“I lost the ability to write a poem about her that worked like a knife through other people’s reality. It’s hybrid art now. …” @darrencdemaree.bsky.social with 2 Emily poems in @upthestaircase.bsky.social www.upthestaircase.org/darren-c-dem...

Up the Staircase Quarterly @upthestaircase.bsky.social (Poetry Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

Hi! I realize I rarely post here. I should get better about it. But I have a new poem—my first in several years—out with @upthestaircase.bsky.social. It represents a new direction in my voice, I think. It’s called “Cloud Number 9.” I hope you like it :) www.upthestaircase.org/weston-leo-r...

Many thanks to the editors of @upthestaircase.bsky.social for including two of my Emily as poems in their new issue. www.upthestaircase.org/darren-c-dem...

I have another new poem out today! Thanks to @aprilmbratten.bsky.social and the team at @upthestaircase.bsky.social for including my "P̶o̶e̶m̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶W̶h̶i̶c̶h̶ ̶D̶e̶a̶t̶h̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶S̶a̶n̶d̶m̶a̶n̶ ̶V̶i̶s̶i̶t̶s̶ ̶M̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶a̶ ̶D̶r̶e̶a̶m̶ All My Heroes Turned Out to Be Creeps" in the latest (phenomenal!) issue of one of my favorite journals!

A new Up the Staircase Quarterly is live! Interviews w/ Len Lawson & Rachel Nix. New poetry by David Eileen, Anthony Frame, Darren C. Demaree, Cherry Cheesman, Weston Leo Richey, Eliza Fixler, Mervyn Seivwright, Dean Bartoli Smith, & Mrityunjay Mohan. www.upthestaircase.org

#FF It’s Open an Umbrella Indoors Day! To celebrate, give some ❤️ and a follow to these publications beginning with “U”! @ualbertapress.bsky.social @unchartedmag.bsky.social @underbellypress.bsky.social @unlikely-stories.bsky.social @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social @upthestaircase.bsky.social

hiiii i'm super excited to have a new poem in the latest issue of @upthestaircase.bsky.social. i hope you'll give the issue a visit: www.upthestaircase.org

Up the Staircase Quarterly @upthestaircase.bsky.social (Poetry Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

Happy Valentine's Day / Captain Cook got cooked day. Good day to reshare this absolutely true love poem featuring smoked fish and climate change. www.upthestaircase.org/chiara-di-le... @upthestaircase.bsky.social

Thrilled for my poem “Tiresias on a a Smoke Break” to appear in this issue! www.upthestaircase.org/oliver-brook...

Issue 72 (!) of @upthestaircase.bsky.social is now available...a lovingly curated gem of original poetry and art. Featuring my winter gardening poem (below) alongside an illustration by Ukrainian artist Josephine Florens. Get lost in the pale, poetic rebirth of winter at www.upthestaircase.org

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Featuring my poem "The tomatoes had gone" alongside "Rooster of Peace" by Ukranian artist Josephine Florens. @upthestaircase.bsky.social

Issue #72 has dropped over at www.upthestaircase.org ❄️ New poetry by Oliver Brooks, Emma Bolden, Kelli Dianne Rule, Alex Turissini, Angelique Zobitz, Meia Geddes, Angie Macri, Nicole Dufalla, Anya Kirshbaum, Aditi Bhattacharjee, Pamela Manche Pearce, and Natalie Zhang.

"eating taco bell in the middle of a burger king drive thru just to feel something" in @upthestaircase.bsky.social

Came across this wonderful poem in @upthestaircase.bsky.social on my travels today. www.upthestaircase.org/james-king.h...

So honored to have my poem in Issue 71 of Up the Staircase Quarterly!!

We love ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY as much as we love this poem❤️ Poetry Editor @ritamookerjee.bsky.social published the gorgeous piece, Self-Portrait as the Pie Crust in Heretic (2024), in @upthestaircase.bsky.social: buff.ly/L4U0jlR

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Thank you to Editor @aprilmbratten.bsky.social for selecting my poem - " 'Dans ces beiges très confortables.,' " written after Hélène Bessette's Ida ou le délire - to appear in Issue 71 of @upthestaircase.bsky.social. I'm honored to share these pages with so many wonderful poets and artists.

Grateful to have a new poem 'Childhood' included in Issue 71 of @upthestaircase.bsky.social alongside a wealth of talent! Huge thank you to EIC @aprilmbratten.bsky.social for selecting my work ❤️ upthestaircase.org/vikki-c.html (ALT TEXT included) Check out the full issue at the link in replies.

