**Patti Smith *is the author of the National Book Award winner Just Kids,as well as Woolgathering *, * M Train, Year of the Monkey,and Collected Lyrics *. Her seminal album Horses has been hailed as one of the top 100 albums of all time. Her global exhibitions include Strange Messenger, Land 250, Ca...

**Patti Smith *is the author of the National Book Award winner Just Kids,as well as Woolgathering *, * M Train, Year of the Monkey,and Collected Lyrics *. Her seminal album Horses has been hailed as one of the top 100 albums of all time. Her global exhibitions include Strange Messenger, Land 250, Camera Solo, and Evidence. In 2005, the French Ministry of Culture awarded Smith the title of Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres. Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, Smith is also the recipient of the ASCAP Founders Award, Sweden's Polar Music Prize, the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award, and the Legion d'honneur.