To mark the beginning of baseball season, an excerpt of "Striking Out" by Bea Epstein from the 2013 Passager Open Issue.

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Four pieces celebrating Spring, the season of hope, by Kathy Mangan (Taproot), John L. Wright (2021 Passager Open Issue), Jean L. Connor (A Hinge of Joy) and Helen Vo-Dinh (2007 Passager Open Issue). 

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Three poems for Women’s History Month, by MaryAnn Miller and Ellen Schmidt (2018 Passager Poetry Contest) and Mary Stone Hanley (2017 Passager Poetry Contest).

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Some poems inspired by jazz and jazz musicians, from Harry Bauld (The Uncorrected Eye), Steve Matanle (Nightbook) and John Glowney (2020 Passager Poetry Contest).

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Examples of three specific poetic forms, with poems by Philip Allen (2021 Open Issue), Sarah Yerkes (Days of Blue and Flame) and Clarinda Harriss (2018 Open Issue).

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Two pieces from the forthcoming issue of Passager, from Elaine Logan and Michael Salcman.

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An excerpt from Beyond Lowu Bridge by Roy Cheng Tsung to commemorate the Chinese New Year. 

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Three poems about love, from Sheila Golburgh Johnson, Virginia Anderson and Ebby Malmgren.

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Three poems about animals that generally stay out of sight during the winter, by Lisa Bellamy, Judith Bernal and Stuart Chalfant. 

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Three poems from Passager writers Anita Mewherter (2018 Open Issue), Pilar Saavedra-Vela and Rex Wilder (2020 Poetry Contest Issue). 

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