Inscape Archival Review: the 80s and 90s

11/13/2019

Written by Catherine Hsu

Photo by Catherine Hsu

After reading different issues ranging from the 80's to 90's, I found there were very similar aspects that slowly evolved as more pictures were included. Overall, the pieces were simple, displaying only the works of the writer page by page. As it continued into the 90's, that was when black and white pictures were added. Below are my notes on each of the chosen poems from the individual issues.

‘81
Poet’s Song

Simple black and white
Border embellishments
Short; less than a page of lines
One stanza
Left-side aligned
Two types of fonts: poem/writer
Title/writer in bold

Why Do I Pretend?

Multiple stanzas
Short lines
No designs; just words
Left-side aligned
Two types of fonts: poem/writer
Title/writer in bold

‘82
Broke Facades

Center aligned
Simple; black and white; just words
Short lines; short stanzas
No pictures or designs
Two types of fonts: poem/writer
Title/writer in bold

Bag Full Of Blues Travels

Short stanzas; longer phrases
Small picture in between two different poems
All text; no designs; simple
Black and white
Left-side aligned
Two types of fonts: poem/writer
Title/writer in bold

‘85
Waning

Black and white picture that fills up the page/ around poem
Very short couple of lines
Artwork fits with the poem
Shifting indents to the right side
Two types of fonts: poem/writer
Title/writer in bold

Rice

Long poem; multiple stanzas
Left-side aligned; some indents
Black and white text; simple; no pictures
Grey thick line to separate between poems
Two types of fonts: poem/writer
Title/writer in bold

‘93
Fish Tacos

Medium-length poem; multiple stanzas
Short lines
Black and white text
Picture on the other page not on the same page
Two types of fonts: poem/writer
Title/writer in bold

Oasis

Black and white picture/text
Picture on the same page but below poem
Center aligned and left aligned alternation
Two types of fonts: poem/writer
Title/writer in bold

‘94
Pipes Of Pan

Multiple stanzas and individual lines
Black and white text/picture
Picture on the page next to it to represent poem
Left-side aligned
Two types of fonts: poem/writer
Title/writer in bold

Balloon

Center aligned
Black and white text/picture
Picture on the same page but below it
Multiple stanzas; short lines/phrases
Two types of fonts: poem/writer
Title/writer in bold

Catherine Hsu is an English major hoping to find a successful career in the editor field. She says, "Through taking PCC's Inscape magazine course will I hope to gain some knowledge and experience in this."

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