W. Barrett Munn : Writing

modern american haiku

modern american haiku

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


no firm syllable counts
modern american haiku

modern american haiku

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


no strict syllable count
Family Matter

Family Matter

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It was my cousin done it. Older than me by a few. My teddy bear bore witness how he touched me there. It ..
I Won't be on The Today Show

I Won't be on The Today Show

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The Today Show is on TV today, same as yesterday and same as will be again tomorrow. When is the line crossed betwe..
Rungs of a Stepladder

Rungs of a Stepladder

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I woke up again this morning. That is the first step. Step 2 involves more than yawns and eyelids. Things get compl..
modern american haiku

modern american haiku

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


syllable count is not firm
(A-51)  The Future of Blacksmiths

(A-51) The Future of Blacksmiths

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** There are no blacksmiths anymore to hammer iron wills into medals for valor, no longer struck are the long ..
Youngest Child

Youngest Child

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I suppose to her I felt like I’d been planted, a turnip or Yukon Gold, 24 carat heavy, nine months of misery ..
Return of Halley's Comet

Return of Halley's Comet

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


***after Stanley Kunitz Grandmother planted the seed;it didn’t take long to sprout.Grandmother said she'd seen itso close she..
Assembly Line

Assembly Line

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Seven pairs of hunched over shoulders, the clink of spoons against white cups, Hank Williams Jr. on the juke in the corner..