Passager

Burning Bright

Arts EN ↓ 284 episodes

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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Passager

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Arts

Podcast website

www.passagerbooks.com

Latest episode

Oct 13, 2026

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Episodes

Letters 05.12.2023

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

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

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

Threads of kindness, with poems by Elizabeth Kerlikowske, James K. Zimmerman and Larnell Custis Butler.  Support the show

Veterans Day 07.11.2023

Post-war poems by Vietnam War veterans Eric Forsbergh and Wayne Karlin.  Support the show

Climate Change 31.10.2023

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

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

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

Pride and preservation, with poems by Catherine Allen and Andrew Brown.  Support the show

Burning Bright's 150th Episode! 03.10.2023

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

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

Shana tova , with wayfinding poems by Liz Abrams-Morley, Amy White and Jean Connor. Support the show

Pets 12.09.2023

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

Core memories, with pieces by Ellen Hirning Schmidt, Maureen Murphy Woodcock, Maryhelen Snyder. Support the show

Auld Lang Syne 25.07.2023

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

Poems by Marilyn Churchill, Marilyn Wallner, and Marilyn McConnell, in memory of Marilyn Shorr. Support the show

Bastille Day 11.07.2023

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

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

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

Back to school, with an excerpt by Dian Seidel. Support the show

Bloomsday 13.06.2023

Crossovers, with poems by Monica De Bhailís, Judy Ireland and Nora Percival. Support the show

Cars 06.06.2023

Stirrings and strandings, with excerpts by Joyce Abell and Timothy Reilly. Support the show

Updating Religion 30.05.2023

Reformations, with poems by Curt Sloan, Jesse Arthur Stone and Joyce La Mers. Support the show

Memorial Day 23.05.2023

Honoring our late loved ones, with poems by Mark Elber and Fran Markover.  Support the show

Mothernest 16.05.2023

Four poems in the spirit of mother-ness, introducing a new collection by Sandy Longley. Support the show

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