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Exploring divorce, featuring poetry and prose by Kathy O’Fallon, Paul James Edgar, Lalita Noronha, and Wilderness Sarchild. Support the show

A glimpse inside the latest installment of Passager, featuring poems by Joy Nevin Axelson, Lucinda Trew, Matthew J. Spireng, and Rupert Fike. Support the show

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. Support the show

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. Support the show

An education celebration honoring the teachers who have impacted our lives, featuring poems by Colleen Anderson, Harry Bauld, and Gail DiMaggio. Support the show

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. Support the show

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. Support the show

Reflections on William Faulkner and the literary traditions of the American South, featuring pieces by Marvyn Petrucci, Mary F. Whiteside, and Annette Sisson. Support the show

Burning Bright returns with a look into catastrophes both personal and physical, featuring poetry by Priscilla Long, Leah Silverman, and James K. Zimmerman. Support the show

A conversation with Passager's editor in chief, Rosanne Singer. Plus, an excerpt by Sara Winslow. Support the show

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. Support the show

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. Support the show

A thoughtful meditation on sliced bread, featuring poems by Lynn Wood Dizard, Madelyn Garner, and Patricia Bollin. Support the show

Celebrating America’s 250th birthday, featuring work by Dan Shiffman, Will Reger, Keli Osborn and Anne Sheldon. Support the show

Celebrating Mel Brooks' birthday with pieces by Jo Miles, Richard Moore, and Maryhelen Snyder.  Support the show