The Instructions: Poems by Adam Wilson

Release date: April 22, 2025

(At the top of this page is a link to a preview of some of the shorter poems from the book.)

Collecting poems written while serving as the Lawrence Ferlinghetti Fellow in San Francisco, CA, 'The Instructions' showcases Adam Wilson's recursive explorations of cities, cocktail bars, grief, riding the bus, questioning the ability to be loved, listening to music, taking photos, and staring at the sea.

Adam Wilson (he/him) is a photographer, poet, Pisces, and canned cocktail enthusiast in San Francisco. He has formerly been a forklift driver, a barista, a bookseller, an overnight shelf stocker, a shipping clerk, a late-night cashier, a data entry clerk, a high school dropout, and a college dropout. He is completing his MFA in poetry at University of San Francisco where he is the current Lawrence Ferlinghetti Fellow. His social media handle is @theleanover and he is originally from Canada.

56pp, 7"x 8.5", printed & bound in San Francisco, CA