W. Barrett Munn : Writing

A House of Doorways

A House of Doorways

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** This house of doorways lacks hinges; each doorway lacks its door. 472 rooms in the village, all their doors are mis..
Couple's Therapy

Couple's Therapy

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** This path we travel can it be walked as one? Regardless how dear the affection, no matter the sincerity ..
Life Review in the Back Yard

Life Review in the Back Yard

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I was a 13-year-old basketball star.I had a growth spurt and blossomedhalf-a-head taller than myclassmates, still too short to ..
Reset Button

Reset Button

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** When I opened myself this morning, I found an empty can, not even the little bits of tuna you usually find, the kind of wast..
A Lesson in Flying

A Lesson in Flying

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** There’s a boy with no feathersperched on top of a desk in a chairand he's flyingor being taught to fly. Hands substitutef..
About Those Five Horny Teens

About Those Five Horny Teens

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** All those tales about blood and battles and the war- I have none of those. My favorite book as a child ..
(A-53)   It's Only Cliche' If You Repeat It

(A-53) It's Only Cliche' If You Repeat It

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I made this bed and it's a doozy from the floozies inside the mattress to the thick-headed headboard and the hard-d..
One Line Too Many

One Line Too Many

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** When I, yes, I. Are you listening! When I, the smallest son of a smaller son, when I invite vague sleeplessness..
three haiku

three haiku

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


standard form
Lifeforce

Lifeforce

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Some days I think I'm dense like all my best sentences, the lines that enshrine sensibilities, joys and affections. ..