Early Work
Encyclopedia
1970–1972
- "Prayer"
- "Ballad of a Bad Boy"
- "Oath"
- "Anna of the Harbor"
- "The Sheep Lady from Algiers"
- "Work Song"
- "Notebook"
- "Conversation with the Kid"
- "The Ballad of Hagen Walker"
- "Seventh Heaven"
- "Amelia EarhartAmelia EarhartAmelia Mary Earhart was a noted American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean...
" - "k.o.d.a.k."
- "Dog Dream"
- "Jeanne d'ArcJoan of ArcSaint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...
" - "A Fire of Unknown Origin"
- "Death by Water"
- "The Amazing Tale of Skunkdog"
1973–1974
- "Notice"
- "Witt"
- "Piss FactoryPiss Factory"Piss Factory" is a protopunk song written by Patti Smith and Richard Sohl, and released as a B-side on Smith's debut single "Hey Joe" in 1974. In 1989, Dave Marsh placed the song on the list of The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made....
" - "Balance"
- "Dream of Rimbaud"
- "Notice 2"
- "Judith Revisited"
- "Georgia O'KeeffeGeorgia O'KeeffeGeorgia Totto O'Keeffe was an American artist.Born near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, O'Keeffe first came to the attention of the New York art community in 1916, several decades before women had gained access to art training in America’s colleges and universities, and before any of its women artists...
" - "Picasso Laughing"
- "Rape"
- "Gibralto"
- "Ha! Ha! Houdini!Ha! Ha! Houdini!"Ha! Ha! Houdini!" is a poem by Patti Smith, published as a chapbook in 1977....
" - "Schinden"
- "16 February"
- "Jet Flakes"
- "Translators"
- "Easter"
1975–1976
- "Neo Boy"
- "SohlRichard SohlRichard Arthur Sohl was an American pianist, songwriter and arranger, best known for his work with the Patti Smith Group. He also played with Iggy Pop, Nina Hagen and Elliott Murphy...
" - "LandLand of a Thousand Dances"Land of a Thousand Dances" is a song written and first recorded by Chris Kenner in 1962. The song is famous for its "na na na na na" hook, which was added by Cannibal & the Headhunters in their version of the song in 1965, whose version peaked at number thirty...
" - "Suite"
- "Grant"
- "December"
- "Doctor Love"
- "AFTER/WORDS"
- "ps/alm 23 revisitedPsalm 23In the 23rd Psalm in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, the writer describes God as his Shepherd. The text, beloved by Jews and Christians alike, is often alluded to in popular media and has been set to music....
" - "Rimbaud Dead"
- "Thermos"
- "The Ballad of Isabelle EberhardtIsabelle EberhardtIsabelle Eberhardt was a Swiss explorer and writer who lived and travelled extensively in North Africa. For the time she was an extremely liberated individual who rejected conventional European morality in favour of her own path and that of Islam...
" - "Corps de Plane"
- "Babelfield"
- "Babelogue"
1977–1979
- "High on Rebellion"
- "The Salvation of Rock"
- "Hymn"
- "MunichMunichMunich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
" - "Health Lantern"
- "Penicillin"
- "Robert BressonRobert Bresson-Life and career:Bresson was born at Bromont-Lamothe, Puy-de-Dôme, the son of Marie-Élisabeth and Léon Bresson. Little is known of his early life and the year of his birth, 1901 or 1907, varies depending on the source. He was educated at Lycée Lakanal in Sceaux, Hauts-de-Seine, close to Paris, and...
" - "Burning Roses"
- "Thread"
- "A Fleet of Deer"
- "Scream of the Butterfly"
- "Y"
- "Combe"
- "Wave"
- "FlorenceFlorenceFlorence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
" - "Wing"
- "Italy"
- "True Music"
External links
- Early Work at W. W. Norton & Company
- Early Work at Library JournalLibrary JournalLibrary Journal is a trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey . It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional practice...