Lit Mag Covers :: Picks of the Week

This cover of the newest issue of Image (#83) features performance photography by Zhang Huan from his series Breath, 1999, in Miami, Florida. More of his performance and series work can be found on his website.

It must just be the time of year, with snow storms and wind chill temperatures in the negative double digits, that makes me appreciate the brightly colored covers. Sugar House Review #10 celebrates their five-year annivesary with this special double issue packed with poetry. I believe credit goes to Natalie Young, editor and graphic designer.

And then, after the talk of bright colors, I pick this one? For good reason. I love 6×6 for their design. Ugly Duckly Press has been putting this magazine out – six pages of poetry by six different poets – since 2000, using offset printing with lovely inks and tactile papers, and each folded and bound with a sturdy, color coordinated rubber band. It’s a production value that merits special appreciation in our digital age.