Burning Bright

Burning Bright

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Burning Bright episodes

  • Space

    To the moon and beyond with poets Colleen Gibbons, Mark MacAllister, and Ruth Mota.

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    7 min
  • Periodic Table

    Elemental tangents, with poems by Jim Nawrocki, Kay Cash-Smith, and Susan Haroutunian Cunningham.

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    8 min
  • Black History Month

    Poems and excerpts on learning about Black history, by Kevin Nance, Elizabeth Esris, Kathleen O’Toole, and Melvin Douglas Williams.

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    9 min
  • The Holocaust

    Recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day with pieces from Rachel Heimowitz, Claire Kahane, Fran Markover, and Rosanne Singer. 

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    8 min
  • It’s Cold!

    Celebrating Robert Service’s Birthday, with poems by Rebecca Leet, John J. Hohn, and Pamela Wynn.

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    7 min
  • New Year's Hope

    Poems about small hopes, from Kathleen Hellen, Becky Sakellariou, Paula Sergi, and Martin Steyer.

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    7 min
  • Christmas 2025

    Pieces about Christmas and New Year's, from Nancy Smith Harris, Patric Pepper, and Liz Abrams-Morley. 

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    9 min
  • Morgenthau Prize

    Poems from Henry Morgenthau III and past Morgenthau Prize winners Dennis Lee, Mark Elber, and Winifred Hughes.

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    9 min

About Burning Bright

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