Burning Bright

By Passager

Passager’s weekly podcast, presenting poetry and prose by writers over 50. Hosted by Jon Shorr.

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The podcast currently has 271 episodes available.

Burning Bright episodes:

June 09, 2026 Teachers
Celebrating the end of the school year with poems by Sarah Dickenson Snyder, Ilene Millman, Harriet Stratton, and Cathleen Cohen.
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8min
June 02, 2026 Hope
Finding hope, featuring poems by Tom Large, Ed Gold, Chuck Tripi, and Martha Fox.
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7min
May 26, 2026 Jewish-American Heritage Month
Poems about Jewish American Identity, from Dennis Lee, Wilderness Sarchild, and Fran Markover.
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8min
May 19, 2026 The Church
Pieces on confessions and spirituality from Peggy Schimmelman, Dwayne Thorpe, and Anastasia Vassos.
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8min
May 12, 2026 Picks by Passager Interns
Celebrating our spring semester interns with poems by Gilbert Arzola, Fran Markover, Ruth Goring, and Wilderness Sarchild.
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11min
May 05, 2026 Morgenthau Prize Winner
A three-poem preview of Proof of Life by Kathy O’Fallon, winner of the 2026 Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize.
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8min
April 28, 2026 Vietnam War
Commemorating the anniversary of the capture of Saigon, with excerpts from Jeffrey Minch, Michael Miller, and Gary Lark.
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7min
April 21, 2026 Earth Day
Poems that take place outside, from Maura High, Beverly Osband, Sam Schmidt, and Jean Connor.
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7min
April 14, 2026 Play Ball!
Celebrating the start of baseball season with work from Bea Epstein, Barry Nemett, John Kimmey, and Jennifer Wallace.
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8min
April 07, 2026 Siblings
Celebrating National Siblings Day with pieces from Perie Longo, Helen Vo-Dinh, and Gail DiMaggio.
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8min

FAQs about Burning Bright:

How many episodes does Burning Bright have?

The podcast currently has 271 episodes available.