The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN)
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
Independent poetry press + cultural review platform. We publish narrative-led work with edge. #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs
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Southport’s CAMRA Pub of the Year gets loud.
The Broken Spine Live comes to The Grasshopper.
📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm
Open mic + features
#PoetryAndPints with
Jay Rafferty
Martin Kennedy Yates
Alan Parry He/Him
#NorthWestWriters
The Broken Spine Live comes to The Grasshopper.
📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm
Open mic + features
#PoetryAndPints with
Jay Rafferty
Martin Kennedy Yates
Alan Parry He/Him
#NorthWestWriters
January 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Southport’s CAMRA Pub of the Year gets loud.
The Broken Spine Live comes to The Grasshopper.
📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm
Open mic + features
#PoetryAndPints with
Jay Rafferty
Martin Kennedy Yates
Alan Parry He/Him
#NorthWestWriters
The Broken Spine Live comes to The Grasshopper.
📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm
Open mic + features
#PoetryAndPints with
Jay Rafferty
Martin Kennedy Yates
Alan Parry He/Him
#NorthWestWriters
#PoemsAbout #Static is live.
Write into the interference.
The hiss between words.
Signals crossed. Messages stalled.
What won’t resolve. What keeps buzzing.
Post from today.
Tag #PoemsAbout #Static to be read and shared.
Use Alt Text.
Take care with each other.
Write into the interference.
The hiss between words.
Signals crossed. Messages stalled.
What won’t resolve. What keeps buzzing.
Post from today.
Tag #PoemsAbout #Static to be read and shared.
Use Alt Text.
Take care with each other.
January 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
#PoemsAbout #Static is live.
Write into the interference.
The hiss between words.
Signals crossed. Messages stalled.
What won’t resolve. What keeps buzzing.
Post from today.
Tag #PoemsAbout #Static to be read and shared.
Use Alt Text.
Take care with each other.
Write into the interference.
The hiss between words.
Signals crossed. Messages stalled.
What won’t resolve. What keeps buzzing.
Post from today.
Tag #PoemsAbout #Static to be read and shared.
Use Alt Text.
Take care with each other.
Submissions remain open.
You don’t need a new poem.
You need the right one.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
You don’t need a new poem.
You need the right one.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
Call for Submissions: Poetry That Remembers, Mourns, and Refuses to Let Go - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout January 2026 | Publication Later That Year
thebrokenspine.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Submissions remain open.
You don’t need a new poem.
You need the right one.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
You don’t need a new poem.
You need the right one.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
Tomorrow: #PoemsAbout #Static.
Not clarity — disruption.
Don’t post before Friday.
That hiss? That flicker? That’s the poem.
Tag it.
Use Alt Text.
Not clarity — disruption.
Don’t post before Friday.
That hiss? That flicker? That’s the poem.
Tag it.
Use Alt Text.
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Tomorrow: #PoemsAbout #Static.
Not clarity — disruption.
Don’t post before Friday.
That hiss? That flicker? That’s the poem.
Tag it.
Use Alt Text.
Not clarity — disruption.
Don’t post before Friday.
That hiss? That flicker? That’s the poem.
Tag it.
Use Alt Text.
If you’re unsure whether your work fits, read the call again.
If it still stays with you, submit it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
If it still stays with you, submit it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
Call for Submissions: Poetry That Remembers, Mourns, and Refuses to Let Go - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout January 2026 | Publication Later That Year
thebrokenspine.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
If you’re unsure whether your work fits, read the call again.
If it still stays with you, submit it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
If it still stays with you, submit it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
It’s #WednesdayWIPs.
Share a glimpse of what you’re working on.
A fragment. A note. A feeling.
Or just tell us where you’re at with it.
Read generously.
Respond kindly.
Care moves both ways.
Use #WednesdayWIPs so we can find each other.
Share a glimpse of what you’re working on.
A fragment. A note. A feeling.
Or just tell us where you’re at with it.
Read generously.
Respond kindly.
Care moves both ways.
Use #WednesdayWIPs so we can find each other.
January 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM
It’s #WednesdayWIPs.
Share a glimpse of what you’re working on.
A fragment. A note. A feeling.
Or just tell us where you’re at with it.
Read generously.
Respond kindly.
Care moves both ways.
Use #WednesdayWIPs so we can find each other.
Share a glimpse of what you’re working on.
A fragment. A note. A feeling.
Or just tell us where you’re at with it.
Read generously.
Respond kindly.
Care moves both ways.
