W. Barrett Munn : Writing

This Year Petunias

This Year Petunias

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** This year I’m taking soil seriously. I buy the stuff to stuff into my pots, the seed starter stuff, and the en..
Front and Back of the House

Front and Back of the House

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Why are eyes drawn to misfortune? That boy is missing his hand and he's playing in the sandbox with two other boys who..
Sweat and a Subordinate

Sweat and a Subordinate

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Sweat drips down my collar. The boss is staring me in the eye, asking me if we had relations, me telling lie..
Xenophobia Times Twelve

Xenophobia Times Twelve

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


a modified haibun
Dreamin' California

Dreamin' California

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** In the early morning hours before the sun comes alive while a dark shroud waits outside to be penetrated by lamplight...
Malfeasance

Malfeasance

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** My lawyer mislabeled my grief as a brief. That's not it at all. When it comes to the law, nothing is brief. Lives a..
All Kinds of Music, All Good

All Kinds of Music, All Good

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** As far as I'm aware Pavarotti never wrote a poem, Frost never sang La Boheme. Is there some lesson here? ..
Birth of a Garden

Birth of a Garden

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** He laughed when he saw the size of the seeds. Nothing, he thought, can sustain itself on this. He wipe..
One Hot Night and the Day After

One Hot Night and the Day After

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Now I lay me down to sleep, well, not exactly sleep, I'm too horny for sleep. Now I lay Jessica. We're both a ..
Pleasing the Perfectionist

Pleasing the Perfectionist

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Sometimes I feel like I'll explode. Imperfection being so common among commoners who confuse doing things..

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