Passager
Burning Bright
Passager’s weekly podcast, presenting poetry and prose by writers over 50. Hosted by Jon Shorr.
Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.passagerbooks.com
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Episodes
Letters 05.12.2023 6:54
Into the archive, featuring an epistolary poem by Andrew Brown, and excerpts from cover letters and thank-you notes sent by Passager's readers and submitters over the years. Support the show
The 2024 Morgenthau Prize 28.11.2023 7:24
Passager's first book prize for a writer 70 or older, with poems by its previous winners Dennis H. Lee and Mark Elber, and judge David Keplinger. Support the show
Thanksgiving 21.11.2023 6:35
Finding gratitude, with poems by Ida Marie Beck, Terry S. Johnson, Marya Smith and Barbara Draper. Support the show
A More Positive Spin 14.11.2023 6:29
Threads of kindness, with poems by Elizabeth Kerlikowske, James K. Zimmerman and Larnell Custis Butler. Support the show
Veterans Day 07.11.2023 6:14
Post-war poems by Vietnam War veterans Eric Forsbergh and Wayne Karlin. Support the show
Climate Change 31.10.2023 5:49
This planet and our time on it, with poems by Robert Lowes, Constance Norgren and Margaret Lloyd. Support the show
Israel-Gaza 24.10.2023 15:33
A 16-minute episode reflecting on the Israel-Gaza conflict with offerings from Christine S. O'Connor, Shelley List, James McGrath, Ed Vojik, Rose M. Smith, Dori Hale, Jerome Gagnon, Katharyn Howd Machan, Maryhelen Snyder and Adrienne Unger. Support the show
Appalachian Trail 17.10.2023 6:19
From Maine to Georgia, and other realms, with poems by Penny Altman, James Wyshynski and Memye Curtis Tucker. Support the show
Indigenous Peoples’ Day 10.10.2023 6:30
Pride and preservation, with poems by Catherine Allen and Andrew Brown. Support the show
Burning Bright's 150th Episode! 03.10.2023 6:19
Celebrating this milestone with an excerpt from Dorothy Pula Strohecker (Issue 1) and poems by Sharron Singleton and Nan Fry (Issue 50). Support the show
2023 Poetry Contest Issue 26.09.2023 7:09
Featuring honorable mentions from the new issue of Passager , with poems by Joanne Holdridge, Liz Ahl, Laird Harrison and Nancy Lael Braun. Support the show
A Time to Reflect 19.09.2023 5:56
Shana tova , with wayfinding poems by Liz Abrams-Morley, Amy White and Jean Connor. Support the show
Pets 12.09.2023 6:17
In memory of Gracie Allen, the Passager Poodle, with poems by Ann Kolakowski, Peter Nash, Gene Grabiner and Gary McClain Gannaway. Support the show
Back to School 05.09.2023 6:50
Core memories, with pieces by Ellen Hirning Schmidt, Maureen Murphy Woodcock, Maryhelen Snyder. Support the show
Auld Lang Syne 25.07.2023 7:55
A look back on the last year at Passager and a peek ahead, with poems by Mark Elber, Sandy Longley, Christine O’Leary Rockey, Joyce S. Brown and Jo Miles. Support the show
Vive la Marilyns! 18.07.2023 5:40
Poems by Marilyn Churchill, Marilyn Wallner, and Marilyn McConnell, in memory of Marilyn Shorr. Support the show
Bastille Day 11.07.2023 6:04
Retrospect, with poems by Susan Lilley and Claudia Van Gerven, plus a peek inside the new issue with thoughts from contest winner George Drew. Support the show
July 4 03.07.2023 6:59
This holiday's other implications, with pieces by D.R. James and Roy Cheng Tsung, plus a peek inside the new issue with a poem by Keli Osborn. Support the show
Allusions to Shakespeare 27.06.2023 7:00
Inspired reading, with pieces by Leon Arden and Shirley J. Brewer, plus a peek inside the new issue with a poem by Charles Kesler. Support the show
Kindergarten at 60 20.06.2023 6:14
Back to school, with an excerpt by Dian Seidel. Support the show
Bloomsday 13.06.2023 6:51
Crossovers, with poems by Monica De Bhailís, Judy Ireland and Nora Percival. Support the show
Cars 06.06.2023 5:55
Stirrings and strandings, with excerpts by Joyce Abell and Timothy Reilly. Support the show
Updating Religion 30.05.2023 6:17
Reformations, with poems by Curt Sloan, Jesse Arthur Stone and Joyce La Mers. Support the show
Memorial Day 23.05.2023 6:38
Honoring our late loved ones, with poems by Mark Elber and Fran Markover. Support the show
Mothernest 16.05.2023 6:45
Four poems in the spirit of mother-ness, introducing a new collection by Sandy Longley. Support the show
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