This isn’t about ego—it’s about poets. The #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward, facilitated by @AlanParry83.bsky.social, is #ByWritersForWriters. We’re close to the funding finish line. Let’s give poets a real prize this Christmas. 🔗
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
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December 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This isn’t about ego—it’s about poets. The #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward, facilitated by @AlanParry83.bsky.social, is #ByWritersForWriters. We’re close to the funding finish line. Let’s give poets a real prize this Christmas. 🔗
Colder days, tighter belts, but a warm future for poets is within reach. We’ve worked tirelessly to fund this prize—now, we need your help to push us over the line. Let’s make #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward happen. 🔗
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Colder days, tighter belts, but a warm future for poets is within reach. We’ve worked tirelessly to fund this prize—now, we need your help to push us over the line. Let’s make #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward happen. 🔗
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. 🔗
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
November 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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. 🔗
A poet should never have to sell their soul just to enter a competition. That’s why #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward will be free to enter—but only if we hit £5,000. No haunted arts council funding here, just pure community support. Will you help? 🔗
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A poet should never have to sell their soul just to enter a competition. That’s why #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward will be free to enter—but only if we hit £5,000. No haunted arts council funding here, just pure community support. Will you help? 🔗
The prize is lurking just beyond reach… but we’re getting closer. No government grants. No arts funding. Just us, fighting to make #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward happen. We’ve come so far, but without £5,000, the prize won’t be what it should be. Donate today. 🔗
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
October 3, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The prize is lurking just beyond reach… but we’re getting closer. No government grants. No arts funding. Just us, fighting to make #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward happen. We’ve come so far, but without £5,000, the prize won’t be what it should be. Donate today. 🔗
We refuse to cut corners on this. The #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward is about paying poets fairly and opening doors. But if we don’t hit £5,000, the prize fund will shrink. We’re doing everything we can. Will you help? 🔗
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
September 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We refuse to cut corners on this. The #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward is about paying poets fairly and opening doors. But if we don’t hit £5,000, the prize fund will shrink. We’re doing everything we can. Will you help? 🔗
A poetry award should be about talent—not who can afford to enter. That’s why #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward will be free to enter with a cash prize that actually helps poets. We’re putting in our own money, but we still need donations. 🔗
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
September 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A poetry award should be about talent—not who can afford to enter. That’s why #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward will be free to enter with a cash prize that actually helps poets. We’re putting in our own money, but we still need donations. 🔗
August is about shaping the future of poetry. Our #Poetry&ProseChapbookCompetition runs this month, but we need £5,000 to launch #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward in 2026. If we don’t hit our goal, the prize fund will suffer. Help us get there. 🔗
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
August 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
August is about shaping the future of poetry. Our #Poetry&ProseChapbookCompetition runs this month, but we need £5,000 to launch #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward in 2026. If we don’t hit our goal, the prize fund will suffer. Help us get there. 🔗
No one at The Broken Spine is making a profit from this. We’re directing our own funding toward the 2026 #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward—but without £5,000, the prize will shrink. If you believe poets deserve real support, now is the time to help. 🔗
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
August 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
No one at The Broken Spine is making a profit from this. We’re directing our own funding toward the 2026 #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward—but without £5,000, the prize will shrink. If you believe poets deserve real support, now is the time to help. 🔗
August is the only month to enter our chapbook competition. But the big goal? Funding #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward for 2026. Some funds from chapbook entries help, but we need donations to secure major cash prizes for poets. 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
August 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
August is the only month to enter our chapbook competition. But the big goal? Funding #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward for 2026. Some funds from chapbook entries help, but we need donations to secure major cash prizes for poets. 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
Two awards, one mission—uplifting poets. August’s #Poetry&ProseChapbookCompetition (£9 entry fee) supports the 2026 #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward. But donations will decide how much we can actually give. Help us raise £5,000. 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
August 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Two awards, one mission—uplifting poets. August’s #Poetry&ProseChapbookCompetition (£9 entry fee) supports the 2026 #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward. But donations will decide how much we can actually give. Help us raise £5,000. 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
July is a time for pushing forward. We’re still here, still fighting to make #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward a reality. No entry fees. Big prizes. Real opportunity. But we’re not there yet. Let’s finish what we started. 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
July 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
July is a time for pushing forward. We’re still here, still fighting to make #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward a reality. No entry fees. Big prizes. Real opportunity. But we’re not there yet. Let’s finish what we started. 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
Summer is here, but our fight to fund this award isn’t slowing down. Six months of fundraising, but we still have a long way to go. Let’s make this a reality for poets who deserve it. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
