This article appears in the December 2025 print edition with the headline “Patti Smith’s Lifetime of Reinvention.” ...

Patti Smith, the celebrated rock poet who won a National Book Award for ‘Just Kids,’ revisits her hard-scrabble childhood, success and the loss of her husband, Fred Sonic Smith, in 'Bread of Angels.' ...

As she marks the 50th anniversary of the "Horses" album, Smith collaborated with Jacques Marie Mage on a limited-edition ...

Poverty and insanity are terrible things—but then there is bohemian poverty and insanity, and these are infused with the romance of becoming an artist. In the first of this two-part interview, Patti ...

After a hectic decade making a name for herself as the “punk poet laureate” of 1970s rock and roll, Patti Smith stepped away from the stage to focus on her family and writing. Sixteen years later she ...

Patti Smith‘s forthcoming memoir Bread of Angels took a decade to write, and captures “the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime,” according to the singer-songwriter. “As Smith suffers profound losses, ...

Patti Smith is speaking out after her harrowing experience onstage made headlines around the world. On Thursday, January 30, the 78-year-old singer-songwriter took to her Instagram account to give an ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Even after publishing a handful of memoirs, including the classic “Just Kids,” Patti Smith has a lot more to say about her life. The poet-writer-musician’s “Bread of Angels” will be ...

PRAGUE –- American singer, poet, and activist Patti Smith has voiced support for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), calling attention to the importance of independent journalism and warning of ...