Wednesday, July 03, 2024

ON THIS DAY IN 1971

 


Jim Morrison, the iconic front man of 5he 1960s rock group. The Doors, died in Paris, France at the age of 27. The band rivaled the Beatles and the Rolling Stones in popularity. Morrison recited poetry during his concerts. At heart, he was a poet. I have a copy of his book, American Wilderness.


POETS/WRITERS BORN IN JULY

John Ashberry

Jean Cocteau

Hart Crane

Eric Jerome Dickey

Ernest Hemingway

Herman Hesse

Dean Koontz

Pablo Neruda

Francesco Petrarch

Marcel Proust

Ann Quindlan

Susan Rich

Wole Soyinka

Wislawa Szymborska


ON THIS DAY IN 1971

  Jim Morrison, the iconic front man of 5he 1960s rock group. The Doors, died in Paris, France at the age of 27. The band rivaled the Beatle...