W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Swingin' at the Blues

Swingin' at the Blues

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


An attempt at writing the blues. An ode to all who died in 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
There Ought to Be

There Ought to Be

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Wishful thinking
It's Always Darkest in the Dark

It's Always Darkest in the Dark

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


A dark dismal poem about death and dying and dismay. Dat's whad dis iz.
American Diet

American Diet

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


An homage to fast food.
Embrace of What Can Be Expected

Embrace of What Can Be Expected

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


A chronicle of life as a writer
(A-19) Gone to Ground

(A-19) Gone to Ground

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Syntax and diction to emphasize a single word in one line. Tip of the cap to Ken e Bujold for suggestions concerning the final lines.
Steelworkers

Steelworkers

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


A rewrite from a poem I can't locate so I had to repost.
The Gentleman's Club

The Gentleman's Club

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


There really is a gentlemen's club in Sorrento in a courtyard; the rest is fiction or watching too much Scorsese.
Early Morning in Sorrento

Early Morning in Sorrento

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Or somewhere else in Italy
Disappearing Act

Disappearing Act

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Built from fragments in my notebooks.