In this candid interview, Jesús Papoleto Meléndez (affectionately known as “Papo”) talks about his poetic form and expression, poetic identity, the politics of poetry, his playwriting, teaching, his relationship with Pedro Pietri and future plans for his writing.
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Featured Poet: Ronny Someck
blog, feature, magazine, phatitude, poetry, poets // 27.01.2010
Ronny Someck is an Israeli-Iraqi poet who brings his readers into his own memories and combines them with the everyday reality of people, which is why his work has been translated into over a dozen languages.
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What’s in a Name?
News, blog, feature, general, phatitude, poetry, poets, readings // 27.01.2010
There’s been an ongoing controversy about El Museo del Barrio in New York City and their literary program “Spic up/Speak Out.” However, a few brave Latino artists and activists argued the El Museo del Barrio crossed the line and goes against the very reasons why the museum was initially founded in the first place.
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Twitter for Literature
News, Uncategorized, blog, feature, phatitude, program // 27.01.2010
TWITTER FOR LITERATURE, our innovative approach to raising money for the Intercultural Alliance of Artists & Scholars, Inc. (IAAS), the NY-based nonprofit organization responsible for bringing you phati’tude. Please help support our cause!
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The decade in reading: How bad is it?
News, blog, feature, general // 10.01.2010
by Carolyn Kellogg LOS ANGELES TIMES/BOOKS
In Sunday’s L.A. Times, we take a look at the last 10 years: what the Internet has meant for reading, where fiction has gone, the cold publishing climate and why there are so many darned vampires.
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Quotable Authors
blog, feature, general // 10.01.2010
Lorraine Hansberry
“Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.”
Lorraine Hansberry was a playwright best known work, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, inspired by her family’s legal battle against racially segregated housing laws in the South Side of Chicago during her childhood.
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Anne Waldman’s RED NOIR, the Play
Calendar, News, blog, feature, general // 10.01.2010
“Red Noir” a play by Anne Waldman and directed by Judith Malina continues through Jan. 30 at the THE LIVING THEATRE, 21 Clinton Street, Lower East Side; New York City.
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phatLit Presents!
authors, blog, feature, general, phatitude, poets, tv // 10.01.2010
phatLit Presents! are video excerpts of phati’tude Literary TV Show (formerly “phatLiterature”), featuring poets and writers, Tony Medina, Sydnee Stewart, Abiodun Oyewole, Kristin Prevallet, Louis Reyes Rivera, David Henderson and others. Check it out!
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From the phati'tude Blog
Welcome to phati’tude!
phati’tude is a series of programs developed by The Intercultural Alliance of Artists & Scholars, Inc. (IAAS). So what’s phati’tude? It began as a literary magazine in 1997, and in time, it made sense to tie all of these initiatives under one umbrella, and that’s how phati’tude programming was borne.
Continue →WBAI-NY Interview
The newly relaunched phati’tude is already making waves on the radio!
Ibrahim Gonzalez, host of “Wakeup Call” on WBAI Radio in New York, interviews poet Jesús Papoleto Meléndez and Gabrielle David about the relaunch of phati’tude and Papo’s interview that is currently being featured on the new website. They also provide insight on their working relationship, and Papo reads one of his poems.
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Continue →The body of narrative: Verghese reveals medicinal qualities of literature
by Ben Fulton || THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE JAN 2010
Abraham Verghese is an accomplished doctor with a storied career, not to mention current professor and senior associate chair for the theory and practice of medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
He’s also the kind of modest overachiever most people love to hate. After all, on top of his accomplishments in medicine, he writes like a dream.
Continue →New Lits on the Block
Find out about 2 new literary magazines, Jellyroll Magazine and Bananafish, plus call for submissions from zines to anthologies, and some interesting contests. Check it out!
Continue →Finding the Real Papo in Jesús Papoleto Meléndez
In this candid interview, Jesús Papoleto Meléndez (affectionately known as “Papo”) talks about his poetic form and expression, poetic identity, the politics of poetry, his playwriting, teaching, his relationship with Pedro Pietri and future plans for his writing.
