A New Album From Black Ice

Black Ice, poet and spoken word artist that has been featured on HBO's "Def Poetry" and recently hosted a special poetry showcase at The Egg in Albany in April, has a new CD coming out on September 5. 

HipHopGalaxy.com says:

"Black Ice earned his respect as one of the premiere wordsmiths on Russell Simmons' "Def Poetry Jam." Known across the nation as one of the most gifted poets of his generation, Ice has moved crowds to the depths of their deepest emotion with his special brand of spoken word. This fall, KOCH Records and world famous DJ Jazzy Jeff are proud to present Black Ice in a light you have never seen him in before. "The Death of Willie Lynch" showcases his skills with wordplay over 12 tracks. In an unusual move in today's multi-producer projects, Black Ice opted to create "The Death Of Willie Lynch" with one producer, Eric Greene Jr., a phenomenal young producer who has been blazing a trail of his own. A drummer at heart, Eric has kept a steady tempo of rising notoriety, touring with multi-platinum recording artists Jill Scott, Floetry, and Pharrell. In a very organic manner, Black Ice and Eric have combined to revive the notion of the Hip-Hop concept album. "The Death of Willie Lynch" is as thoroughly entertaining as it is socially relevant.

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Poetry Open Mic For Kids?

The Daytona Beach News Journal in Florida has an article on their site about a cafe in the area holding weekly open mics for elementary kids.  They have been doing this since May and the number of kids performing is getting expanding steadily.

Would something like this work in Albany?  Do you have kids and would they be interested in a youth poetry open mic on a regular basis?  Leave a comment and let us know what you think about it.

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Call For Submissions

Albany Poets is looking for Albany area poets to be featured on our website, Other:____, and future printed publications.

If you are interested in having your work featured on the site along side some of the most talented poets in the Northeast, send an email to submissions@albanypoets.com with a sample of your work and a brief introduction of yourself.

You may also send your work to us through the mail to:
Albany Poets
84 South Pine Ave.
Albany, NY 12208

General Submission Guidelines:
When sending your email, please place all poems and bios inside the body of the email. Emails with attachments will be deleted upon receipt unless prior arrangements are made.

Multiple submissions are accepted. You can send more than one submission per project. Please, no simultaneous submissions. When we accept a poem for publication, we are purchasing first-publication rights. Once we've published your poem, you are free to include it in your own collection or another publication (online or printed).

"Other:____" Submission Guidelines:
Albany Poets is accepting simultaneous submissions, but we reserve the right to first -publication. Once we’ve published your poem, you are free to include it in your own collection or another publication (online or printed).

Albany Poets is accepting multiple submissions for “Other:____” up to three full length poems may be submitted.

Poetry: Poetry of any form, but no more than three full length poems, or five short poems.

Short Shorts (Flash Fiction): No longer than two pages, single-spaced, New Times Roman 12 point font.

Images: Will be reproduced in black and white and arranged to fit our format. If cropping is necessary, the artist will be contacted for final approval.

Comics: Black and White comics only. One page complete stories, Comic strips 1 to 6 panels, and longer works to be serialized.

How to Submit to "Other:____": All poems and bios must be contained inside the body of the email. Emails with attachments will be deleted upon receipt unless prior arrangements are made. A full mailing address (name, street address or PO box, city, state and zip code) must accompany all email submissions in order to be considered. Email to: submissions@albanypoets.com

Submissions for "Other:____" will only be accepted electronically via submissions@albanypoets.com unless prior arrangements are made with the editors.

Payment: Payment is in the form of two copies of "Other:____" mailed to the address provided with the submission.

Call For Volunteers

Albany Poets is currently looking for people to assist us in various tasks in effort to promote poetry and spoken word through out the Northeast and beyond.


Flyering:
We are looking for people to assist us in distributing flyers all around the greater Capital Region area and the Hudson Valley to promote upcoming poetry and spoken word events and projects from Albany Poets.

Bookstore Liaison:
Albany Poets is seeking an individual responsible with distributing flyers and publications to local bookstores and coffee shops. This person will also be responsible for restocking when necessary. Must have own transportation.

If you would like to volunteer to help Albany Poets in promoting poetry through out the Upstate New York area, please send us an email at info@albanypoets.com.

Albany Poets At LARKfest 2006

Albany Poets is proud to be a part of the 2006 LARKfest. For the second year in a row, Albany Poets will be bringing poetry and spoken word to this annual event, celebrating its 25th year.

For this year's event, Albany Poets will host an all day open mic poets and performers between the music acts in the poetry tent. Local poets Mary Panza, Rachel Zitomer, Thom Francis, Dain Brammage, Alex Albino, and more will be combining spoken word and music on the Hometown Stage in the Trinity Church Parking Lot on Lark Streetwith an outstanding group of local musicians.

The all day open mic will begin at 11:00AM on Saturday, September 16 and continue throughout the day. Sign-up will begin at 10:00AM.

Attendees of LARKfest will also have an opportunity to purchase books, CDs, tapes, and more from local poets and spoken word artists. Albany Poets will have copies of its quarterly art/lit zine, Other:____, free of charge.

For more information on Albany Poets at LARKfest, go to www.albanypoets.com

Other:____ Issue Five

The fifth issue of Albany Poets quarterly art/lit zine is now available.

This issue of Other:____ is packed with poetry, photos, art, and more from poets, writers, and visual artists from all over the Northeast. Poets John Allen, Lilibet Ana, Beth Babb, Alan Catlin, Christine Cornell, Brandon Kopcienski, Nina Mauceri, Adarro Minton, Richard Morell, Lisa Nolan, Sebastian Pacheco, Larry Rapant, Shawn Reid, Michael J. Rivet, Carolee Sherwood, Carrie Smith, Matina L. Stamatakis, and Dallas K. Trombley are all featured in this issue.

Albany Poets is very proud to bring you "The Old Man and His Dog", a very special short story by Salvatore W. Panepinto.

For visual art, we have photos from the 2006 Albany Word Fest by Dale Walker and cartoons from local artists Kevin Bruce.

A new addition to Other:____ is "Number Drunk", an interview series with the local poetry and spoken word open mic hosts conducted by Mary Panza. This series makes its debut with an interview at the Lark Tavern with host of the Third Thursday Poetry Open Mic at the Social Justice Center, Dan Wilcox.

Other:____ will be available at local bookstores, cafes, and anyplace that supports the arts. Go to www.albanypoets.com/other to find out where to pick up your copy of Other:____ free of charge.

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