Esopus is more than a magazine, each issue is a work of art. The "articles" in the magazine are actually pages turned over to a different artist to do whatever they like with. From found beauty to pages from sketch journals to movie scripts and photographs, it's packed full of fantastic stuff. The design of the magazine and presentation is as impressive as the material it contains.
I got latest issue in the mail today and was inspired to write about it because it has a "can't miss" section. 24 scanned pages from a journal a soldier kept in a German POW camp. 2nd Lieut Gerald Limon drew cartoons, recorded the lyrics of songs written in camp and kept a detailed list of what books he read while he was there. Beautiful, heart wrenching and completely inspirational.
The price for subscribing might seem high ($18) for a magazine that only comes out twice a year, but they actually subsidize with donations and sell it at less than cost because they want to reach a wider audience. It's non-profit, which means no ads and no one to answer to.
Did I mention that it comes with a CD of music? This month it's songs inspired by dreams that readers sent in. Did I mention that there are removable pieces and foldouts? This month, there's a pocket page that holds a reproduction of an old handwriting exercise book that has been subtly modified by an artist.
I love it. This is their site. I give it my complete and unpaid endorsement.
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