W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Peaches That Don't Taste Like Dead Cat

Peaches That Don't Taste Like Dead Cat

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** At dawn, the snoring is still full blown, a fighter jet revving on the tarmac. My wife is a back-sleeper as was my father,..
The Kids of High Risk

The Kids of High Risk

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Who doesn't love the Ponderosa Pines, the enormous girth of their aged ones, the rough and orange tractor-tire ..
The Drug Enters by Way of This Port above My Heart

The Drug Enters by Way of This Port above My Heart

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** I’ve finally lost my own sunny disposition, one like these children on television possess, these builders ..
The High Price of Oops

The High Price of Oops

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Drifting in and out of consciousness,having fallen from on high,one dreadful leaf escapes the gutterand, like a wet khaki..
Where the Shrimp Boats Go

Where the Shrimp Boats Go

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Why do you say I judge you? How can you say you see itin my eyes? I don't judge you. Eyes are mirrors of the soul, not the ..
Bad Man's Memoir

Bad Man's Memoir

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


An un-rhymed sonnet
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&..