Patti Smith

About the Author

Patti Smith was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 30, 1946. She is a singer-songwriter, writer and visual artist. She gained recognition in the 1970s for her revolutionary mergence of poetry and rock. Her album Horses has been hailed as one of the top 100 albums of all time. She has recorded show more twelve albums. In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She has written several books including Witt, Babel, Woolgathering, The Coral Sea, Auguries of Innocence, M Train, and Just Kids, which won the Nonfiction category of the National Book Award in 2010. Her drawings, photographs, and installations have been shown at numerous venues including the Andy Warhol Museum and the Fondation Cartier Pour l'Art Contemporain in Paris. In 2005, she was awarded the title of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture, which is the highest honor awarded to an artist by the French Republic. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Disambiguation Notice:

Not to be confused with Patty Smyth.

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Works by Patti Smith

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Just Kids (2010) 5,541 copies

M Train (2015) — Author — 1,491 copies

Year of the Monkey (2019) 623 copies

Devotion (2017) 396 copies

Woolgathering (1992) 328 copies

Early Work: 1970-1979 (1994) 227 copies

Patti Smith Complete 1975-2006: Lyrics, Reflections, and Notes for the Future (1998) 210 copies

Auguries of Innocence: Poems (2005) 188 copies

A Book of Days (2022) 179 copies

Babel (1978) 179 copies

The Coral Sea (1996) 173 copies

Horses (1975) 84 copies

Patti Smith Collected Lyrics 1970-2015 (2015) 71 copies

Seventh Heaven (1972) 70 copies

Witt (1973) 56 copies

Easter (1978) — Artist — 49 copies

Ha! Ha! Houdini (1977) 30 copies

Wave (1979) 27 copies

Banga (2012) 26 copies

Patti Smith, Land 250 (2008) 26 copies

Strange Messenger: The Work of Patti Smith (2002) — Artist — 26 copies

Patti Smith at the Minetta Lane: Words and Music (2018) 22 copies

Radio Ethiopia (1976) 22 copies

Gone Again (1996) 19 copies

Dream of Life (Sound Recording) (1988) 18 copies

More Lifeways (1997) 18 copies

Trois (2008) 17 copies

Twelve (2007) 17 copies

Trampin' (2004) — Artist — 15 copies

Land (1975-2002) (2002) 13 copies

Peace and Noise (1999) 12 copies

The New Jerusalem (2018) 11 copies

Gung Ho (2000) 11 copies

The Night (1969) 11 copies

Linha M (2016) 9 copies

Poniedziałkowe dzieci (2010) 8 copies

El año del Mono (Spanish Edition) (2020) 7 copies

Robert Mapplethorpe (1987) 5 copies

Because The Night / God Speed (1978) 4 copies

Cowboy Mouth (1971) 4 copies

L’année du singe (2020) 4 copies

Patti Smith songbook (1977) 3 copies

Patti Smith : canzoni (1900) 3 copies

Great lyricists : Patti Smith (2008) — Lyricist — 3 copies

Outside Society (2011) 3 copies

Patti Smith (sound recording) 3 copies

Hingabe (2019) 3 copies

Patti Smith: Original Album Classics (5 CDs) (2008) 3 copies

Une saison en enfer: 1873-Et autres poèmes (2023) 3 copies

Arista Years 1975 - 2000 (2011) 2 copies

Banga (Special Edition) — Author — 2 copies

Voz M 2 copies

Downtown Ann Arbor (Images of America) (2014) 2 copies

Canzoni 2 copies

Patti Smith: 9.11 Babelogue (2011) 2 copies

L'anno della scimmia (2020) 2 copies

The Peyote Dance (2019) — Artist — 2 copies

