Early Work 1970-1979 [Paperback]

Collected here are selections from Patti Smith's writings over the decade in which she made a lasting impact on America's underground literary and rock scene. Smith's work evokes the experimentation and the desire to break boundaries of those pre-punk days. Over one-quarter of the works selected are unpublished pieces from journals, performances, and Smith's personal papers. Heavily illustrated with photographs by Judy Linn, Robert Mapplethorpe, Edward Maxey, and others,[[A poet of distinction.Selections from Patti Smith's writings over the decade in which she made a lasting impact on America's underground literary and rock scene.