Devotion (Why I Write)

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By turns allegorical, metaphysical, fictional and factual, Devotion shows rather than tells what it means to give a life to writing. A master of poetic innovation, Smith takes her style to the next level in this slim volume."--Katherine Cooper, Hyperallergic Lamb, Bill. "KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See". About.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2009 . Retrieved March 25, 2009. Also in 2012, Smith recorded a cover of Io come persona by Italian singer-songwriter Giorgio Gaber. [63] [64]

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Ralph Nader And Patti Smith at the American Museum of Tort Law Convocation". Between the Lines. September 26, 2015 . Retrieved October 19, 2015. A box set of Smith's work up to that time, The Patti Smith Masters, was released in 1996. In 2002, Smith released Land (1975–2002), a two-CD compilation that includes a cover of Prince's " When Doves Cry". Smith's solo art exhibition Strange Messenger was hosted at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh on September 28, 2002. [37] 2004–2009 [ edit ] Smith performing at Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona in 2007 Smith (left) with National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) president Jane Ciabattari and NBCC board member John Reed. Smith's memoir Just Kids was an NBCC autobiography finalist at the 2010 awards. [38] Smith performing at Haldern Pop in Germany in 2014 PATTI SMITH: WING MONDAY, JAN 14, 2019 - SATURDAY, JAN 19, 2019 Diego Rivera Gallery". San Francisco Art Institute . Retrieved August 29, 2022.I wonder how it was, trying to make it as a female artist in a society dominated by men. Her beatnik mentors, including William Burroughs, Gregory Corso and Allen Ginsberg (who chatted her up when he thought she was a boy) were all men who wrote about each other. “You have to look at these people in the context of the times they lived. Gender identification was very strong then. But William and Allen were both homosexuals, at a time when it was looked upon as a disease or an aberration. The openness we have now came upon the shoulders of people like them.”

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Petrusich, Amanda (January 17, 2019). "Patti Smith's Talismanic Photos from Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera's Home and Beyond". The New Yorker . Retrieved August 29, 2022. A triptych of compact, heartfelt essays on discovery, solitude and writing."--Darragh McManus, Irish IndependentScaggs, Austin (October 6, 2004). "Q&A: Michael Stipe". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 30, 2008 . Retrieved February 4, 2008. Smith won the prestigious 2010 National Book Award for her bestselling memoir Just Kids , which chronicles her deep friendship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and the evolution of their work. Her books of nonfiction and poetry include Witt (1973) , Babel (1978) , Woolgathering (1992) , Auguries of Innocence (2005) , The Coral Sea (2012) , Collected Lyrics, 1970 – 2015 (2015), M Train (2015), Devotion (2017) , and Year of the Monkey (2019) . A Book of Days, featuring 365 images and reflections, will be published in November 2022. a b c d Khanna, Vish (May 2007). "Patti Smith Fights the Good Fight – Timeline". Exclaim!. Canada. Archived from the original on January 24, 2009 . Retrieved December 5, 2008. The Andy Warhol Museum Announces Patti Smith Performance and Retrospective Exhibition" (PDF). The Andy Warhol Museum. May 3, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2006 . Retrieved March 19, 2008.