Press Release
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Arts and Entertainment DepartmentsFrom: The SunSpot Café
Subject: Birmingham artist releases thought-provoking book of poetry
Date: Monday, July 31, 2000
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For immediate release
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - The Seventh Sun
- poet, spoken word artist, freelance journalist and community organizer - has added author to his growing list of titles with the publication of his first book of poetry, Full Mental Jacket (Ó 1999), released in December 1999. Sun is a 23-year veteran of the spoken word and one of the most dynamic young artists of our time. Sun has performed on the café & underground club scenes in Buffalo, Rochester, Chicago, Washington (DC), Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery, Florence (AL) and Charlottesville (VA.) In addition to writing and performing his poetry, Sun is heavily involved in promoting the arts in Central Alabama.Full Mental Jacket is a thought-provoking book of poetry that focuses on social, economic, political and religious issues encountered in our modern, global society. Publication is being managed as a joint venture between Noir Design Studios of Washington, DC and The SunSpot Café of Birmingham, Alabama.
For more information contact The Seventh Sun at 877.386.0738 or
MalikSun@yahoo.com. Interested parties may view excerpts from Full Mental Jacket by visiting The SunSpot Café on-line at http://geocities.datacellar.net/maliksun/mental.html.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
TITLE: Full Mental Jacket (
Ó 1999)AUTHOR: The Seventh Sun
PUBLISHER: Noir Design Studios and The SunSpot Café
GENRE: Poetry
COST: $10.00
PROCESSING FEE: $2.00 (for mail orders only)
LOCAL RETAIL:
Little Professor Books, 2717 South 18th Street, Homewood, Alabama
For all mail orders, make checks or money orders payable to "Michael M. Gaines" and mail payment to SunSpot Enterprises, 7905 Den Meade Avenue, Fort Washington, MD 20744. Please allow 2-4 weeks for delivery.
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