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Award Winning Writer Spoken-Word Artist EiC @brokenspinearts.bsky.social Workshop Facilitator Podcast & Events Host Lecturer in English www.alanparrywriter.co.uk https://linktr.ee/brokenspinearts
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So pleased that my poem 'zoom out, love. impressionist cityscape.' has found a home with @brokenspinearts.bsky.social in the forthcoming Glow: City at Night anthology! My gratitude to @alanparry83.bsky.social and congrats to my fellow poets selected to appear. Can't wait to read it all!

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#PeelingApples is about love, grief, & the small acts of care that shape us. It’s about memory & the things we inherit. It’s about something that happens so slowly you don’t see it until it’s done. It’s real. It’s mine. And soon, it’ll be yours too. More on the book here: shorturl.at/Ia3nw

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This is a nine line poem for #PoemsAbout #WordsUnsaid @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social @alanparry83.bsky.social

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💡 "Paris is divine." —Loos Write poetry inspired by distant dreams and decadent places. The Eds, @alanparry83.bsky.social & @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social, are waiting.

submitted 6 hours ago • 2 comments

This is going to be very cool. A bio and links to every artist we've ever published is being created (you'll have to sign up to be included). It's going to be a place you'll want to be found!

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Now waiting on advance praise for my novella—a piece of literary fiction that moves at its own pace. Exciting (and nerve-wracking) times ahead! #WritingCommunity #LiteraryFiction #PeelingApples #DebutNovella @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social

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TOMORROW! Folkloric Fusions in Poetry. This #writingworkshop briefly explores the world of #folklore and how #legends #foodlore #folktales #proverbs and more can inspire your #poetry. Register: scan QR code or visit bit.ly/3QswjHv #PhynnecabularyPresents #poetrygames.

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Just to say thanks to the #poemsabout crew for reading, commenting on and sharing my poems each week. It's a highlight of the writing week for me to take part in this with you. Thanks so much for being a great community of poets and friends. @brokenspinearts.bsky.social

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Today I made a tandoori cauliflower and mint yoghurt for dinner and it was magnificent! Really enjoying eating a mostly vegetarian diet in 2025 for health and ethical reasons. Have lost a stone since mid Jan. Plenty more weight to dump yet.

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A wonderful accolade to be on this shortlist. Please read the poems on the link & vote! Every poem is from a strong poet with a unique voice and talent. Thank you @alanparry83.bsky.social @@BrokenSpineArts.bsky.social #PoetsOnBluesky #Poetry 💙

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Thank you so much for this very kind promo of my forthcoming collection #PeelingApples

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🔥 Debone & Fold is coming. Alan Parry @AlanParry83.bsky.social takes a deep dive into Si Griffiths’ poetry and why this book matters. A must-read. 🔗 thebrokenspine.co.uk... #Debone&Fold #PoetryRelease #CloseReading

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🚨 THANK YOU, POETS! 🚨 The support for #TheBrokenSpinePoetryAward has been incredible. This prize is #ByPoetsForPoets, and whether we hit £5K or £500, it WILL happen—free to enter, rewarding poets properly. Your generosity proves poetry matters. Let’s keep going! 🙏💙 ko-fi.com/brokenspinea...

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🌟 "A kiss on the hand may feel very, very good, but a diamond and sapphire bracelet lasts forever." —Loos The Eds want poetry on love, materialism, and desire. @alanparry83.bsky.social @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social

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I should make more of these and make them available for you.

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Another one has landed! Thanks for trusting me with your work!

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Hullo for #wordsunsaid #poemsabout Thanks to @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social

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Thanks @ @brokenspinearts.bsky.social @alanparry83.bsky.social @matt-guntrip-music.bsky.social @rburrows.bsky.social @lozzawriting.bsky.social @davidbirch.bsky.social @jancheta25.bsky.social for the repost. Greatly appreciated. 🙏😊

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I created this broadside yonks ago and totally forgot about it until this morning. It features a poem from my Jim Morrison inspired collection #TwentySeven published by @brokenspinearts.bsky.social in December 2023 on what would have been Jim's 80th birthday.

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New listening - book on masculinity!

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I want to be the bravest writer I can be. Here's #2 for #poemsabout #bonesoftrust and prompt #6. Yesterday at workshop @alanparry83.bsky.social asked for truths never told. Apart from vertigo fuelled madness I couldn't think. So I dug for this almost true experience: TW abortion. I'd have done it.

submitted 5 days ago • 5 comments

𝙸𝚝 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚢. 　𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚞𝚎𝚕𝚝𝚢 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚘𝚙𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚍𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝． 　𝙰𝚜 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚊𝚜 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚟𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚞𝚗𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚍. 　　𝙾𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎𝚍． 　　🪦 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚝'𝚜 𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞. 　　　　　　　　　　👨🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏽 　𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚠𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞． #poemsabout #wordsunsaid

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@brokenspinearts.bsky.social Thank you for the opportunity to share #wordsunsaid 🙏Have a lovely weekend, all~ #poetsofsky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

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