Patti Smith: Original Album Classics (3CDs) (2010) 2 copies

A Normal Day 2 copies

A Small Entreaty — Author — 2 copies

Fido Felts: Make Your Own Needle-Felted Dog (2016) 2 copies

Patti Smith Memoir (1999) 2 copies

Come On Get Higher 2 copies

Buch der Tage (2022) 2 copies

Work Songs 2 copies

Poesie e canzoni 2 copies

Patti Smith Group (1977) 2 copies

Peradam (2020) — Artist — 2 copies

Uns marrecs (2022) 1 copy

Patti Smith dream of life 1 copy

Jazz Workshop Boston January 9th 1976 (2014) 1 copy

Document 1 copy

Maymun Yili 1 copy

PATTI SMITH GROUP easter, SPART 1043, lyric insert 1 copy

"Rien que des gamins" (2018) 1 copy

Live at Montreux 2005 1 copy

Gone again 1 copy

Rare Devotion - Signed by Patti Smith - Hardcover - First Edition - Punk Rock -Essays 1 copy

Killer Road: A Tribute to Nico (2016) — Artist — 1 copy

Auguris d'innocència = Auguries of innocence (2019) 1 copy

Ask the Angels / Time Is on My Side 1 copy

Om å skrive 1 copy

Set Free 1 copy

Mummer Love (2019) — Artist — 1 copy

Ha Ha Houdini 1 copy

Rolling Stone Magazine # 270 July 27 1978 Patti Smith (Single Back Issue) (1978) 1 copy

The Fruit of Her Womb (2011) 1 copy

Un fuego de origen desconocido (1996) 1 copy

Hey Joe (Version) / Piss Factory 1 copy

Indian Rubies (in Wild Women - THOMAS) 1 copy

A Useless Death 1 copy

Patti Smith : Music and Lyrics 1 copy

Mapplethorpe : An Enfant Terrible (2014) 1 copy

Poesie rock 1 copy

Les années 70 : Premiers écrits (2014) 1 copy

Live in Germany 1979 (2012) 1 copy

gloria / my generation 12 1 copy

Patti Smith - People Have The Power - [7"] (1988) 1 copy

Pissing in a River: A Patti Smith Fanzine 1 copy

Patti Smith: Poesía y Distorsión 1 copy

Wicked Messenger 1 copy

Complete. Canzoni, riflessioni, diari (2000) 1 copy

Patti Smith 35 1 copy

ATP Patti Smith 1 copy

Lee Krasner: The Robert Miller Gallery show of five her life’s work 1 copy

Oddanost (2018) 1 copy

More than Friends Shaped by Flower Power: Women's Stories from Brotherhood of the Spirit 1 copy

Für Christoph (Die Zeit, 26. August 2010) 1 copy

Smith, Patti Archive 1 copy

Two More (A Perfect Day / Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect) — Artist — 1 copy

Der siebente Himmel 1 copy

Patti Smith Group: I Never Talk to Arthur Rimbaud 1 copy

Lee Krasner: April 21 - June 4, 2016 1 copy

Patti Smith & José Antonio Suárez Londoño: Hecatomb (2016) 1 copy

The Beavers of Popple's Pond 1 copy

Tiesiog vaikai: [amerikiečių roko ir meno legendos gyvenimo atsiminimai] (2017) 1 copy

Home For The Holiday (2Lp/140G) 1 copy

Hengiven - om at skrive (2018) 1 copy

Curated By Record Store Day RSD 2022 (2022) 1 copy

Just kids - jsou to jen děti (2013) 1 copy

Ya pasu oblaka (2013) 1 copy

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Associated Works

Wuthering Heights (1847) — Introduction, some editions — 52,386 copies

Little Women (1868) — Foreword, some editions — 26,691 copies

The Complete Poems (Penguin Classics) (1827) — Introduction, some editions — 1,316 copies

A Season in Hell / The Drunken Boat (1961) — Preface, some editions — 984 copies

The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry (1999) — Contributor — 598 copies

Acid for the Children: A Memoir (2018) — Foreword — 379 copies

Astragal (1965) — Introduction, some editions — 283 copies

The Rolling Stone Book of the Beats: The Beat Generation and American Culture (1999) — Contributor — 168 copies

