Burning Bright

Football, Grandparents Day and Rosh Hashanah, with poems by Gilbert Arzola, Liliane Roy Anders and Fran Markover. Support the show

Summer break, with poems by Jennifer Wallace and Judith Arcana. Support the show

Two form poems, by Antoinette Kennedy and Lynn Dizard. Support the show

Three pieces about numbers from Wilderness Sarchild, Christine O'Connor and Marie Anderson. Support the show

Detention, indigestion, and other muses with pieces by Leon Arden and Dennis H. Lee.  Support the show

Two very different takes on fireworks, with pieces by Jack Ritter and Victoria Wyatt.  Support the show

This episode celebrates Juneteenth, with pieces by Mary Carter Smith, Lucille Clifton and Larnell Custis Butler.  Support the show

Four pieces about fathers and food, by Ruth Holzer, Greg Moglia, Shirley J. Brewer and Roy Cheng Tsung. Support the show

Ok, not locusts — cicadas! If you’re in much of the eastern part of the United States these days, you’ve probably had the mixed blessing of dodging them, stepping on them, listening to them, and sticking their shells to your nose or eyebrows. Poems by Sophia Rivkin, Mary Azrael and Barbara Crooker.  Support the show

A look back to Passager’s beginnings back in 1990, with poems by former US Poet Laureate Josephine Jacobsen and Judson Jerome. Support the show

Views of becoming a soldier, living through war and remembering with pieces by James P. Hanley, Tom Buchanan and Pantea Amin Tofangchi. Support the show

A look at sports and fans, with pieces by Bill Smoot, Gilbert Arzola and Kathy Mangan. Support the show

On this episode, the old country and the new country, with pieces by Diana Anhalt, Zeina Azzam and Judith Krummeck.  Support the show

Four poems paying tribute to our mothers, by Wilderness Sarchild, Mary Lou Rife, Diana Morley and Ilene Millman. The cover art for this episode is from a painting by Tia Cross titled “The Chat.”  Support the show

Some tree poems to bridge Earth Day and Arbor Day, from Constance Quarterman Bridges, Michael Fulop and Kendra Kopelke.  Support the show

Celebrating Shakespeare's birthday with four pieces about writing, by Sarah Yerkes, Ruth Moose, Elizabeth Kerlikowske and James McGrath.  Support the show

Two more pieces from the new Passager   Open Issue , from Marc Morgenstern and Anne Sheldon. Support the show

Passager’s annual poetry contest closes April 15. On this episode, poems from past Poetry Contest issues. Support the show

To mark the beginning of baseball season, an excerpt of "Striking Out" by Bea Epstein from the 2013 Passager  Open Issue . Support the show

Four pieces celebrating Spring, the season of hope, by Kathy Mangan ( Taproot ), John L. Wright ( 2021 Passager Open Issue ), Jean L. Connor ( A Hinge of Joy ) and Helen Vo-Dinh (2007 Passager Open Issue).  Support the show

Three poems for Women’s History Month, by MaryAnn Miller and Ellen Schmidt ( 2018 Passager Poetry Contest ) and Mary Stone Hanley ( 2017 Passager Poetry Contest ). Support the show

Some poems inspired by jazz and jazz musicians, from Harry Bauld ( The Uncorrected Eye ), Steve Matanle ( Nightbook ) and John Glowney ( 2020 Passager Poetry Contest ). Support the show

Examples of three specific poetic forms, with poems by Philip Allen (2021 Open Issue), Sarah Yerkes ( Days of Blue and Flame ) and Clarinda Harriss ( 2018 Open Issue ). Support the show

Two pieces from the forthcoming issue of Passager , from Elaine Logan and Michael Salcman. Support the show

An excerpt from Beyond Lowu Bridge by Roy Cheng Tsung to commemorate the Chinese New Year.  Support the show