Auguries of Innocence is the first book of poetry from Patti Smith in more than a decade. It marks a major accomplishment from a poet and performer who has inscribed her vision of our world in powerful anthems, ballads, and lyrics. In this intimate and searing collection of poems, Smith joins in that great tradition of troubadours, journeymen, wordsmiths, and artists who respond to the world around them in fresh and original language. Her influences are eclectic and striking: Blake, Rimbaud, Picasso, Arbus, and Johnny Appleseed. Smith is an American original; her poems are oracles for our times.
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Library JournalBinding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ecco Press
Published: 06/10/2008
ISBN: 9780060832674
Pages: 63
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 8.18h x 5.63w x 0.26d
Review Citations: New York Review of Books 02/09/2012 pg. 16