Patti Smith

Legendary punk poetess Patti Smith had been writing for Creem magazine since 1971 and had several books of poetry published when she found international fame with her acclaimed album Horses in 1975. The punk movement that took so much inspiration from Horses rarely conjured music of such literacy and intelligence. In 2007, Patti was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2022, Patti was awarded the Légion d'honneur by the French Ministry of Culture, France's highest accolade. In...See more

Legendary punk poetess Patti Smith had been writing for Creem magazine since 1971 and had several books of poetry published when she found international fame with her acclaimed album Horses in 1975. The punk movement that took so much inspiration from Horses rarely conjured music of such literacy and intelligence. In 2007, Patti was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2022, Patti was awarded the Légion d'honneur by the French Ministry of Culture, France's highest accolade. In 2010, she released her bestselling memoir, Just Kids , chronicling her moving relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe, and the beautiful follow up, M Train. Patti is still writing and performing with the same unerring eye for 'truth and beauty' today. See less