Veterans Day
Post-war, with pieces by Charles West, Freddie Lee Wilson & Craig Hukill, David McAleavey and Michael Miller . Support the show
Nov 15, 2022•6 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Burning Bright
Passager’s weekly podcast, presenting poetry and prose by writers over 50. Hosted by Jon Shorr.
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More from the New Issue
More honorable mentions from the new issue of Passager , Lenett Partlow-Myrick, Len Freeman, Bob Shapero and Jerome Gagnon. Support the show
Nov 08, 2022•6 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Stress
Writing through it, with selections by Willa Schneberg, Michael Milburn and Jane Goldsmith. Support the show
Nov 01, 2022•7 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Headstone by Mark Elber
Introducing Mark Elber's prize-winning book, featuring selected poems from the just-released Headstone . Support the show
Oct 25, 2022•8 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Autumn
Transitions, with poems by Ginny Lowe Connors, Larsen Bowker, Pru Starr and Wilderness Sarchild. Support the show
Oct 18, 2022•7 min•Season 3Ep. 6
2022 Passager Poet David Bergman
Four poems from 2022 Passager Poetry Contest Winner David Bergman. Support the show
Oct 11, 2022•6 min•Season 3Ep. 5
The Diaries
Pandemic reflections from Judith Beth Cohen, Maureen Woodcock, Gloria Kropf, Lynn M. Knapp, Rich Bates, Wendy Watson, Martha Graham-Waldon, Amy Cotler, Mary Alice Dixon, Ellen Reichman, Tricia Knoll, Pia Wood, Susan Milord and Dayana Moreno. Support the show
Oct 04, 2022•12 min•Season 3Ep. 4
The 2022 Contest Issue
Honorable mentions from the new issue of Passager , with poems by Joyce Schmid, Julie Pratt and James McGrath. Support the show
Sep 27, 2022•6 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Women
Four poems about women, featuring Laurie Barton, Cathleen Cohen, Dianne Woods Ashley and Laura Secord. Support the show
Sep 20, 2022•7 min•Season 3Ep. 2
National Ampersand Day
Honoring the ampersand and the bridges between ideas, with poems by Marilyn Wallner, Anne Myles, Patricia Zylius and Sarah Yerkes. Support the show
Sep 13, 2022•7 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Summer
Sunny and seasonal, with poems by Pat Hale, Dorothy Riehm, John O’Dell and Ed Minus. Support the show
Jul 05, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Weddings
Wedding season, with excerpts of memoirs by Charles Heckman and Gloria O'Neil. Support the show
Jun 28, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 51
The Centenarians
On this 100th episode of Burning Bright , poems by 100-year-olds Jean Connor, Henry Morgenthau III and Sarah Yerkes. Support the show
Jun 21, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Fathers
Fathers and fatherhood, with poems by Thomas Jardine, Harriet Stratton, Marc Swan and Jeanie Sanders. Support the show
Jun 14, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Living on the Cusp
Growing pains, with excerpts by Sarah Dabney and Timothy Reilly. Support the show
Jun 07, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 48
The 1950s and 60s
Mid-century childhoods, with pieces by Judy Lee Green, Marianne Patty and Rosanne Singer. Support the show
May 31, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Memorial Day
Three women of WWII, with poems by Diane Dees, E. Laura Golberg and Shirley Brewer. Support the show
May 24, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Music
Musical imagery, with poems by Steve Matanle, Larnell Custis Butler and Maryhelen Snyder. Support the show
May 17, 2022•5 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Pets
Their companionship, with pieces by Roberta Schine, John Davis and Gary McClain Gannaway. Support the show
May 10, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Mother's Day
Memorable mothers, with pieces by Maureen Hossbacher, Margaret Osburn, Nancy Davidoff Kelton and Chris Carbaugh. Support the show
May 03, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Baseball
The season begins, with pieces by Harry Bauld, John Kimmey and Jennifer Wallace. Support the show
Apr 26, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Coupla Old Men
Meet Bert and Callum, with pieces by Kathy Shorr and Kirk Wareham. Support the show
Apr 19, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Eggs
More than food, with pieces by Mark Harris and Fran Markover. Support the show
Apr 12, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Spring Miracles
Birth, new beginnings and miracles, with poems by Beth Paulson, Liz Abrams-Morley and Wendy Hoffman. Support the show
Apr 05, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Women's History Month
Celebrating women, with pieces by Wilderness Sarchild, Gilbert Arzola and Joyce Abell. Support the show
Mar 29, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Pandemic Retrospective
Two years of COVID, with excerpts from Juliet Wilson, Orman Day, Patrick Hansel, Elaine Lambert and Liz Abrams-Morley. Support the show
Mar 22, 2022•7 min•Season 2Ep. 37
War
Its impact, with poems by Patrick Hansel, James McGrath and Kaz Sussman. Support the show
Mar 15, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Near Death Experience
Life and death and curiosity, with poems by Joyce La Mers, Maureen Murphy Woodcock, Pat Hurley and Fran Markover. Support the show
Mar 09, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Kids
Children and childhood, with pieces by Johanna DeMay, Kristin Davis and Dian Seidel. Support the show
Mar 01, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 34
The New Issue!
A peek inside the 2022 Open Issue, with excerpts from Rhett Watts, Jayne Brown and Patrick J. Murphy. Support the show
Feb 22, 2022•6 min•Season 2Ep. 33
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