Woolgathering by Patti Smith – review

Smith's vivid sequence of memoir sketches has lost none of its quiet power in this augmented 20th anniversary editionThe original Woolgathering, a collection of sketches published 20 years ago in a volume the size of a deck of cards, holds talismanic significance for some Patti Smith devotees. Capturing moments of her adult life, Smith pares down her prose to a state of vivid impressionism, so enigmatic that even ordinary acts – preparing mint tea, nodding off while sewing – take on spiritua...

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