Birmingham spoken word artist releases thought provoking book

Shades of Grey is a unique collection of Dabneys earlier writings and some of his poetry he now performs as spoken word. The thought provoking verse contained within this book is one mans perception of love, losses, and lifes lessons. His urban contemporary style of writing is sure to lead you on a provocative voyage of thought and understanding.

Birmingham, AL (PRWEB) June 30, 2004 -- Derico SilentRage" Dabney - poet, spoken word artist, and designer- has recently released his first book of poetry, Shades Of Grey ( 2004), released in June 2004. Dabney has been writing for approximately ten years, and has been performing spoken word for seven years. He is the Co-Founder of WordSpeak Entertainment/Literary Society, a group which is composed of poets, writers, and actors in Birmingham, AL, Starkville and Jackson, MS. In addition to being a writer and designer, Mr. Dabney has recently been credited with title of educator through his participation with the Upward Bound program where he served as an instructor of performance poetry (Summer 2004). Since his introduction to the art of spoken word he has performed at several venues in the southeast. Mr. Dabney is currently the host of On Stage at the Carver which is an open mic spoken word event that occurs at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame: www.jazzhall.com , and he is one of the semi-final hosts for My South Speaks, a spoken word competition sponsored by Turner South scheduled to take place July 13-17 in Birmingham, AL.

Shades of Grey is a unique collection of Dabneys earlier writings and some of his poetry he now performs as spoken word. The thought provoking verse contained within this book is one mans perception of love, losses, and lifes lessons. His urban contemporary style of writing is sure to lead you on a provocative voyage of thought and understanding.

For more information contact Derico Dabney SilentRage" ddabney@dabsent.com 205-879-1871: interested parties may view excerpts from Shades of Grey and listen to spoken word samples by visiting LuLu.com online: The Marketplace for Digital Content http://www.lulu.com/silent-rage

TITLE: Shades Of Grey ( 2004) ISBN 1-4116-0705-8
AUTHOR: Derico D. Dabney
PUBLISHER: LULU.COM and DABs Enterprises www.dabsent.com
GENRE: Poetry
COST: $10.99 plus shipping
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