W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Pot-Uh-What-Uh-Me

Pot-Uh-What-Uh-Me

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Pottawatomie, both the Indian tribe and the county are pronounced just like they look. Shawnee is a tribe of Indians,..
Writing Backwards

Writing Backwards

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Another haibun
After Frost*

After Frost*

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*Robert Frost
Wings Unsuited to Flight

Wings Unsuited to Flight

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** 2025 is about rediscovery -- Man isn’t meant to fly. We’re not good at it. Our feathers are angled toward ado..
Finishing Salt (1971)

Finishing Salt (1971)

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I’m a Caucasian male. She was Africa- American and gorgeous and turned me down flat when I asked her out. I was twenty the..
Animal Slam

Animal Slam

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


A haibun
When You Win the Giveaway

When You Win the Giveaway

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Fate is a monstrous, horrid b***h. I have the heartache scars to prove it. Love isn’t something you feel -- love is some..
Doyle Brunson Teaches Poker

Doyle Brunson Teaches Poker

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


(after Super System by Doyle Brunson)
Self Re-Seeders

Self Re-Seeders

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I went into the garden and picked up the earth and marveled at the blue planet’s oceans, and at how small a..
Love Becomes Blurry in a Milky Way

Love Becomes Blurry in a Milky Way

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** As I spill out all my longing, my lover consumes all my will. Surely, somewhere it is daylight -- we’re only the t..