The Lords and The New Creatures by Jim Morrison

Last May a student asked for an updated biography of Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors.  When I searched on our distributor's website, I found this collection of Morrison's poetry, originally published in 1969 as two separate volumes.  I knew my student would really like it, so I put it on our wish list.  It came in on our district funded order this summer.

Morrison was a larger than life band frontman.  His lyrics and vocals are widely recognizable, locally known as the voice behind "blood in the streets of New Haven" ("Peace Frog").  Arrested in New Haven in 1967, his poetry represents the "tumultuous social and political landscape of the sixties" (cover summary).  Written in free verse, these poems are a window to life experience influenced by psychedelic drugs.

Find this on our new book display next week.

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