W. Barrett Munn : Writing

The Man in the Mirror (pfp)

The Man in the Mirror (pfp)

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Petrarchan sonnet in blank verse
(A-90) Pavlov in Tight Jeans

(A-90) Pavlov in Tight Jeans

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Today it's the dentist to take two teeth - the bone being prone to collapse. One tooth, on the bottom, in..
The Meaning of Thirteen and a Flower

The Meaning of Thirteen and a Flower

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** To a boy of thirteen, church means pencil, your best buddy beside you playing hangman on the borders of a bulletin. H..
Wild Things in Gangs

Wild Things in Gangs

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** A tomato plant sprouted in my driveway between two slabs of concrete nearest the house. Little yellow flowers ..
The Hoarder Next Door

The Hoarder Next Door

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** (after Dorothy, who lived across the street) I couldn't watch after the rocks and the eight new-born kittens all went ..
Evolution of Pattern Recognition, 1959

Evolution of Pattern Recognition, 1959

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** A grandmother arches her wrist, snips fabric into various shapes and sizesthat match the paper patterns attached; a new dress for a g..
On Thinking About Science

On Thinking About Science

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** (after T.S. Eliot) If we observe carefully. If we're careful. If by careful observation we mean obsession with accurac..
Writers in the Attics

Writers in the Attics

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** (after Charles Bukowski) There is a lonely laggard living inside me, so tiny as to be invisible, sometimes living in my h..
Sacrificing Marbled Meats

Sacrificing Marbled Meats

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Why isn't marbled meat round? The white stuff is the fatted calf sliced into cook-sized chunks grown up. The sizzle co..
Liaison of Ideas

Liaison of Ideas

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** If not for malaise I could have liaised with the squid to keep calamari off the menu. Poor folk eat cray..