Use #WednesdayWIPs so we can find each other.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of poetry and pints at The Broken Spine Live in Southport! 📍The Grasshopper 📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm 🎤 @jayrafferty.bsky.social 🎤 @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social 🎤 Hosted by @alanparrywriter.co.uk #PoetryAndPints #NorthWestWriters
January 7, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Join us for an unforgettable evening of poetry and pints at The Broken Spine Live in Southport! 📍The Grasshopper 📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm 🎤 @jayrafferty.bsky.social 🎤 @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social 🎤 Hosted by @alanparrywriter.co.uk #PoetryAndPints #NorthWestWriters
Ditch the voice you borrowed. Find the one that scares you.
#SpineEdicts #KillTheTemplate #ChooseTuesdays
#SpineEdicts #KillTheTemplate #ChooseTuesdays
January 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Ditch the voice you borrowed. Find the one that scares you.
#SpineEdicts #KillTheTemplate #ChooseTuesdays
#SpineEdicts #KillTheTemplate #ChooseTuesdays
#PoemsAbout #Static starts Friday.
Write into the interference.
Unsaid words. Broken transmission.
What flickers when meaning won’t settle?
Draft now.
Share from Friday.
Tag your post.
Use Alt Text.
Write into the interference.
Unsaid words. Broken transmission.
What flickers when meaning won’t settle?
Draft now.
Share from Friday.
Tag your post.
Use Alt Text.
January 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM
#PoemsAbout #Static starts Friday.
Write into the interference.
Unsaid words. Broken transmission.
What flickers when meaning won’t settle?
Draft now.
Share from Friday.
Tag your post.
Use Alt Text.
Write into the interference.
Unsaid words. Broken transmission.
What flickers when meaning won’t settle?
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.
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.
January 6, 2026 at 6:00 AM
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.
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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This week's #LiftToTheSky goes to @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social - Beth had brain surgery last week. Glad you're still with us, Beth 💖✨️🫶
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January 5, 2026 at 12:37 PM
This week's #LiftToTheSky goes to @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social - Beth had brain surgery last week. Glad you're still with us, Beth 💖✨️🫶
It’s #LiftToTheSky.
Use today to lift up a poet, press, journal, or project you believe in.
Share a link. Share a line. Say why the work matters.
This isn’t self-promo.
It’s attention as care.
Let’s widen the circle.
Use today to lift up a poet, press, journal, or project you believe in.
Share a link. Share a line. Say why the work matters.
This isn’t self-promo.
It’s attention as care.
Let’s widen the circle.
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 AM
It’s #LiftToTheSky.
Use today to lift up a poet, press, journal, or project you believe in.
Share a link. Share a line. Say why the work matters.
This isn’t self-promo.
It’s attention as care.
Let’s widen the circle.
Use today to lift up a poet, press, journal, or project you believe in.
Share a link. Share a line. Say why the work matters.
This isn’t self-promo.
It’s attention as care.
Let’s widen the circle.
We’re not looking for cleverness.
We’re looking for work that carries weight.
If a poem hasn’t let you go, this window is for it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
We’re looking for work that carries weight.
If a poem hasn’t let you go, this window is for it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
Call for Submissions: Poetry That Remembers, Mourns, and Refuses to Let Go - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout January 2026 | Publication Later That Year
thebrokenspine.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM
We’re not looking for cleverness.
We’re looking for work that carries weight.
If a poem hasn’t let you go, this window is for it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
We’re looking for work that carries weight.
If a poem hasn’t let you go, this window is for it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
"Mondays are for looking outward.
For #LiftToTheSky, name a poet, press, or project you believe in and tell us why.
Let’s widen the circle."
For #LiftToTheSky, name a poet, press, or project you believe in and tell us why.
Let’s widen the circle."
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
"Mondays are for looking outward.
For #LiftToTheSky, name a poet, press, or project you believe in and tell us why.
Let’s widen the circle."
For #LiftToTheSky, name a poet, press, or project you believe in and tell us why.
Let’s widen the circle."
This week: #Static — interference, distortion, the hum beneath the signal.
What’s left when the message breaks down?
When the screen refuses clarity?
New theme opens Friday.
Don’t post early.
Use Alt Text.
Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.
What’s left when the message breaks down?
When the screen refuses clarity?
New theme opens Friday.
Don’t post early.
Use Alt Text.
Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.
January 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
This week: #Static — interference, distortion, the hum beneath the signal.
What’s left when the message breaks down?
