From Dickinson and Hughes to countless contemporary poets, American poets have had their work set by composers in the tradition of art song. Four poets whose poems were selected and set by composers and performed by Chicago’s Singers on New Ground, an organization promoting contemporary art song, will be joined by the composers for a reading and listening event that celebrates a vibrant collaborative tradition of turning poetry into song. Poets Rebecca Morgan Frank, Jill McDonough, Katie Peterson, and Matthew Hittinger will be joined by composers Randall West, Luke Gullickson, and Eric Malmquist, as well as guest musicians. This project is a result of a collaboration between Memorious, an online literary magazine, and SONG; this collaboration begin at VCCA in Fall of 2009. Find our more at www.memorious.org. March 1, 2012, 4:30-5:45 pm This event is part of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference, Boulevard Room A,B,C, Hilton Chicago, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL