W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Mankind's Short Journey

Mankind's Short Journey

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


A revisiting of rhyme after reading some of Stanley Kunitz Collected Poems.
Edged Grass

Edged Grass

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Rigid rows where the green meets cement, a crew cut held upright by that waxy sticky stuff.Perfectly manicured in this moment of..
(A-84) It's Music, Man

(A-84) It's Music, Man

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Everyone is born with a song inside, an incredible chart-topping hit borne on the wind of its perfect rhythm, ..
Planting Season

Planting Season

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Out here on our knees, smallest branches from the elm lie broken like our fingernails. Spring&..
haiku 28

haiku 28

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


haiku of 575
Death of a Dearly Beloved

Death of a Dearly Beloved

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Twelve steps to the church front door, forty geese assemble for the reading of the will; none will persevere wh..
So Many Named Icarus

So Many Named Icarus

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The airplane dropped precipitously, suddenly, no warning, from captain, from crew who flew strapped in, from ..
Runaway on a Train

Runaway on a Train

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The sweetness of a cherry pie, odors of cooling oatmeal cookies grind in his gut, the stench of fresh manure subside..
Night at a County Carnival

Night at a County Carnival

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** At age six, Mother Mary was filled with grace; at twenty-six, she's filled with s**t. Twenty shots that missed, ..
The Day After

The Day After

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** In days after there is magic, there is sadness and regrets, relief that the Sphinx survived the Nazi bombardment with ..