This week’s prompt wants your ghosts, your don’t ask me about thats, your barricaded memories. Post from today through Thursday. Tag it. Use Alt Text. #TakeRisks #EndOnAnImage #AvoidCliché Read 3. Repost. Reply. Don’t be a ghost. Sign up: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

The amazing @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social's #Trilogy #WifeWidowWitch is a devastatingly beautiful study of womanhood — of inheritance, grief, and transformation. It’s one of the most arresting poetry debuts of the year. #PoetryCommunity #IndiePoetry

#LockedDoors drops tomorrow. This isn’t metaphor. This is muscle memory. Write what you couldn’t say at the time. Tag it. Use Alt Text. No early posts. Inbox prompts (for masochists and truth-tellers): shorturl.at/0Xm7A

Craft and edge: Henry Bladon’s “The Rubies and Pearls of a Lovesick Eye” and “DTs,” Jessica Boatright’s “Leptocephalus crossed the placental barrier,” Jo Colley’s “Almost Vendage.” Eds: @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.

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Good work sells good work. #CraftOverClout Forget the prize circuits — publish boldly & let real readers do the talking. @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social's #Trilogy #WifeWidowWitch is proof that integrity & impact will succeed.

Extraordinary news — @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social #Trilogy #WifeWidowWitch is sitting at #1 in British Poetry on Amazon. A haunting, lyrical exploration of womanhood, silence, & power — it’s a book that truly earns its place. shorturl.at/IbEp2

This week isn’t about escape. It’s about what stays shut. Secrets with a latch. Regret with a bolt. Write the room you can’t re-enter. The letter never sent. Tag your post. Use Alt Text. Share from Friday. Sign up: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

Followers don’t make poets. Rewrites do. #SpineEdicts #CraftOverClout #PoetsNotInfluencers #ChooseTuesdays

November is here, and we’re so close to the prize. We know money is tight, and for good reason. But even small donations help us get closer to making #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward a reality. Let’s finish what we started. 🔗

Eco-poetics and wonder: Jill McCabe Johnson’s “Scientists Confirm the Origin of Water,” Heather Wastie’s “Where the mushrooms grow,” Stuart Pickford’s “The Bees.” Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free download.

Look at this! Number 3 in the British Poetry seller listing on Amazon. Unreal talent! This is utterly deserved! #Trilogy #WifeWidowWitch Thanks to everybody who has placed an order thus far. If you haven't, check out what you're missing! @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social

You know the door. It doesn’t creak—it clenches. It holds what shouldn’t be let out. Or in. This week: write the barricades. The silences. The don’t-go-there moments. Prompt opens Friday. Tag #PoemsAbout #LockedDoors. Use Alt Text. Inbox prompts? Sign up: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

Every order so far—thank you. This book’s finding its people. Want to help? A quick review on Goodreads or Amazon makes a real difference. @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...

Feature your indie press opportunities monthly for £3 and give back—33% of fees support our #BrokenSpineAward Fundraiser, raising £5000 for a poetry award next year:

No nightmares here—just a dream of a poetry award that truly supports poets. We’ve been clawing our way toward £5,000 with everything we’ve got, but we need your help to cross the finish line. Don’t let this dream die. 🔗

Tonight at midnight the window shuts. No extensions. No excuses. Submit your Gothic poems before the dark takes them. #PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry

My latest article with @thebrokenspine.co.uk explores my twelve favourite albums. I’d love to know yours. thebrokenspine.co.uk/2025/07/26/t...

Today’s the day! Over 5 years in the making - I’ve left it all on the page. I’d love to share it with you. 👰‍♀️🖤🧙‍♀️

🔥 Launch Day 🔥 Trilogy: wife:widow:witch by @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social — fierce, feminine, & fateful. Out now. amzn.eu/d/6Vi9RPW #PoetryCommunity #BookLaunch #NewPoetry

Zoom #2 in the #NotJustPretty series is almost here! Features women #poets #artists who aren't confined to stereotypes abt who they should/shouldn't be. Sponsor @thebrokenspine.co.uk Host @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social. All welcome to listen. bit.ly/499kkJk #WomenSpeakUp #WomenSpeakOut #CanYouHearUs

#PoemsAbout #Blood is live. Post from today through Thursday. Use Alt Text. Tag your work or it won’t be found. #TakeRisks #EndOnAnImage #AvoidCliché. Read, repost, reply to 3+. No ghosting. Inbox prompts drop Saturdays: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

Tomorrow opens the wound: #PoemsAbout #Blood. From pulse to politics, spill it raw. Share from Friday onwards. Use Alt Text. Tag your post. Prompts hit inboxes Saturdays: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

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Tomorrow the door closes. If you’ve been waiting, now is the time. The Havisham Steps is almost sealed. #PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry

Your work matters. Let’s make sure it stays visible. #Author&ArtistDirectory is more than a list—it’s a living archive linking your writing, socials, and every piece we’ve published of yours. Don’t let your work disappear. Join now:

From political bite to intimate elegy: Michael Conley’s “The Tremendous Legislator…” and “Honeymoon Moon Cruise,” plus Patrick Wright’s “Listening to the Black Box” and “April, 2003.” Edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free.

