Reposted by Ronan MurphyThe Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 17/09/2026No money? We've kept free Cost of Living Places. No proof. No forms. No sob story required. Take the place. And if you can't attend at all, repost the workshop instead. There is more than one way to help keep an independent literary community moving. shorturl.at/IZ5TX 0145
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 14/07/2026Happy heavenly birthday to lyricist Ted Koehler. Here's one of the many classics he wrote with Harold Arlen, sung by the scintillating Patricia Norman. Eddy Duchin's band, flipside of the legendary Ol' Man Mose #jazzsky youtu.be/rfaVTOEDWAY?...youtu.be1938 Eddy Duchin - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Patricia Norman, vocal)YouTube video by The78Prof 0112
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 06/06/2026New single IDLE MOMENTS out now. Recorded this as a demo for my next album, but it caught a certain mood I was after, so I kept it as is. Music by Duke Pearson, immortalised by Grant Green. Original lyrics. Voice & uke. Produced by Mikey Rogers. linktr.ee/ronanmurphym... #jazzsky #musicsky 090
Reposted by Ronan MurphyThe Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 14/05/2026We are holding space. Not shaping narratives. If it’s yours to tell, tell it. #DoveCry #AntiWarPoetry #WritingCommunitythebrokenspine.co.ukCall for Submissions: Poetry That Crushes Silence and Breaks Systems - The Broken SpineSubmissions Open Throughout May 2026 | Publication Later That Year 0103
Reposted by Ronan Murphywomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 13/05/2026"I didn’t have time to be anyone’s muse... I was too busy rebelling" - Surrealist painter Leonora Carrington #womensart 342752
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 13/04/2026Absolutely honoured to be part of this. Many thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk 1202
Reposted by Ronan MurphyForever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Katharine Hepburn by Ernest Bachrach for Sylvia Scarlett (1935). 9533108
Reposted by Ronan MurphyAlan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · 12/04/2026I don’t say this lightly, this has been years in the making. I’ve worked with some of the finest poets I’ve come across, building this series: ten collections in total. Three waves of three — and one final, bumper anthology that will bring the whole project together. #TheWhiskeyTree #Wave3 0184
Reposted by Ronan MurphyThe Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 12/04/2026Major announcement: #Wave3 of #TheWhiskeyTree is complete. Built on the work of #Wave1 + #Wave2 — writers like @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social @markantonyowen.com @eatthestorms.com et al — who laid the foundations and built this project into what it is. This is the final wave. #TheWhiskeyTree #Wave3 4197
Reposted by Ronan MurphyThe Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 11/04/2026Write the poem that feels too large to hold. Then control it. #Firmament #Slimline #PoemsAbout #PoetsOfBlueskythebrokenspine.co.ukCall for Submissions: Poetry That Reaches Beyond - The Broken SpineSubmissions Open Throughout April 2026 | Publication Later That Year 0115
Reposted by Ronan MurphyJoe Okonkwo @joeokonkwo.bsky.social · 12/03/2026"One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple." — Jack Kerouac, born on this day in 1922 1214
Reposted by Ronan MurphyThe Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 08/02/2026thebrokenspine.co.uk/2026/02/08/w...thebrokenspine.co.ukWhy We Created an Anti-Prize: On Poetry Awards, Indie Presses, and the Myth of Prestige - The Broken SpinePoetry prizes are everywhere. So are prize-nominated books, prize-listed poets, and presses (not so) quietly using awards as a marketing strategy. Ugh! 1125
Reposted by Ronan MurphyMr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 08/02/2026#BOTD 1931. Remembering actor James Dean. (d.1955) #Filmsky 518023
Reposted by Ronan MurphyThe Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 13/01/2026This call is about memory and refusal. What we carry. What carries us. If that’s central to your practice, submit. #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetrythebrokenspine.co.ukCall for Submissions: Poetry That Remembers, Mourns, and Refuses to Let Go - The Broken SpineSubmissions Open Throughout January 2026 | Publication Later That Year 0157
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 07/12/2025Still taking this in! Thrilled and honoured beyond belief. Congratulations to @lozzawriting.bsky.social and @belrimmer.bsky.social , and massive thanks to @alanparrywriter.co.uk . It's an absolute privilege, and a dream come true. So grateful 🙏 #poetry #poetrycommunity 5286
Reposted by Ronan MurphyForever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Helen Gahagan by Ernest Bachrach, 1935. #botd 36211
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 22/11/2025New single 'Restless' out now. One of the sweetest ballads from the swing era, it was a dream to bring this to life again linktr.ee/ronanmurphym... Ryan Molloy - Bass Shugo Ishii - Guitar Eoghan McCloskey - Drums Recorded with Mikey Rogers @ Sun Studios, Dublin #jazzsky 0141
