don’t post early. Use Alt Text. Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.

A quiet nudge for the week ahead. #WednesdayWIPs is coming up. A space to share what you’re working on — or how it’s going. A line. A paragraph. A struggle. A pause. No polish required. Progress counts. Care is reciprocal here.

We didn’t build this to last forever. We built it to prove a point. Prizes mean nothing — community doesn’t. You proved that with us. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky

Tomorrow: #PoemsAbout #Consent. Not mood. Not guesswork. Not entitlement. Don’t post before Friday. That spoken yes? That mutual leaning in? That’s the poem. Tag it. Use Alt Text.

This prize won’t fix poetry. It won’t fix publishing. It will reward one editor’s favourites and pass on money — raised together. We’re fine with that. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky

Happy #WednesdayWIPs! What's on your plate today? A snippet, a snag, a victory dance? Let's spill the tea and support each other in this writing journey. Remember, we're all in this together! Don't forget to use #WednesdayWIPs so we can catch up with you. Let's do this!

#PoemsAbout #Consent starts Friday. Write the clarity. The moment the body relaxes because it’s heard. The heat that arrives only after agreement. Consent isn’t the absence of refusal. It’s the presence of want. Draft now. Share from Friday. Tag your post. Use Alt Text.

Tomorrow is #WednesdayWIPs. Bring your work-in-progress — or bring your update. What’s moving. What’s stuck. What you’re sitting with. This is about process, not perfection. We show up for each other by showing where we are.

Our prize doesn’t mean more than others. It just admits what all prizes are: subjective and small. You stood with us and funded it anyway. That solidarity counts. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky

Today is for generosity. It’s #LiftToTheSky. Name someone whose work deserves more attention than it gets.

Last week asked who was looking. This week: #Consent. Not silence. Not assumption. Not momentum mistaken for permission. Write the yes that’s spoken. The pause that matters. The power in choosing, clearly. New theme opens Friday. Don’t post early. Use Alt Text. Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.

A quiet nudge for the week ahead. #WednesdayWIPs is coming up. A space to share what you’re working on — or how it’s going. A line. A paragraph. A struggle. A pause. No polish required. Progress counts. Care is reciprocal here.

This isn’t a ladder. It’s not a launchpad. It’s one editor backing poems they love — with cash you helped raise. That’s enough for us. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky

#PoemsAbout #BeingWatched is live. Write the gaze. Wanted. Feared. Returned. Who is seen. Who consents to be seen. Who looks back. Post from today. Tag #PoemsAbout #BeingWatched to be read and shared. Use Alt Text. Take care with each other.

Tomorrow: #PoemsAbout #BeingWatched. Not surveillance. Attention. Don’t post before Friday. That prickle at the back of the neck? That shift in posture? That’s the poem. Tag it. Use Alt Text.

We’re not pretending this prize is important. We’re saying it’s honest. It rewards favourites, pays poets, and exists because you helped make it. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky

Hey there, it's time for #WednesdayWIPs! Got a work-in-progress? Share it! Even an update counts. Your progress is awesome. Give and receive attention. Read, reply, support each other. We're all in this together! Don't forget to use #WednesdayWIPs to be part of the community.

#PoemsAbout #BeingWatched starts Friday. Write the tension of visibility. Who holds the gaze. Who controls the frame. Who knows they’re seen. Watching isn’t passive. It leaves fingerprints. Draft now. Share from Friday. Tag your post. Use Alt Text.

Tomorrow is #WednesdayWIPs. Bring your work-in-progress — or bring your update. What’s moving. What’s stuck. What you’re sitting with. This is about process, not perfection. We show up for each other by showing where we are.

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No glass ceilings will be shattered here. No doors magically open. One editor’s taste. A bit of money. Built shoulder to shoulder with the community. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky

#LiftToTheSky Monday is here. Shout out the writers and presses who keep showing up, even when it’s hard.

This week: #BeingWatched. The look that lingers. The sense of eyes before proof. The body adjusting itself without knowing why. Write the awareness. The almost-seeing. The way desire sharpens when it’s observed. New theme opens Friday. Don’t post early. Use Alt Text. Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.

Last day to submit. No gods. No masters. No compromise. Just poems that bleed, bruise, and bite back. You in? #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #PoetsOfBluesky #WednesdayWIPs #Poetry #SubmissionWindow

A quiet nudge for the week ahead. #WednesdayWIPs is coming up. A space to share what you’re working on — or how it’s going. A line. A paragraph. A struggle. A pause. No polish required. Progress counts. Care is reciprocal here.

#PoemsAbout #Spent is live. Write the after. The bodies that don’t rush apart. The silence that isn’t empty. The care that follows intensity. Post from today. Tag #PoemsAbout #Spent to be read and shared. Use Alt Text. Take care with each other.

This prize matters exactly as much as any other poetry prize. Because none of them matter. We crowdfunded ours to show that plainly — with you beside us. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky

Tomorrow: #PoemsAbout #Spent. Not hunger. Aftercare. Don’t post before Friday. That heaviness? That shared quiet? That’s the poem. Tag it. Use Alt Text.

What are you working on today? If it doesn’t fit in an MFA syllabus, you’re probably onto something. #WednesdayWIPs from the underground. Send it. #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #PoetsOfBluesky #Poetry #SubmissionWindow

Happy #WednesdayWIPs! Let's see what’s brewing - a line, a thought, a hurdle. Remember, it's not about perfection. Read with an open mind. Respond with care. Tag #WednesdayWIPs to connect!

#PoemsAbout #Spent starts Friday. Write exhaustion as intimacy. Sweat drying. Breath slowing. The body no longer performing. What’s left when desire has finished speaking? Draft now. Share from Friday. Tag your post. Use Alt Text.

One editor will pick the poems they love. That’s it. No career promises. No breakthrough narrative. Just cash and community — raised together. #TheBrokenSpineAward #ByPoetsForPoets #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky

Tomorrow is #WednesdayWIPs. Bring your work-in-progress — or bring your update. What’s moving. What’s stuck. What you’re sitting with. This is about process, not perfection. We show up for each other by showing where we are.