She's the godmother of punk, and he's everyone’s favorite
yarn-spinning uncle of poetic Aussie rock’n’roll. Seeing these two
legends sit down in conversation will be a meeting of the minds
that'll be hard to better, and the Sydney Writers' Festival is making
it happen. Smith has plenty to draw on, with her multifaceted
career reaching back to the ’70s, taking in 13 albums, including
the breakthrough Horses , three books, and multiple collections of
poetry and essays. With Kelly, she’ll be discussing her latest New
York Times-bestselling book, Year of the Monkey , a genre-redefining
blend of memoir and fiction. Smith, aged 73, was last in Australia for
a sell-out national tour in 2017, thought by some to be
her final visit Down Under. Lucky us, she’s back this year to play
Byron Bay Bluesfest, with sideshows in Melbourne and Sydney (she plays
the Enmore Theatre on April 15 and 16). Her in conversation with
Kelly – a rare chance to see two icons discussing the magical and
vital power of stories – is one of the headline happenings of the
2020 Sydney Writers' Festival , which this year runs from April 27 to
May 3. The full program is due to be announced in mid-March.
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