Art inspiring art. Consider the 1970s hit song "Vincent" by Don McLean. He wrote it as a tribute to the impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh. The first line is the name of his iconic painting: “Starry, starry night…”
Now in 2024, Hawai’i poet Joseph Stanton shares his love for two American realist painters. We've highlighted his art-inspired poetry before. Stanton is also a sports historian and has read his poems at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
Stanton spoke with The Conversation about his latest book, “Lifeline: Poems for Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper.”
Stanton will travel to New York this summer for a book launch and reading on June 13 at the Brooklyn bookstore Taylor & Co. Books.
This story aired on The Conversation on April 9, 2024. The Conversation airs weekdays at 11 a.m. on HPR-1.
