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Michael Adams is the author of two novels, five collections of short stories, seven collections of poetry, and a memoir. He holds a master’s degree in Philosophy from the New School for Social Research. As a teenager, he was the lead vocalist for hardcore band Broken Chains of Segregation. He’s the founder of Ursprung Collective, a spoken word/music project referred to as “fantastic brain food.”

Deeply personal: His memoir Disorder: An Avant-Garde Memoir of Psychosis.
Healing & Love dives into mental illness, identity. and recovery in a way that's unfiltered and emotionally intense.
Philosophically charged: With a background in philosophy, his prose and poetry often explore existential themes — meaning. suffering. the self — but through a creative lens.

Genre-defying: His mix of memoir, poetry, and fiction breaks conventional literary structures, often leaning toward spoken word rhythms and lyrical experimentation.
Underground and countercultural: His projects (like Ursprung Collective) and past in punk/hardcore music signal a DIY, outsider-art ethos — aimed at those who appreciate literature that challenges