A Story of Growth and Breaking Down in an American Church
Known for her evocative poetry, prose, and music, Patti Smith first took to Instagram in 2018 to begin sharing her photography. A Book of Days chronicles a full 365 days in Smith’s life through images she’s taken. These are portraits of grief, celebration, the mundane, and the extraordinary. Smith calls her photos “a glimpse of how I navigate this culture in my own way. It was inspired by my Instagram but is uniquely its own. Much of it I created during the pandemic, in my room alone, projecting into the future and reflecting the past, family, and a consistent personal aesthetic.” Smith’s images are silhouettes of her incredible life, her poetry reverberating through everyday things: “anniversary pearls, a mother’s keychain, and a husband’s Mosrite guitar.” Personally vulnerable, yet never straying from her unique aesthetic, A Book of Days opens readers to Smith’s inner worlds.
Patti Smith is an author, poet, and songwriter. First arriving on the music scene with her acclaimed 1975 album Horses, Smith was eventually inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her book Just Kids, written about her relationship to Robert Mapplethorpe, won a National Book Award in 2010. She has released 11 albums and has authored 25 books.
– Anthea Butler, author of White Evangelical Racism
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