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Poet's Voice: Patti Smith

Named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people in the world, PATTI SMITH is a pioneering American artist and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. As a poet, singer, songwriter, fine artist, and New York Times bestselling author, Ms. Smith has produced a body of work whose influence branches out through generations, across disciplines, and around the world.

Born in Chicago and raised in South Jersey, and emerging in the nascent cultural hotbed of mid-70s New York City, Patti Smith forged a reputation as one of the decade’s first visionary artists—merging poetry and rock in vital new ways. Her 1975 debut album, Horses, is routinely ranked as one of the greatest albums of all time and has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame and the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress. In 2007, she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The show begins at 3:00 p.m. and doors open at 2:30 p.m. This program is free of charge and is sponsored by the Horace E. Manacher Poetry Fund and the Friends of Greenwich Library.

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Date:
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Time:
3:00pm - 4:15pm
Location:
Berkley Theater
Audience:
  Adult     Senior     Teens  
Categories:
  Friends     Literature and Writing     Music and Concerts  
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As a poet Patti Smith has released fourteen books of poetry. Ms. Smith knew from a very young age that she was connected to poetry, but her transformation into a rockstar was accidental. In interviews Ms. Smith has said that she had too much energy to stand and read poetry, so her friend turned longtime collaborator Lenny Kaye started playing guitar behind her while she performed her poetry. Thus, the Patti Smith Group was born.