Continue →Martin Scorcese In Talks For Family Film The Invention of Hugo Cabret
by Kevin Coll || FUSEDFILM.COM JAN 2010
Who ever would have thought that the master of classic mafia violence would ever foray himself into the world of sophisticated children’s literature? Well it seems Martin Scorcese is taking a page out of Spike Jonze’s and Wes Anderson’s book by taking on Brian Selznick’s best-selling children’s book The Invention of Hugo Cabret
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phati’tude Literary Magazine Returns!
phati’tude Literary Magazine is publishing again. How? We’re using print-on-demand, Amazon Kindle™ and publishing excerpts on our website! We’re now accepting submissions and hope you’ll help us make it happen!
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Twitter for Literature
TWITTER FOR LITERATURE, our innovative approach to raising money for the Intercultural Alliance of Artists & Scholars, Inc. (IAAS), the NY-based nonprofit organization responsible for bringing you phati’tude. Please help support our cause!
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LATINOSNYC
[ 03/21/2010; 8:00 pm; ] Latinosnyc is proud to present Master James and his co-host Simply Rob in a phenomenal erotic open mic show. Features The Dirty Dozen and exXxclusive apperance of an international star The Oskar. This will be a night of xXxcitement and one that you should not miss. Come join our celebration of glamorous debauchery.
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Thirteenth Annual Poetry Contest
[ 06/01/2010; ] The deadline for BOSTON REVIEW’s contest is June 1, 2010. The winning poet will receive $1,500 and have his or her work published in the November/December 2010 issue of Boston Review. Submit up to five unpublished poems, no more than 10 pages total. Any poet writing in English is eligible, unless he or she is a current student, former student, or close personal friend of the judge.
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Jim Carroll Memorial Reading
[ 02/10/2010; 8:00 pm; ] Poet, autobiographer and musician Jim Carroll (1949-2009) was a consistent and brilliant presence around the Poetry Project since he first read here in 1968. We will never forget his kindness, his generosity or his humor. Please join us as some of his closest friends pay tribute to him.
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Taylor Mali at Caffè Lena
[ 06/04/2010; 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
Date & Time: Fri., June 4, 2010 @ 8:00-10:00 PM
Location: Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs, NY (518) 883-6394
Admission: $12.00
Taylor Mali is one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement and one of the few people in the world to have no job other than that of [...] -
2010 Byrdcliffe Arts Colony Artist in Residence Program
[ 03/01/2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
Deadline: March 01, 2010
Application Fee: $35 USD
4 Week Session: $300 USD
2010 Byrdcliffe Arts Colony Artist in Residence Program: Offers visual artists, writers, and composers one-month residencies from June-September in the Catskill Mountains, Woodstock, NY, USA. Founded as an Arts & Crafts community in 1903, it has been a haven for visual artists, potters, writers, crafts [...] -
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Featured Poet: Ronny Someck
Ronny Someck is an Israeli-Iraqi poet who brings his readers into his own memories and combines them with the everyday reality of people, which is why his work has been translated into over a dozen languages.
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How to Get Your Kids to Like Literature
My kids are probably among the last whose family gets a daily newspaper with substantial, if somewhat dated, funny pages. (As I learned by reading his Twitter feed today, the 14-year-old gets a particular kick out of the absurdity of Mark Trail.) . . . . but given my homeschooling policy of skipping all the stuff that most students forget as soon as they’re out of high school . . . I’ve inadvertently hit upon a solution.
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What’s in a Name?
There’s been an ongoing controversy about El Museo del Barrio in New York City and their literary program “Spic up/Speak Out.” However, a few brave Latino artists and activists argued the El Museo del Barrio crossed the line and goes against the very reasons why the museum was initially founded in the first place.
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The decade in reading: How bad is it?
by Carolyn Kellogg LOS ANGELES TIMES/BOOKS
In Sunday’s L.A. Times, we take a look at the last 10 years: what the Internet has meant for reading, where fiction has gone, the cold publishing climate and why there are so many darned vampires.
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Quotable Authors
Lorraine Hansberry
“Never be afraid to sit awhile and think.”
Lorraine Hansberry was a playwright best known work, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, inspired by her family’s legal battle against racially segregated housing laws in the South Side of Chicago during her childhood.
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New Lits on the Block
unfold, Hinchas de Poesia, and wordriver are the latest literary magazines to hit the scene. Read them, submit to them and support them, because we can always use more literary outlets in print and on the web, right?
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