W. Barrett Munn : Writing

A Celebration of Our Brilliant Lives

A Celebration of Our Brilliant Lives

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


The Cantos and The Waste Land, are but chapters in a single book; each new poet’s new note played, ne..
Mining the Hard Places

Mining the Hard Places

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


I don't know who wrote this first, but I must write it now, although I don’t know how to turn trees into pulp how to press pulp ..
Planting in the Tidal Marshes

Planting in the Tidal Marshes

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Mountains melt into memories when you sinkbelow the swales rooftops rise like a tidal wave that slams into the sun while you hack..
Concerning the Value of the English Sparrow

Concerning the Value of the English Sparrow

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Would we find this lifethe same sweet soundwithout the English Sparrow?Much maligned, a bird that's value is said to be non-existent.I tug at my windo..
Longing for a Way Home

Longing for a Way Home

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


A painting.
The Marriage of Language

The Marriage of Language

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Art that is painted with words as medium.
Almost Spring

Almost Spring

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Leafless limbs of oaks and elms weave webs against the skyabove forsythia lemon-drops, ill-repute tulips' lightsSquirrels tightrope across wood fences..
Villanelle #2

Villanelle #2

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Form poetry
Too Old for Chills

Too Old for Chills

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Originally published in Volney Road Review issue 4.2
The Black Death

The Black Death

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Originally published in Copperfield Review Quarterly Winter 2022