"Patti" Smith in New York City

Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called the "punk poet laureate", Smith fused rock and poetry in her work. 

On November 17, 2010, she won the National Book Award for her memoir Just Kids. The book fulfilled a promise she had made to her former long-time roommate and partner, Robert Mapplethorpe. She is also a recipient of the 2011 Polar Music Prize.

Tuesday 06 October 2015 at New York Public Library 

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Tuesday 10 November 2015 at Beacon Theatre 

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