July 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Summer is here, but our fight to fund this award isn’t slowing down. Six months of fundraising, but we still have a long way to go. Let’s make this a reality for poets who deserve it. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
Poetry is for everyone. No barriers, no gatekeeping. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward will be free to enter and open to all—but without £5,000, it won’t happen. Support inclusive poetry this Pride Month. 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
June 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Poetry is for everyone. No barriers, no gatekeeping. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward will be free to enter and open to all—but without £5,000, it won’t happen. Support inclusive poetry this Pride Month. 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
Poets have trusted us for six years. We’ve published, promoted, and awarded their work. Now, we’re fighting to make something even bigger happen. But without £5,000, there’s no award. Every £1 helps. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
May 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Poets have trusted us for six years. We’ve published, promoted, and awarded their work. Now, we’re fighting to make something even bigger happen. But without £5,000, there’s no award. Every £1 helps. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
If we hit our £5,000 goal, we’ll launch a poetry competition unlike any other—free to enter, big cash prize, real support. We’ve done it before with chapbooks & Reader’s Choice. Now, we need your help to go bigger. Donate today. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
April 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If we hit our £5,000 goal, we’ll launch a poetry competition unlike any other—free to enter, big cash prize, real support. We’ve done it before with chapbooks & Reader’s Choice. Now, we need your help to go bigger. Donate today. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
National Poetry Month should be about action, not just appreciation. We’ve uplifted poets through competitions before. Now, we want to fund a prize that truly rewards poets—but we’re far from our £5,000 target. Help make this happen. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
April 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
National Poetry Month should be about action, not just appreciation. We’ve uplifted poets through competitions before. Now, we want to fund a prize that truly rewards poets—but we’re far from our £5,000 target. Help make this happen. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
Our Reader’s Choice Awards just wrapped, proving poetry deserves to be celebrated. Now, we want to take it further with #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward. A big cash prize. No entry fee. Real recognition. But without £5,000, it won’t happen. Support poets now. 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
April 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Our Reader’s Choice Awards just wrapped, proving poetry deserves to be celebrated. Now, we want to take it further with #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward. A big cash prize. No entry fee. Real recognition. But without £5,000, it won’t happen. Support poets now. 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
We’ve supported poets before—and we’re ready to do more. From chapbook contests to Reader’s Choice Awards, we believe in real opportunities for writers. Now, we’re raising £5,000 for a poetry prize with a massive cash award. Help us make it real. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
April 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We’ve supported poets before—and we’re ready to do more. From chapbook contests to Reader’s Choice Awards, we believe in real opportunities for writers. Now, we’re raising £5,000 for a poetry prize with a massive cash award. Help us make it real. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
Poets shouldn’t have to pay to compete. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward will be free to enter with real cash prizes—but only if we raise £5,000 this year. No funding, no award. Can you help make this happen? 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
March 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Poets shouldn’t have to pay to compete. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward will be free to enter with real cash prizes—but only if we raise £5,000 this year. No funding, no award. Can you help make this happen? 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
We’re on a mission to fund a poetry award that actually supports poets. But we need £5,000 this year or it won’t happen. If you haven’t donated yet, now’s the time. Let’s make this real. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
March 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
We’re on a mission to fund a poetry award that actually supports poets. But we need £5,000 this year or it won’t happen. If you haven’t donated yet, now’s the time. Let’s make this real. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
No £5,000, no award. It’s that simple. If we don’t raise the funds, poets will lose this opportunity. If you care about fair, fee-free competitions, please donate or share. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
March 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
No £5,000, no award. It’s that simple. If we don’t raise the funds, poets will lose this opportunity. If you care about fair, fee-free competitions, please donate or share. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
What if poetry competitions didn’t put up paywalls? #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward will be free to enter, but it won’t happen without funding. We need £5,000 to launch. Help fund a fair award. 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
March 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
What if poetry competitions didn’t put up paywalls? #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward will be free to enter, but it won’t happen without funding. We need £5,000 to launch. Help fund a fair award. 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
Poetry thrives when poets are valued. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward will pay winners fairly and remove entry fees—but only if we hit £5,000. We’re still fundraising. Can you help? 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
March 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Poetry thrives when poets are valued. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward will pay winners fairly and remove entry fees—but only if we hit £5,000. We’re still fundraising. Can you help? 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
Every £1 counts. We’re raising £5,000 to fund a fee-free poetry award that actually supports poets. If you believe in fair competitions, now is the time to act. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo
A Poetry Award That Puts Poets First – And You Can Make It Happen - The Broken Spine
Poets deserve more than empty prestige. They deserve real recognition, real opportunities, and real support. That is why I am launching The Broken Spine
shorturl.at
March 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Every £1 counts. We’re raising £5,000 to fund a fee-free poetry award that actually supports poets. If you believe in fair competitions, now is the time to act. #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward 🔗 shorturl.at/G2mMo