Burning Bright
Passager’s weekly podcast, presenting poetry and prose by writers over 50. Hosted by Jon Shorr.
The 2026 Poetry Contest Issue!
A glimpse inside the latest installment of Passager, featuring poems by Joy Nevin Axelson, Lucinda Trew, Matthew J. Spireng, and Rupert Fike.
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Hispanic Heritage Month
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close we reflect on themes of family and community, featuring pieces by James K. Zimmerman, Gilbert Arzola, and Mark Harris.
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Kathy O'Fallon
An in-depth look at our 2026 Henry Morgenthau III Poetry Prize Winner, Kathy O’Fallon, and her new book of poetry, Proof of Life.
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World Teachers' Day
An education celebration honoring the teachers who have impacted our lives, featuring poems by Colleen Anderson, Harry Bauld, and Gail DiMaggio.
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National Cooking Day
Meditations on nature, family, connection, and how we are united by food. Featuring pieces by Bhikshuni Weisbrot, Roy Cheng Tsung, Scudder Parker, and Liz Ahl.
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Gay Pride
An exploration of love, loss, and the LGBTQ+ community's resilience over the decades, featuring pieces by Henry Morgenthau III, Karen Hones, and Charles Becker.
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Faulkner's South
Reflections on William Faulkner and the literary traditions of the American South, featuring pieces by Marvyn Petrucci, Mary F. Whiteside, and Annette Sisson.
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Vesuvius and Catastrophe
Burning Bright returns with a look into catastrophes both personal and physical, featuring poetry by Priscilla Long, Leah Silverman, and James K. Zimmerman.
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Passager Editor Rosanne Singer
A conversation with Passager's editor in chief, Rosanne Singer. Plus, an excerpt by Sara Winslow.
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National Zoo Keeper Week
Some appreciation for animals and those who care for them, with work by Graal Braun, Anne Frydman, Barbara DuCharme, Marie Ryan McMillan, and Joyce S. Brown.
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Frida Kahlo’s Death
The trials, tribulations and beauty of possessing a body, featuring poems by Jane Ellen Glasser, Susan Okie, Don Thompson, Joyce LaMers, and Larnell Custis Butler.
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New Technologies
A thoughtful meditation on sliced bread, featuring poems by Lynn Wood Dizard, Madelyn Garner, and Patricia Bollin.
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Semiquincentennial
Celebrating America’s 250th birthday, featuring work by Dan Shiffman, Will Reger, Keli Osborn and Anne Sheldon.
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Mel Brooks
Celebrating Mel Brooks' birthday with pieces by Jo Miles, Richard Moore, and Maryhelen Snyder.
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Paul McCartney
Celebrating Paul McCartney’s 84th birthday with poems by Penny Altman, Michele Wolf, Tracy K. Lewis, and Henry Morgenthau III.
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Teachers
Celebrating the end of the school year with poems by Sarah Dickenson Snyder, Ilene Millman, Harriet Stratton, and Cathleen Cohen.
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Hope
Finding hope, featuring poems by Tom Large, Ed Gold, Chuck Tripi, and Martha Fox.
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Jewish-American Heritage Month
Poems about Jewish American Identity, from Dennis Lee, Wilderness Sarchild, and Fran Markover.
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The Church
Pieces on confessions and spirituality from Peggy Schimmelman, Dwayne Thorpe, and Anastasia Vassos.
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Picks by Passager Interns
Celebrating our spring semester interns with poems by Gilbert Arzola, Fran Markover, Ruth Goring, and Wilderness Sarchild.
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Morgenthau Prize Winner
A three-poem preview of Proof of Life by Kathy O’Fallon, winner of the 2026 Henry Morgenthau III First Book Poetry Prize.
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Vietnam War
Commemorating the anniversary of the capture of Saigon, with excerpts from Jeffrey Minch, Michael Miller, and Gary Lark.
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Earth Day
Poems that take place outside, from Maura High, Beverly Osband, Sam Schmidt, and Jean Connor.
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Play Ball!
Celebrating the start of baseball season with work from Bea Epstein, Barry Nemett, John Kimmey, and Jennifer Wallace.
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Siblings
Celebrating National Siblings Day with pieces from Perie Longo, Helen Vo-Dinh, and Gail DiMaggio.
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Organ Recital
Pieces on aging body parts by Harry Bauld, Michael Brodin, and Katherine Briccetti.
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Issue 80
A sneak peek into the new issue with Richard Jacobs, Hania Qutub, Mary Alice Dixon, and Robbie Gamble.
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Sylvia Beach
An appreciation of literature and writers with poems by Mark Brooks, Judy Ireland, Florence Weinberger, and Bonnie Naradzay.
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Peace Corps & Volunteering
Writing on the desire to be of service, from Judith Chalmer, Diana Woodcock, and Andrew Brown.
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John Keats
Commemorating John Keats with odes by John Philip Drury, Myra Shapiro, and Mark Elber.
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Space
To the moon and beyond with poets Colleen Gibbons, Mark MacAllister, and Ruth Mota.
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Periodic Table
Elemental tangents, with poems by Jim Nawrocki, Kay Cash-Smith, and Susan Haroutunian Cunningham.
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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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The Holocaust
Recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day with pieces from Rachel Heimowitz, Claire Kahane, Fran Markover, and Rosanne Singer.
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Ben Franklin and Philadelphia
Poems from Philadelphian writers Joy Gorson, Beth Brown Preston, and Bill Buskirk.
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It’s Cold!
Celebrating Robert Service’s Birthday, with poems by Rebecca Leet, John J. Hohn, and Pamela Wynn.
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New Year's Hope
Poems about small hopes, from Kathleen Hellen, Becky Sakellariou, Paula Sergi, and Martin Steyer.
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Christmas 2025
Pieces about Christmas and New Year's, from Nancy Smith Harris, Patric Pepper, and Liz Abrams-Morley.
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The 2025 Passager Poet
Four sonnets from 2025 Poetry Contest winner Angie Minkin.
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Morgenthau Prize
Poems from Henry Morgenthau III and past Morgenthau Prize winners Dennis Lee, Mark Elber, and Winifred Hughes.
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