Katherine Gekker is a published poet and a member of ASCAP. Her poetry has been called “affecting” and “elusive” by the New York Times, and “ethereal” and “sensuous” by other newspapers. Her series of poems, “… to cast a shadow again,” was set to music by composer Eric Ewazen, and has been issued on a CD, Ewazen: Chamber Music. Southern Music Company is the publisher of the score. Composer Carson Cooman has set a seasonal cycle of Gekker’s poems to music. This piece, “Chasing the Moon Down,” was premiered in Washington, DC, on January 15th, 2010. Musik Fabrik is the score’s publisher. Gekker’s cycle of poems, “Don’t Complicate Things,” will be set to music by Eric Ewazen. She has a B.A., with honors, and an M.A. in English from the University of Virginia.
- Refracted Light by Katherine Gekker
