Burning Bright

Burning Bright

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Burning Bright episodes

  • 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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    7 min
  • 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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    5 min
  • 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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    7 min
  • 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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    7 min
  • 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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    7 min
  • 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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    7 min
  • Christmas

    Excerpts of “An Empty Sky," a short story by Massachusetts writer Sean Padraic McCarthy  from the 2020 Open issue of Passager.

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    7 min
  • Trying to Come Home

    Excerpt of a memoir by Chinese-American writer Roy Cheng Tsung, from his new book Ox Horn Bend, just released from Passager Books.

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    7 min

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