W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Proscrastinating Winter

Proscrastinating Winter

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It is only when leaves begin shivering while knitting from a skein made of summer’s end and the fall, it is on..
High Wires

High Wires

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The sound of grinding outside is surprising as is the large white truck and the two Mexicans who stand on the ro..
Fall Trees

Fall Trees

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The fall trees are strutting color as if their grandness were their accomplishment. But behind the air waits winter ..
A Measured Response

A Measured Response

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


***I tore the letterin halfthen againfor good measure.Thenagain,and again,again, andoncemore,a moremeasured response.I tore untilall was powderwhich I..
When Hard Rain Falls

When Hard Rain Falls

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Do you hear breezing moving leaves and leavingbehind aleaf-covered sigh? That sigh is a sign of beginning; ends com..
The Woodpile

The Woodpile

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Normally, I could tell by the woodpile what day of the week it was; it's February and the woodpile is same siz..
The Interview

The Interview

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


***When I read Socrates I learnedthat I should know myself,but as an orphan I had no choice.I had to invent storiesof who I was, and where I'd been,du..
(A-26)  Open Letter

(A-26) Open Letter

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** To the people of a future I will never see, nor will my children ever: Do you wonder about me as I do of you? Have y..
From First Breath to Dregs

From First Breath to Dregs

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** It is only when one tastes the dregs does one truly begin to appreciate the wine that’s been poured, when one begins to sav..
The Hunt for a Poet's Brain

The Hunt for a Poet's Brain

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Beginning the hunt in a jungle in Belize would probably have been a better choice but my best friend, Bobby, broke down ..


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