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As we go forward promoting and spreading the word about phati’tude, I’ve already run across the “naysayers,” who “poo-poo” our mandate to promote multicultural literature. . . . But we still need to bring multiculturalism to the next level, that’s why phati’tude’s mission is more important today than ever before.
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.
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.
Lucille Clifton, born and raised in Buffalo, NY achieve some of the literary world’s highest honors as a major American poet. Ms. Clifton was a great human being willing to do anything to support the cause of poetry, writers and especially, women writers. She will be sorely missed.
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!
James Panero of the THE NEW CRITERION talks about the “wave of rising rents” in New York City that has forced artists to move to the “bleakest corners” of the city, by analyzing the urban renaissance of Bushick Brooklyn.
This month we offer A MISCELLANY OF BOOK REVIEWS, from classic English crime fiction by Elizabeth Daly to the re-issuance of Harvard’s disastrous The Notebooks of Robert Frost,”to Canadian poet Kenneth Sherman, who reminds readers in his essay collection, that poetry offers the deepest address to the hard truths of our own life experiences. Finally, a weekly roundup of noteworthy reviews from other sources from the website, THE SECOND PASS. Happy reading!
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