Michael Anthony Adams Book order (chronological)

A poetic manifesto for the chosen generation. The new age tells stories of souls newly incarnated into this world from an unknown realm. These souls are the "indigo auras." Their purpose is to illuminate this plane of existence. And Michael Anthony Adams, Jr. has told their stories in this collection through poems like All Being, All Time and The Secret World.Indigo Glow shines through with the sensations of its namesakes. Skirting the borders of reality in an attempt to illustrate the poet's exotic feelings, it is a wealth of mythological symbolism and a vision of unknown existences. Touching on themes as diverse as love and insanity, politics and mythology, perhaps, by the book's end, the indigo souls will have completed their task here and will be prepared to leave this world to their counterparts, "the crystal children."

Previously published under the pen name Israfel Sivad. A lyrical concept album for the world's next generations. By returning to the lyrics he wrote for hardcore bands, Michael Anthony Adams, Jr. reawakens the sensations of rebellion latent in all of us. He weaves the lyrics from four different bands together into one poetic tapestry that displays all the politics and emotions of youthful vigor. Drawing from the lyrics he composed for Broken Chains of Segregation, Conscience, The Awakening, and the never-recorded Alathea, Michael reveals political, spiritual, and emotional musings from a passionate youth. Without crunching guitars and smashing drums, however, the words themselves must stand alone, outside by themselves... The same as the young man who wrote them felt he did. Content Warning: drug use

An idle mind is the devil's workshop?With these four stories, Michael Anthony Adams, Jr. laid the intellectual and artistic foundation for all he has done. Functioning off the theory that art should "explode" reality, Michael set out to capture a surreal interpretation of the world he experienced. From the tale of a young man spending his night staring into a mirror to discover hidden truths about himself to a mythical rendering of the insights awaiting all of us when we wander away from the safety of our homes, Michael tells revealing narratives with precision. Although these stories begin in the real world, they quickly leave it for an imagination that has the ability to see the reality lurking behind reality.

Previously published under the pen name Israfel Sivad. A full-immersion baptism in the waters of the freeways of life. In an attempt to shatter the placid façade that artists so often feel they must present, Michael Anthony Adams, Jr. delves into the nooks and crannies of human psychology to create these stories. Revealing everything from a young man's tired night in Los Angeles to the musings of a pseudo-intellectual restaurant worker in Boston to vignettes of drug abuse and sexual addiction on the streets of Richmond, VA and Baltimore, MD, these tales are told at the breakneck speed of classic punk rock. Here, Michael Anthony Adams, Jr. writes with ferocity and compassion about the darker sagas of the human soul. This is the world we have inherited and this is the world that we will, unfortunately, pass on to others. Content Warning: drug use, violence, sexual content

Early poems of a young man contemplating the weight of the world thrust upon his shoulders.With these poems, Michael Anthony Adams, Jr. began his exploration into the variations of poetic form. He drew upon the inspiration of the masters of British and American poetry in order to begin his journey. By starting from the roots of Shakespeare, Donne, Poe, Whitman, and Eliot, he developed a style appropriate for the postmodern breakdown of structures.These poems include Michael's musings upon sonnet forms in A Moment's Second, Light Seeps In, The Couple Passing By, and others. However, they also include works of extreme structural complexity like More Than Once, Imprisoned, and All We Ever See. Beginning with the simplest of schemata, it's here that Michael first found "a form for truth that frees its beauty."

A dissertation performed in the style of "mythological realism." The 11 stories of Psychedelicizations leave the mind of the writer in a bold attempt to meld themselves with the mind of their readers. Using a wide array of techniques (including an email format), Michael Anthony Adams, Jr. is finally trying to communicate as simply and succinctly as he can. It's just that? what he has to say is neither simple nor succinct.In Quantum Fluctuations, Once Upon a Time, and Catatonia, the author dances at the borders of reality. In Philosophy Is Done on the Streets, Bait, and Beetles, he paints powerful questions into the very world we inhabit. By playing upon the range of meanings (from etymological to pop-cultural) in the collection's title, the author is asking: Is it time for your soul, too, to be psychedelicized?

Poems to resonate with and awaken the gods of the future. Originally conceived as poems to include in his collection Indigo Glow, Michael Anthony Adams, Jr.'s Recipe for a Future Theogony soon took on a life all its own. Realizing (upon his return to New York City from Santa Fe, NM) his outlook on life and art was morphing yet again, the artist eventually separated this collection from the poems in his earlier collection.From the night-blind world of 3 AM (January, the Second) to the internal mythology of Uma, this collection scours the internal depths of one soul to connect with the world beyond his own mind. With Michael Anthony Adams, Jr. maturing still more as an artist and a thinker, these poems convey precisely what the collection's title suggests: the morphology for a world of future divinities.

Telling the tale of the end of an American dream. The American Apocalypse is Michael Anthony Adams, Jr.'s attempt to reconcile our experiences with our beliefs. These tales trek through the mangled streets of Brooklyn, Boston, and Baltimore to paint pictures of the interiors of their protagonists' minds.A collection of short stories, many of which interweave and interconnect with one another through character and plot, The American Apocalypse defies classification. It's an attempt to break the subjective bonds of reality and, by means of schizoanalysis, to liberate you from the tyranny of yourself.

