Burning Bright

Burning Bright

Passager’s weekly podcast, presenting poetry and prose by writers over 50. Hosted by Jon Shorr.

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July 28, 2026 9 mins

A conversation with Passager's editor in chief, Rosanne Singer. Plus, an excerpt by Sara Winslow.

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Some appreciation for animals and those who care for them, with work by Graal Braun, Anne Frydman, Barbara DuCharme, Marie Ryan McMillan, and Joyce S. Brown.

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July 14, 2026 9 mins

The trials, tribulations and beauty of possessing a body, featuring poems by Jane Ellen Glasser, Susan Okie, Don Thompson, Joyce LaMers, and Larnell Custis Butler.

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July 7, 2026 7 mins

A thoughtful meditation on sliced bread, featuring poems by Lynn Wood Dizard, Madelyn Garner, and Patricia Bollin.

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June 30, 2026 8 mins

Celebrating America’s 250th birthday, featuring work by Dan Shiffman, Will Reger, Keli Osborn and Anne Sheldon.

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June 23, 2026 7 mins

Celebrating Mel Brooks' birthday with pieces by Jo Miles, Richard Moore, and Maryhelen Snyder. 

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June 16, 2026 6 mins

Celebrating Paul McCartney’s 84th birthday with poems by Penny Altman, Michele Wolf, Tracy K. Lewis, and Henry Morgenthau III.

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June 9, 2026 7 mins

 Celebrating the end of the school year with poems by Sarah Dickenson Snyder, Ilene Millman, Harriet Stratton, and Cathleen Cohen. 

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June 2, 2026 6 mins

Finding hope, featuring poems by Tom Large, Ed Gold, Chuck Tripi, and Martha Fox. 

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May 26, 2026 7 mins

Poems about Jewish American Identity, from Dennis Lee, Wilderness Sarchild, and Fran Markover.

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May 19, 2026 7 mins

Pieces on confessions and spirituality from Peggy Schimmelman, Dwayne Thorpe, and Anastasia Vassos.

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May 12, 2026 10 mins

Celebrating our spring semester interns with poems by Gilbert Arzola, Fran Markover, Ruth Goring, and Wilderness Sarchild. 

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May 5, 2026 7 mins

A three-poem preview of Proof of Life by Kathy O’Fallon, winner of the 2026 Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize.

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April 28, 2026 6 mins

Commemorating the anniversary of the capture of Saigon, with excerpts from Jeffrey Minch, Michael Miller, and Gary Lark. 

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April 21, 2026 6 mins

Poems that take place outside, from Maura High, Beverly Osband, Sam Schmidt, and Jean Connor.

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April 14, 2026 7 mins

Celebrating the start of baseball season with work from Bea Epstein, Barry Nemett, John Kimmey, and Jennifer Wallace.

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April 7, 2026 7 mins

Celebrating National Siblings Day with pieces from Perie Longo, Helen Vo-Dinh, and Gail DiMaggio.

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March 31, 2026 8 mins

Pieces on aging body parts by Harry Bauld, Michael Brodin, and Katherine Briccetti. 

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March 24, 2026 8 mins

A sneak peek into the new issue with Richard Jacobs, Hania Qutub, Mary Alice Dixon, and Robbie Gamble.

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March 17, 2026 8 mins

An appreciation of literature and writers with poems by Mark Brooks, Judy Ireland, Florence Weinberger, and Bonnie Naradzay. 

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