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2023 Poetry Contest Issue
Featuring honorable mentions from the new issue of Passager, with poems by Joanne Holdridge, Liz Ahl, Laird Harrison and Nancy Lael Braun.Support the show
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Sep 19, 2023
A Time to Reflect
Shana tova, with wayfinding poems by Liz Abrams-Morley, Amy White and Jean Connor.Support the show
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Sep 12, 2023
Pets
In memory of Gracie Allen, the Passager Poodle, with poems by Ann Kolakowski, Peter Nash, Gene Grabiner and Gary McClain Gannaway.Support the show
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Sep 5, 2023
Back to School
Core memories, with pieces by Ellen Hirning Schmidt, Maureen Murphy Woodcock, Maryhelen Snyder.Support the show
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Jul 25, 2023
Auld Lang Syne
A look back on the last year at Passager and a peek ahead, with poems by Mark Elber, Sandy Longley, Christine O’Leary Rockey, Joyce S. Brown and Jo Miles. Support the show
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Jul 18, 2023
Vive la Marilyns!
Poems by Marilyn Churchill, Marilyn Wallner, and Marilyn McConnell, in memory of Marilyn Shorr.Support the show
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Jul 11, 2023
Bastille Day
Retrospect, with poems by Susan Lilley and Claudia Van Gerven, plus a peek inside the new issue with thoughts from contest winner George Drew.Support the show
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Jul 3, 2023
July 4
This holiday's other implications, with pieces by D.R. James and Roy Cheng Tsung, plus a peek inside the new issue with a poem by Keli Osborn. Support the show
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Jun 27, 2023
Allusions to Shakespeare
Inspired reading, with pieces by Leon Arden and Shirley J. Brewer, plus a peek inside the new issue with a poem by Charles Kesler.Support the show
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Jun 20, 2023
Kindergarten at 60
Back to school, with an excerpt by Dian Seidel.Support the show
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Jun 13, 2023
Bloomsday
Crossovers, with poems by Monica De Bhailís, Judy Ireland and Nora Percival.Support the show
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Jun 6, 2023
Cars
Stirrings and strandings, with excerpts by Joyce Abell and Timothy Reilly.Support the show
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May 30, 2023
Updating Religion
Reformations, with poems by Curt Sloan, Jesse Arthur Stone and Joyce La Mers.Support the show
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May 23, 2023
Memorial Day
Honoring our late loved ones, with poems by Mark Elber and Fran Markover. Support the show
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May 16, 2023
Mothernest
Four poems in the spirit of mother-ness, introducing a new collection by Sandy Longley.Support the show
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May 9, 2023
Mothers
Mother memories, with poems by Gilbert Arzola, Wilderness Sarchild, Wendy Elizabeth Ingersoll and Daniel Carpenter.Support the show
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May 2, 2023
May Days
What happens when we're at war with ourselves and others, with works by former Diana Anhalt and Arthur Rivkin.Support the show
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Apr 25, 2023
May Day
Contemplating what helps us bloom, with poems by Kathy Mangan, Sarah Yerkes and Catherine DeNunzio. Support the show
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Apr 18, 2023
Music
It’s the soundtrack to our lives and the rhythmic telling of our destinies with poems by Diana la Com, Ruth Moon Kempher and Harry Bauld. Support the show
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Apr 11, 2023
Words
The things we use to say what we need and how we feel, with poems by Tony Howarth, Sophia Rivkin and Tim Gillespie. Support the show
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Apr 4, 2023
Birth & Rebirth
Enjoying all that came before, what is here now, and what will be with poems by John Glowney, Sharron Singleton, Maryhelen Snyder and Henry Morgenthau III. Support the show
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Mar 28, 2023
Marching into April
Witness the blooming of April’s expectations and memories with poems by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro, Jim Zafris, Mike Jurkovic and April Lindner.
