The next issue of the biannual publication, “Birth,” is set to drop in October, and will mark a rebrand for the magazine after seven issues. Jacob Denno, the mastermind behind Popshot, calls this process a “conversation” between the two art forms, stating that “poems give reason for the illustrations to exist and vice versa.” This allows readers to engage with ideas that may have otherwise gone unexplored and creates a beautiful balance of text and image-all crammed into 64 pages of uncoated 115 gsm, which gives the magazine an organic and earthy feel. For Popshot magazine I created this illustration with a personal short story of Jack Williams called All-inclusive.
Those selected are then sent to a group of 20 illustrators who create an image to match the text. Inundated with thousands of submissions for each issue, the Popshot team performs the arduous task of picking just a handful of poems for publication. The London-based outlet calls upon poets to write original, thought-provoking pieces of work based on a set theme. Created in 2008, the British-based print magazine is now the flag-bearer for a new generation of creative writers and illustrators. For a glimpse at the changing face of poetry, cast aside the dusty anthology and make room for the 21st century’s answer to an ancient art form- Popshot Magazine.