phati'tude Literary Magazine is a quarterly publication that publishes poetry, fiction and essays written by both emerging and established writers of diverse origins whose works exhibit social, political and cultural awareness. Published by the Intercultural Alliance of Artists & Scholars, Inc. (IAAS) a NY-based nonprofit organization. Our Winter 2012 issue, " WHAT'S IN A NOMBRE? Writing Latin@ Identity in America." Featuring poets Pedro Lopez Adorno, Maria Aponte, Nestor Barreto, Oscar Bermeo, Susana Cabanas, Sandra Maria Esteves, Jaime "Shaggy Flores, Rafael Jesus Gonzalez, Marianela Medrano, Oscar Mireles, Amina Munoz-Ali, Wilie Perdomo, Etnairis Rivera, Floyd Salas, Emanuel Xavier and more. Interviews of Esmeralda Santiago, Oscar Hijuelos, Nelly Rosario, Gary Soto, and Junot Diaz. Tributes to Piri Thomas and Louis Reyes Rivera. Short stories by Rosebud Ben-Oni, Angie Cruz, Judith Mercado, Thelma T. Reyna and John Rodriguez. Artwork and photographs by Wanda Benvenutti, George Malave, Kukuli Velarde and more. Includes bilingual works in English and Spanish.