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Mar 21, 2023
The Trauma Issue
Taking a deeper look into our invisible, innermost scars, with poems by Tonia Dixon, Kelly Madigan and Diana Fusting. Support the show
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Mar 14, 2023
BB-126 The Ides of March
Diving into the month that has transfixed history, with works by Julie Cadwallader Staub, Julia Carter Aldrich and Julie LeMay.Support the show
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Mar 7, 2023
Writing
Exploring the art and effects of writing, with works by Joyce Greenberg Lott, Martha Strom and Vince Granata. Support the show
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Feb 28, 2023
Bridges
Whether we're burning them or building them, Margaret Lunden-Molinari, Gail Newman, Betty Howard and Roy Cheng Tsung understand the power and importance of bridges. Support the show
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Feb 21, 2023
Poetic Forms
Appreciating the form and flow of words, with poems by Wells Burgess, John Ridland, Nancy Carlson and Nan Fry. Support the show
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Feb 14, 2023
Valentine's Day
Embracing the sweet, and sometimes bitter, temptation of love this season, with poems by Michael Schneider, John Davis and Rachel Michaud.Support the show
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Feb 7, 2023
Poems in Protest
Remembering those lost to racial injustice while hoping for a brighter tomorrow, with poems by Art Cohen, Robert Nelson and Ted Lockhart. Support the show
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Jan 31, 2023
Petes!
Oh, for Pete's sake! With works by Peter Lucas, Kimberly Peterson and Peter Hornbostel.Support the show
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Jan 24, 2023
The Morgenthau Prize
Recalling memories and faces, with works from Henry Morgenthau, Dennis H. Lee and Mark Elber.Support the show
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Jan 17, 2023
Two Reptiles and a Mammal
Memories of childhood and the curious experience of our changing bodies, with works by Nancy Davidoff Kelton, Susan Okie and Wendy Taylor Carlisle. Support the show
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Jan 10, 2023
Another Year Older
Another year, another lesson with poems by Maxine Gibson, Doris Watts and Melanie Dubose. Support the show
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Dec 20, 2022
Holiday Light
Late December, lights shining in the darkness, with inspiring words from Andrew Brown and Gilbert Arzola.Support the show
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Dec 13, 2022
The Night Sky
On flight and nightly trips, with poems by Scott Ward, Arne Weingart and Paula Colangelo.Support the show
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Dec 6, 2022
Sagittarius
The season of the centaur, with pieces by Joyce Abell, Alan C. West, Nancy Davidoff Kelton and Dennis H. Lee.Support the show
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Nov 29, 2022
Eating!
Thoughts on food and food for thought, with poems by Bonnie Jacobson, Charles Springer, Fran Markover, Sharron Singleton and Ellen Hartley. Support the show
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Nov 15, 2022
Veterans Day
Post-war, with pieces by Charles West, Freddie Lee Wilson & Craig Hukill, David McAleavey and Michael Miller.Support the show
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Nov 8, 2022
More from the New Issue
More honorable mentions from the new issue of Passager, Lenett Partlow-Myrick, Len Freeman, Bob Shapero and Jerome Gagnon. Support the show
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Nov 1, 2022
Stress
Writing through it, with selections by Willa Schneberg, Michael Milburn and Jane Goldsmith. Support the show
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Oct 25, 2022
Headstone by Mark Elber
Introducing Mark Elber's prize-winning book, featuring selected poems from the just-released Headstone.Support the show
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Oct 18, 2022
Autumn
Transitions, with poems by Ginny Lowe Connors, Larsen Bowker, Pru Starr and Wilderness Sarchild.Support the show
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Oct 11, 2022
2022 Passager Poet David Bergman
Four poems from 2022 Passager Poetry Contest Winner David Bergman.Support the show
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Oct 4, 2022