When the screen refuses clarity?
New theme opens Friday.
Don’t post early.
Use Alt Text.
Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.
What’s left when the message breaks down?
When the screen refuses clarity?
New theme opens Friday.
Don’t post early.
Use Alt Text.
Tag #PoemsAbout to be found.
Poetry. Pints. No fluff.
Join us for The Broken Spine Live in Southport.
📍The Grasshopper
📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm
Featuring @jayrafferty.bsky.social & @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social
Hosted by @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoetryAndPints #NorthWestWriters
Join us for The Broken Spine Live in Southport.
📍The Grasshopper
📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm
Featuring @jayrafferty.bsky.social & @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social
Hosted by @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoetryAndPints #NorthWestWriters
January 4, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Poetry. Pints. No fluff.
Join us for The Broken Spine Live in Southport.
📍The Grasshopper
📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm
Featuring @jayrafferty.bsky.social & @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social
Hosted by @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoetryAndPints #NorthWestWriters
Join us for The Broken Spine Live in Southport.
📍The Grasshopper
📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm
Featuring @jayrafferty.bsky.social & @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social
Hosted by @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoetryAndPints #NorthWestWriters
Reposted by The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN)
Reposted by The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN)
Absolutely submitting to this.
January 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Absolutely submitting to this.
This call is for poems shaped by memory and loss — not spectacle, not sentimentality.
If that sounds like your work, we want to read it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
If that sounds like your work, we want to read it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
Call for Submissions: Poetry That Remembers, Mourns, and Refuses to Let Go - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout January 2026 | Publication Later That Year
thebrokenspine.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
This call is for poems shaped by memory and loss — not spectacle, not sentimentality.
If that sounds like your work, we want to read it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
If that sounds like your work, we want to read it.
#PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry
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.
#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.
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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.
#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.
Reposted by The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN)
My very last #poem of 2025. I will put a reading in the comments. Hey #PoemsAbout crew, Happy New Year!
December 31, 2025 at 8:50 PM
My very last #poem of 2025. I will put a reading in the comments. Hey #PoemsAbout crew, Happy New Year!
Reposted by The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN)
Also featuring @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social!!!
Poetry. Pints. No fluff.
The Broken Spine Live hits Southport.
📍The Grasshopper
📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm
🎤 @jayrafferty.bsky.social
🎤 @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social
🎤 Hosted by @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoetryAndPints #NorthWestWriters
The Broken Spine Live hits Southport.
📍The Grasshopper
📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm
🎤 @jayrafferty.bsky.social
🎤 @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social
🎤 Hosted by @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoetryAndPints #NorthWestWriters
January 2, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Also featuring @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social!!!
Poetry. Pints. No fluff.
The Broken Spine Live hits Southport.
📍The Grasshopper
📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm
🎤 @jayrafferty.bsky.social
🎤 @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social
🎤 Hosted by @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoetryAndPints #NorthWestWriters
The Broken Spine Live hits Southport.
📍The Grasshopper
📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm
🎤 @jayrafferty.bsky.social
🎤 @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social
🎤 Hosted by @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoetryAndPints #NorthWestWriters
January 1, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Poetry. Pints. No fluff.
The Broken Spine Live hits Southport.
📍The Grasshopper
📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm
🎤 @jayrafferty.bsky.social
🎤 @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social
🎤 Hosted by @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoetryAndPints #NorthWestWriters
The Broken Spine Live hits Southport.
📍The Grasshopper
📅 Sat 31 Jan | 7–9pm
🎤 @jayrafferty.bsky.social
🎤 @martinkennedyyates.bsky.social
🎤 Hosted by @alanparrywriter.co.uk
#PoetryAndPints #NorthWestWriters
Reposted by The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN)
Putting this on my to-do list now ✨️
January 1, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Putting this on my to-do list now ✨️
Reposted by The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN)
Inspired by @johnchmura.bsky.social's very last #poem of 2025, this week I'm posting an unsolicited #PoemsAbout #NewYear.
Happy New Year to all of the other writers and to the amazing host @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk.
#poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets
Happy New Year to all of the other writers and to the amazing host @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk.
#poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets
January 1, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Inspired by @johnchmura.bsky.social's very last #poem of 2025, this week I'm posting an unsolicited #PoemsAbout #NewYear.
Happy New Year to all of the other writers and to the amazing host @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk.
#poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets
Happy New Year to all of the other writers and to the amazing host @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk.
#poetry #poem #writing #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets