Patti Poster, etc.

[Poemsl1]

xxo- Seena
 
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Patti's also doing a reading and "acoustic song" at Columbia University on  
February 7th:
 
 
Patti Smith - An Evening of Poetry and Acoustic Song

February 7, 2006. Miller Theatre, 8pm.
 
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Synopsis:
Patti Smith, world-renowned musician, poet,  and punk icon, will read from 
her new book of poetry, Auguries of  Innocence, as well as perform some of her 
own music with guitarist Lenny  Kaye. 

A pioneer on the New York Punk scene of the 1970s, Patti Smith  rose to 
international prominence with her 1975 album Horses, offering a  feminist and 
intellectual contribution to punk music and becoming one of rock  and roll's most 
influential female musicians. Smith received a Grammy for her  song Glitter In 
Their Eyes in 2000. Her latest album, 



trampin',  was released in 2004. 

During the course of her career, Smith has  published a number of books of 
poetry, including Babel; (1978)Patti  Smith Complete: Lyrics, Notes and 
Reflections (1998); Early  Work,(1995)collecting a number of the small poetry volumes 
and broadsides  she published in the early 1970s; and The Coral Sea, (1996) an 
extended  elegy to photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. In July 2005, she 
received the  highest honor awarded by the French Minister of Culture, joining the 
likes of  William Burroughs and Susan Sontag as a Commandeur of the Order of 
Arts and  Letters. 

Tickets for this event have sold out. Should any seats become  available, 
they will be released to persons in a stand-by line on the night of  the event.



Download Materials:
_printable  version of the poster_ 
(http://www.heymancenter.org/Storage/Patti%20Smith%208x11.pdf)