Jim Morrison
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Details Epithetical Books Wilderness: The Lost Writings, Vol. 1
| Title | : | Wilderness: The Lost Writings, Vol. 1 |
| Author | : | Jim Morrison |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 214 pages |
| Published | : | December 17th 1989 by Random House Vintage Books (first published 1988) |
| Categories | : | Poetry. Music. Nonfiction |
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"Listen, real poetry doesn't say anything, it just ticks off the possibilities. Opens all the doors. You can walk through any one that suits you." -- Jim MorrisonAs the lead singer and song writer for The Doors, Jim Morrison brought the poetry of the damned to rock'n'roll. As a poet, he infused verse with the wild lyricism and mesmerizing beat of rock. By the time of his death in 1971, Morrison had become one of the most haunting voices in the collective unconscious of America, echoed by performers such as Patti Smith.
This book, compiled from the Morrison literary estate by his beloved friends, presents Morrison's unpublished work for the first time--poems that celebrate the juju of sex, the touring musician's labyrinth of highways, airports, and motel corridors, and the shamanistic power of rock'n'roll, as well as photographs, drawings, facsimiles from Morrison's diaries, and a self-interview that reveals him as he has never been revealed before. A genuine literary event, Wilderness is the last testament of a writer of liberating ferocity and tenderness whose tremendous impact on an entire generation is still being felt.
Cover photo by Frank Lisciandro
Cover design by Wendy Bass
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| Original Title: | Wilderness: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison, Volume 1 |
| ISBN: | 0679726225 (ISBN13: 9780679726227) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating Epithetical Books Wilderness: The Lost Writings, Vol. 1
Ratings: 3.96 From 3189 Users | 140 ReviewsCrit Epithetical Books Wilderness: The Lost Writings, Vol. 1
He's the only one (so far) I can respect as a poet. I can see the effect of film and theater on his poetry: it's like he's directing our collective unconsciousness, marching out these archetypes and letting them act out his scenarios while simultaneously allowing for the influence of the Old Man, the Joker, the Shaman and the Whore. It's all about coniunctio oppositorum, baby. Atmosphere, inside the magic circle... (It's all lost in translation.) He was a conjurer. But is it the words or theHallucinatory poetry.
I had high expections on this poetry book and was disappointed that it wasn't that great. I love Jim Morrison and the Doors but a lot of his poetry and writings in this book didn't quite make sense to me and seemed boring to me. I am disappointed that I wasted my money on this.
I rate Jim Morrison's poetry the way I do John Lennon's famous doodles. Technically they're borderline atrocious to fair with the occasional flicker of craft and insight. However, it's their creator that makes them so intriguing. Replete with copies of Morrison's handwritten work and photos, Wilderness: The Lost Writings is a collection of simple-but-enigmatic phrasings made more interesting due to the writer's fame and infamy. This is best read by Morrison fans, especially if they're still
Raw poems that give you a glimpse of the creative process of JM. A talent that left us too soon.
JIM!!!!! Why do all the good guys have to croak? I love this man so much. He writes like a drugged-out god, which is exactly what it is. Some might interpret this as the ramblings of some freak high off his ass, but it is only obvious to the faithful that it is much more than that, this is the writing of a man, in touch with a high intelligence, whether that connection was found in drugs or just Jim's sheer intellect is inconsequential, it is simply the state of being with Morrison, he knows
His poetry: W.B. Yeats meets Frank O'Hara.All of them need reading over and over again. Another favorite book of poetry!
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