Issue 71 of Up the Staircase Quarterly is live! Cover art by Lauren Rinaldi. Thanks so much to all of our contributors! You can read the issue at upthestaircase.org

We are open for submissions of poetry and art until September 15th: www.upthestaircase.org/submit.html

Up the Staircase Quarterly @upthestaircase.bsky.social (Poetry Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

Day 2: “Last Night at Good Luck Bar” by Catherine Fletcher in @upthestaircase.bsky.social. I LOVE the “platonic love” theme of their recent issue! This poem feels so nostalgic and reminds me of nights out with my best friends. www.upthestaircase.org/catherine-fl...

I'm thrilled to have my poem "Last Night at Good Luck Bar" for my friends Jeff/ @jorgill.bsky.social & Tony in this stellar issue. Many thanks to editor April Bratten & the USQ team!

I'm honored to have a poem for my friend Jerica up today in @upthestaircase.bsky.social in their 70th issue "Kindred: Poems on Platonic Love," celebrating friendship & community. Happy this poem found a home in this special issue & in good company. Gratitude, editors, & cheers to all contributors.

Thank you to the editors for including my poem in this beautiful issue in such kindred company. ♥️ @upthestaircase.bsky.social

We decided to sweeten your Friday with our themed summer issue. Kindred: Poems on Platonic Love is now live! www.upthestaircase.org

Happy Pride Month! We got y'all a gift. It's Issue 20 & you'll love it. 🌈 www.screendoorreview.com/issue-20/

"If alive, then all alone and bleeding. If dead, then freshly dead. If not alone, then swarmed with ants and flies, thick flies like biting July berries. If swarmed with maggots, biblical." Dream of the Moose Calf, Zeke Shomler in @upthestaircase.bsky.social www.upthestaircase.org/zeke-shomler...

Celebrate friendship and community with Up the Staircase! We are seeking poetry and art for our themed issue, Kindred: Poems on Platonic Love. Deadline: July 1st upthestaircase.org

We are seeking cover art submissions for our future issues! Cover art can be of any genre or discipline and must contain a *staircase* somewhere in the work (but does not have to be the focal point). Visit our guidelines for more information: www.upthestaircase.org/submit.html

Check out our guidelines to submit to our themed issue celebrating friendship, community, and platonic love: www.upthestaircase.org

Submissions are now open for our special issue Kindred: Poems on Platonic Love. Send us your work about friendship and community: www.upthestaircase.org

#upthestaircase Read the latest from @upthestaircase.bsky.social See my photo taken in Barga, Italy on the cover! #barga #italy #stonesteps

The new issue of Up the Staircase Quarterly is here 👀 www.upthestaircase.org

We are bringing our themed summer issues back ✨️ We will be looking for poetry and art submissions that highlight friendship and community for our August issue. Submissions open May 1st 👀

Or this one from a couple of years ago in @upthestaircase.bsky.social (choosing these ones for you since you're an ecopoet!) www.upthestaircase.org/jill-kitchen...

Ready your poems. This summer we are bringing back our themed issues! On May 1st we will open to submissions for our Kindred Issue: Poems on Platonic Love. More details soon.

Have some poems ready for submission? Tonight is the deadline to submit for our May issue: www.upthestaircase.org

I love you as in let's face down climate catastrophe together. ❤️🐟🦐 (poem pubbed last year by the lovely folks at @upthestaircase.bsky.social) #lovepoem #poetrysky #valentines

Sharing an old poem titled 'On Valentine's Day...' on Valentine's Day though it's not 'on' Valentine's Day :) from Issue 64 of @upthestaircase.bsky.social www.upthestaircase.org/vismai-rao-i...

With just everything happening lately I completely missed this dropping, but I have new work in Up the Staircase!

I reviewed <bo(d)y rendering by A. Deshmane (@kithbooks.bsky.social) for the new edition of Up the Staircase Quarterly! This chapbook is an incisive, bold exploration of technology and the queer body. www.upthestaircase.org/body-renderi...

Issue 19 is live & it's full of Queer Southern voices! Let it be a balm for your sadness, a podium for your pride, & a middle finger to those trying to silence queer folx. We won't hush. 🏳️‍🌈 www.screendoorreview.com/issue-19/

I've never held the title of 'Issue Illustrator' before!! I'm so happy to have 10 of my paintings here in Issue 68 of Up The Staircase Quarterly. What an honour! Many thanks April and @upthestaircase.bsky.social team. www.upthestaircase.org/issue-illust...