W. Barrett Munn : Writing

The Nature of a Younger Brother

The Nature of a Younger Brother

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Haibun, a combination of a meaningful title, prose poem, and a haiku
A Last Supper

A Last Supper

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Most men fear greatness. I am not one of those who goes tiptoeing through the halls at night mindful of dozing monsters. I g..
Stress on a Bowed Instrument

Stress on a Bowed Instrument

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** He opened the prologue of the book he’d just ordered from Amazon that morning. To his regret, he found out the ..
Wrong of Way

Wrong of Way

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** One wrong turn leads to a tern hovering in blue above a sea. Below great ships of state sink perpetually. Non..
Destiny Written on Knees

Destiny Written on Knees

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** You who would make poetry -- Down on your knees! Dig until you uncover the center of the universe in the entrails of ..
The Greatest Escape

The Greatest Escape

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Seven logs beside the fireplace. Seven hearts of a single tree. Seven times the ax fell. Seventy times more until the fa..
Air Guitar

Air Guitar

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Which is to say ragtime is steak of the gods, consent to consume heavy metal chocolate cake, which is to say untouch..
Failed Art Made of Coors Beer

Failed Art Made of Coors Beer

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I entered Brunson’s Liquor Store meaning to rob; I exited empty-handed as a half-a*s poet who writes sonnets no on..
Going Back to Forward Progress

Going Back to Forward Progress

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** My wedding band is Choctaw; it’s supposed to be antique, a center of turquoise surrounded by silver -- it matches ..