Auguries of Innocence: Poems

Auguries of Innocence: PoemsAuguries 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

and eating the native weeds growing in your backyard

and each of them begins to wonder if they would be better off making sure their spouse carries their secrets to the grave

and a good dose of humor

a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy

She’s patronizing

Whether speaking in the voice of the goddess Persephone or thinking about aging while walking the dog

falling in love

This is the book you've been looking for

The warnings are easily ignored—until they aren’t

he can see for miles and slowly begins to understand more about himself and his dad

neither of whom can weather life without the other

and Nazi Germany