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The Lords and the New Creatures
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Jim Morrison
Intense, erotic, and enigmatic, Jim Morrison's persona is as riveting now as the lead singer/composer "Lizard King" was during The Doors' peak in the late sixties. His fast life and mysterious death remain controversial more than twenty years later.
The Lords and the New Creatures, Morrison's first published volume of poetry, is an uninhibited exploration o
...morePaperback, 141 pages
Published
October 15th 1971
by Fireside
(first published 1969)
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I just found this 1970 edition at a thrift store for a buck. It has the day-glo green pages and some tripper's handwritten notes inside. I read this years ago and it's just as silly as I remember. He self-published this, obviously. So cocky he thought he didn't need an editor.
It's dated yet I think it's still modern for each generation.
I'm a fan--but as poetry it works much better with that badass Ray Manzarek Hammond in the back. Here's one of Jim's stand-alone lyrics and is as true ...more
It's dated yet I think it's still modern for each generation.
I'm a fan--but as poetry it works much better with that badass Ray Manzarek Hammond in the back. Here's one of Jim's stand-alone lyrics and is as true ...more
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I bought this book after watching "When You're Strange", an excellent documentary on the Doors, and most specifically, Jim Morrison. I like many of the lyrics of the songs that he wrote, so was disappointed in this collection of observations (mostly about the cinema in the first half), mostly one-liners and sub-standard "poems" in the second half. Yes, the late 60s-early 70s were a time of very loosely-written philosophies which were called poetry. I had all of Richard Brau...more
he is one of the most inteligent and sensitive human beings that ever walked on earth. i think this says it all.
his poetry really resembles rimbaud, i think he was his most notorious influence.
i prefer to "listen" to his poems through music or spoken words, but 5 stars for the lizard king, he sure can do anything.
his poetry really resembles rimbaud, i think he was his most notorious influence.
i prefer to "listen" to his poems through music or spoken words, but 5 stars for the lizard king, he sure can do anything.
Morrison is a clumsy, drug-addled pop-culture reference, and his poetry is more suitable for gleaning general trivia about Jim Morrison, rather than actual reading. It's abstract, certainly, though not because he uses abstraction and absurdism, but because he's really, really high.
"In that year there was
an intense visitation
of energy.
I left school & went down
to the beach to live.
I slept on a roof
At night the moon became
a woman's face.
I met the Spirit of Music." JDM
an intense visitation
of energy.
I left school & went down
to the beach to live.
I slept on a roof
At night the moon became
a woman's face.
I met the Spirit of Music." JDM
The Lord’s, And the New Creatures
Author: Jim Morrison
Reviewed by: Adam Michaelis
A man that had the power to change a generation, He made music with a band that had a great impact on the scene. He was a poetic man and with his controversial words and experience of life itself he wrote The Lord’s and The New Creatures. This book will seduce you with its hypnotic words and will change the perspective of everything after it is read. Before this book we as people were blind. T...more
Author: Jim Morrison
Reviewed by: Adam Michaelis
A man that had the power to change a generation, He made music with a band that had a great impact on the scene. He was a poetic man and with his controversial words and experience of life itself he wrote The Lord’s and The New Creatures. This book will seduce you with its hypnotic words and will change the perspective of everything after it is read. Before this book we as people were blind. T...more
"The Lords" features some interesting thoughts by Jim Morrison on the art of cinema. "The New Creatures" is far less interesting.
This is a fairly quick read and can easily be finished within one sitting.
This is a fairly quick read and can easily be finished within one sitting.
I've already expressed that I like his poems so this rating should come as no surprise^^. This is the companion novella of poems (if I can say that) to another one he compiled. I like them both.
i don't really know what to say about this...
i found it under my bed, negelcted after years of not reading it and decided to give it another go. it's now back under my bed.
the thing is, i LIKE the doors. hell, i think jim's an interesting enough guy. but poet? poet, no. in the words of bukowski, 'i see where i have made a great many poets, but not so very much poetry.' and 'not so very much poetry' is exactly what i found in the lords and the new creatures. the thing is, i feel like it...more
i found it under my bed, negelcted after years of not reading it and decided to give it another go. it's now back under my bed.
the thing is, i LIKE the doors. hell, i think jim's an interesting enough guy. but poet? poet, no. in the words of bukowski, 'i see where i have made a great many poets, but not so very much poetry.' and 'not so very much poetry' is exactly what i found in the lords and the new creatures. the thing is, i feel like it...more
Jim Morrison is not only an amazing musician, but also a wonderfu poet. After reading just a few pages, I suddenly had an overwhelming urge to try and write somthing myself.
I would actually really like to get my hands on this book again. It has been a long time since I read it. At the time I remember being very interested in it.
"Do you dare
deny my
potency
my kindness
my forgiveness?
Just try
you will fry
like the rest
in holiness"
RIP, Lizard King.
deny my
potency
my kindness
my forgiveness?
Just try
you will fry
like the rest
in holiness"
RIP, Lizard King.
I saw this at Steeple People and couldn't resist....
lol@u jim morrison, shut up and sing 5-2-1 kthxbye.
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Two points for part 1
Four points for part 2
Four points for part 2
Yes indeed a great poet first!
He really could have been something.
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Hella good book to trip on
Just appalling.
Good stuff.
Lo scrittore e lo sciamano in una serie di bellissime poesie. Da leggere e ricordare.
Someone gave me this to read when I was in high school during reading time, I read a few then I read a few more and I have to say..I knew Jim Morrison was out there but not only is he out there but he was very deep as well, as someone who enjoys all poetry, I enjoyed this book, I didnt understand it at times but then again find me someone who would! Overall good!
Zalman
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Recommends it for:
Students of the late 60s, the Lizard King, and yeah, poetry
Shelves:
poetry
Sometimes stimulating, e.g., "The body exists for the sake of the eyes; it becomes a dry stalk to support these two soft insatiable jewels." (The Lords, page 52) In any case, not a dense read; you can zip through this in an afternoon.
memang ga bisa banyak diharapkan sprti kita melihat jim sebagai rockstar. tapi sbagian bait puisinya jadi lebih berjiwa pas jadi lagu trus dimainin bareng the Doors. yup. kerja tim
I used to own this book, but it has mysteriously disappeared. I still have the glossy purple cover though. hmmmm.
Jim is one of America's best poets.
Jim is one of America's best poets.
Oh there was a time in my high school years when I was obsessed with Jim Morrison. Not so much anymore. I realize that his poetry is mediocre, at best.
Its REALLY REALLY REALLY confusing!! I wouldnt recomend it to frist time doors fans....only the REAL hard core ones
What Morrison lacks in technical ability, he makes up for with raw emotion, cultural angst, and psychedelic weirdness.
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James Douglas Morrison was an American singer, poet, songwriter, writer, and film director. He is best known as the lead singer and lyricist of The Doors, and is widely considered to be one of the most charismatic and influential frontmen in rock music. He was also the author of several books of poetry and the director of a documentary and short film.
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