The Broken Spine family is made up of poets, illustrators, photographers, painters and musicians. We are all, to some degree inspired, by one thing or another.
It might be a painting; a snippet of conversation; a fleeting encounter; a distant memory; or a song that causes the muse to strike. With this in mind, editor Alan Parry has been collating your favourite pieces of inspirational music. This is an eclectic, and by no means exhaustive list of songs. Dip your toe in for some classic jazz, canon rock, indie, soul or something else.
At The Broken Spine, we are always open to suggestions of new music, especially that which has stimulated creativity. For this reason, this playlist will remain a work in progress.
Thank you to all those who have put their head above the parapet thus far – they will attest to the fact that there are no judgements here. We ask that you simply share with us whatever it was that caused you to pick up that pen, or sit at your workstation.
Leave a suggestion in the comments!
Let’s abandon the fantasy that survival is glamorous. It’s not some miraculous comeback story or a triumph to be celebrated with applause.
The performance space at The Kings Arms is a relatively modest venue, essentially a large-ish room above a pub that’s well worth
Tulsa is a city that feeds the soul as much as the stomach, and Irish poet Jay Rafferty has captured its essence
The Broken Spine is a poetry and arts collective proudly published on the coastal edge of North-West England. Founded in 2019 by Alan Parry and Paul Robert Mullen – two school friends reunited after twenty years through a mutual love of poetry.
