PEN America to Honor Patti Smith, Hearst's Frank Bennack at 2020 PEN America Literary Gala
February 05, 2020
February 05, 2020
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
PEN America announced Patti Smith as the recipient of the 2020 PEN America Literary Service Award, to be conferred upon the iconic writer and performer at this year's PEN America Literary Gala, on May 19. PEN America is recognizing Smith for her prolific and multifaceted career, across which she has written arrestingly lucid memoirs and poetry; paired vital literary and raw punk sensibilities in her music; and, throu . . .
PEN America announced Patti Smith as the recipient of the 2020 PEN America Literary Service Award, to be conferred upon the iconic writer and performer at this year's PEN America Literary Gala, on May 19. PEN America is recognizing Smith for her prolific and multifaceted career, across which she has written arrestingly lucid memoirs and poetry; paired vital literary and raw punk sensibilities in her music; and, throu . . .