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The American Night: The Lost Writings, Vol. 2
by
Jim Morrison
THE AMERICAN NIGHT presents Morrison's previously unpublished work in its truest form. WIth their nightmarish images, bold associative leaps, and volcanic power of emotion, these works are the unmistakable artifacts of a great, wild voice and heart.
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
April 10th 2001
by Vintage
(first published 1990)
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Containing a partial screenplay and copious amounts of lusty and trippy poetry, The American Night represents for me the true poet beneath the famous—often infamous—front man, Jim Morrison. Revealing even more about death and society than some of his original lyrics, these pieces form a liberating, yet provocative and stimulating, style unique to Morrison. A perfect supplement to the music of The Doors, Morrison's poetic distinction is stirred by the smooth sounds and distinct vocabulary of his ...more
Jim Morrison was the front man for the band, The Doors, in the 60's. He always wrote controversial lyrics in his songs about war, death, sex and love. He always considered himself more of an American poet than a rock star. This collection of poems and songs shows that he truly was a great poet. The collection varies from poems that have never been published before to songs that have been hits back in the 60’s. Most of his poems have some kind of order and rhyme scheme but some are just scatterbr...more
This book is a vibrant collection of Jim Morrison's work. Morrison proves himself as a true poet several times. Although some of his works are not amazing, there are a good number of poems and pieces that stand out. The poem "Awake" was my favorite in the whole collection. The first line of this poem really speaks to me, it goes: "Awake, shake dreams from your hair, my child, my sweet one." It is this sort of writing that hooked me as a fan of Morrison's poetry, and I have re...more
Jim Morrison seems to be comfortable with nightmare, exploring confidently in places where others would try to force themselves awake.
Some of these poems are unintelligible to me, yet they still invoke emotion with their texture and imagery.
Other poems that seem unintelligible at first blush become powerful with a more careful reading.
It was a very good read.
"Naked we come
& bruised we go
nude pastry
for the slow soft worms
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Some of these poems are unintelligible to me, yet they still invoke emotion with their texture and imagery.
Other poems that seem unintelligible at first blush become powerful with a more careful reading.
It was a very good read.
"Naked we come
& bruised we go
nude pastry
for the slow soft worms
below...more
jim morrison was a natural born poet,with a dreamers mind.his writings are diverse and a look into his perceptions of the world.he speaks spiritually, manifesting himself into otherwordly,animalistic, forms in his works.he was a great musician and great creator of stories.
Most of these poems will be familiar to Doors fans because they eventually became lyrics to songs or intros to songs at live shows. My favorite from this volume is still:
do you have
straight jackets
for the guests
yes we do
do you have
straight jackets
for the guests
yes we do
its about passion,peom, and talk about one part live and another part death.Jim Morrison right peotry about earth,life,and death.Jim is the lead singer of The Doors.He sings about his peotry.And some of his songs are on the book.
I loved this volume when I was younger. I had the day off today, so gave it another spin. I suppose it doesn't have quite as much appeal to me as it did in my younger days, but man it brings back memories...
So i'm still sorta reading this book,but i only need 2 more pages so technically i'm kinda done. Anyway, this is a beautiful book. Jim Morrison's a genious poet, this man really influenced me.
My mother once told me there's never any reason to make nasty comments. Clearly she hadn't read the stylistic cowplop that is Jim Morrison's deep thinking when she tendered that advice.
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Jim Morrison lived for years in Astoria, Oregon.
Permanent sunburnt cheeks (not rosy health) from summers on a tuna boat in the Alaskan waters.
"It's a good honest living, man."
He draped his wiry body in a great white coat and mumbled to himself in line at Safeway, sustaining an existence on Marlboros, Miller Genuine Drafts and beef jerky.
"It's good and honest to live, man. Live and learn."
"What about the ...more
Permanent sunburnt cheeks (not rosy health) from summers on a tuna boat in the Alaskan waters.
"It's a good honest living, man."
He draped his wiry body in a great white coat and mumbled to himself in line at Safeway, sustaining an existence on Marlboros, Miller Genuine Drafts and beef jerky.
"It's good and honest to live, man. Live and learn."
"What about the ...more
My best friend got this book for me about 12 years ago. It definitely stretches the bounds of your imagination in a "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" kind of way.
It's worth reading for "The Hitchhiker" short script alone. It is also cool to see song lyrics in their expanded poetical form. The imagery throughout the book is incredible.
jim morrison adalah makhluk paling "gombal" seantero dunia! yes, the river knows!
Yes, i have this in hard cover and paperback. LOL Silly me, but his poetry is worth it.
This book got me through my sophomore year of high school.
Everyone goes through their Jim Morrison phase, right?
Jim was psychedelic as anyone then, and obtusely prophetic.
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My favorite book of poetry and lyrics by one of my favorite singers. Jim Morrison's writings either leave you scratching your head wondering 'what the f was he thinking?' or in a sense of awe. simply one of the books ever.
I'm not really a fan of Jim Morrison's poetry. I love The Doors song lyrics though and I know they began as poetry. It's just the poems I've read of his that aren't song lyrics I just can't connect to. This book has song of the lyrics in it, though and thats why I've hung on to it.
Everything Jim, that isn't included in the other volume. Half way decent, enthralling if you love Morrison. Did you know you can find his film 'hwy' on youtube now? Pretty cool.
Read this for my "Psych of Dreams" class in college. It's definitely weird and trippy but really good.
Best poet. Ever.
My ex recommended this book. At least he was good for something.
Interesting addition to the songs of the Doors. I liked it
Most amazing poetry i have ever read.
sooo beautiful.
sooo beautiful.
Bad poetry, but intriguingly bad poetry.
even better than wilderness
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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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