Previously published under the pen name Israfel Sivad. An attempt to reimagine the classical haiku for a postmodern world. In 2012, limited by the character counts on social media sites like Twitter, Michael Anthony Adams, Jr. quickly tried adapting the forum to a playground for his own attempts to express himself via the classical 5-7-5 syllable count of Japanese verse. Aware that the technological environment of social media removed the traditional conceits of nature from the haiku he was attempting to create, Michael attempted to adapt the formal structures and meditative techniques of a bygone era to a medium inherently contemporary. The question remains, however, is there ever a place for classical foundations in today's fractured world?

Previously published under the pen name Israfel Sivad. More than a simple collection of poems, We Are the Underground delves into Michael Anthony Adams, Jr.'s psyche to inspire you to liberate your own. With each carefully defined section, you'll explore inner worlds and find the keys you need to unlock hidden truths. From the watery verses of the opening poem Petra to the dream-like structure of the collection's final poem The Morning's Light, Michael paints his inner light for the whole world to see. For, as the author demonstrates, it's when we enter our own personal depths that we find true freedom. This poetic journey is your invitation to go deeper than you ever have before. Don't remain content staring at what the rest of the world has already seen. Look through these inspired poems. Unravel the "Zodiac Cycle", which contains one poem for every astrological sign in the Western and Chinese zodiacs. Enter the underground, and discover this hidden revolution of souls.

A divine comedy - inverted. Christian Michael Anderson hasn't been doing so well lately. He's out of work, out of money, and out of alcohol. But when he loops a stolen rope through the exposed rafters in his ceiling and places that noose around his neck, his adventure has only begun?Following in the footsteps of Evius, his seemingly eternal guide, Christian encounters joke-telling gargoyles, the "Great Beast" imprisoned in a cage, a shape-shifting fairy, and much more. Eventually, however, Christian realizes he's entered a psychologically haunted world far beyond anything his nightmares ever envisioned. But it's not until his final imprisonment in the serpentine city of Pandemonium that he realizes he's actually been tricked into confronting his own, personal demons.

Previously published under the pen name Israfel Sivad. A dark blue love story coloring the crossroads of the world. Andrew, Charlie, and Michelle have known each other since high school. And it's no secret, at least to Charlie, that Andrew's love for Michelle is the main reason his friend wound up in New York City. But on September 11, 2001, as the Twin Towers' collapse rattles the entire City's very foundations... everything changes. With friends lost and other friends losing, Andrew retreats into his own world. Falling apart at the seams, he struggles to hold everything together even amidst New York City's own suffering. Come down to the crossroads. Fall down on your knees. Ask the Lord above to have mercy and save you if He'll please. Content Warning: violence, drug use, derogatory language, suicide, suicidal ideation, graphic sexual content

Symbolic tales set to the tune of American youth. A child believes his father must have died since he never returned for the music he always loved so much? A teenager hides in Satanic fantasies to escape the pain of the world surrounding him? A young man under the influence of LSD sees visions of the truth in a statue of a goat sitting in front of a church?The 12 stories of Welcome to the Modern World, Charlie interweave with symbols forming a vision of artistic realities that the characters would never imagine they were living. This is the origin of what Michael Anthony Adams, Jr. eventually called his attempts at "mythological realism." The question is: Can you find the keys to untangle these riddles?

An avant-garde memoir of psychosis, healing and love. At 37-years-old, Michael Anthony Adams, Jr. wasn't sure any longer if he was hipstered out or truly beat. He was a recovering drug addict and alcoholic. He'd been in psych wards, and he'd spent almost a decade writing his second novel. But then, he found himself inspired in a whole new way. He believed he might be falling in love...Disorder traces Michael's experiences from a period of homelessness at the age of 32 through his battles with alcoholism and psychosis back to his birth in Southern California. Simultaneously, it weaves a tale of the relationship Michael is trying to build with his girlfriend, Pam.In this story, the author develops a groundbreaking, nonlinear style that captures both the disjointed madness of psychosis and the natural rhythms of memory. He reveals the reality behind what many of us believe we would never be able to live through: drug addiction, alcoholism and psychotic breaks... and his ability to overcome those demons to discover love, even when it seemed he was already too damaged to let that emotion take hold.

Previously published under the pen name Israfel Sivad. Journey through the rings of good and evil to rediscover the tree of life. To cope with the emotions ripping him apart inside, Michael Anthony Adams, Jr. completed these poems during a period of struggling through unemployment and homelessness in Brooklyn, NY. They were his attempt to break free from the illusion of duality that permeates our culture. Immersing himself in Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, and the Wu-Tang Clan, Michael used the world around him for inspiration. With this work, he developed a postmodern philosophy that merged our binary perceptions of male/female, beautiful/ugly, good/evil into a single, unified worldview. Ten years later, this same collection became the jumping off point for Ursprung Collective, a spoken word/music project founded by Michael Anthony Adams, Jr. and the composer, gn0m0n. Content Warning: drug use, violence, sexual content, suicidal ideation, derogatory language