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PARTISAN REVIEW
Partisan Review,
of course, cannot presume to solve these questions
single-handed. Together with the
New Masses,
which is the central
organ of the cultural movement, and with the numerous regional maga–
zines, we hope to develop a critical atmosphere that will strengthen the
most vital forces in our young literary tradition.
This is a perspective which can be realized only when the readers and
the writers work with the editors toward this common aim. We invite
all revolutionary writers and fellow-travelers, and especially the writers
in the John Reed Clubs throughout the country, to contribute to the
magazine; and we welcome readers and writers alike to use our columns
for stating their reactions to our policy and to the contents of each issue.
Only in the course of such collective discussion and reciprocal influence
can a revolutionary literature reach maturity.
WALLACE PHELPS
and
PHILIP RAHV
