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Up the Staircase Quarterly
a journal of poetry and art
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Up the Staircase Quarterly
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An online journal of poetry & art. posts by editor @aprilmbratten.bsky.social Cover art by Ricardo Jose Gonzalez-Rothi http://www.upthestaircase.org
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Up the Staircase Quarterly@upthestaircase.bsky.social · 4d agoAnd then August came and brought us a new issue of UtSQ. www.upthestaircase.org
“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...
Darren C. Demaree Issue 73
Emily as Hands and Eyes
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Up the Staircase Quarterly @upthestaircase.bsky.social (Poetry Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting
Re-opening: Up the Staircase Quarterly
Up the Staircase Quarterly @upthestaircase.bsky.social (Poetry Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com/magazine/up-the-staircase-quarterly-2990 #amwriting
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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...
Weston Leo Richey
at my best I drink the faggot-pink cocktail; cosmo you giggle; cosmopolitan I tell the bartender; in the light I am a man of means; a starry-eyed citizen of the whole world; I am earnest how a skewer....
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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...
Darren C. Demaree Issue 73
Emily as Hands and Eyes
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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!
Up the Staircase Quarterly@upthestaircase.bsky.social · 3mo agoA 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
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
Re-opening: Up the Staircase Quarterly
Up the Staircase Quarterly @upthestaircase.bsky.social (Poetry Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com/magazine/up-the-staircase-quarterly-2990 #amwriting
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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
Chiara Di Lello
It sounds like bickering but I realize it’s not: the couple shuffles just ahead of us toward the seafood department one gesturing from captain’s seat behind the cart’s handlebar and one leaning...
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Thrilled for my poem “Tiresias on a a Smoke Break” to appear in this issue! www.upthestaircase.org/oliver-brook...
Oliver Brooks
Thank Hera for this fleeting peace—a pack of Marlboro Reds and a womanly toga are all I need to stay sane. I hear the racing taxis go charioting by. Two will collide when the sun flirts with...
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Up the Staircase Quarterly@upthestaircase.bsky.social · 6mo agoIssue #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.
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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Up the Staircase Quarterly@upthestaircase.bsky.social · 6mo agoIssue #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.
Featuring my poem "The tomatoes had gone" alongside "Rooster of Peace" by Ukranian artist Josephine Florens. @upthestaircase.bsky.social
Up the Staircase Quarterly@upthestaircase.bsky.social · 6mo agoIssue #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.
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.
Up the Staircase Quarterly
a journal of poetry and art
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"eating taco bell in the middle of a burger king drive thru just to feel something" in @upthestaircase.bsky.social
![eating taco bell in the middle of a burger king drive thru just to feel something
I’m going to dive bars; collecting bathroom stall numbers,
starting to not be joking when I tell you I’m going to start calling.
I admit I’m bitter, wanting to skip the awkward “will you be my murder” part
and go right to the couch, take out, tv flashing 90’s nostalgia.
but, the only burrito here in months has been me; blanket wrapped,
soggy in the middle. I’ve never been good at living, anxious
on my best days, agoraphobic on my worst, but I could be tempted
by cheese to unfurl—Sara says she’s never been hung over enough
to eat taco bell and I don’t have the heart to tell her it’s drunk food,
not hangover food, because in this case I too am unqualified,
sober for all the wrong reasons. terrified of what it’d feel like
to let the rubber bands under my skin snap. I stick to little rebellions,
dipping chicken nuggets in fire sauce. every bad idea another
in a series of intrusive thoughts. and this is no different. you see
I’m not here for a good time, a long time, for the one that got away,
long lost love — hello, no you don’t know me,
but for an hour or two on a tuesday night I loved you forever,
just thought you ought to know. tonight I’m grateful
I’ll never wake up to another’s body, and this too is love—
I love the idea of you so much I never want to startle awake to you,
open eyed and blue. in every situation let there [still] be breath.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:h5tcc5htlyhcnmp3guxcneid/bafkreid5tmlnypjza26vsnhsrbeybfffkt37id7s556w7oaw5ecrp5b2ui)
Came across this wonderful poem in @upthestaircase.bsky.social on my travels today. www.upthestaircase.org/james-king.h...
James King
James King holds an MFA in Poetry from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and serves as Poetry Editor for Bear Review . A two-time Pushcart nominee, his work has appeared in Moon City...
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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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Up the Staircase Quarterly@upthestaircase.bsky.social · 9mo agoIssue 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
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
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Up the Staircase Quarterly @upthestaircase.bsky.social (Poetry Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com... #amwriting
Re-opening: Up the Staircase Quarterly
Up the Staircase Quarterly @upthestaircase.bsky.social (Poetry Art; non-paying) opened to submissions https://duotrope.com/magazine/up-the-staircase-quarterly-2990 #amwriting
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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...
Catherine Fletcher
Our boy-girl-boy trio huddles together, at a booth with half-full hurricanes. For you, I’ve crawled across our sprawly city to the junction where Sunset bends. I lean on my umbrella, and it pops...
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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!
Up the Staircase Quarterly@upthestaircase.bsky.social · last yr.We decided to sweeten your Friday with our themed summer issue. Kindred: Poems on Platonic Love is now live! www.upthestaircase.org