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 12/11/2025Happy Birthday Richard Whiting, composer of some iconic tunes. This one still gives me goosebumps. Billie on fire, amazing band. Happy Birthday to Jack Oakie too, who cut a delicious version with the rarely-heard verse #jazzsky youtu.be/D0xAyj74Zcc?...youtu.beBillie Holiday - Miss Brown to You (Official Audio)YouTube video by BillieHolidayVEVO 080
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 15/08/2025Happy Heavenly Birthday, Oscar Peterson Just adore this version. Beautiful cut from a beautiful record #Oscar100 #JazzSky youtu.be/6NaUw4FKHD8?...youtu.beI Hear MusicYouTube video by Oscar Peterson - Topic 0120
Reposted by Ronan MurphyOld Hollywood @theoldhollywood.bsky.social · 13/08/2025Montgomery Clift photographed by Stanley Kubrick, 1949 016931
Reposted by Ronan MurphyPaul Klee @paul-klee.bsky.social · 12/08/2025The vase www.wikiart.org/en/paul-klee/the-va… 0276
Reposted by Ronan MurphyThe Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 07/07/2025Out today! 💋 #BeautifulLittleFools – poetry interrogating The Great Gatsby on its centenary. An indie critique of Fitzgerald’s glittering American Dream. Edited by @alanparrywriter.co.uk & @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social #BookRelease #Gatsby100 #TheGreatGatsby #Poetry amzn.eu/d/abNnC5i 13613
Reposted by Ronan MurphyForever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Louise by Eugene Robert Richee, 1927. 0618
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 01/07/2025#PromoteIndieLit is now live—a new hub where poets & small presses can submit their work to reviewers & literary platforms for free. Brilliant initiative from the ever-inspiring @alanparry83.bsky.social #PoetsOfBlueSky #PoetryCommunity promoteindielit.com 050
Reposted by Ronan MurphyFranz Marc @franzmarc.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Two Horses, Red and Blue www.wikiart.org/en/franz-marc/two-h… 0122
Reposted by Ronan MurphyPaul Connolly @thepaulconnolly.bsky.social · 27/06/2025I thought a Starter Pack with #poets associated with prompts might be useful. So I put one together. If we're connected & you contribute to #poemsabout or #promptcombo please check you're here. If I've missed you, let me know. (#ItsASin of omission not commission...) & please repost #poetrycommunity 268947
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 09/06/2025'Why Shouldn't I?' Written by Cole Porter, sung by Chris Connor—two of the many LGBTQ+ trailblazers who enriched the world of jazz. You don’t hear this one enough Happy birthday Mr. Porter, Happy Pride Month one & all #jazzsky #pride youtu.be/I1e_yp07v2g?...youtu.beWhy Shouldn't I ?YouTube video by Chris Connor - Topic 0180
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 29/05/2025New single 'Moose The Mooche (You Gotta Whistle Like Bacall)' out now. A vocal take on Charlie Parker's classic, with original lyrics ronanmurphymusic.com/moose-the-mo... Ryan Molloy - Bass Shugo Ishii - Guitar Eoghan McCloskey - Drums Recorded with Mikey Rogers @ Sun Studios, Dublin #jazzsky 2272
Reposted by Ronan MurphyPaul Klee @paul-klee.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Temple Gardens www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/se… 1334
Reposted by Ronan MurphyAlan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · 18/05/2025Poets: Published a chapbook, pamphlet, or collection in the last 3 months? Looking for a space that offers real critique, not just praise? Subs now open for #InConversationInCritique interview & honest review. alanparrywriter.co.uk/2025/05/18/s... #PoetryCommunity #PoetryReview #IndieLit #PILalanparrywriter.co.ukSubmit Your New Poetry Collection for Interview and Critique – Submissions Now Open - Alan ParryI’m now accepting submissions for In Conversation, In Critique, a new series here on my personal author site, and part of PIL: Promoting Indie Lit. This feature offers something often missing from tod... 1132
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 18/05/2025Monk & co in bristling form here. Glorious song, one of Gershwin's own favourites from his tunes. The verse is especially beautiful, well worth checking out, Bing Crosby's almost aria-like version includes it #jazzsky youtu.be/YCmrYNHtr-8?...youtu.beLiza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)YouTube video by Thelonious Monk - Topic 0150
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 08/05/2025Next single Moose The Mooche out soon, with original lyrics This is my fave pic of Bird, with the Buddha-like eyes that Kerouac described, "The expression that says, All is well. This was what Charlie Parker said when he played, All is well" NY, c.1947 Photo by William Gottlieb #jazzsky 1180
