A LITERARY CLASSIC
phati'tude Literary Magazine
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phati'tude was more than just an experiment . . . it gave people permission to express and celebrate who they really are.
Conversations in literature encourage diversity and multiculturalism by nurturing empathy, confronting stereotypes, offering readers both “mirrors and windows,” and initiating meaningful conversations in educational settings and beyond. By introducing readers to various perspectives, literature serves as a powerful means to create a more inclusive and compassionate community. When readers engage deeply with the experiences of individuals from diverse backgrounds, they connect personally with their feelings, challenges, and successes. Observing the common humanity across cultures fosters increased respect and understanding, helping to dismantle social divides.
Discover the history of phati’tude Literary Magazine along with its collection of poetry, essays, reviews, and featured stories. Spend some time getting to know the many contributors who have been published in the magazine. Explore these ten classic landmark issues of phati’tude Literary Magazine, available for purchase on Amazon, and think about using them as educational resources in public schools, colleges, and universities. It’s time to continue the conversation. It’s time to read.
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Here's what people have said about phati'tude Literary Magazine
“The Spring 2010 issue of phati’tude is a retrospective of multiculturalism as it has developed over the past 30 years. There are interviews with veterans of the curriculum wars of the ’80s and ’90s. Lawson Fusao Inada, a Japanese-American writer and educator, has been involved with the West Coast poetry scene since the 1960s. A. Robert Lee is a British Professor of American Literature, has been writing about multiculturalism since the 1980s. For Inada and Lee, multiculturalism is a community with a common set of reference points: Ishmael Reed and Maxine Hong Kingston, to name only two.
A lively and interesting literary community has always been one of the prime attractions of multiculturalism. While the phati’tude editors are open to contributions in all literary forms, poetry dominates the Spring issue. There’s a fine poem from Heid Erdrich, the sister of poet and novelist Louise Erdrich, and a pair of contributions from Lawson Fusao Inada. Jaime “Shaggy” Flores’ “Letter of the Day” is impassioned, like a lot of the work in the issue, and also inventive. Also not to be missed is Gabrielle David’s sensitive and learned reviews of poetry collections. . . . Hopefully, future issues of phati’tude will address the next challenges of the great American experiment in a pluralistic society. Multiculturalism is an endless conversation, and that conversation is as important now as it has ever been.”
–Walter Benjamin, One Way Street
