James Douglas Morrison (1943-1971) was a poet, filmmaker, screenwriter, and the lead singer of as well as the lyricist and a composer for The Doors. Prior to his death, Morrison self-published three limited-edition volumes of his poetry:
The Lords/Notes on Vision (1969),
The New Creatures (1969), and
An American Prayer (1970). Simon & Schuster published the combined
The Lords and the New Creatures in 1970. Posthumous editions of Morrison’s writings include
Wilderness: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison, Volume I (1988) and
The American Night: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison, Volume II (1990).
James Douglas Morrison (1943-1971) was a poet, filmmaker, screenwriter, and the lead singer of as well as the lyricist and a composer for The Doors. Prior to his death, Morrison self-published three limited-edition volumes of his poetry: The Lords/Notes on Vision (1969), The New Creatures (1969), and An American Prayer (1970). Simon & Schuster published the combined The Lords and the New Creatures in 1970. Posthumous editions of Morrison’s writings include Wilderness: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison, Volume I (1988) and The American Night: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison, Volume II (1990).
Patti Smith is a writer, performer, and visual artist. She gained recognition in the 1970s for her revolutionary mergence of poetry and rock and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. Her seminal album
Horses, bearing Robert Mapplethorpe’s renowned photograph, hasbeen hailed as one of the top one hundred albums of all time. Her books include
M Train,
Witt,
Babel,
Woolgathering,
The Coral Sea, and
Auguries of Innocence.