This volume features two very interesting books of poetry, somewhat humorous, and descriptive of southern California from 2004 to 2016. It totals about 95,000 wordsNEW CENTURY POEMS: This collection of poetry involves themes of contemporary life experienced by a millennial.

It conducts the reader in humor, wit, and moments of growing up through the teenage years through the early thirties, in the vein of an artist's imaginative, inquiring search for truth. It is edgy and satirical, and in other ways spiritual, sincere, and emotive.

These verses appertain to a bohemian mood throughout, containing filtered observations of sin and virtue. Each poem finds terms to record the soul’s journey in a diverse array of situations.

Challenging to classify stylistically, this is a rare California vision on the effects of the Information Age. Composed in three sections, this work poses questions one can contemplate and relate to: What is the value of modern life? What has altered our achievements, behavior, and values? Although humanity continues to grow, what will be our lasting impressions? Discover the complex and primitive motivations of the natural and artificial ecosystems of the 21st century.

MUSICAL SHADOWS: Have you wondered what life would look like through the eyes of youth? What do we express in our needs, desires, and attentions? What is the fountain of folly? Who are the Millennials? Read about these topics and more in the pages of this special collection of Alan Lewis Silva's Musical Shadows. .