Auguries of Innocence
Poems
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 10, 2008
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- Who it’s for
- These poems meet the world with intimate force and a troubadour’s ear for fresh language.
- Themes
- Poetic responses to the world
- Genres
- American Poetry, Women Poets
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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.
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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.
Poetry in the World
These poems meet the world with intimate force and a troubadour’s ear for fresh language.
Come here for
- Poetry shaped by an eclectic lineage, from Blake to Johnny Appleseed
- A poet and performer responding to the world around her
Expect
- Intimate, searing poems in original language
- A collection that joins lyric vision with the everyday world
Where it sits
| Women Poets | 90% |
|---|---|
| American Poetry | 71% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Plays by Women
- Short Story Anthologies
- The Classics
- Literary Fiction
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- Short Stories (Single Author)
- Women's Fiction
- Feminist Fiction
- 21st-Century American Fiction
- Authors
- Patti Smith
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 10, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Poetic responses to the world
- Reading lane
- Plays by Women