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 04/05/2025Huge thank you to my friends among the #poemsabout community for their very kind feedback on rhapsody in #green . Hoping to make the open mic on May 29 if you'd like to hear the live version. Thank you especially to @alanparry83.bsky.social , artist and community builder extraordinaire 1172
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 02/05/2025For #poemsabout #green @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social 10344
Reposted by Ronan MurphyAlan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · 25/04/2025I'd really appreciate your following of this showcase of me from #TheStarbeckOrion, some old and new poems and a fab interview! 3229
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 23/04/2025Ella sending an already stunning song into the stratosphere. Written by Rodgers & Hart for the show The Boys From Syracuse, based on The Comedy of Errors. Gave us Falling In Love With Love, Sing For Your Supper, and paved the way for Kiss Me Kate #shakespeareday #jazzsky youtu.be/skclv006aO8?...youtu.beThis Can't Be LoveYouTube video by Ella Fitzgerald - Topic 0132
Reposted by Ronan MurphyNeil March (Trust The Doc Media) @trustthedoc.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Looking for honest responses here but is there anyone out there (or anyone you know) who might have a following, however modest, in the Redhill area and might be up for playing on a bill alongside @musicofsound.bsky.social on a Saturday night in early July? 😊 052
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 13/04/2025Ella and Dizzy, New York, 1950 Photo by Herman Leonard #jazzsky 1512
Reposted by Ronan MurphyAlan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · 12/04/2025If you run a blog, newsletter, podcast, or review site—and you want a regular stream of independent literature to cover—I want to hear from you. If you're a press or writer wanting in on this network as it forms—message me. 3115
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 07/04/2025Happy Birthday Lady. "The way you changed my life..." ❤️ #jazzsky youtu.be/RehJXKeWFYU?...youtu.beThey Can't Take That Away from Me (Take 1)YouTube video by Billie Holiday - Topic 0170
Reposted by Ronan MurphyThe Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 07/04/2025The city speaks. The poets answer. Glow drops 28 April—one of the most thrilling collections we've ever released. #CityAtNight #Glow #PoetryAnthology 1177
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 04/04/2025A little offering for today's #poemsabout #thresholds @alanparry83.bsky.social @brokenspinearts.bsky.social 9428
Reposted by Ronan MurphyAlan Parry He/Him @alanparrywriter.co.uk · 04/04/2025Oh yeah, my book releases today. You can buy print copies here: #PeelingApples Much love to @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social for believing, & @maryearnshaw.bsky.social @ellierees23.bsky.social @paulrobertmullen82.bsky.social @karenpgonzalez.bsky.social & @lozzawriting.bsky.social amzn.eu/d/jcjXddq 94819
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 31/03/2025A favourite from Ahmad Jamal, fabulous version of a Rodgers & Hart beauty. Only thing missing is the lyric, one of Hart's funniest (Ben Bagley's version with Blossom Dearie & Bobby Short includes every glorious chorus, highly recommended) #jazzsky youtu.be/GZhN68y9JJo?...youtu.beI Like To Recognize The TuneYouTube video by Ahmad Jamal - Topic 0121
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 30/03/2025If his prose is as dazzling as his poetry, this will certainly be a work to savour. Peeling Apples, the new novella from Alan Parry, out April 4. Can't wait to delve into this, from one of our most compelling modern voices bit.ly/3QUbNQl #PeelingApples #WritingCommunity #WritersofBlueSky 0121
Ronan Murphy @ronanmurphymusic.com · 27/03/2025Love Is Here To Stay, sung by Ella Logan, 1938. Last song composed by George Gershwin and one of his most beautiful. Flipside of I Was Doing All Right which Logan sang in the Goldwyn Follies. Cool to hear the verse (though its attribution is still debated) #jazzsky youtu.be/dNDyNT6JcK4?...youtu.beLove Is Here to StayYouTube video by Ella Logan - Topic 080
Reposted by Ronan MurphyThe Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 25/03/2025📢 Have you read High-Rise? 📢 A poetry collection that builds, crumbles, and rebuilds in verse. Brutalist, bold, and unforgettable. Don’t miss it. 📖 shorturl.at/LcdGT #HighRise #BrutalistPoetry #Slimlines #PoetryAnthology 072
Reposted by Ronan MurphyMark Perna Music @markpernamusic.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Are you a jazz musician? Or someone who works with jazz musicians? Please let me know so I can add you to this starter pack. go.bsky.app/LXUmjim #jazz #jazzsky #jazzmusic #jazzlovers 3911530
Reposted by Ronan MurphyThe Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN) @thebrokenspine.co.uk · 24/03/2025Poets deserve more than exposure. We’re building a prize that puts real money in the hands of poets — no submission fees, no corporate backing. This is how we change the game. Read the plan → shorturl.at/L8DiE #ByPoetsForPoets #TheBrokenSpineAward #PoetryCommunity #FundraisingCampaign 1124