About “A Gathering of the Tribes” the Magazine

Founded in 1991, A Gathering of the Tribes has published eleven issues of its magazine, which features a groundbreaking combination of poetry, fiction, reviews, essays on the arts, interviews with artists of all media, and visual art. This unique cross-disciplinary approach is as central to the organization’s mission as the diversity of its contributors and audience. The magazine is distributed as far away as China, Japan, New Zealand, Bolivia and Nigeria, and is used as a text in various colleges and universities.

Domestically, it can be found in independent bookstores, museum bookstores (The Whitney and the Museum of Modern Art in New York), as well as nationally through Tower Books, Barnes & Noble, and Borders Books. In addition, selections from the magazine are available online. The cover of the magazine has featured such internationally renowned artists such as Patty Chang, Gordon Parks and David Hammons.

Featured poets and artists have included the 2003 poet laureate of Queens Hal Sirowitz, the 2001 Guggenheim fellowship recipient Jessica Hagedorn, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Audre Lorde, Wynton Marsalis, Ann Hamilton, Kiki Smith, Amiri Baraka, Hattie Jones, Gwendolyn Brooks, Bell Hooks, Ishmael Reed, Quincy Troupe, Barbara Karen Yamachita, Sekou Sundiata, Reg E Gaines, and Maggie Estep. In total, approximately 550 writers and artists have appeared on its pages.

In 1995, A Gathering of the Tribes was recognized for excellence with the American Small Press Magazine Award’s 2nd Place Prize. Tribes publishes a wide variety of different artistic styles and provides a forum for national names such as those listed above as well as for emerging artists and those who have been excluded from traditional venues. Known or unknown, Tribes contributors speak directly to the reader on current issues with clarity.

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