Burning Bright

Mar 04 2025 215 ep. 6 mins 2

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

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Peace Corps

Mar 04 2025 8 mins

Humanitarian callings, featuring work by James McGrath, Dian Seidel and Terry S. Johnson. Support the show

Longfellow

Feb 25 2025 8 mins

Geographic connections to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, featuring poems by Betty Ajemian, Marsh Muirhead and Alice Weiss. Support the show

Eva's Picks

Feb 18 2025 7 mins

The pieces that impacted Passager intern Eva Fraser, featuring work by Kirsten Backstrom, Dori Hale and Rachel Eisler. Support the show

Valentine's Day

Feb 11 2025 6 mins

Open hearts, featuring poems by Stefan Balan, Arthur Russell, Marda Messick and David Bergman. Support the show

Charles Dickens

Feb 04 2025 7 mins

Dickensian upbringings, featuring work by Margo Davis, Eaton Jackson and Richard Moore. Support the show

An Interview with Winifred Hughes

Jan 28 2025 10 mins

A special episode of Burning Bright, featuring an interview with 2024 Henry Morgenthau III Prize Winner Winifred Hughes. Support the show

Editors’ Picks

Jan 21 2025 8 mins

Passager editors discuss the pieces that left lasting impressions, featuring Virginia B. Anderson, Richard Frank Gillum and Kathy O’Fallon. Support the show

Roget’s Thesaurus

Jan 14 2025 7 mins

Language and expression, featuring poems by Stephen Cribari, Carolyn Moore, Laura D. Weeks and Keli Osborn. Support the show

Birthday Reflections

Jan 07 2025 7 mins

Where you’ve been and where you’re going, featuring four poems by Jean Nordhaus, David Galloway, Naomi Thiers and Jaque Reed. Support the show

Trees

Dec 17 2024 6 mins

Beginnings, journeys, and fate, featuring poems by Maryhelen Snyder, Shirley Windward and Gilbert Arzola. Support the show