In Answer Songs: Music as Muse, Ben Arthur argues that all art responds to other art—it’s just the process of inspiration at work. The singer/songwriter and poet describes his forthcoming seventh album, Call and Response, as “a collection of ‘answer songs,’ each responding to another artist’s work.” In our online companion piece to Arthur’s article, read Joyce Carol Oates’ poem, “Too Young to Marry but Not Too Young to Die,” and listen to Arthur’s answer song. Have you been inspired by the work of an artist in another discipline?
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 20:00:03 +0000
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