W. Barrett Munn : Writing

The Rebellious Years of Youth Wasted

The Rebellious Years of Youth Wasted

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Revised as a prose poem
Sonnet in Black

Sonnet in Black

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Will blue men’s lights whirl blue and red tonight? Will tough-guy insolence leave no recourse for me ? When I’m choking do ..
The Hardest Embrace

The Hardest Embrace

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


PUBLISHED IN THE AWAKENINGS REVIEW SPRING ISSUE 2023
This River

This River

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Major revision with a lot cut out and tossed out.
Kekko-desu

Kekko-desu

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


This powder? Impure.These scales? The Scales of Justice.Honest, Officer!
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.