Burning Bright

Exploring the art and effects of writing, with works by Joyce Greenberg Lott, Martha Strom and Vince Granata.  Support the show

Whether we're burning them or building them, Margaret Lunden-Molinari, Gail Newman, Betty Howard and Roy Cheng Tsung understand the power and importance of bridges.  Support the show

 Appreciating the form and flow of words, with poems by Wells Burgess, John Ridland, Nancy Carlson and Nan Fry.  Support the show

Embracing the sweet, and sometimes bitter, temptation of love this season, with poems by Michael Schneider, John Davis and Rachel Michaud. Support the show

Remembering those lost to racial injustice while hoping for a brighter tomorrow, with poems by Art Cohen, Robert Nelson and Ted Lockhart.  Support the show

Oh, for Pete's sake! With works by Peter Lucas, Kimberly Peterson and Peter Hornbostel. Support the show

Recalling memories and faces, with works from Henry Morgenthau, Dennis H. Lee and Mark Elber. Support the show

Memories of childhood and the curious experience of our changing bodies, with works by Nancy Davidoff Kelton, Susan Okie and Wendy Taylor Carlisle.  Support the show

Another year, another lesson with poems by Maxine Gibson, Doris Watts and Melanie Dubose.  Support the show

Late December, lights shining in the darkness, with inspiring words from Andrew Brown and Gilbert Arzola. Support the show

On flight and nightly trips, with poems by Scott Ward, Arne Weingart and Paula Colangelo. Support the show

The season of the centaur, with pieces by Joyce Abell, Alan C. West, Nancy Davidoff Kelton and Dennis H. Lee. Support the show

Thoughts on food and food for thought, with poems by Bonnie Jacobson, Charles Springer, Fran Markover, Sharron Singleton and Ellen Hartley.  Support the show

Post-war, with pieces by Charles West, Freddie Lee Wilson & Craig Hukill, David McAleavey and Michael Miller . Support the show

More honorable mentions from the new issue of Passager , Lenett Partlow-Myrick, Len Freeman, Bob Shapero and Jerome Gagnon.  Support the show

Writing through it, with selections by Willa Schneberg, Michael Milburn and Jane Goldsmith.  Support the show

Introducing Mark Elber's prize-winning book, featuring selected poems from the just-released Headstone . Support the show

Transitions, with poems by Ginny Lowe Connors, Larsen Bowker, Pru Starr and Wilderness Sarchild. Support the show

Four poems from 2022 Passager Poetry Contest Winner David Bergman. Support the show

Pandemic reflections from Judith Beth Cohen, Maureen Woodcock, Gloria Kropf, Lynn M. Knapp, Rich Bates, Wendy Watson, Martha Graham-Waldon, Amy Cotler, Mary Alice Dixon, Ellen Reichman, Tricia Knoll, Pia Wood, Susan Milord and Dayana Moreno.       Support the show

Honorable mentions from the new issue of Passager , with poems by Joyce Schmid, Julie Pratt and James McGrath.  Support the show

Four poems about women, featuring Laurie Barton, Cathleen Cohen, Dianne Woods Ashley and Laura Secord. Support the show

Honoring the ampersand and the bridges between ideas, with poems by Marilyn Wallner, Anne Myles, Patricia Zylius and Sarah Yerkes. Support the show

Sunny and seasonal, with poems by Pat Hale, Dorothy Riehm, John O’Dell and Ed Minus.  Support the show

Wedding season, with excerpts of memoirs by Charles Heckman and Gloria O'Neil. Support the show