The Diaries
Pandemic reflections from Judith Beth Cohen, Maureen Woodcock, Gloria Kropf, Lynn M. Knapp, Rich Bates, Wendy Watson, Martha Graham-Waldon, Amy Cotler, Mary Alice Dixon, Ellen Reichman, Tricia Knoll, Pia Wood, Susan Milord and Dayana Moreno. Support the show
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Sep 27, 2022
The 2022 Contest Issue
Honorable mentions from the new issue of Passager, with poems by Joyce Schmid, Julie Pratt and James McGrath. Support the show
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Sep 20, 2022
Women
Four poems about women, featuring Laurie Barton, Cathleen Cohen, Dianne Woods Ashley and Laura Secord.Support the show
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Sep 13, 2022
National Ampersand Day
Honoring the ampersand and the bridges between ideas, with poems by Marilyn Wallner, Anne Myles, Patricia Zylius and Sarah Yerkes.Support the show
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Jul 5, 2022
Summer
Sunny and seasonal, with poems by Pat Hale, Dorothy Riehm, John O’Dell and Ed Minus. Support the show
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Jun 28, 2022
Weddings
Wedding season, with excerpts of memoirs by Charles Heckman and Gloria O'Neil.Support the show
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Jun 21, 2022
The Centenarians
On this 100th episode of Burning Bright, poems by 100-year-olds Jean Connor, Henry Morgenthau III and Sarah Yerkes.Support the show
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Jun 14, 2022
Fathers
Fathers and fatherhood, with poems by Thomas Jardine, Harriet Stratton, Marc Swan and Jeanie Sanders.Support the show
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Jun 7, 2022
Living on the Cusp
Growing pains, with excerpts by Sarah Dabney and Timothy Reilly.Support the show
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May 31, 2022
The 1950s and 60s
Mid-century childhoods, with pieces by Judy Lee Green, Marianne Patty and Rosanne Singer.Support the show
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May 24, 2022
Memorial Day
Three women of WWII, with poems by Diane Dees, E. Laura Golberg and Shirley Brewer.Support the show
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May 17, 2022
Music
Musical imagery, with poems by Steve Matanle, Larnell Custis Butler and Maryhelen Snyder.Support the show
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May 10, 2022
Pets
Their companionship, with pieces by Roberta Schine, John Davis and Gary McClain Gannaway. Support the show
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May 3, 2022
Mother's Day
Memorable mothers, with pieces by Maureen Hossbacher, Margaret Osburn, Nancy Davidoff Kelton and Chris Carbaugh.Support the show
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Apr 26, 2022
Baseball
The season begins, with pieces by Harry Bauld, John Kimmey and Jennifer Wallace.Support the show
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Apr 19, 2022
Coupla Old Men
Meet Bert and Callum, with pieces by Kathy Shorr and Kirk Wareham.Support the show
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Apr 12, 2022
Eggs
More than food, with pieces by Mark Harris and Fran Markover. Support the show
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Apr 5, 2022
Spring Miracles
Birth, new beginnings and miracles, with poems by Beth Paulson, Liz Abrams-Morley and Wendy Hoffman.Support the show
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Mar 29, 2022
Women's History Month
Celebrating women, with pieces by Wilderness Sarchild, Gilbert Arzola and Joyce Abell.Support the show
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Mar 22, 2022
Pandemic Retrospective
Two years of COVID, with excerpts from Juliet Wilson, Orman Day, Patrick Hansel, Elaine Lambert and Liz Abrams-Morley.Support the show
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Mar 15, 2022
War
Its impact, with poems by Patrick Hansel, James McGrath and Kaz Sussman.Support the show
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Mar 8, 2022
Near Death Experience
Life and death and curiosity, with poems by Joyce La Mers, Maureen Murphy Woodcock, Pat Hurley and Fran Markover.Support the show
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Mar 1, 2022
Kids
Children and childhood, with pieces by Johanna DeMay, Kristin Davis and Dian Seidel.Support the show
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Feb 22, 2022
The New Issue!
