The first journal I decided to check out was “Tin
House.” The first thing I noticed was the layout of the site. Overall, it is
very user friendly and approachable, which is a nice touch. The site is also
very easy to navigate and seems to be well thought out. I was also fond of the
cover of the current issue. It appears to have a very dramatic picture of a rhino
surrounded by crows. I’m honestly not sure why this appeals to me, but I certainly
find it interesting. Unfortunately, the site offers very little to read from
the current issue. I believe only one poem is accessible via the website.
Though I do understand that places like this want to encourage you to buy their
journal, I feel like they could at least post more than one poem. Also, I was
not a fan of the poem that is posted (“I Declare War” by Evie Shockley.) I
think the poem itself is an interesting concept, but the format is annoying.
Though, I do understand her reasons for choosing this layout.
The next journal I looked at was “Shampoo.” The
website for “Shampoo” was very visually pleasing and also extremely easy to
navigate. Once I got into the current issue (issue 40), I was surprised to find
that I could actually view all of the poetry. This definitely makes the journal easier to
review, and allows the reader to actually have an idea of what the journal is
all about without having to pay. I was very fond of the first two poems by Jim
Behrle. Behrle provided some nice opening humor, as well as good writing. I also
loved the hand written poem by Paolo
Javier and Del Ray Cross. This was wonderful, visually pleasing, and actually a
great poem. I was also fond of Charles D. Tarlton’s submission (his leaping
around was fantastic), and also Chrissy Wright’s work. Overall, “Shampoo” was a
much better journal for me. The site was easier to navigate, the poetry was available
for anyone to see, and the poems themselves were great.
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