Flowers (1990) — Foreword, some editions — 168 copies

All The Songs: The Story Behind Every Beatles Release (2013) — Preface — 167 copies

Wild Women: Contemporary Short Stories by Women Celebrating Women (1994) — Contributor — 150 copies

The Best American Poetry 2008 (2008) — Contributor — 136 copies

The One Inside (2017) — Foreword — 110 copies

Baron Bagge (1982) — Foreword, some editions — 84 copies

The Divorce (2021) — Foreword, some editions — 55 copies

Angel City and Other Plays (1977) — Contributor — 42 copies

An Accidental Autobiography: The Selected Letters (2003) — Foreword, some editions — 40 copies

Wonders: Writings and Drawings for the Child in Us All (1980) — Contributor — 18 copies

Democracy in Print: The best of the Progressive Magazine, 1909-2009 (2009) — Contributor — 14 copies

Socialism [2010 film] (2011) 7 copies

Sugar, alcohol, & meat [sound recording] (1980) — Contributor — 2 copies

Robert Mapplethorpe. On the Edge (2016) — Contributor — 2 copies

In'hui, No.9 — Contributor — 1 copy

CUZ 3 — Author — 1 copy

Tooth of Crime | Action | Cowboy Mouth (2002) — Contributor — 1 copy

Sixteen Candles [original movie soundtrack] (1984) — Artist — 1 copy

No Alternative [sound recording] — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Smith, Patti
Legal name: Smith, Patricia Lee
Birthdate: 1946-12-30
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Places of residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
New Jersey, USA
New York, New York, USA
St. Clair Shores, Michigan, USA
Education: Deptford Township High School
Occupations: singer-songwriter
poet
artist
writer
Relationships: Smith, Fred Sonic (husband)
Awards and honors: Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2005)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2007)
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (2022)
Short biography: Patti Smith is an American singer-songwriter and poet. She was influential in the birth of punk rock with her 1975 debut album "Horses". Called "Godmother of Punk" she integrated the beat poetry performance style with garage rock. Her allusions introduced American teens to 19th century French poetry, while her "unladylike" language defied the disco era. Smith is most widely known for the song "Because the Night", which was co-written with Bruce Springsteen and reached number 13 on Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Disambiguation notice: Not to be confused with Patty Smyth.

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Just Kids: the National Book Award-winning memoir by Patti Smith

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tamaranth | 239 other reviews | Jun 6, 2024 |

Woolgathering by Patti Smith

Pleasant poems - “a bidding” was my favourite, filled with childhood magic and possibilities.

“I imagined a lot of things. That I would shine. That I'd be good. I'd dwell bareheaded on a summit turning a wheel that would turn the earth undetected, amongst the clouds, I would have some influence; be of some avail.”

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spiritedstardust | 10 other reviews | Jun 1, 2024 |

Year of the monkey by Patti Smith

She's aging, illustrious friends are dying, yet she keeps dreaming her poetic fantasies, reading, drinking cafe coffee, making music and traveling. The wonder persists "seeking the extended hand of humankind.." amidst "heart wrenching injustices constituting the new facts of life" in this America.

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featherbooks | 24 other reviews | May 7, 2024 |

M train by Patti Smith

Absorbing, quirky, poetic thought train of dreams and reality, travels and performance, love and homage to literature and authors. Captivating , odd photos punctuate her reveries as she visits graves Genet's, Plath's, filmmakers Kurosawa and Ozu's, as well as resting places of Dazai and Akutagawa in Japan, Frida's Casa Azul, she reads and watches detective shows on tv in great cities, all the while drinking coffee in cafes while she writes. The memory of her late husband, Fred Sonic Smith, weaves through her writing with a poignancy almost too deep. Books, writing, coffee, NYC and her beach house barely touched by Hurricane Sandy come to her rescue.… (more)

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