The Mad Poet

Michael S. Margolin (who usually goes by 'The Mad Poet') is an American poet and is a spoken word recording artist, among other things. Margolin is known for a diverse repertoire, and for utilizing techniques that catch his listeners' attention, both of which have brought him critical acclaim and widespread praise from fans.

Overview
Michael S. Margolin was born in the Washington, D.C. area, his most popular spoken word pieces include: "Liber of the Goat", "A Spartan In Wake" and "A Feast for a Beast." He is known as a prolific writer/artist (having released just only one album in 2004) with a devoted cult following, and is seen by many as a Religious rights and American icon, even founding the "All-One" church called the Sinagogue of Satan. Margolin's style blends a varying tone and delivery with subject matter that focuses on intricate sequences of widely varying imagery, metaphors, the occasional pun, absurdism, and pop culture references, while including the occasional touchstones of traditional storytelling. His influence on Occult media is expansive, he has been featured on Episode #157 of 'Out & About with Roger Martin' titled 'Angels Among Us / Pagan Day Festival'. He is signed to Oakland based record label, Theophany Records. He has been praised for his explosive energy and captivating lyrics. His deep, resonant voice has also been on samples on a few of Knifer's songs.

He has been writing poems since 1986 and still writing. Throughout his life he has been in bands and written and performed songs in multiple musical genre's from rock to punk to rap and even alternative. Michael is also known for his association with Knife who rapped most, if not all, of Michael's poems, using such poems like "A Spartan In Wake" which was co-produced by Three 6 Mafia., the poem spoke for itself:


 * ''"The blood of christians, for all to sip!
 * Their pain and suffering, to wet the lips!"

Recently Michael S. Margolin released video footage and confirmed his candidacy for president in 2008. Although he has not filed with the Federal Election Commission to be on the ballot, Knife provided information on how to vote for Margolin (or any other candidate) even if he's not on the ballot making Margolin the first to "walk" instead of run for president.

Main Albums

 * The Mad Poet (Theophany Records, 2004)

Unofficial Releases

 * A Dedication to Tragedy (Self-released, 2007)
 * I Wanna Get Evil On You (Self-released, 2005)

Books

 * Liber of the Goat, Promotional Sales Books, LLC (poem turned book)

Tracks
''"These three works speak for themselves. I am who I say I am. Satan is my supervisor, but we all know who the general manager is. Atheists please understand these are symbolic ideals for your factual universe and it is not a crutch for the weak, but a poetic description and intimate testament of the embrace of universal acknowledgment, or rather enlightenment." -Michael S. Margolin''

Liber of the Goat http://www.sosatan.org/libergoat.mp3 A Spartan in Wake http://www.sosatan.org/sparta.mp3 A Feast for a Beast http://www.sosatan.org/afeastforabeast.mp3 The Mad Poet Released in 2004 by Theophany Records, this album is Satanic poetry by the Reverend Michael S. Margolin of Mountain View, California. The album is reminiscent to William Burroughs or Hakim Bey with Bill Laswell.

The Sinagogue of Satan

 * The Official Website of the Sinagogue of Satan

Poems by Michael Margolin

 * Past & Present

Interviews with Michael Margolin

 * Michael Margolin / Antichrist for President 2008 / Sinagogue of Satan Interview with Occult Wizard Radio.