A peek inside the 2022 Open Issue, with excerpts from Rhett Watts, Jayne Brown and Patrick J. Murphy.Support the show
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Feb 15, 2022
Presidents' Day
Presidential namesakes, with poems by Rossme Taylor, Tom Buchanan and Leah Johnson.Support the show
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Feb 8, 2022
Valentine's Day
Love and romance, with poems by Denise Rue, C. W. Emerson, Marge Piercy, Chuck Madansky and Dorothy Weil.Support the show
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Feb 1, 2022
Winter Animals
The Groundhog, the Mouse and the Crow, with pieces by Laura Wisniewski, Alene Bricken and Jean Connor.Support the show
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Jan 25, 2022
Three Sonnets and a Pantoum
Well and lesser-known forms, with poems by Lee Warner Brooks, Elinor Horwitz, Norma Chapman and Bonnie Naradzay. Support the show
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Jan 18, 2022
In Memory of Jean Connor
A tribute episode to the remarkable poet. Support the show
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Jan 11, 2022
Hope
Springtime and other feelings we need right now, with poems by Barbara Stout,* *James McGrath, Gilbert Arzola and Shirley J. Brewer. Support the show
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Dec 28, 2021
The Ingleside Poets
Celebrating new passions in old age, with poems by the Poetry Salon of Ingleside at Rock Creek.Support the show
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Dec 21, 2021
Ox Horn Bend
Fathers and long-awaited answers, with excerpts from Ox Horn Bend by Roy Cheng Tsung.Support the show
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Dec 14, 2021
The Solitude of Memory
Empathy and experience, with poems about love, war and blindness, from The Solitude of Memory by Michael Miller.Support the show
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Dec 7, 2021
Grandfather's Mandolin
Ancestors traveling their paths to the future, with excerpts from Grandfather’s Mandolin by Fran Markover.Support the show
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Nov 30, 2021
Payments
The price of dowry and passage, with pieces by Gavin Kayner and Renny Golden.Support the show
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Nov 23, 2021
Thanksgiving
Cooking and expectation, with pieces by Maureen Hossbacher, Jim Taylor and Larnell Custis Butler.Support the show
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Nov 16, 2021
Time
How we experience time, with poems by Steve Matanle, Diana Anhalt, Jennifer Burd and Sarah Yerkes.Support the show
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Nov 9, 2021
Veterans Day
The people that survived, with pieces by James McGrath and Mark G. Carter.Support the show
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Nov 2, 2021
Things in Trees
Apples, birds and wishes, with poems by Jean Connor, Fran Markover, Pat Anthony and Jennifer Wallace.Support the show
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Oct 26, 2021
Driving
Unexpected destinations, with poems by Roger Pfingston, John Hovde, Jesse Arthur Stone and Shirley Brewer.Support the show
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Oct 19, 2021
Churches
Churches and change, with pieces by Amy Gottfried and Sharon Doyle.Support the show
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Oct 12, 2021
Masks
Masks: literal and metaphorical, with pieces by Miriam Karmel, Art Cohen, Ruth Beker and Henry Morgenthau III.Support the show
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Oct 5, 2021
2021 Passager Poet
Highlighting the 2021 Passager Poet Gail DiMaggio with two of her contest-winning "mettas." Support the show
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Sep 27, 2021
2021 Contest Issue
Four poems from the new poetry contest issue, by Marie Fochios, Gail Newman, Colleen Anderson and Jan Mordenski. Support the show
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Sep 21, 2021
Autumn
Memories of young passion, with poems by Victoria Korth and Kathy Mangan, and in honor of National Cooking Day – a poem by Ruth Mota.Support the show
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Sep 14, 2021
Music
Two pieces sort of about music, by Donna Pucciani and Timothy Reilly.Support the show
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Sep 8, 2021
September
Football, Grandparents Day and Rosh Hashanah, with poems by Gilbert Arzola, Liliane Roy Anders and Fran Markover.Support the show
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Jul 27, 2021
Puttin' It All on Hold
Summer break, with poems by Jennifer Wallace and Judith Arcana.Support the show
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Jul 20, 2021
Poems or Girdles?
Two form poems, by Antoinette Kennedy and Lynn Dizard.Support the show
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Jul 13, 2021
You Can Count On It
Three pieces about numbers from Wilderness Sarchild, Christine O'Connor and Marie Anderson.Support the show
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Jul 6, 2021
Classical Surprises
Detention, indigestion, and other muses with pieces by Leon Arden and Dennis H. Lee. Support the show
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Jun 29, 2021
4th of July
Two very different takes on fireworks, with pieces by Jack Ritter and Victoria Wyatt. Support the show
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Jun 22, 2021
Juneteenth
This episode celebrates Juneteenth, with pieces by Mary Carter Smith, Lucille Clifton and Larnell Custis Butler.
