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  <name><![CDATA[Patti Smith]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Patti Smith (born Patricia Lee Smith on December 30, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and poet. She was influential in the birth of the punk rock with her 1975 debut album &lt;i&gt;Horses&lt;/i&gt;. Called &quot;Godmother of Punk&quot; she integrated the beat poetry performance style with garage rock. Her allusions introduced 19th century French poetry to American teens, while her &quot;unladylike&quot; language defied the disco era. Smith is most widely known for the song &quot;Because the Night&quot;, which was co-written with Bruce Springsteen and reached number 13 on Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2005 Patti Smith was named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by French Minister of Culture.]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[Allen Ginsberg]]></influences>  <gender>female</gender>  <hometown>Chicago, Illinois</hometown>  <born_at>12/30/1946</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Early Work: 1970-1979]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Patti Smith: Complete lyrics, reflections, and notes for the future]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Babel]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Coral Sea]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Auguries of Innocence: Poems]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Seventh Heaven]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Woolgathering]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Strange Messenger: The Work of Patti Smith]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[David Greenberg]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[John W. Smith]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Witt]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ha! Ha! Houdini]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Patti Smith]]></name>
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  <published>1977</published>  
  
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