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“Being here in New York, I experienced first-hand the tragedy of September 11th. While I personally did not lose anyone from this event, it had an effect on everyone living in New York City . . .”
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ACKS OF SEPTEMBER 1 1 , 200 1 reshaped the TT HE A 11 2001 TTA ATT face of the nation and the course of history — not just here in the United States, but around the globe — forever. With the tenth anniversary of the attacks this
Gabrielle David, founder and editor of phati’tude Literary Magazine, is a writer and multimedia artist who has worked as a desktop publisher, photographer, visual artist, video editor and musician.
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September, I am very proud to present “Bridging the Cultural Divide: Remembering September 11th,” which I believe to be the finest issue we have produced to date. It is certainly the largest issue we’ve ever done, featuring 60 poets, 5 major interviews, 2 features, 4 artists, 15 essays, and 4 short stories from writers around the world of diverse cultural backgrounds. This issue has been in the making since the attacks on September 11, 2001. We had just finished creating a nonprofit organization for phati’tude Literary Magazine, were in the process of getting support from local politicians and funders, and in the midst of preparing a trip to Oklahoma to present the long-awaited “Indian Summer” issue to the Native Writers’ Circle of the Americas and the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers conference that
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