💋 Read it with a candle, a cocktail, and no apology. OutSkirts is October’s queer ritual. 📚 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/...

🧛‍♂️ If pop culture was your first religion, this is your queer gospel. Memoir as séance. Essay as exorcism. 👉 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/... 👤 @dukestking.bsky.social

Reminder: #PoemsAbout #Blood drops Friday. Write into inheritance, rituals, betrayal, transfusion, kinship. Don't post early. Use Alt Text. Tag us or miss out. For deep-dive prompts in your inbox every Saturday: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

What makes Gothic modern? 💀 Psychological dread 🕯 Isolation in a connected world 💔 Love that bruises If your poem whispers these, submit. #PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry

If it’s already hanging on a thousand tote bags, bury it. #SpineEdicts #KillCliché #FreshOrDead #ChooseTuesdays

COMING: the 2nd of 3 #NotJustPretty#zoomseries features women who creatively breakthrough stereotypes to claim freedom for themselves and others. @thebrokenspine.co.uk All welcome to listen. Info: bit.ly/499kkJk #WomenSupportWomen #WomenSpeakUp #WomenSpeakOut #CanYouHearUs #Poetry #Art

Out now: Selected Poetry: Autumn 2025 — edited by @vespertine4.bsky.social & @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social. Free to download from The Broken Spine website. thebrokenspine.co.uk/product/sele...

Picture it: A poet receiving a life-changing sum. It’s not a fantasy—it’s what we’re working toward. But without your support, the prize will shrink. Help us reach our goal before it disappears into the mist. 🔗

Keep indie publishing thriving: Each £3 directory listing helps raise money (33% donated) for the #BrokenSpineAward Fundraiser—our £5000 poetry prize goal for 2026.

No nightmares here—just a dream of a poetry award that truly supports poets. We’ve been clawing our way toward £5,000 with everything we’ve got, but we need your help to cross the finish line. Don’t let this dream die. 🔗

Thanks to everyone who showed up last week. This Friday we bleed: #PoemsAbout #Blood. Lineage. Damage. Survival. Start posting from Friday. Use Alt Text. Tag #PoemsAbout to be seen. Want sharper prompts? Sign up here: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

What makes Gothic modern? 💀 Psychological dread 🕯 Isolation in a connected world 💔 Love that bruises If your poem whispers these, submit. #PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry

Read it? Pass it on. Haven’t yet? Let it find you. This one’s built to haunt. @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social #ThisWilderness www.amazon.co.uk/Wil...

“If spells are actions / let us pack up our things / and get the fuck out of here.” (Threshold Prayer) Poetry that refuses obedience. Trilogy Wife Widow Witch by @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social is out Halloween. #Trilogy #ComingSoon #WifeWidowWitch

What makes Gothic modern? 💀 Psychological dread 🕯 Isolation in a connected world 💔 Love that bruises If your poem whispers these, submit. #PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry

You can hear it in the wind—a poetry award is coming. But the only way it happens is if we raise £5,000. We’re pouring in our own funds, but that won’t be enough. Let’s make this dream real, not just another ghost story. 🔗

#PoemsAbout #BurnForTheCamera is live. Post from today through Thursday. Tag your post. Use Alt Text. #TakeRisks #EndOnAnImage #AvoidCliché. Engage—don’t ghost. Read 3+, repost, reply. Sign up for prompt packs: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

Tomorrow: #PoemsAbout #BurnForTheCamera. Not glitz—grit. Don't post before Friday. That heat? That’s your moment. Tag it. Use Alt Text. Sign up for Saturday inbox prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

List your press for just £3! 33% of fees go directly to our #BrokenSpineAward Fundraiser, aiming to raise £5000 for a poetry award in 2026. Support indie poetry here:

@littlethoughtspress.com takes kid lit seriously—and so do we. They’ve been spotlighted for #IndieLitMagGala 2025 for their stunning, thoughtful, contributor-friendly work. Big thanks to @tracierenee.bsky.social for the beautiful nomination. Read the full piece: thebrokenspine.co.uk...

What makes Gothic modern? 💀 Psychological dread 🕯 Isolation in a connected world 💔 Love that bruises If your poem whispers these, submit. #PoetrySubmissions #SubmissionWindow #TheHavishamSteps #ModernGothicPoetry

#PoemsAbout #BurnForTheCamera starts Friday. Write into overexposure. Lights too hot. Love as theatre. Fame’s funeral. Draft now. Share from Friday. Tag your post. Use Alt Text. Sign up for prompts: shorturl.at/0Xm7A

You don’t need to bleed to be read. But if you fake it—we’ll smell it. #SpineEdicts #RealOverRelatable #NoMoreAestheticPain #ChooseTuesdays