“Dear Adam” is a Florentinae™ — a term coined by Silvia Passiflora to describe her original form of spoken word concertina. This piece appears on Incarnata, Silvia's Grammy®-considered EP for Best Folk Album, and also serves as a preview of her forthcoming project Florentinae, a separate spoken word collection eligible for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album.

Written in the voice of Eve as she tries to reach Adam from the Garden, cell signal or not, this piece blends literary monologue with folk minimalism.

Set to a two-chord progression — A and E, representing Adam and Eve —this minimalist piece distills ancient longing into a 33-second monologue. Eve delivers her lines with poetic urgency, saying:
“I sent you the invitation on the Apple. / It must have gotten eaten along the way / because I’m sure you would have replied.”

By turns flirty and sharp, Dear Adam turns the origin story on its head and reminding us that the first heartbreak may have happened long before the first exile.

—A Silvia Passiflora 24-bit Uncompressed Master—
For Your Grammy® Consideration for Best Folk Album for "Incarnata"

First released June 3, 2025, widely released August 4, 2025
Silvia Passiflora – vocals, ukulele
Silvia Passiflora — producer
Sean McPherson — co-producer, mixing engineer, East Atlanta Recording
Marco Corales — mastering engineer, Atlanta
John Pineiro — remastering engineer, Perfect Image Recording, Nashville

ISRC: QT-48A-25-00005
UPC: 737558709696