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 278 episodes available.

Burning Bright episodes:

March 02, 2021 Poetic Forms
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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February 23, 2021 A Peek at the New Issue
Two pieces from the forthcoming issue of Passager, from Elaine Logan and Michael Salcman.
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7min
February 16, 2021 Chinese New Year
An excerpt from Beyond Lowu Bridge by Roy Cheng Tsung to commemorate the Chinese New Year.
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February 09, 2021 Valentine's Day
Three poems about love, from Sheila Golburgh Johnson, Virginia Anderson and Ebby Malmgren.
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February 02, 2021 Groundhog Day
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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January 26, 2021 Covid
Three poems from Passager writers Anita Mewherter (2018 Open Issue), Pilar Saavedra-Vela and Rex Wilder (2020 Poetry Contest Issue).
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January 19, 2021 MLK
Celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King with pieces by Margaret Rozga and Eugenia Collier, from Passager’s special Martin Luther King issue, published in 2008.
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7min
January 12, 2021 The Quarantine 15
Three poems about food, by Miles Coon (2010 Passager Poetry Contest), Peter Harris (2012 Passager Open Issue) and Shirley J. Brewer (A Little Breast Music).

The cover art is a detail of a painting by Steve Matanle.
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January 05, 2021 New Orleans Bound
Excerpts of an essay by Virginia writer Joyce Abell, from her memoir Prickly Roses, published by Passager Books in 2017. Meet Abell in a video interview.
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December 29, 2020 It Pleases Me No End
Three poems to celebrate the season, from Steve Matanle (Nightbook), Sarah Yerkes (Days of Blue and Flame), and Jean L. Connor (A Cartography of Peace).
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FAQs about Burning Bright:

How many episodes does Burning Bright have?

The podcast currently has 278 episodes available.