W. Barrett Munn : Writing

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Cover to Cover

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** For the first five thousand words I lived in Oxford, England, then I moved on to the Orient on a sailing shi..
The Cynic Running for Office

The Cynic Running for Office

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Within that hardened core you carry, is there not one shred of decency? Nothing, to you, is ever enough to mollify your censoriousness, yo..
Things I'd Forgotten I'd Forgotten**

Things I'd Forgotten I'd Forgotten**

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Thanks to Ken e Bujold for editing suggestions. Accepted for publication by San Antonio Review, 9-24924
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(A-111) Confederate Gold

(A-111) Confederate Gold

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Larrup, that wonderful southern word, born more than a hundred years ago, a pair of syllables that trav..
Fear the Albatross

Fear the Albatross

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** When in the middle of overwhelmed, I’ll dwell on the seashell, black-spotted, and coiled inside itself; it always ..
I Thought It Would Be Heavier,

I Thought It Would Be Heavier,

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** but little did I know until first grade about chalk and blackboard erasers, giant letters on white li..
Little Place, Big Changes, a Little at a Time

Little Place, Big Changes, a Little at a Time

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** For me, it’s a short drive to reach Aldis, a grocery storeI’ve driven to countlesstimesbefore; following thesamepa..
Sacred Land

Sacred Land

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** All of Earth is sacred land; we are its tribe, its caretakers, its shamans, and spirit guides. The o..