Burning Bright

Sylvia Beach 17.03.2026 8:43 ↓

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

Peace Corps & Volunteering 10.03.2026 6:02 ↓

Writing on the desire to be of service, from Judith Chalmer, Diana Woodcock, and Andrew Brown.  Support the show

John Keats 24.02.2026 7:08 ↓

Commemorating John Keats with odes by John Philip Drury, Myra Shapiro, and Mark Elber.  Support the show

Space 17.02.2026 6:33 ↓

To the moon and beyond with poets Colleen Gibbons, Mark MacAllister, and Ruth Mota. Support the show

Periodic Table 10.02.2026 7:37 ↓

Elemental tangents, with poems by Jim Nawrocki, Kay Cash-Smith, and Susan Haroutunian Cunningham. Support the show

Black History Month 03.02.2026 8:14 ↓

Poems and excerpts on learning about Black history, by Kevin Nance, Elizabeth Esris, Kathleen O’Toole, and Melvin Douglas Williams. Support the show

The Holocaust 27.01.2026 7:13 ↓

Recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day with pieces from Rachel Heimowitz, Claire Kahane, Fran Markover, and Rosanne Singer.  Support the show

Ben Franklin and Philadelphia 20.01.2026 6:38 ↓

Poems from Philadelphian writers Joy Gorson, Beth Brown Preston, and Bill Buskirk. Support the show

It’s Cold! 13.01.2026 6:41 ↓

Celebrating Robert Service’s Birthday, with poems by Rebecca Leet, John J. Hohn, and Pamela Wynn. Support the show

New Year's Hope 06.01.2026 6:44 ↓

Poems about small hopes, from Kathleen Hellen, Becky Sakellariou, Paula Sergi, and Martin Steyer. Support the show

Christmas 2025 16.12.2025 8:22 ↓

Pieces about Christmas and New Year's, from Nancy Smith Harris, Patric Pepper, and Liz Abrams-Morley.  Support the show

The 2025 Passager Poet 09.12.2025 7:40 ↓

Four sonnets from 2025 Poetry Contest winner Angie Minkin. Support the show

Morgenthau Prize 02.12.2025 8:35 ↓

Poems from Henry Morgenthau III and past Morgenthau Prize winners Dennis Lee, Mark Elber, and Winifred Hughes. Support the show

The Evils of Drink 24.11.2025 5:49 ↓

 Featuring excerpts and poems about drunkenness from Andrew Brown, Terri Steel, and Rick Rohdenburg.  Support the show

The Bill of Rights 18.11.2025 7:40 ↓

The right of peaceful assembly, with excerpts and poems from Esther Cantu, Judy Callarman, and Tillie Friedenberg. Support the show

World Kindness Day 11.11.2025 7:46 ↓

 Recognizing the kindness of others, with poems from David Bergman, Henry Morgenthau III, and Rhett Watts.  Support the show

Women in Medicine 04.11.2025 7:15 ↓

Featuring pieces from Dr. Denisha Naidoo, Dr. Beverly Greenspan, and Dr. Michelle Morouse.  Support the show

College 28.10.2025 7:03 ↓

Writing about College from Joyce Abell, Terry Miller, and Winifred Hughes. Support the show

Words for Webster 21.10.2025 7:02 ↓

Celebrating Noah Webster with poems about words from Jennifer Pratt-Walter, Sherri Stepakoff, Sarah Yerkes, and Hal Grinberg. Support the show

Indigenous Peoples' Day 14.10.2025 6:48 ↓

Poems about Indian Schools from Red Hawk and Joel Savishinsky, and a painting from Alma Roberts. Support the show

World Teachers’ Day 07.10.2025 7:00 ↓

 Tributes to teachers from Roy Cheng Tsung and Maureen Murphy Woodcock.  Support the show

October is for Oceans 30.09.2025 8:01 ↓

Recognizing October is for Oceans month, with pieces from Passager’s Pandemic Diaries series from Mark Tochen, Johan Fremling, Isabel Learza, and Suzanne Iuppa. Support the show

National Cooking Day 23.09.2025 6:45 ↓

Poems about food from Wendy Hoffman, Christine Higgins, and Fran Markover.  Support the show

A Peek Inside the New Issue 16.09.2025 6:32 ↓

Selections from the forthcoming 2025 Poetry Contest issue, featuring poems by Philip Stern, Buffy Shutt, Susan Miller, and Byron Hoot.  Support the show

National Grandparents’ Day 09.09.2025 5:50 ↓

Honoring the memory of Marian McQuade, with poems and a letter by Richard Levine, Alice Duggan, and Sue Marcus.  Support the show