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A proposal to claw back funds for public media has already passed the House of Representatives. Montana Public Radio and stations across the country receive critical federal funds to strengthen our work. The Senate could vote on the proposal in the coming days. To add your voice in support of Montana Public Radio visit Protect My Public Media.

Monday Poem

'Burn'

Chérie Newman

by Katrina RobertsA tower of bales suddenly aflame in Yakima makesnews. Not dry enough, a static flash, indeterminatecause, though vast lost. Next day,…
'Mary, Beatrice, Lucia—Grant Us Your Light'

Chérie Newman

by Cara ChamberlainThe city embellishesA chase of silverOr realistically a pus of cloudsWhere the moon charadesAs blemish or scarAbove the grocery of…
Arts & Life

'On A Cliff With You'

Chérie Newman

by David Allan CatesIf we were bothhanging from a cliffby one handyou'd tell me how scaryit is to be hangingfrom a cliffby one handand we'd talk abouthow…
Arts & Life

'Love Song'

Chérie Newman

by Danell JonesI'm overeasy for you —After four hardboiled decadesyou glaze my hearticing dissolving on my tongueCall me your sweet, your dariole, your…
'Aftershock'

Chérie Newman

by Richard O. MooreAfterward, you look on the world as a happy placeflush from arrival into a new land of not being in pain.Is there anything forgotten,…