Unlocks the history and significance of the rock band The Doors in terms of Jim Morrison's published poetry. The book gives us a window into an epic struggle for cultural change, and how it was suppressed.
A great way to get started with Jim's poetry and Doors history.


"Every time I pick up the new edition of Burning the May Tree, I discover a thought or idea about Jim's poetry that strikes me as unique and insightful. Yours is the only book to shine a focused, intelligent and critical light on Morrison's writing."
- Frank Lisciandro, co-editor of Wilderness and The American Night, books of Jim Morrison's posthumously published poetry.