Ronan Murphy
@ronanmurphymusic.com
Jazz singer | Poet | New single IDLE MOMENTS out now | Album THE TEMPLE SESSIONS ronanmurphymusic.com Poetry collection forthcoming in 2026 | With THE BROKEN SPINE @thebrokenspine.co.uk
Happy 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?...
1938 Eddy Duchin - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (Patricia Norman, vocal)
YouTube video by The78Prof
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New 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
We are holding space. Not shaping narratives. If it’s yours to tell, tell it. #DoveCry #AntiWarPoetry #WritingCommunity
Call for Submissions: Poetry That Crushes Silence and Breaks Systems - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout May 2026 | Publication Later That Year
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"I didn’t have time to be anyone’s muse... I was too busy rebelling" - Surrealist painter Leonora Carrington #womensart
Absolutely honoured to be part of this. Many thanks @alanparrywriter.co.uk
The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN)@thebrokenspine.co.uk · 4mo agoMajor 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
Katharine Hepburn by Ernest Bachrach for Sylvia Scarlett (1935).
I 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
The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN)@thebrokenspine.co.uk · 4mo agoMajor 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
Major 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
Write the poem that feels too large to hold. Then control it. #Firmament #Slimline #PoemsAbout #PoetsOfBluesky
Call for Submissions: Poetry That Reaches Beyond - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout April 2026 | Publication Later That Year
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"One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple." — Jack Kerouac, born on this day in 1922
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Why We Created an Anti-Prize: On Poetry Awards, Indie Presses, and the Myth of Prestige - The Broken Spine
Poetry prizes are everywhere. So are prize-nominated books, prize-listed poets, and presses (not so) quietly using awards as a marketing strategy. Ugh!
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This 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 #Poetry
Call for Submissions: Poetry That Remembers, Mourns, and Refuses to Let Go - The Broken Spine
Submissions Open Throughout January 2026 | Publication Later That Year
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Still 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
The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN)@thebrokenspine.co.uk · 8mo agoWe made final decisions on our Summer 2025 #Competition & notified all entrants today. In 2026, we'll publish work by @ronanmurphymusic.com @lozzakidwriting.bsky.social @belrimmer.bsky.social The standard was phenomenal across the board, but these three truly stood out. Congratulations to all!
New 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
Happy 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?...
Billie Holiday - Miss Brown to You (Official Audio)
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Happy Heavenly Birthday, Oscar Peterson Just adore this version. Beautiful cut from a beautiful record #Oscar100 #JazzSky youtu.be/6NaUw4FKHD8?...
I Hear Music
YouTube video by Oscar Peterson - Topic
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Montgomery Clift photographed by Stanley Kubrick, 1949
Out 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
#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
The Broken Spine (SUBS OPEN)@thebrokenspine.co.uk · last yr.🚨 IT'S LIVE 🚨 You can now upload your work to #PIL at promoteindielit.com 📚 Poets & presses: submit once 🎙️ Your book becomes visible to 20+ trusted blogs, podcasters & reviewers No fees. No gatekeeping. Just visibility. This is how you #PromoteIndieLit #PoetryCommunity #PoetsOfBlueSky
I 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
'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?...
Why Shouldn't I ?
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New 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
Poets: 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 #PIL
Submit Your New Poetry Collection for Interview and Critique – Submissions Now Open - Alan Parry
I’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...
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Monk & 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?...
Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
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