Patti Smith

<b>Patti Smith</b> 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, has been hailed as one of the top one hundred albums of all time. Her books include <em>M Train, Just Kids, Woolgathering, The Coral Sea</em>, and <em>Auguries of Innocence</em>.