Burning Bright

Excerpts from Illinois writer Julie McCracken's memoir “Lord, Please Let Me Live Until Strawberry Season,” published in Passager in 1992. Support the show

Excerpts from Iowa writer Pam Kress-Dunn’s memoir “Love and Fury in a Plastic Box,” from the 2019  Passager  Open Issue. Support the show

Excerpt of an essay by Oaxaca writer Robert Joe Stout called “Laughing at the Moon," published in the 2017 Open Issue of Passager . Support the show

Two poems by New York poet Harry Bauld from his book, The Uncorrected Eye , and Indiana poet Gilbert Arzola, from his book, Prayers of Little Consequence . Support the show

A poem by 2020 Passager Poet Liz Abrams-Morley, from the 2020 Passager  Poetry Contest issue . Support the show

Two poems by poets Ruth Mota ( 2018 Passager Poetry Contest ) and Leatha Kendrick ( 2017 Passager Poetry Contest ). Support the show

Three poems from New Jersey poet Dennis H. Lee, 2020 winner of the Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize for his collection, Tidal Wave . Support the show

Two poems from Georgia poet Diana Anhalt, from her book Because There Is No Return , published by Passager Books in 2015. Support the show

Excerpts of a short story by Baltimore writer Stephen Dixon from the 2016 Passager  Open Issue . Support the show

Two poems by Cape Cod poet Wilderness Sarchild, from her book Old Women Talking , published by Passager Books in 2017. Support the show

Two poems by D.C. poet Henry Morgenthau III from his book, A Sunday in Purgatory , published by Passager Books in 2016. Support the show

Excerpts of a memoir by Massachusetts writer Lynette Benton from the 2020 Passager  Open Issue . Support the show

A poem by Baltimore native Moira Egan, from her book Hot Flash Sonnets , published by Passager Books in 2014. Support the show

Excerpt of a memoir by Chinese-American writer Roy Cheng Tsung, from his book Beyond Lowu Bridge , published by Passager Books in 2014. Support the show

Two poems by Baltimore poets Joseph Harrison ( 2020 Passager Open Issue ) and Fay Ashby ( 2019 Passager Poetry Contest ). Support the show

Excerpt of a memoir by New York writer Nancy Davidoff Kelton, from her book Finding Mr. Rightstein , published by Passager Books in 2016. Support the show

A poem by Baltimore poet Kathy Mangan, from her book Taproot , published by Passager Books in 2019. Support the show

Two poems by Vermont poet Jean L. Connor, from her book A Cartography of Peace , published by Passager Books in 2005. Support the show

Excerpts from Baltimore writer Andrew Brown, from his book The Chugalug King & Other Stories , published by Passager Books in 2016. Support the show

A poem by Washington, DC poet Sarah Yerkes, from her book Days of Blue and Flame , published by Passager Books in 2019. Support the show

A poem by Indiana writer Gilbert Arzola, from his book Prayers of Little Consequence , published by Passager Books in 2020. Support the show

Excerpt of a memoir by Virginia writer Joyce Abell, from her book  Prickly Roses , published by Passager Books in 2017. Support the show

Two poems by Baltimore artist and poet Larnell Custis Butler, from her book Improvise in the Amen Corner , published by Passager Books in 2007. Support the show

Excerpts of an essay from Baltimore poet Tillie Friedenberg, who wrote in 2008 about joining the protest movement in the 60s, published in the Martin Luther King Jr. special release issue of Passager Journal. Support the show

Two poems by Baltimore poet Shirley Brewer, from her book A Little Breast Music , published by Passager Books in 2008. This audio-cast was made possible in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council. Support the show