W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Small Game

Small Game

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I gave up hunting for something to write about years ago. Now I write about two things only: I write about life, ..
The Ritual

The Ritual

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Slowly he rose from the dirt and moved towards the cellar door his hands filled with regrets in six small sleeping w..
The Value of Drier Lint

The Value of Drier Lint

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I bet about now you're asking yourself what does drier lint have to do with Fentanyl? Well, nothing, really, other than bo..
Inheritance

Inheritance

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** When I read my parents’ will,I realizedI already hadmostof what they hadleft behind. Frommother, came desireto always buy..
Sniffing Around the Used Car Lot

Sniffing Around the Used Car Lot

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I've always thought it's dogs that got it right; if something doesn't smell the way that it should, they simply hike a..
The Sizes of Loss

The Sizes of Loss

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Crying comes in all sizes from smallest sadness of a read story to total anguish felt by a crying father who is leaving beh..
The Power of Pink Elephants

The Power of Pink Elephants

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I must have been around age eight when I was first taught how to hate a lesson harder to forget than to learn. ..
(A-33). Open House

(A-33). Open House

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Brick and mortar surround a wood frame, a house in search of its home wearing pennants in various colors, its dollars ..
The Anxiety of Paper

The Anxiety of Paper

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It's time to write where is the muse? said paper to the pen. Pen replied, Maybe beneath ..
Cabbage Soup

Cabbage Soup

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Carl caught up to me in the cabbages his steel-toed boots having plowed a path behind him all the way from the turnips. ..