Coyote,” a new biography by Robert M. Dowling, recounts how the cowboy laureate of American theatre invented himself.

The poem was “Infant Joy” from William Blake’s Songs of Innocence, and our two-day-old son had a middle name — Blake!

The poet became a pioneering punk artist with the release of her debut album, a collection of both literary sophistication ...

For half a century, the quintessential punk poet has mingled her own brand of magpie religion with the church of rock ‘n’ ...

Framing his work in elemental terms of self-sufficiency, Shepard considered his analog tools: “When you go to ride a horse, ...

From a young age, Patti Smith stood out in her poverty-stricken family. With a vivid imagination, she immersed herself in books, questioned the universe, and formed tight-knit groups of friends.

Radon is sickening thousands of Ohioans a year. An investigation from the Columbus Dispatch investigation found the state ...

Radon is sickening thousands of Ohioans a year. A Dispatch investigation found the state could be doing more to protect those ...

Patti Smith talks about 'Bread of Angels,' her latest book. Smith wrote the book over a 10-year period, chronicling her ...

The singer-songwriter and poet recounts her childhood in this memoir, the place where “the kingdom of the infinite imagination” first opened beneath her feet.

“Just Kids” is a memoir of Smith’s early years in New York and her relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe. They ...