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Jun 15, 2021
Father's Day
Four pieces about fathers and food, by Ruth Holzer, Greg Moglia, Shirley J. Brewer and Roy Cheng Tsung.Support the show
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Jun 8, 2021
The 17-Year Locusts
Ok, not locusts — cicadas! If you’re in much of the eastern part of the United States these days, you’ve probably had the mixed blessing of dodging them, stepping on them, listening to them, and sticking their shells to your nose or eyebrows. Poems by Sophia Rivkin, Mary Azrael and Barbara Crooker. Support the show
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Jun 1, 2021
First Anniversary
A look back to Passager’s beginnings back in 1990, with poems by former US Poet Laureate Josephine Jacobsen and Judson Jerome.Support the show
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May 25, 2021
Memorial Day
Views of becoming a soldier, living through war and remembering with pieces by James P. Hanley, Tom Buchanan and Pantea Amin Tofangchi.Support the show
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May 18, 2021
Guys and Sports
A look at sports and fans, with pieces by Bill Smoot, Gilbert Arzola and Kathy Mangan.Support the show
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May 11, 2021
Immigrants: What We Carry With Us
On this episode, the old country and the new country, with pieces by Diana Anhalt, Zeina Azzam and Judith Krummeck. Support the show
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May 4, 2021
Mother's Day
Four poems paying tribute to our mothers, by Wilderness Sarchild, Mary Lou Rife, Diana Morley and Ilene Millman.
The cover art for this episode is from a painting by Tia Cross titled “The Chat.” Support the show
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Apr 27, 2021
Trees
Some tree poems to bridge Earth Day and Arbor Day, from Constance Quarterman Bridges, Michael Fulop and Kendra Kopelke.
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Apr 20, 2021
Shakespeare's Birthday
Celebrating Shakespeare's birthday with four pieces about writing, by Sarah Yerkes, Ruth Moose, Elizabeth Kerlikowske and James McGrath. Support the show
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Apr 13, 2021
More from the New Issue!
Two more pieces from the new Passager Open Issue, from Marc Morgenstern and Anne Sheldon.Support the show
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Apr 6, 2021
Poetry Contest
Passager’s annual poetry contest closes April 15. On this episode, poems from past Poetry Contest issues.Support the show
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Mar 30, 2021
Baseball
To mark the beginning of baseball season, an excerpt of "Striking Out" by Bea Epstein from the 2013 Passager Open Issue.Support the show
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Mar 23, 2021
Hope
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). Support the show
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Mar 16, 2021
Women's History Month
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).Support the show
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Mar 9, 2021
Jazz
Some poems inspired by jazz and jazz musicians, from Harry Bauld (The Uncorrected Eye), Steve Matanle (Nightbook) and John Glowney (2020 Passager Poetry Contest).Support the show
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Mar 2, 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).Support the show
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Feb 23, 2021
A Peek at the New Issue
Two pieces from the forthcoming issue of Passager, from Elaine Logan and Michael Salcman.Support the show
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Feb 16, 2021
Chinese New Year
An excerpt from Beyond Lowu Bridge by Roy Cheng Tsung to commemorate the Chinese New Year. Support the show
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Feb 9, 2021
Valentine's Day
Three poems about love, from Sheila Golburgh Johnson, Virginia Anderson and Ebby Malmgren.Support the show
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Feb 2, 2021
Groundhog Day
Three poems about animals that generally stay out of sight during the winter, by Lisa Bellamy, Judith Bernal and Stuart Chalfant. Support the show
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Jan 26, 2021
Covid
Three poems from Passager writers Anita Mewherter (2018 Open Issue), Pilar Saavedra-Vela and Rex Wilder (2020 Poetry Contest Issue). Support the show
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Jan 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.Support the show
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Jan 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.Support the show
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Jan 5, 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.Support the show
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Dec 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). Support the show
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Dec 20, 2020
Christmas
Excerpts of “An Empty Sky," a short story by Massachusetts writer Sean Padraic McCarthy from the 2020 Open issue of Passager.Support the show
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Dec 15, 2020
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.Support the show
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Dec 1, 2020
Hunger & Faith
Two poems by poets Kathy Mangan (Taproot) and Harry Bauld (The Uncorrected Eye).Support the show
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Nov 24, 2020
Thanksgiving
