Patti Smith
<strong>Patti Smith</strong> is a writer, performer, and visual artist. She gained recognition in the 1970s for her revolutionary mergence of poetry and rock and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007. Her seminal album <em>Horses</em>, bearing Robert Mapplethorpe’s renowned photograph, hasbeen hailed as one of the top one hundred albums of all time. Her books include <em>M Train</em>, <em>Witt</em>, <em>Babel</em>, <em>Woolgathering</em>, <em>The Coral Sea</em>, and <em>Auguries of Innocence</em>.