Patti Smith, the celebrated rock poet who won a National Book Award for ‘Just Kids,’ revisits her hard-scrabble childhood, ...

The singer-songwriter wisely builds her memoir around her creative 1970s in New York — but other periods get weighed down in ...

This article appears in the December 2025 print edition with the headline “Patti Smith’s Lifetime of Reinvention.” ...

The years go by, but the album "Horses" still evokes the same emotion. On Monday, October 20, 2025, Patti Smith gave the ...

Outside Society presents a difficult challenge for Patti Smith. The so-called 'Godmother of Punk' has always relied on the album format as opposed to singles to forward her artistic vision. This ...

Patti Smith’s Just Kids was voted a best book of the 21st century. Her new memoir covers her whole life, charting deep love, ...

Prakruti Bhatt / OPB Grammy Hall of Fame-honored artist and author Patti Smith took over Portland’s “Living Room” — Pioneer Courthouse Square — Tuesday evening. “Hello Portland! So happy to be here. I ...

On this day 19 years ago, the iconic New York City music club CBGB, famous for its role in the punk rock and new wave scene, closed its doors after 33 years — but not before one last epic show ...

Patti Smith played the new Music Hall of Williamsburg last night (Sept 6, 2007) – two nights later than she was supposed to. I unfortunately wasn’t there, but Edwina Hay was on hand do document the ...

Smith and fellow poet Dylan Thomas were mentioned in the title track of Swift's new album, released Friday. By Zoe G. Phillips Patti Smith responded Saturday to Taylor Swift‘s recent mention of her in ...

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As she marks the 50th anniversary of the "Horses" album, Smith collaborated with Jacques Marie Mage on a limited-edition ...