Excerpts from Illinois writer Julie McCracken's memoir “Lord, Please Let Me Live Until Strawberry Season,” published in Passager in 1992.Support the show
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Nov 17, 2020
Battered Wife
Excerpts from Iowa writer Pam Kress-Dunn’s memoir “Love and Fury in a Plastic Box,” from the 2019 Passager Open Issue.Support the show
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Nov 10, 2020
Lizzie the Coyote
Excerpt of an essay by Oaxaca writer Robert Joe Stout called “Laughing at the Moon," published in the 2017 Open Issue of Passager.Support the show
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Oct 27, 2020
Back to School
Two poems by New York poet Harry Bauld from his book, The Uncorrected Eye, and Indiana poet Gilbert Arzola, from his book, Prayers of Little Consequence.Support the show
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Oct 20, 2020
Growing Up in Traumatic Times
A poem by 2020 Passager Poet Liz Abrams-Morley, from the 2020 Passager Poetry Contest issue.Support the show
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Oct 13, 2020
Food
Two poems by poets Ruth Mota (2018 Passager Poetry Contest) and Leatha Kendrick (2017 Passager Poetry Contest).Support the show
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Oct 6, 2020
Before you write from the heart
Three poems from New Jersey poet Dennis H. Lee, 2020 winner of the Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize for his collection, Tidal Wave.Support the show
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Sep 29, 2020
Remembering Life in Mexico
Two poems from Georgia poet Diana Anhalt, from her book Because There Is No Return, published by Passager Books in 2015.Support the show
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Sep 22, 2020
An Interpretation of Dreams
Excerpts of a short story by Baltimore writer Stephen Dixon from the 2016 Passager Open Issue.Support the show
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Sep 15, 2020
The Approximate Weight of My Responsibility
Two poems by Cape Cod poet Wilderness Sarchild, from her book Old Women Talking, published by Passager Books in 2017.Support the show
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Sep 8, 2020
The Last Act
Two poems by D.C. poet Henry Morgenthau III from his book, A Sunday in Purgatory, published by Passager Books in 2016.Support the show
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Sep 1, 2020
Holding On
Excerpts of a memoir by Massachusetts writer Lynette Benton from the 2020 Passager Open Issue.Support the show
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Aug 25, 2020
Insomnia
A poem by Baltimore native Moira Egan, from her book Hot Flash Sonnets, published by Passager Books in 2014.Support the show
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Aug 18, 2020
Persecution
Excerpt of a memoir by Chinese-American writer Roy Cheng Tsung, from his book Beyond Lowu Bridge, published by Passager Books in 2014.Support the show
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Aug 11, 2020
Lyric Compression
Two poems by Baltimore poets Joseph Harrison (2020 Passager Open Issue) and Fay Ashby (2019 Passager Poetry Contest).Support the show
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Aug 4, 2020
Eye Openers
Excerpt of a memoir by New York writer Nancy Davidoff Kelton, from her book Finding Mr. Rightstein, published by Passager Books in 2016.Support the show
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Jul 28, 2020
The Redeemed
A poem by Baltimore poet Kathy Mangan, from her book Taproot, published by Passager Books in 2019.Support the show
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Jul 21, 2020
After Vacationing in Maine
Two poems by Vermont poet Jean L. Connor, from her book A Cartography of Peace, published by Passager Books in 2005.Support the show
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Jul 14, 2020
The Chugalug King Goes Down the Road
Excerpts from Baltimore writer Andrew Brown, from his book The Chugalug King & Other Stories, published by Passager Books in 2016.Support the show
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Jul 7, 2020
Pygmalion and Galatea
A poem by Washington, DC poet Sarah Yerkes, from her book Days of Blue and Flame, published by Passager Books in 2019.Support the show
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Jul 1, 2020
In the Fields
A poem by Indiana writer Gilbert Arzola, from his book Prayers of Little Consequence, published by Passager Books in 2020.Support the show
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Jun 23, 2020
How I Got to College
Excerpt of a memoir by Virginia writer Joyce Abell, from her book Prickly Roses, published by Passager Books in 2017.Support the show
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Jun 16, 2020
Pie Maker Ellen Emily Matthew
Two poems by Baltimore artist and poet Larnell Custis Butler, from her book Improvise in the Amen Corner, published by Passager Books in 2007.Support the show
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Jun 9, 2020
To My Fellow Poets
Excerpts of an essay from Baltimore poet Tillie Friedenberg, who wrote in 2008 about joining the protest movement in the 60s, published in the Martin Luther King Jr. special release issue of Passager Journal.Support the show
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Jun 3, 2020
Give Me Liberace or Give Me Death
Two poems by Baltimore poet Shirley Brewer, from her book A Little Breast Music, published by Passager Books in 2008. This audio-cast was made possible in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council.Support the show
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