Malika Booker is an academic, poet, and writer, who has previously been described as a pioneer of the present spoken word movement here in the
In November 2021, Broken Spine Arts introduced Matthew MC Smith as their inaugural #WriterOfTheMonth. Matthew and ourselves have a long and well-documented history. It could
Matthew M C Smith, a Welsh poet from Swansea, is editor and founder of Black Bough Poetry. His poems have been in Anti-Heroin Chic, Barren
Bobby Dazzler is Sarah Millican’s sixth international tour and I have been fortunate to see the last five shows. I know she will talk about
Dr John Cooper Clarke is a powerhouse of unforgettable comedic poetry. In the world of poetry and lyricism Clarke is affectionately referred to as the
Roddy Doyle is an Irish novelist and comedic writer behind such books and films as The Barrytown Trilogy and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. Doyle’s
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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.
