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Israfel Sivad

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in Whittier, CA, The United States

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http://www.MichaelAnthonyAdamsJr.com

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Fiction, Poetry, Memoir

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	Disorder: An Avant-Garde Memoir of Psychosis, Healing & Love by Israfel Sivad (Goodreads Author), Michael Anthony Adams Jr. (Goodreads Author) 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Are the Underground by Israfel Sivad (Goodreads Author), Michael Anthony Adams Jr. (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crossroads Blues by Israfel Sivad (Goodreads Author), Michael Anthony Adams Jr. (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tree Outside My Window: Poems by Israfel Sivad (Goodreads Author), Michael Anthony Adams Jr. (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adversary's Good News by Israfel Sivad (Goodreads Author), Michael Anthony Adams Jr. (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Indigo Glow: Poems by Israfel Sivad (Goodreads Author), Michael Anthony Adams Jr. (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	At the Side of the Road: Poems by Israfel Sivad (Goodreads Author), Michael Anthony Adams Jr. (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Death of Sophia: Essays 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Welcome to the Modern World, Charlie: Short Stories by Israfel Sivad (Goodreads Author), Michael Anthony Adams Jr. (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Psychedelicizations: Short Stories by Israfel Sivad (Goodreads Author), Michael Anthony Adams Jr. (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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3 AM (January, the Second)

3 AM (January, the Second)

By Israfel Sivad
from his collection, Recipe for a Future Theogony, available here.

I can’t relate to what
the troubadours have to say:

Stories of loves lost,
unrequited; dreams
of memories past.

They sing their songs
to harmonica, guitar.

Tunes that bring peace
to the mind, quiet to
the soul. I wish…

(At church last Sunday, you
prayed to Mary Magdalene,
asked forgiveness for Mothe

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“In Heaven a spirit doth dwell
"Whose heart-strings are a lute;"
None sing so wildly well
As the angel Israfel,
And the giddy stars (so legends tell)
Ceasing their hymns, attend the spell
Of his voice, all mute.”
― Edgar Allan Poe

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