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.
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!
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?
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!









