Legendary Musician, Writer Patti Smith Recalls Chicago Ties
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Patti Smith talks poetry, performance, and her early years in Chicago.
Only one member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame also won a National Book Award. Patti Smith won for her memoir “Just Kids,” recounting her life with artist Robert Mapplethorpe. Now she has a new prize from Chicago’s Poetry Foundation.
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Legendary Musician, Writer Patti Smith Recalls Chicago Ties
Clip: 11/1/2022 | 5mVideo has Closed Captions
Only one member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame also won a National Book Award. Patti Smith won for her memoir “Just Kids,” recounting her life with artist Robert Mapplethorpe. Now she has a new prize from Chicago’s Poetry Foundation.
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