Order of Patti Smith Books

Patti Smith is a musician, writer, and performance artist who gained prominence in the 1970s for her significant contributions to the punk rock movement. Renowned for her groundbreaking fusion of poetry and rock music, she has been referred to as “the punk poet laureate.” Born in Chicago in 1946, Smith became a mother by 1967 and chose to relocate to Manhattan in New York City. There, she met photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, who greatly influenced her life. She later traveled to Paris to engage in performance art before returning to New York, where she ultimately discovered her passion for music and began performing in 1974.